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Colchester Hospital
You may be sent for a particular kind of ultrasound appointment to check the large blood vessel that runs through your trunk. Some people will be invited directly to have this scan done and men over the age of 65 can refer themselves using this form.
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- Elmstead Day Unit – 01206 742 460
- Elective Care Centre (ECC) – 01206 742 940
- Elmstead Day unit (Endoscopy) – 01206 742 460
- X-Ray (Diagnostics) – 01206 742 132
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We perform major and minor vascular surgery at this hospital.
Ipswich Hospital
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Our Regional Vascular Surgery Unit provides services for patients in North Essex and Suffolk focusing on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of circulatory system.
We cater for a population of over 850,000 for patients requiring a whole range of vascular treatments, both as an emergency or elective (planned) procedure. The service also provides AAA Screening as part of the national abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme.
Patients can attend clinic and have investigations locally at both Colchester and Ipswich hospitals. However major vascular surgery is performed in Colchester hospital which is the hub for the vascular service.
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We offer a wide variety of treatments for your vascular conditions:
- Aortic aneurysm repair either with an open graft or a endovascular stent graft
- Repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA)
- Leg ulcer and diabetic foot problems, often requiring improvement in the blood vessels with balloon stretching of the arteries or bypass surgery
- Patients who have suffered stroke may require surgery for their carotid arteries in the neck
- Renal access surgery to enable patients to undergo dialysis for kidney failure
- Rib removal for long-term shoulder and arm pain
- Botox injections and surgery for excessive sweating
- Minimally invasive treatments for varicose veins including, radiofrequency treatment and foam injection
- Hernia repairs and lumps & bumps removal
We may send you for diagnostic tests such as:
- vascular ultrasound scans
- x-rays
- CT and MRI scans.
- exercise tests (CPEX)
- vein mapping
- aortic ultrasound screening
Our excellent team consists of seven vascular consultants, five interventional radiology consultants, an associate specialist, a nurse consultant, a surgical care practitioner, three specialist vascular nurses and a leg ulcer nurse specialist. We also have a full complement of junior staff and trainees and we are a major training centre for the region.
The vascular service works closely with the diabetic foot service, the renal team and the stroke team.
We hold nurse-led clinics for leg ulcers and podiatry treatments.
For information about specific conditions please go to the NHS Choices website
Contact our Vascular Departments
Colchester Hospital
Vascular Department
Address: Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LJ
Contact number: 01206 747 474
Vascular Secretaries for Colchester
Contact: 01206 742 454
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Ipswich Hospital
Vascular Department – Ipswich Hospital
Address: Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Contact number: 01473 712 233
Vascular Secretaries for Ipswich
Contact: 01473 712 233
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Service Manager for Colchester & Ipswich: email Amanda Austen
Operational Co-ordinator for Colchester & Ipswich: email Sian Hammond
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