He claims that pigeons are roosting in the roofs of some wards and fears they pose a risk to the health of patients. Bosses at the Mid and South Essex Hospital Trust - which manages Basildon ...

Staff shortages at a major hospital trust put the safety of expectant mothers and their babies at risk, a regulator warned.

She transferred to Basildon Hospital in 1989, where she has remained ever since as a cardiology nurse, rising to become Senior Sister on the James Mackenzie ward. Ms Smith remembers her first ...

but were not always visible themselves on the wards. Staff at Basildon Hospital told the inspectors they did not feel encouraged to raise safety incidents as leaders did not always reply to them.