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Patients have praised the support they’ve received from cancer nurse specialists during their diagnosis and treatment. With expertise and knowledge, cancer specialist nurses (CNS) are able to offer support and information for patients from their diagnosis through to treatment, being able to advocate for them and explain each stage and what each treatment means. Patricia… Read more »
A fresh approach to leadership is now in place in the Maternity Service at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) – including a ground-breaking new role which will increase the support available to staff, parents and babies. Four new appointments will work across all ESNEFT sites, including Director of Midwifery Ros Bullen-Bell,… Read more »
Local people have been digging deep in their pockets to help us fundraise for a new Breast Care Centre at Ipswich Hospital. And now it’s time for the digging to start for real. Teams today began the building work on the new multimillion pound treatment centre. As our photos show, staff and patients joined the… Read more »
The first ESNEFT patient to receive a new antibody for COVID-19 has spoken of her relief at being able to have the treatment when she caught the virus. Tracey Reinman lives with Crohn’s disease. The condition means she’s extremely vulnerable and has spent much of the last two years feeling “terrified” of catching COVID-19. Although… Read more »
Nursing colleagues from East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) were guests at a visit by Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance’s (EHAAT) airbase at North Weald. EHAAT is a local life-saving charity and works alongside the hospitals, emergency services and supporting organisations… Read more »
A new Post Office counter has opened within WHSmith at Colchester Hospital today. It will be open seven days a week – Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 2pm – making it very convenient for patients, visitors and staff who are already on the hospital site to access essential… Read more »
More visitors will soon be welcome to visit patients on wards in hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). From Thursday 3 March, up to three people will be able to see a patient for the duration of their hospital stay. It is not possible for three visitors to visit… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) recent performance against key government targets will be on the agenda when the Board holds its next meeting on Thursday (3 March). During the morning, the Board will hear about the experience of a patient who has been treated through ESNEFT’s robotics programme, as well as… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity has launched a new event for 2022. This is an exciting opportunity that we are inviting the public to get involved with to support their local NHS hospitals. The Hospital Hero Hike will take place on Sunday 1 May and is a 21-mile challenge walk from Colchester Hospital to Ipswich… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant record numbers of people are waiting for NHS hospital treatment in England. Are you one of them? If so, it’s vital you get the advice, information and support you need while you wait. Please take part in this survey from Healthwatch Suffolk. Healthwatch Suffolk’s role is to independently capture people’s experiences,… Read more »
A footpath diversion will be in place in car park F at Ipswich Hospital for two weeks in February 2022 to help pedestrians while some building work takes place. This is the patient and visitor car park straight ahead as vehicles drive onto the hospital site from the main Heath Road entrance. From Wednesday (February… Read more »
More than 200 patients have benefitted from being operated on by robotic technology at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) during the past year. The £2.5m Davinci Xi surgical robot was introduced 12 months ago. Since then, surgeons have used it to successfully carry out minimally-invasive colon, rectal and gynaecological cancer operations,… Read more »