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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.
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 »
Colchester Hospital held an afternoon tea with a difference to highlight the difficulties and life-threatening consequences faced by people who struggle to swallow. While most people take their ability to eat and drink for granted, those with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) can encounter a range of medical issues including choking, dehydration, malnutrition and weight loss…. Read more »
Mums-to-be who plan to have their babies at Ipswich Hospital are now being given extra help to stub it out earlier in their pregnancy following the launch of a convenient new stop smoking service. The service sees specially-trained midwife Angela Leach, in partnership with One Life Suffolk, offer support to women, along with any nicotine… Read more »
A new role within the Pain Management Unit at Ipswich Hospital means patients will be able to be treated sooner and can be well supported through chronic pain conditions. Helen Skinner is now an advanced physiotherapy practitioner in pain management. Working both at the hospital and in the community, she and her small team… Read more »
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock MP visited the life-saving team at Ipswich Hospital’s Heart Centre today, Friday 8 March. The Minister toured the £5million specialist unit and went behind the scenes in an operating theatre to watch a heart attack patient undergoing surgery. On his visit to the hospital,… Read more »
The impact of a new nursing role at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) which will make a difference to the lives of patients, carers and healthcare professionals by getting the right nurse next to the right bedside has been applauded at a celebratory event. The role of the nursing associate, which… Read more »
A Colchester Hospital department has been honoured. They have been recognised for performing a procedure (Endometrial Ablation) that helps women who suffer heavy or abnormal bleeding during their periods. Led by consultant gynecologist Mr Fadi Alfhaily, the gynaecology department has named as a centre of excellence for their work performing the NovaSure procedure. NovaSure can be carried out… Read more »
Pregnant women, who have lost a baby previously, are being given extra help with their pregnancies at Ipswich Hospital. Women and their families can book appointments at the Rainbow Clinic, based in the antenatal clinic. There, they are helped to deal with their grief and loss, as well as the fears and anxieties that new… Read more »