Hospital archive resources
Ten years on, a quiet corner of Holywells Park in Ipswich continues to speak volumes about love, loss and what might have been. The Tree of Remembrance, designed by local artist Jeff Abbot, is unlike any other. Crafted from recycled metal, its branches do not bear leaves in the usual sense. Instead, they hold around 300 small brass… Read more »
Operating department practitioners – known as ODPs – are a key part of our surgical teams. They’re vital in supporting patients, as well as surgeons and anaesthetists before, during and after an operation. Their role includes setting up a theatre, preparing equipment and medicines as well as talking to patients and caring for them when they have their operation. This week we’re celebrating our ODPs and… Read more »
Having worked in a range of jobs, including the police and pubs, a career in nursing wasn’t something Anna Kruczek had considered. Then she joined ESNEFT as a health care assistant (HCA) in 2013 and her eyes were opened about a role she knew she’d love. So she grasped the on-the-job learning opportunity of an… Read more »
Midwife Grace Lucas was just doing her job when she helped deliver Kelly Bowler’s daughter Penelope into the world at Colchester Hospital, in September 2023. However, her impact was hugely significant, so much so that Kelly – who had suffered a miscarriage with her second baby a year earlier – gave Penelope the middle name,… Read more »
Here at ESNEFT we are playing our part to train the next generation of nurses in Africa. The Trust’s resuscitation team have donated several Basic Life Support (BLS) mannequins to hospitals and training programmes in Malawi and Zambia. Our link comes with Professor Chris Carter of Birmingham City University, who worked at Colchester Hospital –… Read more »
After three years of trying and three IVF transfers, Jessica Savill and partner Ewan were unsuccessful in getting pregnant. A complication from a previous emergency caesarean section meant Jessica couldn’t conceive. She said: “On paper there was no reason why we shouldn’t be able to get pregnant, but it just wasn’t happening for us. After IVF not being successful, we went back to our consultant at Ipswich Hospital to see if there was anything… Read more »
Healthwatch Essex has launched a new survey or people who provide unpaid care and support to family members, friends or others in their lives. Healthwatch Essex is an external organisation who work listens to people about all aspects of their health and care. They use the feedback to help grow and improve services as well as signposting people find the right care and support they need. The survey is looking for information around breaks for unpaid carers… Read more »
Lucy, a mum of three from Manningtree, experienced something incredible recently — she heard sound from her right side for the very first time in her life. Born with a congenital abnormality of her right inner ear, Lucy had always struggled to hear sounds on that side. However, after having a MED-EL BONEBRIDGE implant fitted… Read more »
Women will find out if they are at risk of womb cancer – or not – within days, rather than weeks, thanks to a new service at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The Trust is the first in the East of England to launch the WID-easy test. It’s a safe, quick… Read more »
A patient from Suffolk says a pioneering procedure at Ipswich Hospital has completely changed his life. Gordon Neal, 81, had a rare condition called bowel angina, which caused severe pain every time he ate or even thought about food. Over a few years he lost around four stone and found it almost impossible to live… Read more »
A cancer patient, given months to live, has hit a major milestone after completing his 100th round of immunotherapy treatment. Charles Anderson, 76, of Holland-on-Sea, who renovates houses for a living, received his fortnightly infusion at Clacton Hospital. Having had surgery to remove his bladder and prostate in September 2019 – months after being diagnosed… Read more »
A message for our patients Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) in England are set to go on strike. The action is part of an ongoing dispute with the government over pay, conditions and employment. The strike is due to run from 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 6.59am on Monday 13 April. Industrial… Read more »