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A new, modern x-ray machine has been installed at Aldeburgh Hospital thanks to the generosity of local people. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) created the x-ray suite using a £320,000 gift to Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity from the Aldeburgh Hospital League of Friends. The new machine uses the latest digital… Read more »
Caroline Hyde was aware of bowel cancer. She’d followed Deborah James – also known as Bowel Babe – and her experience of being diagnosed, having treatment, and then sadly dying of the disease in June 2022. So when Caroline noticed blood in her poo and experienced pain, she was concerned she may have bowel cancer… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity is inviting families to sign up to stomp their way round Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park and help make this year’s Welly Walk its biggest yet. The fourth and final walk will give families the chance to explore a rewarding and fun-packed 5km trail before enjoying free entry to the… Read more »
Felixstowe Port Users Association (FPUA) has donated £5,000 to Ipswich Hospital to thank the diabetes service for the care it provides. The association chose Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity to benefit from its latest Christmas ball, after committee member Ian Taylor’s daughter Matilda, who is better known as Tilly, was diagnosed with type one diabetes… Read more »
ESNEFT has been named as a leading trust in a study that could reduce the time patients face waiting for gallbladder surgery. It is taking part in the Sunflower Study, which looks at whether patients require MRCP (Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography), prior to gall bladder surgery. ESNEFT was the sixth highest recruiter of participants in the… Read more »
Former Ipswich Hospital intensive care patients are taking steps on the road to recovery, at a group that also helps their families and loved ones. ICU Steps members meet every month at Bluebird Lodge, in Ipswich. They share stories of their illness, recovery, and experience of intensive care. ICU stands for intensive care unit. The… Read more »
Members of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are being invited to consider standing for election to its Council of Governors. The Trust, which runs Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals together with a range of community health services, is asking for nominations to fill 17 vacancies. This includes three public governor seats in… Read more »
We’re experiencing some technical difficulties with the phone lines at Ipswich Hospital. Our teams are working on the issue and we hope to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Thanks for bearing with us. If you’ve been unable to get through for a virtual appointment please be reassured we will continue to try to… Read more »
Patients at risk of falling in east Suffolk can now get help for a wide variety of health, social and wellbeing issues in a single place. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Woodbridge Holistic Assessment Team (WHAT) has launched the one-stop clinic to bring holistic care closer to home. Taking place monthly,… Read more »
An international masterclass focused on perfecting bowel cancer surgery has taken place at Colchester Hospital’s ICENI Centre. Organised by the Trust’s Ipswich Hospital colorectal team and led by consultant Mr Arshad Malik (pictured below), who specialises in robotic, laparoscopic colorectal and general surgery, the Colorectal Technical Skills Masterclass attracted delegates from as far afield as… Read more »
Working age people with Parkinson’s disease can now share experiences and get valuable peer support at a group specially designed to meet their needs. The group was set up by Ellen McGrath-Blake (pictured centre), who noticed a gap in provision after her husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s in 2019. Ellen volunteered to launch… Read more »
Scott Davey’s options to treat blood cancer were running out. The 47-year-old had experienced years of health issues and been told he had acquired a genetic mutation that resulted in cancer. The previously fit and active dad was then given another chance through a research study at Colchester Hospital. Scott Davey Scott, who works as… Read more »