Hospital archive resources
New parking technology is being introduced at Ipswich Hospital next week to make it easier and more convenient for everyone to park. The hospital team is introducing an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system for staff and visitor parking from Monday 10 May. The biggest benefit for visitors and patients is that new payment machines… Read more »
Ipswich Hospital music therapy sessions go online. Young patients and their families are continuing to feel the benefits of music therapy at Ipswich Hospital, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In person music therapy may have come to an abrupt end in March last year, but colleagues worked hard to get it launched online… Read more »
It’s been a year like no other. It’s hard to put into words. Here, some of our NHS staff describe their highs and lows and just what 2020 means to them. Watch the full length video on our YouTube channel.
When Sue Eastbrook and Debbie Reed began a new role together 20 years ago, they never imagined they’d continue and retire following the same shift two decades later. Sue, who began her NHS career 48 years ago in London, joined the team at Essex County Hospital in 1976, first as a staff nurse, then a… Read more »
People living with cancer in Suffolk and Essex can access a wide range of local and national resources launched during the pandemic. Videos from cancer specialists, digital support groups and practical information can now be accessed through a wealth of online resources. The ESNEFT website has published a wide range of online information, and Ipswich’s John… Read more »
Planting extra trees, harvesting rainwater and installing LED lighting are just some of the ways we are helping improve the hospitals’ carbon footprint. As part of our Green Plan launched by ESNEFT, we are committed to a wide range of eco-initiatives over the next three years. All areas of the Trust are earmarked for improvements… 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 »
Mobile treatment units at Ipswich Hospital are on the move and we apologise for some disruption to a patient car park. There are currently two mobile units outside the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at the south end of the hospital (pictured). The units have been helping us to deliver our interventional radiology service to patients…. Read more »
Thank you to everyone who comes to our hospitals and respects the ‘smoke free’ policy. We know that this has meant that people are leaving the hospital sites and smoking and littering cigarette butts on the site boundaries, and we are concerned about the effect this has on our neighbours. For this reason, we… Read more »
Plans behind a new £5.3million state-of-the-art Breast Care Centre at Ipswich Hospital are being shared this week. The new centre will transform the experience patients have when they come to hospital by bringing all elements of breast care under one roof – the clinic, the imaging department and breast screening. Consultant breast surgeon… Read more »
Thank you so much to everyone in our communities who has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and other donations to our hospitals during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We have been overwhelmed by people’s generosity and community spirit. Our teams are working hard to keep all our patients and staff safe and we have been able… Read more »
Hospital theatre staff working at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust are being praised for adapting quickly and retraining to help support their colleagues and look after COVID-19 patients during the last few weeks. ODPs, or Operating Department Practitioners, work with clinicians across surgical procedures at Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals. Their skilled role… Read more »