Hospital archive resources
Hospitals use hundreds of sharps boxes a year, but a scheme has been set up to recycle them to save plastic, money and reduce carbon emissions. Sharps boxes are used to dispose of needles, syringes, empty vials, razors and finger-pricking devices. Disposing of them safely is vital, and the usual method is for the entire… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Board will hold its next meeting on Thursday (7 July). During the morning, the Board will hear details of ESNEFT’s latest performance and finances, as well listening to a patient story. The public will also be given the opportunity to ask questions. The meeting begins at… Read more »
A volunteer who spends hours helping our patients at Colchester Hospital’s Cancer Wellbeing Centre, has been recognised by royalty for her work. Shirley Cochrane, from Copford, was one of only 490 recipients of the Queen’s Platinum Champions award, and the only person from north Essex to be given one. A cancer patient at… Read more »
Research studies often require a lot of patients agreeing to take part. Ensuring there’s enough patients can take time, especially when there are set criteria of who can be included, so when a group of trainee anaesthetists were happy to help, it was a great learning opportunity and helped ensure the study was a success…. Read more »
Our Estates and Facilities teams do so much work many of us may never see. We couldn’t care for patients or keep our services going without them. Today, on the first national healthcare Estates and Facilities Day, we’re celebrating their great work by sharing this short new video.
Scraping food waste into the bin will be the last many of us think about it. But green-thinking hospital staff have been working on a way to turn that waste into green energy. Rather than throw away tonnes of food rubbish from patient wards or hospital cafes, the waste is being transformed through special machines… Read more »
Have you ever had genetic testing or supported a friend or family member through it? Do you have a personal interest in genomics? If the answer is yes to either and you would like to take part in discussions about improving access and patient experience within genomic testing, we would love to hear… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is increasing opportunities for people to visit their loved ones in hospital. Due to a reduction in COVID-19 cases, the following changes have been introduced in general inpatient wards: Daily visiting slots can be up to two hours long There will no longer be a… Read more »
Anyone with an interest in healthcare is being invited to the next meeting of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Council of Governors on Thursday (9 June). During the meeting, the governors will look at performance at the Trust, which runs Colchester and Ipswich hospitals as well as a range of community… Read more »
Our genes play a huge part in our health – but new research has revealed they’re also responsible for how our bodies respond to the COVID-19 virus. Researchers at ESNEFT have been part of a clinical trial to see whether a patient becomes seriously ill with the virus because of their genetic makeup. Patients were… Read more »
Dementia Action Week runs from 16 to 22 May and the Colchester Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) is looking to raise awareness about potential prevention strategies of the illness. On Monday 16 May an event is being hosted by our partners Community360 at the One Colchester Hub called Better Brain Health. The aim of the event… Read more »
Dame Clare Marx picked up the first spade-full of earth and dug in on Wednesday 11 May 2022 as work began on the multimillion-pound centre for planned orthopaedic care which will open in 2024. Dame Clare said, “It’s an enormous pleasure to be here at the start of this exciting project. This new centre… Read more »