Hospital archive resources
Listening to patients is crucial when it comes to their care. But it’s not just during treatment that clinicians listen to patient feedback – it also provides valuable information for new research studies into certain conditions. That’s exactly what happened when Nicola Marsden developed Long COVID. Nicola became ill with COVID-19 in April 2020. Before… Read more »
An orthopaedic surgeon at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has been elected to take on a highly prestigious national role to improve patient care and uphold professional standards in the world of specialist musculoskeletal surgery. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mark Bowditch has been named vice president-elect by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and… Read more »
A grateful patient has praised the “heroes” at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) for the compassion and kindness they have shown during his treatment for cancer. George Paul was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2019. But the 82-year-old hasn’t let the illness stop him, and still plays golf regularly, swims… Read more »
A specialist service which gives patients potentially life-changing help to camouflage facial disfigurements, acne marks, scars, surgical wounds and other skin conditions has relaunched at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The skin camouflage clinic is run by Allison Weston, maxillofacial and plastic surgery nurse specialist / surgical practitioner, and gives patients… Read more »
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 »