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An innovative scheme which makes sure patients are in the best possible health before, during and after their cancer treatment with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is celebrating awards success. The prehabilitation service is run in partnership with Alvie Health. It helps patients to optimise their health before treatment and enhances… Read more »
For 29-year-old Jessamy Pearce it was a television show that reminded her to check her breasts. She found a lump and didn’t delay using her GP’s self-referral system to the team at Ipswich Hospital. Jessamy was seen within two weeks and it was confirmed the lump was cancerous. Treatment began which will include chemotherapy, surgery… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity has launched a brand new appeal to raise vital funds towards the “invaluable” work which takes place every day to support people living with and beyond cancer. The Cancer Wellbeing Fund will help make sure that East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) Cancer Wellbeing and Information Centres… Read more »
How to speak up at ESNEFT We encourage our staff to raise concerns openly, or anonymously if they prefer, safe in the knowledge they will be supported and protected if they do, to make our Trust a positive and trustworthy place to work, train and receive care. Colleagues can raise a concern about any risk,… Read more »
The final bolt has been tightened to bring together a state-of-the-art £64million elective orthopaedic centre which will transform care for Suffolk and Essex patients who need planned surgery on bones, joints and muscles. The Dame Clare Marx Building was ‘topped out’ on Friday (22 September). It is being constructed by East Suffolk and North Essex… Read more »
A diabetes research study offering free continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) equipment for patients has been so successful it’s been given the go ahead to double the number of research participants. The Freestyle Libre study is a study looking into the effectiveness of CGM devices for people with diabetes. Due to the success of the study… Read more »
It sounds easy to stand on one leg – but not while you’re in a pool and you’ve broken the tibia and fibular bone in your left leg. That’s what happened to Shane last year, who is now having physiotherapy but trying to do the #FlamingoChallenge of standing on one leg for a minute. Shane,… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity is inviting families to join this year’s Welly Walk and stomp their way round Jimmy’s Farm – all while raising vital funds to benefit young patients. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 24 September and will give people the chance to enjoy a brand new interactive route while supporting… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity’s Extreme Abseil has so far raised more than £41,000 for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s (ESNEFT) hospitals and community sites, with donations continuing to come in. The iconic event took place over the weekend and saw both individuals and corporate teams take on the adrenaline-pumping challenge by… Read more »
The families and carers of patients who are in the last 12 months of life can now relax in a calming environment away from the wards after East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) opened two calming Butterfly Service and Information Centres. The centres offer a valuable opportunity for respite away from the… Read more »
A 78-year-old daredevil is gearing up to abseil 135 feet down Ipswich Hospital’s towering Maternity Block to raise vital funds to thank staff for the care they provided to his wife. Rodney Bradbrook, who volunteers at Ipswich Hospital, will take part in the Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity’s Extreme Abseil in July to raise… Read more »
People living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will be given the chance to find out more about the foods and medication which could help their condition during an event at Colchester Hospital. During the meeting, specialists from East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs Colchester Hospital, will give three presentations on… Read more »