NHS Mid Essex is governed by a, made up from representatives of the local community, local clinicians and the executive directors of the organisation NHS Mid Essex is the primary care trust for the people that live in the districts of Braintree, Maldon and the borough of Chelmsford We commission services from such providers and from GPs, dentists, pharmacists and opticians, who are independent businesses under contract to us We are allocated a budget every year for this population and we use it to commission, that is to plan and buy, health services on your behalf