April's Press Releases
28th April 2010
Surgeons from China visit Colchester
Surgeons from China could soon be trained in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery at the Anglia Ruskin Colchester Hospital ICENI Centre currently being built at Colchester General Hospital.
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26th April 2010
Trust appoints expert in maternal medicine
Setting up clinics to advise women before they become pregnant is one of the ambitions of a new consultant at Colchester General Hospital.
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26th April 2010
Expert to talk to support group about radiotherapy
Radiotherapy will be the subject of a talk at next week's (5 May) meeting of the North East Essex Urology Cancer Support Group.
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26th April 2010
Public invited to attend board of directors meeting
Members of the public are invited to the April meeting of the board of directors of the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital.
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23rd April 2010
Writtle women to be invited for routine breast screening
Almost 2,000 women from the Writtle area are to be invited for routine breast screening in Chelmsford between early May and late July.
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22nd April 2010
Trust seeks women's views of maternity care
Surveys will be sent out to 250 mothers from all over north east Essex next week (w/c 26 April) to find out what they think about the maternity care they have received.
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21st April 2010
Praise for hospitals from nursing chief
Steps being taken to improve the quality of patient care in Colchester hospitals have been praised by the chief executive of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
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21st April 2010
International turnout for nurses' reunion in Colchester
Nurses from as far afield as Australia and Ireland converged on Colchester for a reunion to commemorate 20 years since they started their training in the town.
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20th April 2010
Nurses use supermarket to raise cancer awareness
Specialist nurses will be at a Colchester supermarket this week to raise public awareness of three types of cancer.
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20th April 2010
An award for palliative care
A Colchester nurse has enjoyed success in the International Journal of Palliative Nursing Awards 2010.
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19th April 2010
Free talk on how to enjoy good cardiovascular health
A cardiologist will give a free health talk in Clacton next week (28 April) called "Maintenance of a good heart and circulation - what can we do?"
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19th April 2010
Trust announces key appointments
The Trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital has announced the appointment of four Non-Executive Directors.
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9th April 2010
Grateful father to run London Marathon for Colchester baby unit
A grateful father is preparing to run the London Marathon for the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Colchester General Hospital - despite suffering from "runners knee".
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9th April 2010
International showcase for Trust's patient safety initiatives
Patient safety initiatives developed in Colchester will be showcased later this month (20-23 April) at an international forum attended by delegates from over 70 countries.
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8th April 2010
Writer is one of the first patients to benefit from new pacemaker
A 53-year-old writer from Wix has become the first person in Essex and one of the first in the UK to be fitted with a new type of pacemaker.
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8th April 2010
Bank's "community chest" supports babies with jaundice
Bank staff will next week present nurses on the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Colchester General Hospital with a giant cheque for £250.
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6th April 2010
Tributes paid to rheumatology nurse
Tributes have been paid by colleagues of a long-serving Colchester nurse who has died following a short illness.
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1st April 2010
Sir Peter welcomes CQC announcement
Sir Peter Dixon, Chairman of Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, welcomed today's announcement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to license its hospitals without conditions.
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