Children’s elective care units

Who comes to the Children’s Elective Care Unit (CECU) at ESNEFT?

You will bring your child to CECU at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals when they need to attend hospital for a medical or surgical procedure.

Your child may be admitted for a “day case” operation (they should go home the same day), or they may be admitted for surgery and need to stay in hospital.

Our hospitals have dedicated areas for the care of child patients and there are indoor and outdoor play areas.

CECU at Colchester Hospital

Please follow the instructions in your child’s admission letter and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

We have a dedicated children’s department at Colchester Hospital – the entrance is to the left of the main entrance.

Colchester Hospital CECU Accesibility information from AccessAble (Opens in a new window)

Watch a video explaining a child’s pre-admission appointment at Colchester Hospital to learn about what will happen. The video opens in a new window which takes you to Vimeo where accessibility controls may not be supported.

CECU at Ipswich Hospital

Please follow the instructions in your child’s admission letter and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Your child will be asked to attend one of these locations:

• Bergholt Ward
• Boxford Ward
• Raedwald day surgery unit
• Paediatric investigations unit