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There’s been further success for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s spinal surgery team after it was announced consultant spinal surgeon David Cumming has been elected president of the British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS). BASS is one of several spinal societies which form the United Kingdom Spine Societies Board (UKSSB) and it… Read more »
Nurse specialists come in many forms, from working with children, cardiac nurses or those working in oncology caring for cancer patients. But a new kind of nurse specialist has joined the ranks at ESNEFT in the form of a nurse endoscopist. Michele Boffardi and Gabriel Gora are two of the new nurse endoscopists who are… Read more »
From caring for patients with Coronavirus (COVID-19), to vaccinating people against the deadly virus and fighting for his life in between, Jaypee Palis has had remarkable year. In just 12 months the nurse, based at Colchester Hospital, has witnessed and experienced first-hand the emotional extremes brought about by the ebb and flow of the pandemic…. Read more »
New parking technology is being introduced at Ipswich Hospital next week to make it easier and more convenient for everyone to park. The hospital team is introducing an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for staff and visitor parking from Monday 10 May. The biggest benefit for visitors and patients is that new payment machines… Read more »
Patients are being settled back into life at home when they leave hospital thanks to a new service which has launched in north Essex. The escorted home service enables patients with limited mobility to be settled back home safely by a member of Colchester Hospital’s therapies team, who checks they have everything they need following… Read more »
Meet Alex – a student nurse who volunteered to opt into a scheme to enable students to be part of the paid workforce to help care for hospital patients during the pandemic. Working with the acute medical team at Colchester Hospital he was straight in at the deep end, caring for a patient with respiratory failure,… Read more »
A partnership of Suffolk health and care providers has begun delivering an early supported discharge service (ESD) for stroke patients across Suffolk. The Suffolk Alliance, which is a partnership of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) and Suffolk County Council, will run an early supported discharge… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is making further changes to visiting arrangements at its hospitals, including the relaxation of existing Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in maternity services. The changes apply in four areas – maternity, emergency departments (A&E), children’s services and end of life care. The new arrangements in maternity will be… Read more »
Members of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are being invited to consider standing for election to its Council of Governors. The Trust, which runs Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals together with a range of community health services, is asking for nominations to fill 10 vacancies. This includes public governor seats in Colchester,… Read more »
With a passion for people, a commitment to the NHS and a strong belief in staff feeling supported and having a sense of purpose, new ESNEFT Director Kate Read has hit the ground running since her arrival in January. Kate, the Trust’s new Director of People and Organisational Development, says she’s been made to feel… Read more »
New Chief Nurse Giles Thorpe joined the Trust in November, taking on the role before the second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit. He’s shared his hopes, passions and how he wants to provide the best care for patients while supporting staff in an honest and open interview. With a 20-year career in the NHS, beginning… Read more »
Two children’s nurses who have been working in the adult intensive therapy unit through the pandemic say the experience has been completely different from their usual nursing shifts. Fourteen children’s nurses from Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals have been working on critical care wards since the beginning of January to help with the additional pressure in… Read more »