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We are delighted to present our 10-year strategy that sets out how we will deliver high quality care for the people of mid and south Essex over the next ten years.

A brand new £430,000 pioneering cancer research suite will help benefit cancer patients in mid and south Essex for decades to come.

On the International Day of the Midwife (Monday 5 May), the efforts of specialist midwives at Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospitals are being celebrated for the vital role they play in keeping mums and babies safe, especially when pregnancy is more complex or comes with serious health challenges.

A series of innovative projects to help hospital patient care and staff experience has been launched, with plans including an app that gives clearer information to patients when they stay for treatment.

A major milestone has been reached for a heart procedure that helps patients avoid major surgery at the world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC), based at Basildon Hospital.

A lead contractor has been selected as the preferred bidder to build Pitsea's new state-of-art community diagnostic centre (CDC), which when complete will provide over 130,000 extra checks each year.

Thurrock is one step closer to faster, more accessible healthcare with Jen Craft MP and James McMurdock MP, laying the final bricks in the area’s warmly anticipated Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), due to open this summer.

A new app has been launched that will support people across Essex, Norfolk and Hertfordshire after seeing someone suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

A member of staff from Broomfield Hospital is swapping scrubs for shorts by running in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday 27 April.

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