Hospital archive resources
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 »
Patients and visitors coming to Colchester Hospital, as well as staff, will benefit from new shops and cafes as part of a huge transformation of the building. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs the hospital, can now reveal who will be setting up shop on the ground floor of… Read more »
A member of the executive team at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is stepping out of her comfort zone and into her walking boots for a good cause. Director of Operations at Colchester Hospital Alison Power is used to dealing with challenges and keeping the hospital running, but she’s going to… Read more »
It was a red-letter day at Ipswich Hospital on Friday with staff joining Roonagh Faith O’Halloran’s family, friends and the people of Hadleigh to celebrate the little girl’s first birthday. Roo has a malignant tumour on her liver and to mark the occasion and raise money for her family, our doctors and nurses have been… Read more »
Patients and their loved ones will be able to benefit from additional support and care throughout their cancer journey if plans for a new wellbeing centre are approved. Artist impressions of the new Cancer Wellbeing Centre A planning application has been submitted Colchester Borough Council to build the Cancer Wellbeing Centre… Read more »
Patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) in east Suffolk will no longer need to travel long distances for their care thanks to the expansion of a successful service at Colchester Hospital. NET oncologist Dr Ellie Saunders, NET lead clinician Dr Mary McStay and NET oncologist Professor Bruce Sizer. NETs are rare tumours that can affect any… Read more »
A grandmother with profound hearing loss has welcomed new guidance which means more children and adults will be offered the option of having a cochlear implant. Penny Pearson, 73, from Colchester, went profoundly deaf overnight at the age of 64 in 2010. The grandmother of 11 and mum-of-three had surgery to fit a cochlear implant… Read more »
‘ESNEFT Life’ is our brand new ESNEFT magazine. It is packed full of good news and staff achievements, celebrating some of the best stories from across the trust. Thank you to NHS Professionals for sponsoring this issue. Download a pdf copy of ESNEFT Life
Colleagues from Ipswich Hospital and Central Hospital, Beira, in 2016. Our Ipswich Hospital team has been working with the Central Hospital in Beira, Mozambique, for almost two decades. We are sending all our thoughts to the Beira hospital team and everyone affected by Cyclone Idai. Please donate if you can to help the UN Crisis… Read more »
It’s almost a year since Nick Sawyer got a phone call, a phone call that saved his life. Today he has thanked the Renal Unit team at Colchester Hospital for their care and support throughout his journey from kidney dialysis to transplant. On 19 March last year at 2am, the 52-year-old was told a donor… Read more »