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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report after an inspection of some services at Colchester Hospital. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs the hospital, acknowledges and welcomes the CQC’s feedback. The inspection, in April 2025, focused on medical care (including older people’s care) and urgent and emergency services…. Read more »
Patients can now benefit from a new app that lets them manage important information from their hospital record and helps them understand more about the care they are receiving. MyChart is an app and website that patients can download or access to view their own hospital record. The new system has been introduced at East… Read more »
A new mum has shone a light on the importance of premature babies being given breast milk after giving birth to her son when she was 25 weeks pregnant. Baby Wesley, pictured above, wasn’t due to come into the world until later this month, but he’s already three months old. He’s spent the first 100… Read more »
A self-confessed “carnival chaser” will “rejoice” on the streets of Notting Hill next month – just three months after having his prostate removed with a surgical robot. Anthony Baptiste, 55, had “no idea anything was wrong” when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was the first patient at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS… Read more »
Staff from across East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) have been taking extra steps to tackle the inequalities which mean that some people have poorer health outcomes and a shorter life expectancy than others. The Trust’s health inequalities team was set up two years ago to steer work to address the preventable… Read more »
Find out more about diabetes prevention and treatment at a health talk by our internationally renowned consultant Professor Gerry Rayman. Professor Rayman is Consultant Diabetologist at the Diabetes Centre at Ipswich Hospital, NHS Diabetes Clinical Lead for inpatient diabetes and Chair of Diabetes UK’s Diabetes Research study group for acute care. His work has led… Read more »
“I was climbing the walls for a cigarette while in hospital”, said Donna. “I told the staff ‘if you don’t give me something I’m going to go outside and smoke.’ ” Donna, 62, had smoked for 45 years, starting when she was a teenager. Having been admitted to Colchester Hospital with breathing problems related to… Read more »
The iconic extreme abseil returned to the Ipswich Hospital at the weekend which saw 178 brave participants abseil from 135ft. Organised by the Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity, the adrenaline-fuelled event has so far raised over £68,733 to enhance patient experience across Colchester and Ipswich Hospital’s and the community sites run by East Suffolk and… Read more »
New volunteering opportunities in a fast-paced environment are available at Colchester Hospital. The volunteering team at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is strengthening its volunteering programme by recruiting into different areas of its hospitals at different times. Part of that work will see new volunteers recruited to spend a regular amount… Read more »
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer can find out more about their condition and how to prepare for radiotherapy treatment through two new animations produced for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. How radiotherapy treatment works is the focus of the first animation, which includes what patients can expect during their appointment. Image taken… Read more »
Families giving birth at Ipswich Hospital can sign up to a research study identifying newborns at a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The INGR1D2 study has opened at Ipswich Hospital and families expecting a baby will be offered the opportunity for their newborn to take part. The study will use the current blood… Read more »
Colleagues Hannah Brigden and Nakirtha (Nikki) Ramaswamy have become the first dietetic apprentices within ESNEFT to complete their master’s degrees. The duo, who work at Ipswich Hospital, combined online learning with placements within the Trust to complete the two-year dietetics and leadership course at Coventry University. Hannah said: “I would recommend an apprenticeship to anyone…. Read more »