Hospital archive resources
A dietitian with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has become the first in the region and only one of a handful nationally to earn a sought-after qualification which allows her to prescribe certain medicines to further improve patient care. Sara Rollin, who is based at Ipswich Hospital, sailed through her supplementary… Read more »
Guidance for visiting maternity wards and attending ultrasound scans has changed at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The Trust has been looking at how it can safely ease the existing restrictions in maternity services. These had to be put in place due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not… Read more »
A talented schoolgirl has shown her appreciation for the NHS staff who cared for her by painting and selling rocks she finds on her daily walks. Rubie, or Rubie Rocks as she’s now known, has raised £650 through lockdown after deciding she wanted to help give something back. The eight-year-old girl from Wivenhoe was… Read more »
When Margaret Holton called her doctor because she felt a bit breathless, she didn’t realise quite how poorly she was. By the time she reached hospital a few hours later, she was fighting for her life in intensive care. The 60-year-old from Aldeburgh called her doctor on 5 April, but “remembers very little” about being… Read more »
Visiting rules have been relaxed at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) so that some patients and their loved ones can see each other again. The Trust reintroduced visiting on 15 June. It comes after the publication of new national guidance on hospital visiting during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…. Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has welcomed back two former non-executive directors (NEDs) with a raft of experience in finance and steering transformation projects. Elaine Noske and Diane Leacock will act as interims and will serve on the Board for the next six months. They bring with them extensive experience at… Read more »
Work to refurbish the lake area at Colchester Hospital has begun. The project started before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and has resumed this week. It is part of the wider redevelopment of the front of the main hospital building. The benefits of green space to health and wellbeing are well recognised. These improvements to the… Read more »
Pregnant women are able to choose to have their baby at ESNEFT’s Midwife Led Units once again. The service was temporarily suspended in April to keep both our staff and patients safe during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has re-established this service at Colchester (Juno Suite) and… Read more »
Around 450 people have fed back their views on a proposal to create an elective care centre (ECC) in Colchester for patients who need planned orthopaedic surgery, such as hip and knee replacements. The community was encouraged to comment on East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) plans to create the centre at… Read more »
Nick Hulme, Chief Executive for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We can confirm that one patient in their 50s who had underlying health conditions, has sadly passed away at Colchester Hospital. The patient had tested positive for COVID-19. “Our thoughts and condolences remain with the patient’s family and loved ones at this… Read more »
Nick Hulme, Chief Executive for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We can confirm that two patients in their 70s who both had underlying health conditions, have sadly passed away at Ipswich Hospital. One patient in their 90s, who had underlying health conditions has sadly passed away at Felixstowe Hospital. The… Read more »
Nick Hulme, Chief Executive for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We can confirm that one patient in their 80s who had underlying health conditions, has sadly passed away at Colchester Hospital. One patient in their 70s, who had underlying health conditions has sadly passed away at Ipswich Hospital. The patients… Read more »