Hospital archive resources
A surgeon at Colchester Hospital is at the forefront of teaching keyhole surgery techniques to clinicians around the world. Clinical lead for surgery and consultant colorectal surgeon Sharmila Gupta is helping to roll out nationally accredited training programmes in laparoscopic (keyhole) colorectal surgery all over the globe in a bid to share best practice and… Read more »
Neill Moloney, Managing Director at East Suffolk and North East Essex Foundation Trust which runs Ipswich Hospital said: ‘Yesterday evening the major power cut across parts of England and Wales also affected Ipswich Hospital, where we experienced a small power issue on site. The emergency generators at the hospital all worked, but a circuit breaker… Read more »
As work to improve and extend the front of Colchester Hospital gathers pace, 49 modular units will be arriving on the Turner Road site over the next seven days and lifted into position like building blocks by two large cranes. This work will see the new single-storey Urgent Treatment Centre in front of the existing Emergency Department, along with… Read more »
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. Head of capital developments at Colchester Hospital, John Fulcher. Work has begun to build a new specialist drugs unit… 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.
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. The foundations are now being laid as part of the project to extend and transform the front of the building. This follows an extensive programme of demolition and preparatory work on the Turner Road site. Construction of the extension to the main building and Urgent Treatment… 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 »