Hospital archive resources
A new Chair has been announced for the Trust Board. Tracy Dowling will begin her role as Chair on Monday 9 March 2026. Tracy began her NHS career as an allied health professional and worked as a radiographer in London hospitals before moving into management and senior leadership roles. Tracy has more than 20 years… Read more »
A message for our patients Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) in England will be taking part in strike action from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22 December. We have tried and tested plans in place to manage industrial action at ESNEFT. There may be some disruption, though, for our… Read more »
A message for our patients Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) in England will be taking part in strike action from 7am on Friday 14 November until 7am on Wednesday 19 November. We have tried and tested plans in place to manage industrial action at ESNEFT. There may be some disruption, though, for our… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) Chief Executive Nick Hulme has announced his retirement from the NHS, marking the end of a career spanning nearly 46 years. Mr Hulme said: “It’s been an absolute privilege to have served the public for 46 years, the vast majority of which has been in the… Read more »
Cases of flu and other respiratory viruses in our hospitals and in the community are reducing. At ESNEFT we are now seeing less patients admitted to hospital and attending our emergency areas with respiratory viral symptoms. Therefore, visitors to our wards, and patients and visitors in other clinical departments at our hospitals, are no longer… Read more »
ESNEFT and UNISON, alongside our Joint Union Committee colleagues have worked for a number of years to resolve the healthcare support worker (HCSW) backpay arrangements. We have genuinely worked in partnership, developing education pathways and agreeing, through collective negotiation, an accepted offer around backpay. ESNEFT and UNISON have both acknowledged that there has been miscommunication… Read more »
We are strongly encouraging visitors to our wards, and patients and visitors in other clinical departments at our hospitals, to wear face masks. This is to help stop the spread of infectious illnesses and to keep everyone at our hospitals safe. We are seeing a steep rise in respiratory viruses including flu in our hospitals…. Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust will partner with Sodexo to deliver its soft facilities management services. Confirmation of this partnership follows the Trust Board’s decision to contract all soft facilities management services to an external partner, moving to a single, consistent approach across all its sites. These services include catering, housekeeping, cleaning,… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Board has decided to contract all soft facilities management services to an external partner, moving to a single, consistent approach across all its sites. These services include catering, housekeeping, cleaning, portering and security. Following a competitive tender exercise, including evaluation of the shortlisted bids – involving clinical… Read more »
Background It is the Trust’s responsibility and overriding priority to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for patients in a safe environment and at the best value for money for taxpayers. Earlier this year, the Trust Board made the decision to review how soft facilities management services are provided across the organisation. These services… Read more »
NHS teams across the east of England and the rest of the country have started vaccinating people against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for the first time. RSV, a leading cause of infant mortality around the world, is a common cause of coughs and colds but it can lead to severe lung infections like pneumonia and infant bronchiolitis…. Read more »
Good End of Life Care for All East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has published a new strategy which sets out how it will provide the highest quality care and support to every patient reaching the end of their life, together with their families and carers. Called “Good End of Life Care… Read more »