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Patients are benefiting from quicker procedures and no longer need to travel for specialist treatment, thanks to new state-of-the-art equipment. 

Patients using hospital services are being encouraged to sign up for a secure online portal that lets them see certain information and test results, and join more than 200,000 others registered locally.

Many patients spending time in hospital over the Easter weekend will wake up to a sweet surprise.

A couple whose daughter died at six days old are giving back to those who supported them at Southend Hospital by launching a special pair of running shorts.

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.