Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust was an
NHS trust which ran
Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford,
St Peter's Hospital in
Maldon,
St Michael's Hospital in
Braintree and formerly
St John's Hospital in Chelmsford until its closure in 2010.
It was announced in March 2014 that the Trust (MEHT) would take over
Serco
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’s contract for running services at Braintree Community Hospital from the start of April.
A merger with
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was an NHS foundation trust which ran Southend University Hospital. It merged with two other trusts to form Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2020.
History
The trust was esta ...
was proposed in January 2018. 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.
History
The trust was established on 1 November 1991, and became operational on 1 April 1992. It took over services previously provided by the Mid Essex Health Authority.
Performance
The Trust predicts a deficit of £19.6m in 2013-14. In May 2014 it was reported that the trust, which posted revenues of £275m in 2013-14, faced a structural deficit of around £15m related to a
Private finance initiative
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deal that funded a raft of improvements and was looking for a financial rescue package from the
NHS Trust Development Authority.
The trust was one of 26 responsible for half of the national growth in patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency over the 2014/5 winter.
Inspectors from the
Care Quality Commission discovered during a visit in February 2015 that Broomfield and Braintree Community hospitals were using unqualified nursing staff in an emergency unit.
In April 2017, the Care Quality Commission rated Mid Essex Hospital as "Good" overall
The trust spent £18 million on agency staff in 2014/5. In February 2016 it was expecting a deficit of £38.4 million for the year 2015/6, and in February 2018 it expected a deficit of £55 million for the year.
Other
In November 2010, St. John's Hospital in Chelmsford closed and all services were transferred to Broomfield Hospital.
In 2017, Sam Penry, Diagnostic Radiographer and employee at Mid Essex NHS Hospital Trust
Broomfield Hospital, was awarded the prestigious title of "UK Radiographer of the Year" by the Professional body The
Society and College of Radiographers.
Former chief executive
Ruth May went on to be
Chief Nursing Officer for England
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is the most senior advisor on nursing matters in a government. There are CNOs in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments: His Majesty's Government, the Northern Ireland Executive, ...
, from January 2019.
See also
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List of NHS trusts
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Healthcare in Essex
References
External links
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Defunct NHS trusts