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Just days before lockdown, Katie Stevenson’s life changed forever. At 32 years old she considered herself young, fit, and healthy. When she discovered a lump in her breast, she did exactly what you should do, she had it checked. “On paper there was no reason for me to worry,” Katie recalls. “I was 32, young… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are developing a new Trust-wide travel strategy. Every few years the Trust looks at how staff and patients use transport to reach our hospital sites. The data allows our travel planning teams to see where their focus needs to be when the Trust starts any long-term… Read more »
ESNEFT’s first-ever cohort of physiotherapy apprentices have completed their programme and received their Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration. Sophie Bloomfield, Bryony McLeod-Brown, Bryony Farrow and Beth Fox completed their University of Essex course, combining study with hands‑on experience across the Trust. Bryony Farrow works in critical care at Colchester Hospital. At Ipswich Hospital,… Read more »
A community nurse has been awarded an ESNEFT commendation for her quick actions in saving a disabled man’s life after he suffered a seizure and lost consciousness by a busy road. Anna Gooding, who cares for our patients in Ipswich, was driving back to her base at Constantine House when she saw the man who… Read more »
An ESNEFT colleague whose training guide is now used by breast screening teams across the UK has received national recognition. Gemma Longhurst won the Skills For Health Our Health Heroes Apprentice of the Year award, chosen from 300 nominees, at the Queen Elizabeth Centre in London. After being diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Gemma had… Read more »
A hospital chaplain whose trips down memory lane, using vintage coins and old cigarette cards to reminisce with dementia patients, has been awarded a staff commendation award. Reverend Dr Paul g Dempster received the award from Interim Chief Executive Adrian Marr after being nominated by Trust materials management officer, Andrew Fisk. Paul supports patients and… Read more »
AN ESNEFT team were crucial in stopping the spread of the deadly hantavirus after an outbreak linked to a Dutch cruise ship caused several deaths and infections. Led by deputy chief nurse Anne Rutland and running against the clock, our trained staff fitted more than 50 paratroopers over four days to drop in essential medical… Read more »
The chapter closed on Patricia Leaver’s five-year cancer journey when she rang the bell at Colchester Hospital to signal the end of her bowel cancer treatment. Patricia Leaver, 63, from Harwich, marked the milestone in the Radiotherapy department, watched by husband Tony, colorectal surgeon Subash Vasudevan, cancer nurse specialist Rosy Quince, and Cancer Wellbeing Centre volunteer Mark Underwood…. Read more »
When Kim Ness was a student nurse in Colchester, children’s nursing was a field she was initially unsure about. Fast forward 35 years, it’s where the now children’s ward sister spent the majority of her nearly 50-year NHS career. Kim has spent decades caring for patients, supporting families, and inspiring colleagues alike. She found her… Read more »
Told he had weeks to live, patient Dean Pennell fulfilled his wish to marry his fiancée Kay at Colchester Hospital. Dean, 63, who has terminal cancer and Kay Beaman, 62, met through their children 24 years ago, when they lived on an estate in Basildon, before moving to Clacton-on-Sea. Kay said: “I am absolutely elated, we have waited a… Read more »
A message for our patients ** Please be aware that resident doctors in England have called off strikes which were scheduled to begin on Monday, 15 June. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the government had “made a new offer” at the last minute which would be put to its members for a vote. **… Read more »
Thousands more patients are being treated faster as East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) improves waiting times for planned care and operations. The interim Chief Executive of the Trust that runs Colchester and Ipswich hospitals has today said he is pleased to report a significant improvement in waiting times for patients, but… Read more »