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An extra 200 international nurses are now working in local hospitals thanks to a dedicated group of recruiters, who have now been shortlisted for a national award as a result of their efforts.

A £40,000 research grant could be life-changing for cardiac arrest survivors and their families across Essex.

A £2 million funding boost will see 41 extra maternity staff working at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

A new mum and a specialist midwife from Broomfield Hospital are sharing their stories on the importance of encouraging breastfeeding, as part of World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August).

A mum is taking on the epic Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, helping to raise money for the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) at Basildon Hospital.

An innovative way of helping to tackle homelessness has launched at Southend Hospital this week.

A new intake of over 120 trainee doctors will help the local hospitals continue to provide excellent and safe care for all its patients.

The wife of a former patient, who received excellent care at Basildon Hospital, has donated almost £10,000 of equipment in his memory.

A mum of four is about to complete an epic 1,000 km run, raising money for the fetal medicine unit at Southend Hospital.

A new chemotherapy treatment centre at Broomfield Hospital has opened, and a cancer patient, who’s received care there for over 20 years, has helped with its design.