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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 EndoSim equipment allows students to practice almost any procedure in a classroom environment. This includes endoscopy of the lower and… 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 »
From caring for patients with Coronavirus (COVID-19), to vaccinating people against the deadly virus and fighting for his life in between, Jaypee Palis has had remarkable year. In just 12 months the nurse, based at Colchester Hospital, has witnessed and experienced first-hand the emotional extremes brought about by the ebb and flow of the pandemic…. Read more »
New parking technology is being introduced at Ipswich Hospital next week to make it easier and more convenient for everyone to park. The hospital team is introducing an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for staff and visitor parking from Monday 10 May. The biggest benefit for visitors and patients is that new payment machines… Read more »
Patients are being settled back into life at home when they leave hospital thanks to a new service which has launched in north Essex. The escorted home service enables patients with limited mobility to be settled back home safely by a member of Colchester Hospital’s therapies team, who checks they have everything they need following… Read more »
Meet Alex – a student nurse who volunteered to opt into a scheme to enable students to be part of the paid workforce to help care for hospital patients during the pandemic. Working with the acute medical team at Colchester Hospital he was straight in at the deep end, caring for a patient with respiratory failure,… Read more »