Hospital archive resources
The reception area in Ivy Benson House at the Clacton Hospital site is being refurbished. All patients with appointments will be contacted by the Outpatients team, but their appointments won’t be affected. The building work starts tomorrow (Friday) and is due to finish on Sunday 23 June, opening as usual again on Tuesday 25 June…. Read more »
Varicose vein treatment is now an option at Clacton Hospital for patients, meaning they won’t have to travel to Colchester Hospital for treatment. The additional clinics have been set up at the seaside hospital to help offer treatment nearer patients’ homes. It also means the main theatres at Colchester Hospital can be prioritised for more… Read more »
Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer can find out more about their condition and how to prepare for radiotherapy treatment through two new animations produced for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The first animation explains more about prostate cancer and how radiotherapy treatment may impact a patient, what to expect during treatment, as… Read more »
Junior doctors across the NHS will be talking part in strike action this month. A four-day walkout of junior doctors will take place between 7am on Friday 11 August and 7am on Tuesday 15 August. We are committed to keeping disruption to services to a minimum. Our focus is on providing safe care for patients… 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 »
Patients and visitors are asked to bear with us as we temporarily close the loop road at the south end of our Ipswich Hospital site. The closure will allow for important road works ready for the opening of a new multi-million pound Accident and Emergency (A&E) department, Urgent Treatment Centre and an operating theatre hub…. Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) have joined forces to give 40 new recruits the chance to train as life-saving blue light staff. ESNEFT has gifted EEAST nearly £1 million of unused apprenticeship levy in a landmark agreement which will span the… Read more »
The Breast Care Centre at Ipswich Hospital will fully open to patients tomorrow (Tuesday 24 January) after the final two services move into the brand new state-of-the-art unit. The breast screening team was the first to begin using the multi-million pound facility earlier in January, and are now being joined by the clinics and imaging… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) and Suffolk New College have joined forces to make it easier for students to take the first steps into a fulfilling healthcare career. The partnership will see ESNEFT and Suffolk New College pool their expertise and resources to train the next generation of NHS staff before… Read more »
The speech and language team at Ipswich Hospital are celebrating a double victory. Nikki Bond, a speech and language therapy assistant, has become the first apprentice to be supported through her training by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust. While Susie Williams, specialist speech and language therapist, has secured funding for a rare research… Read more »
The widow of a keen sportsman who donated his organs to help others has encouraged everyone to talk to their families about donation and spoken of the comfort it gave her to know her husband’s decision was being respected. Pat Parkes has shared her story at the start of this year’s Organ Donation Week, which… Read more »
Urology patients will benefit from a faster diagnosis following the launch of a new unit at Colchester Hospital. Patients are referred to the urology team from their GP for recurrent bladder infections, blood in their wee or issues with kidney stones. They’re then seen through a variety of clinics in different areas at Colchester Hospital…. Read more »