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An app that helps hospital staff to access and share vital information, supporting quality patient care, and could save them up to 55,000 hours of time, has reached the finals of a national award.

A dishwasher, fridge, tea pots and some scrummy madeira cake have all been kindly donated to the Renal unit at Southend Hospital.

Almost 3,000 procedures a year will be offered to patients thanks to a brand-new procedure room opening at Braintree Community Hospital, doubling its current offer.

Adult patients coming in for Emergency Department treatment needing blood tests are now automatically being screened for bloodborne viruses like hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, getting patients help sooner.

March is prostate cancer awareness month and a service for patients with urological cancers - including prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and testicular cancer - is speeding up diagnoses, already helping 2,300 people in the last six months.

Heart nurses are celebrating winning national recognition for an innovative virtual ward, which is the first of its kind in the East of England.

An app using AI with behavioural science has been successfully piloted at Essex hospitals and is now set to be expanded across the NHS.

A midwife and a doctor working at Southend Hospital’s maternity unit have won a national award for the exceptional kindness they gave to a patient. 

A 14-year-old boy with a condition, so rare, that specialists have not found another person in the world with the same diagnosis, is taking on a daring abseil charity challenge.

Advances in medical devices and specialised care are improving treatments for patients across mid and south Essex, thanks to the pioneering work of healthcare scientists.