This month's Press Releases

26th October 2011
Staff who work with cancer patients to launch Santa Fun Run
Staff who look after cancer patients at Essex County Hospital will next week (1 Nov) launch the Colchester Hospitals Charity's (CoHoC) second Santa Fun Run.
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25th October 2011
It's a health record - Pat to retire after 40 years!
The longest-serving employee at the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital retires on Wednesday (26 Oct) after 40 years' continuous service.
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24th October 2011
Cancer doctor will be guest speaker at her own hospital
A cancer specialist will be the guest speaker at next week's (2 Nov) meeting of the North East Essex Urology Cancer Support Group.
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20th October 2011
New procedure for heart patients
Doctors in Colchester have for the first time implanted potentially life-saving defibrillators into patients that shock abnormal fast heart rhythms back to normal.
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13th October 2011
CQC report
Action taken by the Trust since the CQC report (published in July) following an inspection in April.
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11th October 2011
Breast cancer check for Chelmsford women
Women living in Chelmsford are being invited to the breast unit at Broomfield Hospital for routine mammograms as part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme.
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10th October 2011
October meeting of Trust board
The board of the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital will meet in public on Thursday (13 October).
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4th October 2011
Nigel is the best in the UK!
A former City financial analyst who changed career to join the Health Service has won a national prize from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
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3rd October 2011
Colchester and Ipswich clinicians ask for your views
Consultant vascular surgeons at Colchester General and Ipswich hospitals want to hear your views about reconfiguring some services.
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3rd October 2011
Witham to be venue for Breast Screening Programme
Almost 6,000 women are to be invited for routine breast screening in Witham over a four-month period beginning on Wednesday (5 Oct).
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3rd October 2011
Patients invited to take part in national survey
A total of 850 people who spent at least one night in Colchester General Hospital or Essex County Hospital in August are about to be asked about their care.
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