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Collecting personal information from our patients

When you come into one of our hospitals or to a community clinic for treatment, you will be asked to fill in a form giving some personal information about yourself. This will include your age, gender, marital status, ethnicity, faith or belief and sexual orientation. It is important for us to collect this demographic information… Read more »

New smartphone app helps patients with Parkinson’s

People with Parkinson’s disease have praised the launch of an app to help monitor and manage their condition. The Neu Health app has been developed for people with Parkinson’s to log their symptoms, complete digital tests as well as access information tailored for them about their condition. The information inputted into the app is then… Read more »

Research looks into life-changing option for patients with thyroid cancer

Over the last decade detections of thyroid cancers have increased by around two-thirds (65%) in the UK – because of developments in scanning technology. However, most of these cancers are ‘low-risk’ and found by chance on scans. The current standard treatment for thyroid cancer is a complete removal of the thyroid gland, called a ‘total… Read more »

Hospital trust chooses supplier for new electronic patient record

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Epic as its supplier for a new electronic patient record (EPR) system. The Trust, which cares for nearly a million patients across east Suffolk and north Essex, has been given the green light from its Board for the new system, which will offer many benefits… Read more »

Robotic surgery helped speed up recovery say endometriosis patients

Robot surgery sounds sci fi, but it’s fast becoming the norm for many operations at Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals. Gynaecological operations are now one of several procedures patients can have performed robotically, offering many benefits such as a quicker recovery because surgery is more precise and less invasive. The robot looks like an octopus with… Read more »

Digital game changer for prostate cancer patients launches

Newly-diagnosed prostate cancer patients in the east of England are the first in the country to be offered direct access to personalised treatment options through a game-changing web portal. The new web resource, Knowing Your Options, has been developed by the East of England Cancer Alliances, which work alongside NHS hospital specialist teams and patients… Read more »

Robotic knee surgery app offers extra benefits for patients

Patients having robotic knee surgery at Colchester Hospital are being offered additional support through a specialist phone app. Extra videos from consultants, additional information about their surgery and support after the operation are some of the features included in the app offered to patients. Patients can also input their own information, such as their pain… Read more »

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