Major new 15-year NHS contract to launch single pathology service in south Essex

Major new 15-year NHS contract to launch single pathology service in south Essex

The service will include blood, tissue, and other sample testing, as well as phlebotomy clinics.

Mid and south Essex to launch ‘hub and spoke’ pathology service

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 15-year contract with SYNLAB for the delivery of a unified ‘hub and spoke’ pathology service. The contract, which begins in October 2026, will bring together the pathology services that support GP practices and clinicians across the trust’s Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospitals, with a patient population of 1.2 million. It includes blood, tissue and other sample testing, as well as phle…