The new ESNEFT life magazine is here
The new issue of our ESNEFT magazine is out now. Download your copy of the magazine here.
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The new issue of our ESNEFT magazine is out now. Download your copy of the magazine here.
With a passion for people, a commitment to the NHS and a strong belief in staff feeling supported and having a sense of purpose, new ESNEFT Director Kate Read has hit the ground running since her arrival in January. Kate, the Trust’s new Director of People and Organisational Development, says she’s been made to feel… Read more »
A number of parking spaces in Ipswich Hospital’s visitor car park F* will be temporarily closed next week (Monday 12 April to Thursday 15 April). The closure of approximately 30 spaces is to allow for the installation of new technology for an easier-to-use parking system at the hospital. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Most… Read more »
New Chief Nurse Giles Thorpe joined the Trust in November, taking on the role before the second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit. He’s shared his hopes, passions and how he wants to provide the best care for patients while supporting staff in an honest and open interview. With a 20-year career in the NHS, beginning… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are preparing two planning applications for a proposed Elective Orthopaedic Centre and Northern Approach Road access at Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester. The public is invited to comment on the development proposals in a consultation between 1 March and 12 March 2021. The detailed elements of… Read more »
We’ve some projects underway at Ipswich Hospital in the coming days which visitors to our sites may need to be aware of. We apologise for disruption, which teams are working hard to keep to a minimum. Thanks to our Estates and Facilities team for all their hard work. A new MRI scanner is arriving at… Read more »
Problems with an NHS supplier Roche has led to a temporary shortage in some of the chemicals used to process test results. Roche are working urgently to resolve this. All tests for patients across Suffolk and north east Essex are continuing as normal so please attend your appointment as requested. If your appointment needs to… Read more »
Update 14 October 2020 Problems with an NHS supplier, Roche, has led to a temporary shortage in some of the chemicals we use to process blood test results. This is a national problem and Roche is working hard to resolve this. We are doing everything we can to reduce the impact on our patients, but… Read more »
Plans to create a state-of-the-art elective care centre (ECC) in Colchester for patients who need planned orthopaedic surgery such as hip and knee replacements have today been given the green light. The governing bodies of Ipswich and East Suffolk and North East Essex clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) approved the proposal, which was drawn up by… Read more »
The governing bodies of NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk and NHS North East Essex clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will meet next week to decide on a proposal to create an elective care centre for patients who need planned orthopaedic surgery. The CCGs will hold the extraordinary meeting via Zoom on Tuesday (14 July) to discuss… Read more »
We are working hard to protect women, babies and our midwives during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In line with national guidance we have already made changes to visiting arrangements and antenatal appointments at our hospitals. We have now made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend our home birth service. We appreciate the time, thought and… Read more »
In line with national guidance we have made changes to visiting arrangements at our hospitals to protect our staff, patients and their families during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. There is some additional guidance for our Maternity departments, which covers Colchester Hospital, Ipswich Hospital and Clacton Hospital with immediate effect. Only pregnant women (the patient) may… Read more »