Hospital archive resources
People living with and beyond cancer will be able to access support and information at a free event in Colchester next month organised by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The Living With and Beyond Cancer Health and Wellbeing Workshop on Monday, 25 March is aimed at cancer patients, and carers, who… Read more »
Work to replace the narrow blue footbridge at the front of Colchester Hospital is due to begin on Monday, 4 February. It is part of the wider, multi-million plan to transform and extend the main entrance of the hospital. David Cohen, capital project manager at Colchester Hospital, said: “The existing bridge is cramped and… Read more »
Ipswich Hospital patients can now return items such as walking sticks, crutches and shower chairs to on-site recycling containers. The containers can be found at the entrances to the hospital’s South and Main Outpatients receptions and are provided by Medequip as an alternative to their home collection service. They are designed to encourage people to… Read more »
ESNEFT chaplains and their dedicated team support our patients, their families, and our staff and volunteers at any stage of their life, talking and listening to people from all walks of life to meet their spiritual needs. Lead chaplain Allison Cline-Dean, said: “We will always be there for a patient who is dying and… Read more »
The Wifi systems at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals are being upgraded this week so it’s easier for visitors to use. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the two hospitals, is introducing a system which is more secure and makes it easier for patients and visitors to log-on. The new system goes… Read more »
New parents will no longer need to take their babies to hospital for a simple test which can now be done at home or in the community. ESNEFT’s community midwifery teams in east Suffolk have been provided with new bilirubinometers which test for jaundice in newborn babies. This means colleagues can carry out the test… Read more »
A new drugs manufacturing facility worth more than £3million is to be built at Colchester Hospital so patients can continue to benefit from tailor-made medication, including chemotherapy drugs for cancer. The aseptic unit, which is due to open next year, will provide additional space and improve the flow of the drug manufacturing process to meet… Read more »
A multi-million pound plan to transform and extend the main entrance of Colchester Hospital has been given the green light. The front of the main building, which has largely stayed the same since the hospital opened in 1985, will change significantly, with the project paving the way for an expansion of the hospital, including… Read more »
Did you know? We offer Stroke therapy groups for patients, across ESNEFT and, where appropriate in people’s homes as they continue their rehabilitation. Sessions such as Tai-Chi and craft workshops are held at Colchester Hospital, along with exercise classes. Ipswich Hospital also hosts exercise classes and relaxation sessions.
ESNEFT colleague Claire Carran is encouraging Christmas well-wishers to make a donation to the Colchester Hospital Time Garden this year. Claire’s father Ron spent a year in and out of the hospital before he died just before Christmas last year. Ron had Alzheimer’s and Claire said the garden made a huge difference to him. Claire,… Read more »
Work is set to begin on building a state-of-the-art cancer centre at Colchester Hospital, marking the start of a transformation in patient care in north Essex. Construction of the purpose built centre, which will support patients through diagnosis and treatment, as well as their loved ones, is now imminent after planning permission for the £3.25million… Read more »
The final patient has been seen, the last boxes have been packed and the doors have closed for the very last time at Essex County Hospital. Teams have been moving in phases from the Lexden Road site to Colchester’s Primary Care Centre (PCC) in Turner Road, over the past two weeks and have now said… Read more »