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Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group is a planned NHS foundation trust which will run 3 major hospitals across Essex, Southend University Hospital, Basildon University Hospital, and Broomfield Hospital. It will be formed from the amalgamation of 3 existing trusts, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust will also manage smaller sites including Braintree Hospital.

The Trust will form one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people and with an annual revenue of over £850m.

History
An initial merger between the 3 trusts was first agreed in January 2018. 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.

On 31st July 2019, the Health Secretary agreed that the merger could go ahead and a date was set to formally merge on 1st April 2020.