Hospital archive resources
A senior radiographer who helped set up Ipswich Hospital’s first CT service has spoken of the changes she has seen and the enjoyment she has taken from her career as she prepares to retire after nearly 40 years at the trust. Lynette Bulley began working at the hospital in January 1978 after completing her training… Read more »
Dedicated staff who have together clocked up 12,493 years of service for the NHS have been honoured for their hard work and dedication. A total of 520 staff working for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals as well as some community health services, were thanked for… Read more »
Long-serving nurse Paulene Morrow hung up her uniform for the final time this week, bringing a 36-year career at Ipswich Hospital to an end. Seventy-five-year-old Paulene said goodbye to patients and staff on Haughley Ward one last time. Originally from Liverpool, Paulene qualified as a nurse in 1998 and prior to that worked at Ipswich… Read more »
A planning application is being prepared to provide additional car parking facilities for staff on the Colchester Hospital site. The proposal is for a single-storey deck car park on top of the lower half of Car Park K (behind the villas) to provide around 140 additional spaces. This will replace the staff car parking spaces… Read more »
A much-loved husband who was given just 48 hours to live after suffering a serious heart attack on Christmas Day has praised his care he received at Ipswich Hospital and the “exceptionally good” help he has been given since from a special patient support group. Ivan Spilling was rushed to intensive care in December 2017… Read more »
Planning to visit someone in hospital? Please help us to keep our patients safe this winter by staying away if you are unwell. If you have had diarrhoea and / or vomiting, please do not visit our hospitals until 48 hours after your last symptom. If you’re unsure, please contact the ward for advice before… Read more »
From Tuesday 19 November patients with appointments at Ipswich Hospital will be able to see appointment letters and details online through the hospital’s new patient portal. Next time an appointment is booked, patients with a registered mobile phone number will be sent a text message inviting them to sign up to the system and the… Read more »
The main footpath from the visitors’ car park to the main block at Colchester Hospital will be closed from 7am on Wednesday, 13 November through to Wednesday, 27 November. This closure is necessary so drainage works can be carried out as part of the ongoing project to redevelop the hospital’s main entrance to improve… Read more »
Patients are being treated for the first time at Colchester Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art cancer centre after a successful five-year fundraising campaign. The Collingwood Centre is set to transform and improve patient care for people living with cancer in north Essex. One of the first people to receive treatment in the £3.25million unit was Roger Sharman,… Read more »
Babies in east Suffolk can now get treatment for tongue-tie closer to home following the launch of a dedicated clinic at Ipswich Hospital. The new clinic offers quick and painless tongue-tie divisions to make it easier for babies to feed. It will be led by midwife and infant feeding co-ordinator Linda Page, who has been… Read more »
We are preparing to treat patients for the first time at Colchester Hospital’s new cancer centre. The Mary Barron Suite and Haematology Day Unit have merged and will both be located in The Collingwood Centre – our new £3.25million cancer centre – from Monday, 11 November. Please note that this means the Mary Barron Suite… Read more »
New data shows that stroke patients at Ipswich and Colchester hospitals are getting timely access to specialist treatment and assessment, in turn giving them a better chance of making a good recovery. The most recent SSNAP (Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme) data places the hospitals, which are run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS… Read more »