Colchester clinics and departments

Clinics and departments at Colchester Hospital and the Primary Care Centre

AAA screening

• 01206 746 283
• 01206 746 282
• chu-ftr.5riversaaa@nhs.net

Acute medicine

• 01206 742 017
• AMSDEC@esneft.nhs.uk

Babies’ hearing service

Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the babies’ hearing service team.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• ColchesterHearing.Screening@esneft.nhs.uk

Bereavement

• Bereavement office: 01206 744 245
• CGH.Mortuary&Bereavement@esneft.nhs.uk
• Relatives enquiries: 01206 742 812

Bladder, kidney and urine

• Urology general queries: Urology.Department@esneft.nhs.uk
• Renal secretaries: RenalSecretaries@esneft.nhs.uk
• Elective Care Centre (ECC):  01206 742 940
• Elmstead Day Unit (Endoscopy):  01206 742 460
• Elective Care Centre: 01206 742 940
• X-Ray (Diagnostics):  01206 742 132

Bleeding in early pregnancy

• Gynaecology@esneft.nhs.uk

Blood circulation services

• 01206 742 454
• VascularColchester@esneft.nhs.uk

Blood clinic

• Haematology: 01206 742 518
• Haematology secretary: 01206 745 345
• Haematology secretary: 01206 746 162
• Haematology secretary: 01206 742 201
• Haematology secretary: 01206 742 245
• HaematologyPA@esneft.nhs.uk

Blood tests

• Appointments website: www.SwiftQueue.co.uk
• Appointments: 0300 303 5299

Bones and joints

Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the Trauma and Orthopaedics department.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• CH.OrthopaedicPA@esneft.nhs.uk
• Virtual Fracture Clinic appointments and admin team: 07734 235 830
• Virtual Fracture Clinic appointments and admin team: Appointment.Centre@esneft.nhs.uk
• Virtual Fracture Clinic – clinical issues: 07717 367 583
• Virtual Fracture Clinic – clinical issues: VFC@esneft.nhs.uk

Bowel cancer screening

• 01206 742 076
• BowelScreening@esneft.nhs.uk

Breast services

• 01206 748 381
• BreastServices@esneft.nhs.uk

Cancer

• Oncology secretary: 01206 745 088
• Oncology secretary: 01206 745 083
• Oncology secretary: 01206 745 085
• Oncology secretary: 01206 745 087
• Oncology secretary: 01206 745 084
• Oncology secretary: 01206 747 238
• Oncology secretary: 01206 745 089
• Oncology secretaries: OncologyPA@esneft.nhs.uk

• Haematology secretary: 01206 745 345
• Haematology secretary: 01206 746 162
• Haematology secretary: 01206 742 201
• Haematology secretary: 01206 742 245
• Haematology secretaries: HaematologyPA@esneft.nhs.uk

• Collingwood Centre: 01206 746 220
• Collingwood Centre: 01206 746 443
• CollingwoodAdm@esneft.nhs.uk

• Acute Oncology Service: 07825 116 318
• AOSColchester@esneft.nhs.uk

Cancer Wellbeing Centre

• 01206 745 347
• ESNEFT.CancerWell-beingCentre@nhs.net

Chest and lungs

• 01206 746 461
• RespiratoryAdmin.Colch@esneft.nhs.uk

Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU)

• Ward review: 01206 746 177
• Ward review: 01206 746 178
• CIPU.Colchester@esneft.nhs.uk

Children’s diabetes

• Office hours: 01206 742 758
• Out of hours: 07759 118 299

Children’s Elective Care Unit (CECU)

• 01206 702 198
• CECU_cs@esneft.nhs.uk

Children’s epilepsy

• Specialist nurses: 01206 745 358
• Epilepsy secretary: 01206 746 173
• Ccen@esneft.nhs.uk
• Transition to adult epilepsy team: TransitionService.Colchester@esneft.nhs.uk

Children’s – Community

• 01206 745 977
• ComPaed-Admin@esneft.nhs.uk

Children’s – Hospital

• 01206 746 177
• 01206 746 178
• PaediatricGP@esneft.nhs.uk

Colposcopy

• 01206 402 738
• Colposcopy@esneft.nhs.uk

Critical Care

• 01206 742 386
• 01206 742 387
• ESNEFT.ColchesterCCU.PatientFollowUp@esneft.nhs.uk

Dementia

• Dementia nurse specialist: 07768 560 482

Diabetes

• Colchester Hospital diabetes: 01206 744 211
• EndocrineAdmin.Colch@esneft.nhs.uk
• NEEDS diabetes: 08452 413 313
• Info@DiabetesNEEDS.org.uk

Ear nose and throat (ENT)

At the Primary Care Centre. Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) department.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• EntAdmin@esneft.nhs.uk

Emergency Assessment Unit

• Reception: 01206 742 162
• Nurses station: 01206 742 017
• EAUSecretary@esneft.nhs.uk

Emergency Department (A&E)

Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the Emergency department.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• Majors: 01206 742 114
• Minors: 01206 742 115

Endoscopy

• Elmstead Day Unit: 01206 742 460
• EndoscopyBookings@esneft.nhs.uk

Eye

At the Primary Care Centre

• 01206 746 066
• ESNEFT.EyeDepartmentColchester@nhs.net
• Optometry: 01206 286 868
• Eye clinic liaison officer: 01206 548 196
• Eye clinic liaison officer: 07597 039 233
• Eye clinic liaison officer: Christine@essexsight.org.uk

Fertility

• Fertility team: 01473 713 092
• IpswichIVF@esneft.nhs.uk
• Admin: 01473 704 665

