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If mum Samantha had one message to someone expecting a baby it would be “get the vaccine”. The mum-of-three never imagined she would give birth to her third baby while fighting for her life in a coma after catching COVID-19. She has no memory of her baby Violet being born via emergency c-section at 27… Read more »
Two children’s nurses who have been working in the adult intensive therapy unit through the pandemic say the experience has been completely different from their usual nursing shifts. Fourteen children’s nurses from Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals have been working on critical care wards since the beginning of January to help with the additional pressure in… Read more »
Hospital volunteers have been helping pack thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) swab test kits to cope with the demand. The volunteer team has packed more than 100,000 swab tests over the last few months after they were redeployed to help as the demand increased. The team, made up of 10 volunteers, are currently packing 2,000 test… Read more »
Attending appointments and visiting ESNEFT hospitals Visiting policies and arrangements for attending appointments at hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) have been reviewed to keep everyone safe. Some changes are being made to protect patients and staff following an increase in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the… Read more »
Thank you so much to everyone in our communities who has donated gifts and made charitable contributions to our hospital teams during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We have been overwhelmed by people’s generosity and community spirit, as scrubs, food parcels and thank you messages have arrived, and fundraising for our COVID-19 Staff Wellbeing fund has… Read more »
Nick Hulme, Chief Executive for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust said: “We can confirm that sadly, seven patients, four in their 80’s, two in their 90’s and one in their late 70’s, six of whom had underlying health conditions, have passed away at Colchester Hospital. Two patients have passed away at Ipswich… Read more »
Changes to our visitor policy to protect all of the people we care for as the situation with coronavirus (COVID-19) develops. From tomorrow (Tuesday 17 March) we are introducing the following visiting restrictions at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals, and our community hospitals: One visitor per adult patient at a time A partner and birthing partner… Read more »