Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

What Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust does

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust established in April 2020 through the merger of three predecessor trusts (Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS FT, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, and Southend University Hospital NHS FT). Operating as a public benefit corporation under the UK NHS framework, it is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, serving a population of approximately 1.2 million across central and south Essex with 16,000 staff. Clinical services are delivered through three acute hospital sites - Basildon University Hospital, Broomfield Hospital, and Southend University Hospital - supplemented by satellite and community locations including Braintree Community Hospital, Orsett, and Maldon.

The trust operates a portfolio of tertiary specialist services including the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, the St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, comprehensive cancer services, and emergency, maternity, and elective care. Its digital infrastructure centres on the Nova Programme Electronic Patient Record (EPR), with patient-facing systems including Patients Know Best (PKB), video appointments, and a digital consent system. Research and innovation activity is structured through partnerships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Anglia Ruskin University Clinical Trials Unit, and Macmillan Cancer Support, supported by REDCap for clinical study data capture.

The trust is funded entirely through NHS England and the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System via commissioning allocations - services are free at the point of use for UK residents with no commercial pricing model. Strategic priorities articulated in a 10-year organisational strategy include digital transformation, Anchor Institution activities to address health inequalities, and workforce development. The trust is governed by a Board of Directors and Council of Governors, and faces regulatory and litigation exposure including a Synnovis-related ransomware data breach (June 2024) and an ongoing legal action from maternity staff regarding nitrous oxide exposure at Basildon.

Name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Legal name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://mse.nhs.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS public benefit corporation formed in 2020, operating three acute hospitals and community sites to serve 1.2 million people in central and south Essex with emergency, specialist, and elective NHS services funded through NHS England commissioning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Hospital Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety-Net & Public Hospitals (HLAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• NHS specialist care
• Cancer treatment services
• Cardiothoracic care
• Community healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Basildon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. NHS Core Services: Publicly funded healthcare services provided under the NHS contract. Services are free at point of use and funded through NHS England and Integrated Care System commissioning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust provides publicly funded acute, specialist, and community NHS healthcare services to a population of approximately 1.2 million across central and south Essex. Core offerings include emergency care, elective surgery, cancer services, cardiac services via the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, burns and plastics via St Andrew's Centre, maternity services, outpatient care, and clinical research, delivered through three main hospitals and satellite community sites.

Product overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust operates as an integrated NHS hospital trust providing acute and specialist healthcare services across multiple sites. The Trust offers a comprehensive portfolio of clinical services including cancer services, cardiac care (Essex Cardiothoracic Centre), specialist burns and plastics (St Andrew's Centre), maternity services, and general acute care. The digital service portfolio includes electronic patient records (Nova EPR), patient-facing digital tools such as Patients Know Best (PKB) patient portal, video appointments, and digital consent systems. The Trust also operates community-focused initiatives including the Anchor Programme for health inequality reduction and extensive clinical research capabilities through partnerships with NIHR and universities. Services are delivered across three main hospital sites (Basildon, Broomfield, Southend) and community locations including Braintree Community Hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cancer Services Comprehensive cancer care services delivered across the Trust, including chemotherapy day units, infusion unit, living well with cancer support, paediatric oncology, teenage and young adult cancer services, and psychological therapies. Available to NHS patients referred through standard NHS pathways.
• Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) Specialist cardiac and thoracic centre providing electrophysiology, rehabilitation, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, pacemaker and ICD services, and specialised cardiac imaging. Serves NHS patients referred from across the region.
• St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns Regional specialist centre for plastic surgery and burns based at Broomfield Hospital, providing adult and paediatric burns care, plastic surgery, facial palsy, cleft, and hand trauma services. Serves NHS patients referred regionally.
• Martha's Rule Patient safety service enabling patients and families to request an independent clinical review when they are concerned that a patient's condition is deteriorating and existing concerns have not been addressed. Available to inpatients at Trust hospital sites.
• Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Non-clinical patient support service providing advice, information, and rapid resolution of concerns by liaising with relevant clinical and operational departments. Available to all patients and families using Trust services.
• Video Appointments Digital remote consultation service enabling NHS patients to attend outpatient appointments via video without travelling to a hospital site. Available to patients whose care team has scheduled a video consultation.
• Patients Know Best (PKB) Patient-controlled personal health record portal enabling patients to view their health information and communicate with their care teams. Available to NHS patients registered with the Trust.
• Research and Development Clinical research service delivering NIHR Portfolio studies, workforce development schemes (API, PIPP, CRP apprenticeship), and research support in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University Clinical Trials Unit. Available to patients eligible for clinical research studies and to clinical staff pursuing research careers.
• Braintree Community Hospital Services Elective and outpatient services delivered at Braintree Community Hospital, including hip and knee replacement surgery supported by the MyRecovery App, plus outpatient clinics across dermatology, ENT, gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, and urology. Available to NHS patients referred via standard pathways.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 1.2 million population in central and south Essex

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Anglia Ruskin University Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) for research support. Partnership to support original research development, protocol writing, and regulatory approvals. ARU serves as sponsor for research projects and hosts the InSites and clinical entrepreneur programme.
• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIHR supports clinical research through various schemes including Associate Principal Investigator (API) Scheme, Principal Investigator Pipeline Programme (PIPP), and Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) programmes. Trust participates in NIHR Portfolio studies and workforce development initiatives.
• Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (MSE ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust is part of the MSE ICS working with partners across the health and care system to improve care for patients and the public. Includes collaboration with Integrated Care Board (ICB), mental health services, community services, and voluntary sector.
• Health Anchors Learning NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in Anchor youth partnership test and learn report, working on key projects to address health inequalities through anchor institution activities.
• Macmillan Cancer SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacmillan Cancer Information and Support Service provided through the trust's cancer services, offering emotional and financial wellbeing support for cancer patients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Barts Health NHS Trust: One of the largest NHS trusts in England, operating multiple acute hospital sites across East London with comparable scale, specialist services, and teaching hospital status; serves a similarly large and diverse urban population.
• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: Major merged NHS foundation trust formed from multiple predecessor hospitals, providing a similar portfolio of acute, specialist, and community services across a large metropolitan catchment in Greater Manchester.
• University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: Large NHS foundation trust with multiple hospital sites, comprehensive acute and specialist services, and a strong digital and research profile; comparable in scale and service breadth to MSE.
• King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Major academic NHS foundation trust with multiple sites providing acute, specialist (including tertiary cardiothoracic and neurosciences), and community services to a large London and regional catchment.
• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: Large NHS foundation trust combining acute hospital care with significant community and specialist services, plus extensive research and digital infrastructure; comparable as a merged, multi-site trust.
• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: Multi-site NHS trust in London delivering acute, specialist and digital services with a strong research footprint; comparable scale, teaching hospital status, and EPR-led transformation agenda.
• The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Major NHS foundation trust providing a full range of acute and specialist regional services across multiple hospital sites; comparable as a large, research-active, multi-site trust.
• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Large NHS foundation trust delivering acute, specialist and community services from multiple sites, with a strong research and teaching portfolio; comparable in scale and service mix.
• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: Major NHS trust operating two large acute hospital sites providing a similar portfolio of emergency, maternity, cancer and specialist services to a large regional catchment.
• University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Multi-site NHS foundation trust combining specialist and acute services with significant digital and research infrastructure; comparable as a research-active, digitally transforming acute provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MSEHospitals
• Facebookfacebook.com/MSEHospitals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-hospitals-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/msehospitals

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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