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‘My daughter’s life-limiting conditions don’t define her – she’s a warrior and a gift’

03/10/2022 | Press releases

Erin lives with life-limiting complex medical needs. The eight-year-old is unlikely to reach her teenage years and her day-to-day life is peppered with regular medication, inpatient stays at Colchester Hospital and regular medical monitoring. Her mum Helen Sadler has cared for her since birth and dedicates her life to looking after her little girl. Helen has shared her story about life with ‘Erin the warrior’…. Read more »

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“Rotational posts are a great opportunity to develop”

28/09/2022 | Press releases

Paige Elmer credits working in a rotational post at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) with giving her the best possible start to her career. Not only has it allowed her to develop her skills as an occupational therapist (OT) across multiple specialties, but has also given her a valuable insight into… Read more »

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Visitors to all ESNEFT hospital wards urged to wear surgical face masks

27/09/2022 | Press releases

All visitors to wards in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) must wear surgical face masks from Wednesday 28 September. The move is being introduced to protect patients and keep them safe after an increase in cases of COVID-19 in ESNEFT hospitals. Giles Thorpe is the Trust’s Chief Nurse… Read more »

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ESNEFT Chief Executive to take on additional support role for local mental health services

27/09/2022 | Announcements, Press releases

Nick Hulme, Chief Executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, has been asked to take on an additional role to provide senior support to the new NHS integrated care boards (ICBs) in Suffolk and north east Essex and Norfolk and Waveney, and to Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT). Nick will… Read more »

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Ipswich patients to benefit from robotic surgery

26/09/2022 | Press releases

Cancer patients at Ipswich Hospital can now benefit from fewer complications and a faster recovery following surgery thanks to the introduction of state-of-the-art robotic technology. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has introduced a second £2.5m DaVinci Xi surgical robot at Ipswich. It comes after ESNEFT’s first machine was successfully rolled out… Read more »

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‘Signing up for a diabetic research study saved my life’

26/09/2022 | Press releases

Diabetes can be life changing. For Steven, the condition stopped him working and has had long-term impacts on his health leaving him with neuropathy, poor mental health and significant sight loss. But a research study at ESNEFT offering the opportunity of trying a device to monitor his condition helped him take back control and get… Read more »

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‘Kay did an amazing thing – we are all so proud of her’

23/09/2022 | Press releases

A former cabbie whose life was transformed by a kidney transplant has spoken of his “immense pride” in his late wife who gave the gift of life to three people by donating her organs following her death. Kay Bird passed away at Colchester Hospital, which is run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation… Read more »

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Naomi’s sepsis story: ‘I deteriorated so quickly – it was very scary’

23/09/2022 | Press releases

A holiday-maker who nearly lost her life to sepsis has shared her story to help raise awareness so that other people experiencing similar symptoms can get fast medical help. Naomi Aldous was in Lanzarote with husband John and two friends when she became very unwell with stomach pain, weakness and vomiting and diarrhoea. Suspecting she… Read more »

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Saying thank you with the Welly Walk

21/09/2022 | Press releases

A grateful family are gearing up to take on the Welly Walk at Jimmy’s Farm to thank staff at Ipswich Hospital for the “amazing” care they provided to their baby son. Camilla and Kate, together with chirpy 20-month-old Benjamin, will join scores of others on Sunday 25 September to explore a 5k loop of Jimmy’s… Read more »

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Relaxing visiting restrictions in all ESNEFT hospitals

20/09/2022 | Press releases

Almost all visiting restrictions have been relaxed in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). It means people with loved ones in hospital no longer need to book ward visiting slots and can visit patients for longer time periods. The changes were made and shared with patients and their loved… Read more »

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Get fast, convenient health tests at Clacton’s Community Diagnostic Centre

15/09/2022 | Press releases

People living in north Essex can now get fast access to health tests such as CT scans, x-rays and ultrasounds at a time convenient to them at Clacton’s brand new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The centre has been created in space at Clacton Hospital, which has been given a £9.6 million facelift to transform it… Read more »

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Arrangements for attending appointments on the day of HM The Queen’s funeral

13/09/2022 | Press releases

Monday, 19 September 2022, the day of Her Majesty’s funeral, will be a bank holiday. We want to make sure we are keeping all our patients safe, and we are getting in touch with patients to let them know what is happening with their appointment. More services will be running than on a usual bank… Read more »

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