Welcome to NHS South West Essex

sw-map.jpgNHS South West Essex is the primary care trust for south west Essex. We commission health services for people living in Basildon, Billericay, Brentwood, Thurrock and Wickford. This means that we plan, develop and buy health services for residents living in these areas.

It's our role to ensure that there are enough GPs to provide for our area and make certain that other health services including hospitals, dentists, mental health care, NHS Direct, patient transport, screening, pharmacies and opticians are all available.

Our aim is to improve the health of the population of South West Essex, and ensure that the services you need are where you need them at a time convenient to you.

NHS Choices

Feeling unwell? Visit the NHS Choices online symptom checker.

Or visit the NHS Choices health A-Z.

Whenever you need health advice and information call NHS Direct on 0845 4647

Equality and Diversity
Equality means ensuring that everyone is able to participate in all of our activities and access all health services on an equal footing.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity amongst all our staff, patients and users.

Find out more.

Contact PALS

Call 0800 587 9159
or email pals@swessex.nhs.uk

Getting the most from your doctor appointment

The Royal College of GPs has released It’s Your Practice: A patient guide to GP services. The guide is available free of charge and gives patients a diverse range of useful information - from choosing and registering with a surgery and understanding the different services that are available, through to making appointments and getting the most from your consultation.

QIPP plan

NHS South West Essex published an integrated QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) plan at its last board meeting which details how the whole health system will make productivity savings in light of the difficult financial climate, without compromising patient care.

Click here to read the NHS South West Essex QIPP plan or here for the summary version

Vital signs

Read a summary of NHS South West Essex performance in relation to a wide range of Vital Signs indicators and health targets, and how this compares with the rest of the East of England and with the national picture.

Read the summary