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The Radiotherapy Department at Ipswich Hospital has been presented with a prestigious award for providing a warm, welcoming and high quality environment for patients receiving treatment for cancer. Staff at the unit have been presented with the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark following a rigorous assessment by Macmillan and a patient representative. They looked at a… Read more »
Work to build a £7million state-of-the-art specialist centre for diagnostic cardiac and radiology procedures will soon be underway at Colchester Hospital. Patients will be able to be treated more quickly in the new combined interventional radiology and cardiac angiography (IRCA) unit. Building work can now begin on the Turner Road site after planning permission was… Read more »
A consultant surgeon at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has been presented with a prestigious national award in recognition of the contribution he has made to advancing medical practice of the ear, nose and throat (ENT). Matthew Yung, who is based at Ipswich Hospital, was awarded the Walter Jobson Horne Prize… Read more »
Patients having investigations for suspected bowel cancer at Ipswich or Colchester hospitals are now able to get a diagnosis or the all clear more quickly thanks to a new straight-to-test service. The service sees a team of four nurses assess urgent GP referrals over the phone before offering them a colonoscopy within seven days. Previously,… Read more »
A senior radiographer who helped set up Ipswich Hospital’s first CT service has spoken of the changes she has seen and the enjoyment she has taken from her career as she prepares to retire after nearly 40 years at the trust. Lynette Bulley began working at the hospital in January 1978 after completing her training… Read more »
Dedicated staff who have together clocked up 12,493 years of service for the NHS have been honoured for their hard work and dedication. A total of 520 staff working for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals as well as some community health services, were thanked for… Read more »
Ipswich Hospital is being illuminated with purple lighting to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer, remember those who have passed away and celebrate the lives of people who have survived the illness. The South Wards Entrance and Garrett Anderson Centre at the hospital, which is run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust,… Read more »
Colchester Hospital’s new main entrance, retail area and reception will open today, Thursday, 28 November. After nearly six months of construction the multi-million pound redevelopment at the front of the hospital is almost complete and WH Smith, Costa, M&S will open their doors to customers for the first time at 9am. The League of Friends team… Read more »
Long-serving nurse Paulene Morrow hung up her uniform for the final time this week, bringing a 36-year career at Ipswich Hospital to an end. Seventy-five-year-old Paulene said goodbye to patients and staff on Haughley Ward one last time. Originally from Liverpool, Paulene qualified as a nurse in 1998 and prior to that worked at Ipswich… Read more »
A planning application is being prepared to provide additional car parking facilities for staff on the Colchester Hospital site. The proposal is for a single-storey deck car park on top of the lower half of Car Park K (behind the villas) to provide around 140 additional spaces. This will replace the staff car parking spaces… Read more »
A much-loved husband who was given just 48 hours to live after suffering a serious heart attack on Christmas Day has praised his care he received at Ipswich Hospital and the “exceptionally good” help he has been given since from a special patient support group. Ivan Spilling was rushed to intensive care in December 2017… Read more »
Planning to visit someone in hospital? Please help us to keep our patients safe this winter by staying away if you are unwell. If you have had diarrhoea and / or vomiting, please do not visit our hospitals until 48 hours after your last symptom. If you’re unsure, please contact the ward for advice before… Read more »