| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Established | 1 April 2020 |
| Hospitals | |
| Staff | 15,661 (2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in Essex, England. It runs three major hospitals across Essex, and a number of smaller community hospitals. One of the biggest NHS trusts in the country, it serves a population of 1.2 million people[2] and has an annual revenue of over £850m.[3]
History[edit]
The trust was established on 1 April 2020 following the merger of three existing NHS trusts: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[3]
An initial merger between the 3 trusts was first agreed in January 2018.[4] This came after a number of proposals from the Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) regarding reconfiguring services provided in the area.
In October 2018 the plan was referred by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.[5]
On 31 July 2019 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care endorsed the merger and a provisional date of 1 April 2020 was agreed.[2]
In 2022 it agreed a six year contract with eConsult. This permits clinicians to ask referred patients a specialist list of questions, triaging them at the outpatients referral stage and permitting patients to send in information ahead of a visit and pre-book tests and appointments. This reduced the predicted waiting list clearance time from 20 years to three years while decreasing non-attendance from 40% to nearly zero.[6]
It set up an ambulance handover unit supplied by EMS Healthcare in October 2022. It will accommodate 12 patients and cost £235,000.[7]
Performance[edit]
Digitising the trust's Bridging service with CareLineLive, a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, enabled 10 times as many patients to get home quickly. The service provides domiciliary care services while they wait for a care package from a local provider.[8]
Hospitals[edit]
The trust runs three major hospitals:
- Basildon University Hospital in Basildon
- Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford
- Southend University Hospital in Southend-on-Sea
The trust also runs community hospitals including Braintree Community Hospital and St Peter's Hospital.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021". Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group CEO comments on IRP decision". Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust. 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b Illman, James (25 February 2019). "Two execs step down as mega-merger trusts rebrand". HSJ.
- ^ "Basildon, Southend and Broomfield hospitals back merger plans". BBC News. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Southend Council refers £118m plan for Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals to health secretary". Echo News. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Mid and South Essex partner up with eConsult to help reduce waiting lists". Digital Health. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Southend Hospital ambulance handover unit aims to reduce delays". BBC. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "'NHS bridging service' prevents thousands of hospital readmissions using home care tech". Home Care Insight. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.