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Search the Public Notice PortalPROPOSALS to build a cutting-edge kidney centre at Basildon Hospital have been given the green light as NHS bosses seek to meet rising demand.
Submitted to Basildon Council by the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, the plans will see a new 22-bed facility built at the Nethermayne hospital.
The trust has stated that the project will deliver an essential facility for south Essex residents.
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Documents submitted to planners on behalf of the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, state: “There is a persistent challenge faced by NHS trusts to deliver services to meet existing and rising clinical demands of the population they serve, including future forecast growth of the population.
“Such services demand high quality clinical facilities in order to provide for their communities they serve.
“In addition, technological advances, staff attraction and retention can also be dictating factors in the needs of a hospital estates infrastructure.”
The documents continue: “This planning application will enable the relocation and in turn upgrade of the existing renal hub by relocating it and will allow the trust to continue to advance services, manage waiting lists and provide for a continued service provision to their community.”
Architects have designed a plan for the new renal unit that would see the building constructed in a modular approach to allow for “sustainable and speedy” progress.
Renal services at Basildon Hospital are currently provided, albeit from a smaller internal unit.
In addition to the 22 in-patient beds set to be opened at the new unit, six outpatient dialysis beds and two assessment beds are also featured in the plans.
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The Mid and South Essex Trust has previous said that delivery of the new centre is reliant on the Government releasing £96 million in missing funds previously promised for facility improvements.
In a report submitted alongside approval for the proposals, planning officers said: “The proposed extension would improve inpatient renal care at Basildon Hospital without having an adverse impact on the appearance of the hospital building or character of the wider area.”
There is no stated timeframe for when work on the project can begin but a range of site surveys and studies have already been carried out.
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