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Over 5,000 users have used Maternity Direct, an app available for pregnant women with non-urgent queries to remotely chat to midwives. It has proved especially helpful during COVID.

A student nurse from Basildon Hospital has won the 2020 Royal College of Nursing Institute (RCNi) nursing student award.

A healthcare drone trial that could revolutionise the way the NHS transports samples is being tested at Broomfield Hospital.

The maternity units across the hospitals in Basildon, Broomfield and Southend have been lit up by pink and blue lights as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October).

Basildon Hospital is extremely busy today - 13 October 2020

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Trust’s Chief Nurse awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

More women across mid and south Essex are now receiving care from the same small team of midwives before, during and after the birth of their child.

Local Member of Parliament Stephen Metcalfe met staff from a number of departments ahead of the winter period. The Conservative MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock met with Andrew Pike, Managing Director, to discuss winter plans and received an update on Basildon Hospital activity, as well as ongoing autumn programmes such as the flu vaccination campaign.

Patients at Southend Hospital have applauded the hard work and dedication of their community physiotherapy team. The team have been keeping in contact using virtual video appointments with patients in the comfort and safety of their own home.