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    Vaccination programme gets underway

    THE COVID vaccination programme started in mid and south Essex on 8 December 2020.

    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...

    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. 

    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...

    Changing Pathways receive cash boost from Amazon

    BASILDON & Thurrock University Hospital and a local charity that supports victims of domestic abuse have received donations totalling £4,000 from the Amazon fulfilment...

    Cancer referrals drop by 40 per cent in Essex

    VISITS to A&E in Essex have started to increase, but are still well down on the figures from a year before Covid-19 struck. But it...

    Nurse who beat Coronavirus is back helping others beat it too

    A NURSE who spent weeks fighting coronavirus has praised her colleagues at Southend who helped support her on her journey to recovery.

    Covid-19: Death total stays at 51 for sixth day in a row, just two new cases confirmed

    THE latest figures from Public Health England (released Friday 8) show that for the sixth day in a row the total number of confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in Thurrock has stayed the same.

    Covid-19: Just one new case and death tally stays at 51 for fifth day in a row

    THE TOTAL number of coronavirus-related deaths in Thurrock has stayed at 51 for a fifth day in a row.

    Covid-19: Death total in Thurrock stays at 51, government explains why they don’t yet publish recovery rates

    THREE cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Thurrock in the latest figures released by Public Health England today (Wednesday 6 May).

    Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust remind community they are still here for them, no matter what

    HEALTH leaders across mid and south Essex are reminding patients that they're still here for them.

    International Day of the Midwife

    TODAY we celebrate International Day of the Midwife (IDM), a day where global recognition and celebration is given to midwives.

    Covid-19: 48 people in Thurrock confirmed to have sadly died with virus since pendamic began

    FIGURES released today (Friday, 1 May) show that there have been 48 coronavirus-related recorded deaths in Thurrock since the pandemic begin.

    Covid-19: Cases in Thurrock rise by six, care home deaths start to be included in statistics

    THE number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Thurrock has risen by six, bringing the total to 275.

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