New and more effective machines are set to improve cancer care for patients after Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust successfully secured £3.7 million to support cancer services.
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A nurse has been recognised for her pioneering ways to make patients’ stays in hospital more comfortable.
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A Consultant Cardiologist at Southend Hospital has been given an award for the excellent care he gave to a heart failure patient.
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Braintree will be the second area in mid and south Essex to receive a Community Diagnostic Centre, which will be placed on the Braintree Community Hospital site.
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A hospital is like a mini-city, and within its walls and wards across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, a group of 16-dedicated Chaplains, and their team of almost 40 volunteers, help its community of patients, staff, family and visitors each day.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (6-12 February) is about showcasing some of the great apprenticeship pathway opportunities available to employees and recognising the hard work of apprentices.
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Patients are being put through their paces in a new programme to help them prepare for major surgery at local hospitals.
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The Emergency Department at Southend Hospital is being expanded and modernised as part of an ambitious £8 million scheme. The cash injection will see the department redesigned to meet the needs of residents now and in the future.
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A mum and daughter who were diagnosed with hereditary heart failure years apart have welcomed the introduction of a new regional service for patients with inherited cardiac conditions (ICC), which will help prolong lives.
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Sam Jayasekara has been appointed as a Mesothelioma UK Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to provide nursing care and support for mesothelioma (asbestos-related cancer) patients in Essex. The post is funded by asbestos disease support charity, HASAG. Sam will be based at the Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and will also cover Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s other general hospitals in Basildon and Southend.
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