Hospital archive resources
Hospedia, which provides TV and telephone services in hospitals, is giving Ipswich and Colchester patients free bedside TV all day on Christmas Day. The viewing schedule includes a showing of a Goldilocks and the Three Bears pantomime to help spread Christmas cheer. The Christmas offer comes in addition to other free services available throughout the… Read more »
Having the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will mean Superintendent MRI Radiographer Belinda Ling can get back to where she wants to be – on the frontline caring for patients. Belinda has been running the new MRI scanner project at Ipswich Hospital during the pandemic so she could keep herself and her husband of 34 years, Chris,… Read more »
When Sue Eastbrook and Debbie Reed began a new role together 20 years ago, they never imagined they’d continue and retire following the same shift two decades later. Sue, who began her NHS career 48 years ago in London, joined the team at Essex County Hospital in 1976, first as a staff nurse, then a… Read more »
Having the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine was an early birthday present for one of the first people to receive it at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). Eighty-one-year-old Raymond Wray, from Clacton, was the first person to have the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination at Colchester Hospital, closely followed by Alice Lennox, who turns 82… Read more »
A multi-million pound project to transform urgent and emergency care at Ipswich Hospital is set to begin after plans to improve public transport access to the site were agreed. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has been granted permission to build a new £35m urgent treatment centre (UTC) and emergency department (ED)… Read more »
We have made changes to our blood clinics at Colchester Hospital and the Primary Care Centre (PCC) on Turner Road. This is to protect our patients and staff during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to make sure social distancing can be maintained in our clinics. From 8 December patients need to book blood test appointments… Read more »
We’ve some projects underway at Ipswich Hospital in the coming days which visitors to our sites may need to be aware of. We apologise for disruption, which teams are working hard to keep to a minimum. Thanks to our Estates and Facilities team for all their hard work. A new MRI scanner is arriving at… Read more »
People living with cancer in Suffolk and Essex can access a wide range of local and national resources launched during the pandemic. Videos from cancer specialists, digital support groups and practical information can now be accessed through a wealth of online resources. The ESNEFT website has published a wide range of online information, and Ipswich’s John… Read more »
Planting extra trees, harvesting rainwater and installing LED lighting are just some of the ways we are helping improve the hospitals’ carbon footprint. As part of our Green Plan launched by ESNEFT, we are committed to a wide range of eco-initiatives over the next three years. All areas of the Trust are earmarked for improvements… Read more »
Patients who have spent time in critical care in one of the hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) can now watch an informative video explaining more about their stay on the unit to help their recovery. The film, which has been put together by staff at Ipswich Hospital, starts… Read more »
Multi-million pound plans to transform the Children’s Department at Ipswich Hospital have been submitted. The department is in great need of an upgrade to improve and transform patient experience and care. Clinical lead for Paediatrics Dr Lauren Filby said: “Children are a huge part of this hospital. That’s why we want to create a more… Read more »
Thank you so much to everyone in our communities who has donated gifts and made charitable contributions to our hospital teams during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We have been overwhelmed by people’s generosity and community spirit, as scrubs, food parcels and thank you messages have arrived, and fundraising for our COVID-19 Staff Wellbeing fund has… Read more »