People urged not to avoid A&E during pandemic as 111 calls soar
People are being urged not to avoid going to A&E after new figures showed calls the NHS non-emergency line are
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Fears as A&E figures drop amid coronavirus crisis
People with serious conditions like pneumonia, heart attacks, strokes and blood clots may not be seeking help soon enough, as
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Plan to utilise hotel in Basildon and Brentwood to free up hospital beds
Two hotels in Basildon and Brentwood are to be converted into makeshift community halfway houses to free up almost 300
Read moreHospitals’ debt to be written off
Hospitals across south Essex are to get a major financial boost after having their debt written off by the government.
Read moreSouth Essex hospitals to go ‘above and beyond’ with protective equipment but campaigners say it’s not enough
Health staff have been promised a major boost in protective equipment when dealing with coronavirus patients after campaigners said current
Read moreCORONAVIRUS LATEST: NHS urged to adopt global standard for protective equipment
Almost 1,000 people have signed a petition that urges NHS trusts in Essex to use protective equipment that is in
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Hospitals receive lifesaving equipment from university medical school
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has delivered potentially lifesaving equipment to the Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group as it
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CORONAVIRUS LATEST: Queen’s and King George hospitals offer telephone appointments
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak to keep patients safe – by
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Retired ventilators may be brought back in coronavirus battle
Retired ventilators may be brought back into use as part of the response in Essex to the coronavirus outbreak. Dr
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Residents say lack of GP appointments and hospital waiting times are not good enough
Residents living across Essex, Southend and Thurrock have said there needs to be better access to GP appointments and waiting times
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