Hospital archive resources
Doctors and radiographers across the NHS will be striking in the latest round of industrial action. Consultants and junior doctors will strike from 7am next Monday (2 October) to 7am Thursday (5 October). Radiographers will also join the strike on the Tuesday (3 October). We are committed to keeping disruption to services to a minimum. Our… Read more »
The loop road at the south end of the Ipswich Hospital site, near the main entrance (south) and the Garrett Anderson Centre, is due to reopen next week (week beginning Monday 2 October). Drop-off and pick-up zones for patients will again be available directly outside the Emergency Department and Garrett Anderson Centre, and close to… Read more »
Jimmy Doherty joined forces with fundraising families to raise nearly £3,000 for Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity by taking part in Sunday’s Welly Walk. Held at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park, the event raised £2,850 towards the transformation of the children’s department at Ipswich Hospital. Participants of all ages donned their wellington boots alongside friends… Read more »
The final bolt has been tightened to bring together a state-of-the-art £64million elective orthopaedic centre which will transform care for Suffolk and Essex patients who need planned surgery on bones, joints and muscles. The Dame Clare Marx Building was ‘topped out’ on Friday (22 September). It is being constructed by East Suffolk and North Essex… Read more »
A diabetes research study offering free continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) equipment for patients has been so successful it’s been given the go ahead to double the number of research participants. The Freestyle Libre study is a study looking into the effectiveness of CGM devices for people with diabetes. Due to the success of the study… Read more »
Doctors across the NHS will be taking part in strike action next week. And for the first time in NHS history, junior doctors and consultants are taking industrial action on the same day. On Tuesday and Wednesday (19 and 20 September), there will be a Christmas Day level of service for consultants’ industrial action. Junior… Read more »
The widow of an engineer who transformed the lives of at least three people by donating his organs after his death has spoken of her pride at his generosity and the legacy he left. Alan Skippen (pictured below) died at Ipswich Hospital, which is run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, in… Read more »
Colchester Hospital’s main entrance is temporarily closing from Monday and people will follow a short diversion, using a new entrance just a short distance away. The new temporary entrance, which will be signposted, will be just around the corner from the Subway shop (see picture). A short diversion will take people through the inside of… Read more »
It sounds easy to stand on one leg – but not while you’re in a pool and you’ve broken the tibia and fibular bone in your left leg. That’s what happened to Shane last year, who is now having physiotherapy but trying to do the #FlamingoChallenge of standing on one leg for a minute. Shane,… Read more »
All aboard! This new bus stop feature is ready for our patients on St Osyth Priory Ward at Clacton Hospital. It’s a seating area to encourage patients to meet and socialise. It’s part of a whole ward refurbishment to improve the environment for patients, including making it dementia-friendly. Thanks to the ward team – some… Read more »
Patients with heart failure can now have life-saving surgery at Ipswich Hospital, instead of having to travel to specialist centres in the region. ESNEFT’s cardiac team which works across Colchester and Ipswich can now fit biventricular pacemakers, something that previously could only be done at The Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge and Essex… Read more »
Finance and performance will be among the items on the agenda when East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Board meets on Thursday (7 September). During the morning, the Board will discuss quality and patient safety, as well as its digital, data and technology strategy. It will also hear more about a patient’s… Read more »