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Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity is inviting families to join this year’s Welly Walk and stomp their way round Jimmy’s Farm – all while raising vital funds to benefit young patients. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 24 September and will give people the chance to enjoy a brand new interactive route while supporting… Read more »
A grateful family have donated more than £11,000 to Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity and thanked staff at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) for the care they gave their much-loved wife, mother and friend. Rita Hoyle passed away in November following a cancer diagnosis four years earlier. Throughout her illness, Rita… Read more »
People living with inflammatory arthritis in the Ipswich area are being encouraged to join “brilliant” exercise sessions which are specially tailored to help ease their symptoms. The rheumatoid arthritis group gives patients the chance to take part in guided exercise sessions in the physiotherapy gym and hydrotherapy pool at Ipswich Hospital, which is run by… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity’s Extreme Abseil has so far raised more than £41,000 for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) hospitals and community sites, with donations continuing to come in. The iconic event took place over the weekend and saw both individuals and corporate teams take on the adrenaline-pumping challenge by… Read more »
Radiographers across the NHS will be talking part in strike action this month. A two-day walkout will take place between 8am on Tuesday 25 July and 8am on Thursday 27 July. We are committed to keeping disruption to services to a minimum. Our focus is on providing safe care for patients who need urgent and… Read more »
Parents-to-be are being invited to join a research trial at Ipswich Hospital looking at treatment options for high blood pressure during pregnancy. The team at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is part of a national trial called Giant PANDA. The trial is looking into treatment options for parents-to-be who have high… Read more »
Colleagues from across ESNEFT are gearing up to test their pedal power by cycling 85 miles in memory of much-loved orthopaedic surgeon Dame Clare Marx. Around 12 past and present staff will ride from Ipswich Hospital to the Royal College of Surgeons in London – of which Dame Clare was appointed the first female president… Read more »
New figures show that nine patients helped to save or improve lives by donating their organs after death at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) last year. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and ESNEFT have released the figures to mark the publication of the annual Organ Donation and Transplantation… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has been awarded a coveted gold award in recognition of the support it offers to people serving in the armed forces, veterans and their families. The award, which is the highest badge of honour an employer can receive, has been presented to the Trust as part… Read more »
Doctors across the NHS will be talking part in strike action this month. A five-day walkout of junior doctors will take place between 7am on Thursday 13 July and 7am on Tuesday 18 July. Two days later, NHS consultants will go on strike for 48 hours, starting on 20 July and going through until 7am… Read more »
The families and carers of patients who are in the last 12 months of life can now relax in a calming environment away from the wards after East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) opened two calming Butterfly Service and Information Centres. The centres offer a valuable opportunity for respite away from the… Read more »
The National Health Service is 75 on Wednesday 5 July. To mark the occasion, ESNEFT colleagues have shared what the NHS means to them.