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Patient Knows Best
At Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT), are gradually introducing Patients Know Best as their patient portal. This means that patients aged 16 years and older who attend Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospitals can view information such as their outpatient appointment information, inpatient discharge letters and radiology test reports online, using this PKB web portal.
Information in PKB also feeds into the NHS App, making it easy for you to view your information online, at any time.
When new information is added to the portal, PKB will send you a notification from email address no-reply-uk@patientsknowbest.com . These emails are secure and not spam. If you find any errors in your information, please email mse.pkb@nhs.net (please include your NHS number and date of birth in the email so we can locate your details on our databases).
For more information, visit our website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk/patients-know-best-pkb. For urgent medical care or advice call NHS 111. In case of serious injury or illness which may be life-threatening, always call 999.
Page last reviewed: 15 July 2025
Page created: 22 October 2024
Page created: 22 October 2024