Fracture clinic (VFC)

• Appointments: 07734 235 830
• Appointments: Appointment.Centre@esneft.nhs.uk
• Clinical: 07717 367 583
• VFC@esneft.nhs.uk

Gut conditions – Gastroenterology

• Secretaries: Chu-ftr.GastroenterologySecretaries@esneft.nhs.uk
• Endoscopy: 01206 742 460
• EndoscopyBookings@esneft.nhs.uk
• Elective Care Centre: 01206 742 940

Head and neck cancers

Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) department.  For chemotherapy, telephone the switchboard and ask for the Collingwood Centre.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• EntAdmin@esneft.nhs.uk 

Hearing and balance

At the Primary Care Centre

• 01206 487 142
• ColchesterAudiologyAdmin@esneft.nhs.uk

Heart

• General enquiries: CardioRespGeneral@esneft.nhs.uk
• Clinic appointments: 01206 747 576
• Cardio-Respiratory reception: 01206 742 612
• Cardiac Catheterisation Suite: 01206 745 978
• Cardiology specialist nurses: CardiacNurses@esneft.nhs.uk
• Secretaries: CardiologySecretaries-Colchester@esneft.nhs.uk

Heart and lung testing

• 01206 742 612

Menopause

• Gynaecology team: 01206 742 675
• Gynaecology Ultrasound: 01206 742 502
• Outpatients: 01206 405 321
• Outpatients: 01206 405 387
• Outpatients: 01206 402 489
• Outpatients: 01206 402 501
• Gynaecology@esneft.nhs.uk

Mental Health

• The Lakes Mental Health Centre: 01206 228 712

Miscarriage

• Early Pregnancy Unit: 01206 744 262
• Gynaecology team: Gynaecology@esneft.nhs.uk
• Outpatients: 01206 405 321
• Outpatients: 01206 405 387
• Outpatients: 01206 402 489
• Outpatients: 01206 402 501
• Gynaecology Ultrasound: 01206 742 502

Mouth

Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the oral surgery department.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• OralSurgery@esneft.nhs.uk

Myeloma

• Haematology secretary: 01206 745 345
• Haematology secretary: 01206 746 162
• Haematology secretary: 01206 742 201
• Haematology secretary: 01206 742 245
• Haematology secretaries: HaematologyPA@esneft.nhs.uk

Nerve and brain – neurology

• 01206 744 247
• 01206 742 526
• 01206 742 552
• NeurologyAdmin.Colch@esneft.nhs.uk

Neurophsyiology

• 01206 742 436
• Neurophys@esneft.nhs.uk

Nuclear medicine

• Reception: 01206 742 367
• NuclearMedicine@esneft.nhs.uk

Nutrition

• Adult team: 01206 742 166
• Child team: 01206 742 668
•  Appointments: 01206 742 625
•  Clinical Lead: 01206 742 819
•  NutritionDieteticDept@esneft.nhs.uk

Orthotics (insoles, braces)

• 01206 742 272
• OrthoticsAndProsthetics@esneft.nhs.uk

Palliative and end of life care

• 01206 746 272
• ColchesterPalliativeCareTeam@esneft.nhs.uk

Pharmacy

• 01206 742 102
• Medicines advice: 01473 703 600
• Medicines advice: Medicines.Information@esneft.nhs.uk

Pre-operation assessment

• 01206 742 940
• PreAssessmentCol@esneft.nhs.uk

Pregnancy and birth

• Self-refer: Colchester.RegisterMyPregnancy@esneft.nhs.uk
• Antenatal and newborn screening: Colchester.PrenatalScreening@esneft.nhs.uk
• Ask the midwife classes: 01206 742 779
• Reduced fetal movements – Maternity Triage: 01206 845 240

Prosthetics

• 01206 742 550
• OrthoticsAndProsthetics@esneft.nhs.uk

Radiotherapy

• Reception: 01206 745 055
• Macmillan radiographers: 01206 745 025
• Radiotherapy@esneft.nhs.uk

Safeguarding – adults

• 07768 560 533
• Colchester.SafeguardingAdults@esneft.nhs.uk

Safeguarding – children

• 07917 173 935
• Colchester.SafeguardingChildren@esneft.nhs.uk

Safeguarding – maternity

• 07801 097 597
• Colchester.SafeguardingMidwife@esneft.nhs.uk

Skin conditions

Telephone Colchester Hospital switchboard and ask for the dermatology department.

• Switchboard: 01206 747 474
• DermatologyColchester@esneft.nhs.uk
• Teledermatology: 0300 373 0193

Sleep breathing disorders

• 01206 742 179
• RespiratoryPhysAdmin@esneft.nhs.uk
• Secretary: 01206 746 462
• Secretary: 01206 742 006

Speech and language therapy (SALT)

• 01206 742 560

Stoma

• 01206 742 009
• ColchesterStomaCare@esneft.nhs.uk

Stroke

• Stroke Unit: 01206 742 271
• StrokeUnit@esneft.nhs.uk
• Secretaries: 01206 742 535
• StrokeSecretaries@esneft.nhs.uk

Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU)

• 01206 745 310

Women’s health

• 01206 742 675
• Gynaecology Ultrasound: 01206 742 502
• Outpatients: 01206 405 321
• Outpatients: 01206 405 387
• Outpatients: 01206 402 489
• Outpatients: 01206 402 501
• Gynaecology@esneft.nhs.uk

Youth worker

• 07827 255 922
• Youthwork@esneft.nhs.uk