Hospital archive resources
A Service of Remembrance will be held for families who have lost a baby during pregnancy or around the time of giving birth. The remembrance service, led by the Colchester Hospital chaplains, will take place on Tuesday, 14 May at St James Parish Church, Beatrice Road, Clacton, at 7.30 pm and will last about 40… Read more »
Virtual robots are making time matter for our staff, as well as patients, in Colchester Hospital’s Cardio-Respiratory department. Robotic automation has been introduced to take the strain out of the referral process and give time back to colleagues so they can offer more support to clinical teams and patients. The team were receiving a huge… Read more »
An Ipswich Hospital nurse is using his London Marathon run to teach people how to save a life. Robert Fiddy, a cardiology clinical nurse specialist for chest pain and arrhythmia, is also a St John Ambulance volunteer youth leader for the East region. Along with five other volunteers, Robert will carry a mannequin on a… Read more »
Patients, carers and the public have been invited to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) next board meeting, which takes place on Thursday (2 May). During the meeting, a patient will describe their experience of receiving care at the trust, which runs Colchester and Ipswich hospitals as well as a range of… Read more »
David White has been appointed the new chair of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He takes up this new role in early June 2019. Mr White is currently Chair of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) and was part of the leadership team which oversaw the successful merger of… Read more »
Children’s Outpatients The pathway leading up to Children’s Outpatients at Colchester Hospital will be closed for drainage and kerb works from Wednesday, 24 April until Friday, 10 May. Access to the entrance of Children’s Outpatients will be maintained at all times, with a diversion route in place around the front of the main building. Disabled parking One… Read more »
A shop run by the League of Friends’ staff and volunteers will continue to trade in a new location at Colchester Hospital once work to transform the main entrance of the hospital is complete. The organisation, which has run a shop within the existing reception area since the hospital opened in 1985, and before that… Read more »
Two midwives who spent a week teaching new skills to medical staff in Africa have described the trip as a “privilege” which they hope will play a small part in improving care for mums-to-be and their babies. Consultant midwife Helen Smith and colleague Ruth Keen traveled to Liberia during March with the Life for African… Read more »
Aphasia is when a person has difficulty with their language, speech and the ability to read and write – most commonly after a stroke. Ipswich Hospital patients meet once a week at Kiln Farm Café in Kesgrave, along with the hospital’s speech and language therapists. At the ‘Express Yourself’ group, they can share… Read more »
A dedicated volunteer has said goodbye to her role supporting children in the Ipswich Hospital School Room and more than 30 years of volunteering. June Parsons has been a familiar face around the hospital since 1987. She was a librarian and gave out hearing aid batteries before joining the school room in 2005. June… Read more »
The team behind the construction of Aldeburgh Hospital’s dementia-friendly sensory garden have received gold-standard, national recognition. Roger Gladwell Landscape, Design and Construction were awarded the gold medal in the ‘Community Garden’ category at the National Landscaping Awards in London. The sensory garden which is also open to the wider community, is a peaceful setting… Read more »
Colchester Hospital has been awarded a prestigious regional teaching award. Trainees have voted it as their Orthopaedic Training Hospital of the Year for the East of England. Mark Loeffler, consultant orthopaedic surgeon and educational supervisor for Trauma and Orthopaedics at Colchester, said the hospital has always been “near the top”, but it’s the first… Read more »