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An allied health professional (AHP) who stepped up to care for COVID-19 patients found walking away from the role just as hard as taking her first steps into the critical care unit. Senior trauma operating department practitioner (ODP) Sam Davies-Eales supported critical care teams at Ipswich Hospital during the first and second waves of COVID-19. After… Read more »
A specialist midwife with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has received a major national award in recognition of the support she provides to parents who have lost babies. Ali Brett, who is based at Ipswich Hospital, won the Archie award at a ceremony held by the Mariposa Trust in London at… Read more »
Guest WiFi internet connections will be unavailable for up to 30 mins on Wednesday (13 October) at our hospitals. Both the ‘NHS Staff WiFi’ and ‘NHS WiFi’ (for patients and visitors) will be offline while our IT teams make some changes to the background systems. At Ipswich Hospital and east Suffolk community hospital sites, the… Read more »
One thousand unique ‘flowers’ have been created as part of a special installation to help fund a new breast care centre in Ipswich. The beautiful Blooms for Blossom will be ‘planted’ at the front of Ipswich Hospital and each unique flower will be available to take home at the end of the display. Created by… 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 »
Some COVID-19 restrictions in maternity services at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are being relaxed. The changes will apply at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals and the Coastal Birthing Unit at Clacton Hospital. From Wednesday 29 September 2021: Two birthing partners may accompany someone in labour from the point… Read more »
Cataract, corneal and eye correction surgery is now being carried out by a new state-of-the art laser. The new laser technology offers a more precise and comfortable treatment for ESNEFT patients without the need to cut or operate on the eye. The hospital trust has invested £750,000 on the new cataract refractive laser suite. Dr… Read more »
Visitors continue to be welcomed back at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) in a safe and controlled way. Patients can nominate one visitor who will be able to see them for one hour a day for the duration of their stay. Slightly different arrangements are in place on… 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 »
The pungent smell of burning petrol mixed with the extreme noise of racing cars tearing round the track is an experience many love to watch. But imagine you’re the lead doctor racing alongside in another Formula One ready to jump into action should there be a crash. That’s the reality for hospital consultant Dr Paul… Read more »
A support group set up for people referred to Ipswich Hospital with skin cancer has celebrated its tenth birthday by meeting face-to-face for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The group was formed in 2011 by Macmillan skin cancer clinical nurse specialist Rachel Alexander and current chair Sue Roberts, with help and advice… Read more »
Ipswich Hospital doctor Richard Bissett has won a national parascending competition. Richard, who works with the Stroke Team at Ipswich Hospital won the individual gold medal, as well gold in the three-member team event in the event which requires you to descend hundreds of feet through the air and land on a tiny target the… Read more »