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HOSPITAL bosses hope a new million-pound hospital expansion can lead the fightback against huge waiting lists and daily ambulance queues.

Residents are being urged to reduce visits to hospital A and E services after reports south Essex hospitals were “fit to bursting.”

A PATIENT has been waiting almost seven-and-a-half years for hospital treatment with many more also waiting multiple years for help.

CHARGING NHS staff to park at hospitals is “criminal” according to campaigners, as south Essex hospital bosses debate re-introducing charges.

NHS campaigners are backing an “urgent” bid to get more protection for frontline medical staff at Southend Hospital, in the face of rising cases…

ELDERLY patients were left waiting overnight in A&E as Southend Hospital began to buckle under the pressure of the winter rush.

David Cameron, the former Prime Minister, came under fire last week for lobbying the NHS and Government ministers to fully roll out the app in March last year. NHS chiefs in south Essex, who were first alerted to Greensill’s financial issues in March this year, refused to reveal who they met with in January. MPs expressed their shock, with Sir David Amess MP calling for an “urgent explanation.” In leaked emails seen by the Echo, Claire Panniker, chief executive of the NHS trust, i...

David Cameron, the former Prime Minister, came under fire last week for lobbying the NHS and Government ministers to fully roll out the app in March last year. NHS chiefs in south Essex, who were first alerted to Greensill’s financial issues in March this year, refused to reveal who they met with in January. MPs expressed their shock, with Sir David Amess MP calling for an “urgent explanation.” In leaked emails seen by the Echo, Claire Panniker, chief executive of the NHS trust, i...

NHS staff in Southend have slammed a “pitiful” and “barely beneficial” one per cent pay rise.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a “passionate” NHS advocate who spent years working to make a difference.