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A new NHS contract worth £2.6m will enable Suffolk and North East Essex patients to access complex obesity treatments closer to home, with treatment initially delivered from Colchester Hospital before expanding to Ipswich Hospital in a few months' time.
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A local mum has praised blood donors who helped her four-year-old daughter during treatment for a rare form of leukaemia, as the NHS appeals for more donors this Easter.
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With 207 breaches in January, Ipswich Hospital sits in the worst 6% of hospitals nationally for maintaining single-sex ward requirements.
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Families who helped shape Ipswich Hospital's newly transformed children's department have praised its improved accessibility and dedicated facilities for young patients.
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The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, collected £3.5 million in parking charges in 2023-24, with more than half a million pounds coming from staff just months before increasing their parking fees by up to 226%.
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A sharp rise in flu, Covid and norovirus cases has pushed East Suffolk and North Essex Trust, which runs Ipswich Hospital, to near capacity, with 97% of beds now occupied. Healthcare leaders warn this could be the most challenging winter in NHS history.
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More than 41,000 patients have received support for healthier lifestyles through a new NHS programme in East Suffolk and North Essex. The Making Every Contact Count initiative has already helped thousands quit smoking and improve their diet.
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When Sophie Partlow felt sharp pains while cooking dinner last November, she couldn't have known that within hours, her daughter Magnolia would arrive at just 23 weeks and 5 days gestation. Now, as her miracle baby celebrates her first birthday just two days before World Prematurity Day, Sophie sha…
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According to staff, lower-paid workers at Ipswich Hospital will see parking charges rise by up to 226%, while consultants face just a 2.9% increase.
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Patients and visitors to Ipswich Hospital face significant increases in parking charges from November, with some fees rising by more than 50%. The highest increase will see the cost of parking for up to 8 hours jump from £6.50 to £10.
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After years of heartache and treatment, and with no more embryos remaining, Natasha and Kieran Lawler welcomed their 'miracle' daughter Olive into the world.
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Lesley Berry, 74, hopes her story will encourage others with symptoms to seek early medical help after being diagnosed with a rare and serious lung condition in 2020.