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Pregnant women who are at risk of having a premature baby can now receive targeted support to reduce their chances of early delivery thanks to a specialist clinic at Ipswich Hospital. The pre-term prevention clinic was launched this year to reduce the number of women delivering early, or losing their babies because of a late… Read more »
Attending appointments and visiting ESNEFT hospitals Visiting policies and arrangements for attending appointments at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) have been reviewed to keep everyone safe. Some changes are being made to protect patients and staff following an increase in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the… Read more »
A consultant with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of the 75 most influential colorectal surgeons in European history in recognition of the contribution he has made to patient care. Arshad Malik was included in ‘A History of the European Society of Coloproctology’, which brings together the 75… Read more »
It’s been a year like no other. It’s hard to put into words. Here, some of our NHS staff describe their highs and lows and just what 2020 means to them. Watch the full length video on our YouTube channel.
A 40-year NHS career is full of highs, lows and everything in between, but for Karen Moss, one of her most memorable moments was giving birth to a Christmas Day baby surrounded by her friends and colleagues. The Neonatal Unit lead nurse and ward sister at Colchester Hospital has spent many Christmases at work, but… Read more »
The new issue of our ESNEFT magazine is out now. The magazine features the latest news in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Download your copy here.
Plans to build a new £5.3million Breast Care Centre at Ipswich Hospital have been given the green light. The new centre will transform the experience patients have when they come to hospital by bringing all elements of breast care under one roof – the clinic, the imaging department and hospital breast screening. A planning application… Read more »
Patients, carers and the public have been invited to join the next virtual meeting of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Council of Governors which takes place in January. During the meeting, governors who were voted into post during a recent election will be formally appointed, as will new non-executive directors (NEDs)…. Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has thanked local people for their generosity after an appeal to raise funds to support its 10,000 staff and volunteers during COVID-19 topped £650,000. Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity has received the money from both the public and from NHS Charities Together, while more than £200,000… Read more »
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 »