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Patients experiencing continence issues can now access more information and support following the launch of a new service at Colchester. Information about the best products and treatment available alongside improved assessments and coordination with community teams has been rolled out to help support patients. Staff at Colchester Hospital have undergone additional training to benefit patients… Read more »
When Barbara’s daughter suddenly became very poorly due to a neurosurgery in her brain, she suddenly became her main carer. Overnight her daughter, who was a married mum with a baby and a high-flying career, had her world turned upside down. Barbara Carr, who lives in north Essex, had to step in to look after… Read more »
The next meeting of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Council of Governors takes place on Thursday (3 June). During the meeting, the governors will look at performance at the trust, which runs Colchester and Ipswich hospitals as well as a range of community health services. Governors will also receive an update… Read more »
They’re the backbone of the NHS, giving up hours of their time every week to help. To celebrate their hard work, we’re shining a spotlight on five of our many volunteers who have dedicated their time as part of Volunteers’ Week. Robin Coates working in the pharmacy at Colchester Hospital Robin Coates, 61, is a… Read more »
Trainee doctors at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are now able to perfect their endoscopy skills without touching a patient following the introduction of a new state-of-the-art virtual reality simulator. The equipment, called an EndoSim, allows students to practice almost any procedure in a classroom environment, including endoscopy of the lower… Read more »
A handheld robotic device is helping surgeons at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) to map the inside of patients’ knees and accurately plan surgery before a single cut is made on the joint. The NAVIO robotic-assisted surgical device is hoped to improve outcomes – including faster recoveries – for patients having… Read more »
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP visited dedicated teams leading the restart of routine NHS care at Colchester Hospital today, Thursday 27 May. On his visit to the hospital, run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), the Prime Minister also took a quick tour of The Collingwood Centre to talk to… Read more »
Nearly 700 patients a month are receiving effective care for suspected broken bones while making fewer trips to Colchester Hospital following the introduction of a virtual fracture clinic. The clinic gives orthopaedic consultants the chance to review the notes, histories and x-rays of any patient coming to Colchester Hospital’s emergency department, Clacton’s minor injuries unit… Read more »
Trainee orthopaedic surgeons have named two hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) in their top three places to train in the region. Colchester Hospital has been named Orthopaedic Training Hospital of the Year for the East of England, taking back the prestigious title it first won in 2019/20. Ipswich… Read more »
Hundreds of patients suffering with long COVID-19 are receiving vital support so that they can get the right care to manage their symptoms thanks to staff at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). Staff at ESNEFT’s Care Coordination Centre (CCC) act as a single point of contact for patients who have been… Read more »
There’s been further success for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s spinal surgery team after it was announced consultant spinal surgeon David Cumming has been elected president of the British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS). BASS is one of several spinal societies which form the United Kingdom Spine Societies Board (UKSSB) and it… Read more »
Nurse specialists come in many forms, from working with children, cardiac nurses or those working in oncology caring for cancer patients. But a new kind of nurse specialist has joined the ranks at ESNEFT in the form of a nurse endoscopist. Michele Boffardi and Gabriel Gora are two of the new nurse endoscopists who are… Read more »