Christmas lights switched on at hospitals
There was a full-on festive atmosphere at hospitals in mid and south Essex as they switched on their Christmas tree
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Latest inspection shows some improvement at Basildon Hospital
An Essex hospital has seen a number of improvements in its service provision following the publication of its latest inspection
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Full-term stillbirths investigated by NHS trust
A woman fears her concerns about her baby’s lack of movement in the late stages of pregnancy were ignored by
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Taking offence at the wrong things
Upset, angry, ashamed. That’s how I was left feeling after watching comedian Rosie Jones’s hard-hitting Channel 4 documentary Am I
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Coroner slams Basildon Hospital over “failure in provision of most basic of nursing care”
An Essex health trust has been criticised after a severely ill man was discharged back to his care home with
Read morePatients waiting weeks for vital test results from Basildon and Southend hospitals
Distraught cancer patients at Southend and Basildon hospitals are facing agonising waits for the results of crucial tests and biopsies,
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MPs quiz Basildon Hospital management over CQC report
Basildon MPs John Baron and Stephen Metcalfe recently summoned Hannah Coffey, acting chief executive, and Andrew Pike, chief operating officer,
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NHS Trust found guilty of race discrimination after health and safety incident at Basildon Hospital
An NHS trust has been found guilty of race discrimination towards a whistleblower who was treated unequally to a co-worker
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Nurses could get bonus to stay in work
Nurses in Southend and Basildon could get “premium” golden handcuffs bonuses as part of a determined effort to keep them
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Extra £4million cash boost to tackle bed-blocking crisis at Southend and Basildon hospitals
Southend and Basildon hospitals are set to benefit from a £4m cash injection to tackle the bed blocking crisis, which
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