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More visitors will soon be welcome to visit patients on wards in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). From Thursday 3 March, up to three people will be able to see a patient for the duration of their hospital stay. It is not possible for three visitors to visit… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) recent performance against key government targets will be on the agenda when the Board holds its next meeting on Thursday (3 March). During the morning, the Board will hear about the experience of a patient who has been treated through ESNEFT’s robotics programme, as well as… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity has launched a new event for 2022. This is an exciting opportunity that we are inviting the public to get involved with to support their local NHS hospitals. The Hospital Hero Hike will take place on Sunday 1 May and is a 21-mile challenge walk from Colchester Hospital to Ipswich… Read more »
More than 200 patients have benefitted from being operated on by robotic technology at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) during the past year. The £2.5m Davinci Xi surgical robot was introduced 12 months ago. Since then, surgeons have used it to successfully carry out minimally-invasive colon, rectal and gynaecological cancer operations,… Read more »
Patients in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) will be able to have a visitor to see them again. A restricted visiting policy is being reintroduced in all the Trust’s hospitals from Monday, 14 February. It comes after a majority of ward visiting had to be suspended at the… Read more »
A general and colorectal consultant with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is now able to teach complex robotic surgery to others after demonstrating his own expertise and achieving consistently good results for patients. Subash Vasudevan has become one of just a handful of consultants from around the country to become a… Read more »
People who are being cared for in the hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are being given a new leaflet designed to spark conversations to help smooth their journey home after treatment. Called “We’re with you all the way”, the leaflet is packed full of information to help patients… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is offering job-seekers a helping hand into a fulfilling career thanks to a new project highlighting the variety of roles which are available in medical diagnostics. The pilot scheme will see around 130 learners from all ages and backgrounds given the chance to take part in… Read more »
Pregnant people in labour will soon be able to be accompanied by two birthing partners again in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). Visiting hours on antenatal and postnatal wards are also being extended in maternity services. The Trust’s maternity visiting guidance was updated earlier this month to keep… Read more »
National COVID-19 restrictions are due to be lifted in England from Thursday, 27 January, and although there will be lots of changes outside healthcare settings, all our existing Infection Prevention and Control guidance remains the same inside our hospitals. We are still asking all patients, visitors, and our staff, to: Wear a surgical face mask… Read more »
Patients with suspected prostate cancer will now benefit from a faster diagnosis following the introduction of joint consultant and nurse-led biopsy service. The service at Ipswich Hospital will mean patients can be treated as an outpatient and have the faster procedure under a local anaesthetic with “accurate targeting of abnormal areas of the prostate”. Katie… Read more »
Losing a baby is devastating, but the pain and worry doesn’t disappear when a family is expecting again. To help support mums-to-be a specialist clinic has been running at Ipswich Hospital as part of a research study, with regular scans, the same clinical team and on-hand reassurance should the family need it. The rainbow clinic… Read more »