The closure of a hospital ward is among the "real-world impacts" of the difficulties facing a hospital trust in "financial special measures", its chief executive has told a board meeting.

Families are being urged to be aware of the symptoms of a nasty winter bug medics have warned can go through hospital wards like 'wildfire'. The advice over norovirus comes as the NHS has reported ...

Maternity services at Broomfield Hospital have been rated “requires improvement” - just one month after the health watchdog announced services were inadequate from an earlier inspection. The new ...

Inspectors said Broomfield Hospital needed to continue building on the improvements to its maternity services Some parents said they were moved to sofa beds in a postnatal ward after giving birth ...

Some parents said they were moved to sofa beds in a postnatal ward after giving birth due ... has upgraded its rating of maternity services at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford from inadequate ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 15 mph (9.7 to 24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 43 °F (6.1 °C ...

Flies circulating in hospital wards may pose a threat to vulnerable patients by spreading bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, scientists have warned. Researchers in Nigeria collected 1,396 ...

Since our last assessment we found some improvements in the completion of risk assessments. We saw evidence staff were recognising risks factors and escalating appropriately in accordance with trust ...

THE waiting area of Hospital Sibu’s emergency ward is being fitted with mesh and windows while five ceiling fans are being installed. With these additional fittings, patients and their families ...

More patients than ever in south-east England are reaping the benefits of virtual wards and hospital at home innovations, new data has revealed. Analysis by NHS England South East shows that in 2024 ...