September's Press Releases

30th September 2011
From working on the wards to modelling on the catwalk!
Thirty-two hospital staff, such as porters, a matron, sister, consultant and pharmacist, will take to the catwalk at Colchester's new Firstsite Visual Arts Centre to raise money for cancer patients.
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28th September 2011
Hospital hosts meeting of IBD group
The annual general meeting of a group for people with an interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) will be held in Colchester next month (Oct).
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27th September 2011
Bishop to preach at public service for hospital chaplain
A thanksgiving service will be held in Colchester next month (Oct) to celebrate the life of a long-serving hospital chaplain.
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27th September 2011
Hospital's Neonatal Unit is in the frame for donations
A photographer and designer has produced a book as a way of thanking hospital staff in Colchester for the care they gave his newborn son.
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26th September 2011
Talk will focus on surgery
A Colchester surgeon will be the guest speaker at next week's meeting of the North East Essex Urology Cancer Support Group.
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21st September 2011
Trust names its new Medical Director
A consultant anaesthetist has been named as the new Medical Director of the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital.
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21st September 2011
Trust staff go the extra mile for hospitals' charity
Hot-footed hospital staff are in the final stages of training for running events next month (Oct) to raise money for the Colchester Hospitals Charity (CoHoC).
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21st September 2011
Donations give patients a voice
Patients have been given a voice thanks to the generosity of the friends and family of a well-known Colchester shopkeeper.
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16th September 2011
New director joins Trust board
A new Non-Executive Director (NED) has joined the board of the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital.
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14th September 2011
Breast cancer widower takes part in "Brest or Bust" challenge
A widower will next week (Mon) set off on a 1,000 mile drive from Essex County Hospital in his 1973 Triumph Stag to raise money for breast cancer research.
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14th September 2011
Free health talk in Clacton
Heart trouble will be the subject of a free public health talk in Clacton later this month (Sept).
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12th September 2011
Annual service of remembrance
A service of remembrance for those who have suffered the loss of their baby at any time during pregnancy or around the time of birth will be held in Colchester later this month.
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8th September 2011
Special screenings to raise money for cancer research
Oscar winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman will later this month help to raise funds for research at a Colchester hospital into ovarian cancer.
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7th September 2011
"Time for Tea" pilot to be run by Parkinson's nurses
A national support and research charity has chosen Colchester General Hospital to run a regional trial designed to improve the care provided for patients with Parkinson's.
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6th September 2011
Places available on free beauty workshop
Places are available on a free skincare and make-up workshop being held later this month at a Colchester hospital for women with a diagnosis of any cancer.
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6th September 2011
Cycling fiancés do it on bikes!
Cancer patients are set to benefit from the pedal-pushing efforts of an engaged couple who both work for the pharmacy department at Colchester General Hospital.
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5th September 2011
Public invited to meeting of Trust's board of directors
The board of the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital will meet in public on Thursday (8 Sept).
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2nd September 2011
World's best keyhole surgeons prepare to converge on Essex
The ICENI Centre at Colchester General Hospital will next week play a key role in an event that will see 150 of the world's leading keyhole surgeons converge on Essex.
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1st September 2011
Colchester's role in national myeloma trials
The Colchester Myeloma Support Group will meet later this month (Sept) at Colchester United's Weston Homes Community Stadium.
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