Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals

Runners raise thousands

More than £6,000 has been raised for Basildon Hospital thanks to the dedication of a group of runners who pounded the streets in the London Marathon and Bupa London 10k during April and May.

Lee Clary, from Beckenham, Kent, chose the Polly Parrot appe...

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Basildon Hospital in the running for patient care awards

Two new technology-based ideas to give patients better care and treatment at Basildon University Hospital have been nominated for prestigious national awards.

Encouraging and supporting young mothers with breastfeeding is the aim of one new project, u...

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: SEE HOW YOUR HOSPITALS ARE RUN

The next Board of Directors meeting of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be held on Wednesday 26 June 2013 , in Rooms B2/B3 in the Education Centre, Basildon University Hospital, starting at 2.30pm .

Local people are welco...

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Raising waste awareness

Each day Basildon and Orsett Hospitals generate five tonnes of waste. This is split between recycling and domestic waste, confidential paper waste and different types of clinical waste including sharps.

Staff at Basildon Hospital were able to find out...

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Trust launches infant feeding website during

This month is Breastfeeding Awareness Month and to mark it Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is officially launching its new infant feeding website.

The website www.feedingtogether.com offers a wealth of information about f...

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Getting patients home sooner

A team focused on helping get patients home as soon as they are well is already seeing positive results just a few weeks after the pilot project was launched at Basildon Hospital.

Alongside normal discharge processes, the team is concentrating on work...

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