Basildon Hospital welcomes new trainee doctors
A NEW intake of over 120 trainee doctors will help the local hospitals continue to provide excellent and safe care for all its patients.
Kind-hearted Sienna is getting the chop for charity
A GIRL will be celebrating her 10th birthday by having 14 inches of her hair cut off to raise money to help families with ill children at Basildon Hospital.
New equipment to help mums with tears after giving birth
A NEW machine is helping to improve the lives of women at Southend Hospital who have suffered tearing during labour.
Hospital Trust launches major new initiative to help improve local career opportunities
EMPLOYMENT and voluntary opportunities in Basildon will receive a much-needed boost, thanks to a new initiative from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Specialist nurse reflects on new role for Nurses’ Day
AS this week is International Nurses’ Day (May 12), we caught up with one of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s 31 new specialist intensive care nurses from India, who is helping treat the sickest patients in critical care.
Essex midwives talk about the joy of their jobs on International Day of the Midwife
THREE midwives from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust have come together this International Day of the Midwife (May 5) to give an insight into their careers and how they have ‘delivered’ in their roles during the pandemic. The midwives from Basildon, Southend and Broomfield hospitals spoke about their route into the profession and […]
Triple tree planting at local hospitals in honour of Captain Sir Tom
A CHERRY tree has been planted at the three main hospital sites of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to remember Captain Sir Tom Moore, on what would have been his 101st birthday (Friday 30 April).
Covid survivor urges BAME community to get vaccine
A COVID survivor who was in an induced coma for 30 days is urging others from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities to get the vaccine.
A tree-mendous way to remember a loved one with cancer
ANYONE that has lost someone to cancer, or wants to send hope to someone with cancer, can now email a message to hang on a tree outside the Macmillan information pod at Basildon Hospital.
New year, new student nurses at Basildon Hospital
ALMOST 200 student nurses have been welcomed at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, ahead of them beginning their work placements in March.
Think NHS 111 eases pressures on A&E at Basildon Hospital
A CAMPAIGN urging people to dial 111 before turning up at A&E has been crucial in easing pressure on the NHS as the Covid pandemic continues, it was claimed.
Medical director at Basildon Hospital receives MBE in New Year’s Honours
Dr Tayyab Haider, the medical director at Basildon Hospital, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours, for his services to the NHS, including during the Covid-19 response.
Vaccination programme gets underway
THE COVID vaccination programme started in mid and south Essex on 8 December 2020.
Over the border:; Basildon Hospital offers Covid vaccinations
FROM today (Tuesday 8 December), Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust began offering COVID vaccinations at Basildon Hospital as part of the NHS vaccination programme involving 50 hubs across the country
Baby died after failed forceps delivery at Basildon hospital
A BABY died after he suffered a brain haemorrhage during a failed forceps delivery, a coroner’s report reveals reports the BBC. Frederick Terry also sustained a fractured skull and scalp laceration and during the procedure in Essex. The coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths Report said that, if not for those injuries, he would have survived. […]
Basildon Hospital given deadlines to make maternity unit safe
An NHS hospital where a woman bled to death in childbirth has been given an “urgent” deadline to keep patients at its maternity unit safe reports the BBC.
Amazon make special delivery to Basildon Hospital
STAFF and patients at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital received a special delivery when the team from Amazon in Basildon delivered a surprise for children in the paediatric ward.
A healthcare drone trial that could revolutionise the way the NHS transports samples is being tested
A HEALTHCARE drone trial that could revolutionise the way the NHS transports samples is being tested at Broomfield Hospital. The three-metre wingspan drone is set to begin test flights later this month, in a six-month trial backed by the UK Space Agency. If phase one of the test flights are successful over the next few […]
Basildon Hospital records first Covid-19 death in four days
THE first coronavirus death in four days has been recorded at Basildon and Thurrock Trust, the latest figures show.
Covid-19: Basildon Hospital issues “extremely busy” message
BASILDON Hospital is extremely busy today with a high number of patients who need our care, including a small but increasing number of patients suffering from COVID. A spokeersn said: “We are working hard to see people as quickly as possible in our emergency department, and to make sure there are beds for those who […]
Small midwife teams mean better care for mums
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.
Patients praise hospital’s video consultation service
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.
Hospital Trust invited to Thurrock Council Overview and Scrutiny following inadequate rating for Basildon University Hospital maternity unit
THURROCK Council’s Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee will hear from senior hospital trust members from Basildon University Hospital,
Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19
NHS hospitals have been banned from launching their own coronavirus testing for staff and patients who have symptoms – despite a nationwide shortage in tests. Leaked NHS documents, passed to The Independent, show the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has now capped funding for Covid-19 testing in the health service, even though the lack of tests […]