Hospital archive resources
Patients who have spent time in critical care in one of the hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) can now watch an informative video explaining more about their stay on the unit to help their recovery. The film, which has been put together by staff at Ipswich Hospital, starts… Read more »
Multi-million pound plans to transform the Children’s Department at Ipswich Hospital have been submitted. The department is in great need of an upgrade to improve and transform patient experience and care. Clinical lead for Paediatrics Dr Lauren Filby said: “Children are a huge part of this hospital. That’s why we want to create a more… Read more »
Thank you so much to everyone in our communities who has donated gifts and made charitable contributions to our hospital teams during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We have been overwhelmed by people’s generosity and community spirit, as scrubs, food parcels and thank you messages have arrived, and fundraising for our COVID-19 Staff Wellbeing fund has… Read more »
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is suspending visiting to its hospitals to help stop the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and keep patients and staff safe. An increase of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the local communities had led to an increase in patients with the virus at ESNEFT’s hospitals. With new lockdown measures… Read more »
Anyone who is expecting a baby is being reassured that visiting and appointment arrangements in maternity services at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are not changing. The following guidance will be in place during the new national lockdown and covers Colchester, Ipswich and Clacton hospitals. Birthing partners Only one birthing partner… Read more »
Mobile treatment units at Ipswich Hospital are on the move and we apologise for some disruption to a patient car park. There are currently two mobile units outside the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at the south end of the hospital (pictured). The units have been helping us to deliver our interventional radiology service to patients…. Read more »
When Patrick Murray’s surgeon said his cancer operation could be carried out by a robot, it sounded like something from a sci-fi film. But the grandfather-of-five (and soon to be great-grandfather) was more than happy for the cancer team at East Suffolk and North East Essex NHS Foundation Trust to use the robot to remove… Read more »
Thank you to everyone who comes to our hospitals and respects the ‘smoke free’ policy. We know that this has meant that people are leaving the hospital sites and smoking and littering cigarette butts on the site boundaries, and we are concerned about the effect this has on our neighbours. For this reason, we… Read more »
Staff wellbeing and the way East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is performing against key government targets will be on the agenda when the board holds its next meeting on Thursday (5 November). The meeting will take place online between 9.30am and 11.40am via Microsoft Teams to maintain social distancing. Members will… Read more »
Mobile treatment units at Ipswich Hospital are on the move and we apologise for some disruption to a visitor car park. There are currently two mobile units outside the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at the south end of the hospital (pictured). The units are helping us to deliver our interventional radiology service to patients. Tomorrow… Read more »
A former breast cancer patient has backed Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity’s appeal to raise the final £1.2m needed to build a state-of-the-art centre which will transform the experience which patients have when receiving care. Kirstie Boxall undertook an intense course of chemotherapy, as well as having several operations at both Ipswich and Colchester hospitals,… Read more »
Problems with an NHS supplier Roche has led to a temporary shortage in some of the chemicals used to process test results. Roche are working urgently to resolve this. All tests for patients across Suffolk and north east Essex are continuing as normal, so please attend your appointment as requested. If your appointment needs to… Read more »