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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.

Changes to the Maternity Unit at Basildon Hospital are already making a positive difference with fewer babies needing to be admitted to neonatal intensive care.

It has been announced that Southend Hospital is being given £9.7 million to make sure it has enough space to treat patients, manage patient flow and improve infection control.

Staff and volunteers at Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex hospitals will be provided with mental health and wellbeing support thanks for a £50,000 donation to the Mid and South Essex Hospital Charity COVID-19 Appeal.

The maternity team at Broomfield Hospital have launched their Continuity of Carer initiative.

A leading nurse at Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been announced as Urology Nurse of the Year at the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards.

Young people with cancer from mid and south Essex can now access specialist care and support from a new Teenage Cancer Trust nurse, thanks to funding from leading global financial services firm Morgan Stanley. This is part of a two-year charity partnership which will see employees raise over £1 million for Teenage Cancer Trust.

The mobile breast screening units in Grays and Canvey Island have opened their doors to patients once again, screening invited women who are aged between 50 and 71.

Kerry Green, a professional photographer from Rayleigh, has raised over £3,000 for Southend Hospital’s Women’s Clinic after taking photos of almost 200 families on their doorsteps during lockdown.