Hospital archive resources
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 »
Apprenticeships have come a long way in recent years, as Debbie McArthur can confirm. Having completed a masters-level apprenticeship (Level 7), Debbie, who works at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), said the qualification boosted her confidence in her role as an NHS manager. Debbie, who is the head of apprenticeships and… Read more »
Belinda Perkins wasn’t aware when she had robotic surgery to remove bowel cancer she was the 2,000th patient at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) to be treated using the advanced technology. Since the introduction of robotic surgery four years ago at the Trust, many patients having colorectal, urological and gynaecological surgery… Read more »
After years of hard work, Jenny Lymburn finally qualified as an occupational therapist (OT) after completing her apprenticeship. But her success is bittersweet after her husband died on New Year’s Eve last year, before he could see her reach her goal of becoming an OT. Jenny, who works in the REACT (Reactive Emergency Assessment Community… Read more »
A phone app for patients with Parkinson’s disease has won a Health Service Journal award. ESNEFT patients have been able to use the app as a pilot project during the last year. The technology remotely measures voice, walking, balance, reaction time, finger dexterity and speed, rest tremor and postural tremor. The app is a pilot… Read more »