September's Press Releases
30th September 2008
Patient views vital to drive service improvements
A total of 850 recent patients at Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital are about to be asked for their views on the care they received.
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22nd September 2008
Guest speaker will give a presentation on prostatic surgery
A consultant urologist will be the guest speaker at the October meeting of the North East Essex Prostate Cancer Support Group.
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15th September 2008
Colchester service of remembrance
This year's service of remembrance in Colchester for those who have suffered the loss of their baby at any time during pregnancy or around the time of birth will take place next week.
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12th September 2008
Colchester nurses devise unique service
A unique diagnostic service has been launched by two nurses at Colchester General Hospital to help in the treatment of acutely ill patients.
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11th September 2008
New cancer technique to be the focus of latest health talk
A new technique to check whether cancer has spread in patients with breast cancer will be the subject of this month's (Sept) health talk at Colchester General Hospital.
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5th September 2008
Bowel cancer screening programme roll-out
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is to be rolled out across north east Essex, mid Essex and most of east Suffolk this autumn.
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1st September 2008
Babies in Need Ball raises £22,000 for Colchester baby unit
Two Colchester mums will on Thursday (4 Sept) hand over £22,000 of equipment to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Colchester General Hospital.
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1st September 2008
First myeloma information day for Essex people
The first information day for people in Essex whose lives have been affected by one of the fastest-growing cancers in the western world will take place later this month.
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