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A range of new equipment which makes it easier for clinicians to examine their patients’ eyes has been introduced at Ipswich Hospital thanks to a donation from a charitable fund. The ophthalmology department was presented with £37,000 following a successful bid to the Fonnereau Road Health Foundation Fund, which provides grants for equipment which… Read more »
Lee Tyler, managing director of Stroods Specialist Contractors who are carrying out the work, Stephen Pullen, deputy pharmacy production manager at Colchester Hospital, ESNEFT Chief Executive Nick Hulme, head of pharmacy quality assurance Professor Oweikumo Eradiri and head of capital developments at Colchester Hospital John Fulcher. Work has begun to build a new specialist drugs… Read more »
Here’s the summer issue of our ESNEFT life magazine. It is packed full of good news and staff achievements, celebrating some of the best stories from across the trust. Click on the image to download your copy.
New mums have been sharing the benefits of a baby massage course for both them and their newborns. Baby massage sessions specifically for neonatal babies at Colchester Hospital offer support to parents and are helping to provide special bonding time too. The aim of the five-week course, held in the Iceni Centre, is to promote… Read more »
Critical care patients at Ipswich and Colchester hospitals can now take part in rehabilitation more easily following the introduction of new state-of-the-art beds. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs the hospitals, has so far taken delivery of 13 new beds, with a further 15 to follow in phases over the… Read more »
The major redevelopment of Colchester Hospital has officially begun. noviniti Limited director Jonathan Houlston, Director of Finance at ESNEFT Dawn Scrafield, ESNEFT Chief Executive Nick Hulme and WH Smith business development manager Haley-Mae Benton, pictured at Colchester Hospital The foundations are now being laid as part of the project to extend and transform the front… Read more »
A new phlebotomy clinic which will make it quicker and more convenient for patients in Ipswich to have blood tests has opened its doors. The Landseer Road Phlebotomy Clinic has welcomed its first patients after BBC Radio Suffolk’s Mark Murphy cut the ribbon to mark its launch yesterday (1 July). It is run by the… Read more »
The next generation of doctors have been given a hands-on look at what it takes to enjoy a career in medicine during a special event organised by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). A group of 48 aspiring doctors from schools across Suffolk and Essex took part in a careers day at… Read more »
The way patients and visitors get into the main Colchester Hospital building and Emergency Department is changing. The existing entrance to the main hospital building is closing from Wednesday, 26 June as part of the major redevelopment to transform and improve the front of the building, and while the work is carried out a temporary… Read more »
All ESNEFT patients can now receive potentially life-changing help to camouflage facial disfigurements, acne marks, scars, surgical wounds and other skin conditions following the expansion of our skin camouflage clinic. The clinic sees Allison Weston, maxillofacial and plastic surgery nurse specialist, teach patients how to apply special make-up to cover their scar or condition. It… Read more »
Mums-to-be who are receiving care from East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are being given the chance to try out a new way of accessing ante-natal care which aims to encourage mutual support and help tackle isolation. Left to right:- midwives Carol Wells, Jess Rowland, Clair Barker, Helen Smith and support worker Laura… Read more »
Women are being given an opportunity to forget about the stress of cancer treatment and take some time for themselves to enjoy a different type of therapy. The Look Good Feel Better workshops at Colchester Hospital support women of all ages who have had, or are undergoing, cancer treatment following a diagnosis of any form… Read more »