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Glenda Foster had surgery for breast cancer in October 2023. She has spent months trying to see the full audit trail of her own medical notes, but multiple requests, a regulator's ruling and a solicitor's letter have got her no closer to an answer.
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People experiencing a mental health crisis in Ipswich will be able to access specialist emergency support at Woodlands Unit, rather than waiting in a busy A&E department, under new government plans announced on Thursday, 6 August 2026.
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From a 12-year-old to an 82-year-old, fundraisers of all ages conquered their fears this weekend to descend Ipswich Hospital's tower in wet and windy conditions, raising more than £60,000 for patients and families across the region.
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A family's experience of saying goodbye to a loved one in a peaceful hospital garden has inspired a fundraising appeal to bring the same comfort to patients at Ipswich Hospital.
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Last year, Em Nicholls had the chance to abseil down Ipswich Hospital alongside their dad. They turned it down. Months after Matt completed the challenge, he died suddenly — and now Em is preparing to step over the edge in his memory.
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After three years of trying and three failed IVF transfers, Jessica Savill and her partner Ewan are celebrating the arrival of baby Edward following a new procedure at Ipswich Hospital that addressed a little-known cause of secondary infertility.
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Ipswich MP Jack Abbott says improvements at Ipswich Hospital must be made "quickly" after meeting the Health Secretary and the trust's interim chief executive over the care watchdog's "concerning" inspection findings.
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For more than a decade, Faye Ramsey was told her pain was "just IBS" or "in her head". Now the 31-year-old teaching assistant is making sure the 40 women who shared their stories with her won't have to wait that long, demanding change to a healthcare system that has left them suffering in silence.
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The chief nurse for Suffolk and North East Essex is urging relatives and friends to help discharge patients who are medically fit to leave, as local hospitals face high pressure from winter viruses and increased admissions.
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A Martlesham gym manager who spent years in Ipswich Hospital's paediatric ward as a child has delivered over 200 toys, ensuring every young patient receives their own gift on Christmas Day.
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As resident doctors walk out for five days from today, the industrial action has sparked heated debate, with some calling it "blackmail" whilst others defend their right to fair wages during what health officials say is the busiest winter period.
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NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex are already experiencing significant winter pressures, with seasonal illnesses rising and resident doctors set to strike for five days in the run-up to Christmas.
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