This month's Press Releases

30th December 2008
'Keep Warm Keep Well'
Information on the health benefits of keeping warm in winter, providing advice on healthy eating and exercise, home heating and energy efficiency, and details of the grants and benefits available.
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19th December 2008
Christmas tree competition
Rhys Lewis Ward, which is for patients with cancer, was the winner of the annual competition to find the best decorated Christmas tree at Essex County Hospital, Colchester. The Orthodontics Department was runner-up.
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18th December 2008
New service for stroke patients in north east Essex
Stroke patients at Colchester General Hospital are benefiting from thrombolysis for the first time, thanks to a new service that started earlier this month.
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17th December 2008
Heart patients celebrate the success of rehab programme
More than 150 people are expected at a party next week (Mon 22 Dec) to celebrate the success of a "gold standard" rehabilitation programme for heart patients.
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16th December 2008
Diploma Success!
Eleven staff, including two from Carillion, passed the Advanced Diploma in Health and Safety in the Workplace, in December 2008.
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16th December 2008
Trust's festive thank you to its volunteers
A "Christmas tea party" was held as a festive thank you for volunteers who support staff and patients at Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital.
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16th December 2008
U's players pay annual Christmas visit to Children's Ward
Footballers from Colchester United will pay their annual Christmas visit to the Children's Ward at Colchester General Hospital on Thursday.
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16th December 2008
Trust launches blitz on outpatient DNAs
People with hospital outpatient appointments in Colchester are this week (w/c 15 Dec) receiving reminders for the first time.
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15th December 2008
"Men in black" to deliver festive cheer to Children's Ward
They may not always get a good press but you'd be hard pushed to find anyone on the Children's Ward at Colchester General Hospital prepared to give referees a red card.
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12th December 2008
Christmas visit to Children's Ward will help lift the Blues!
Ipswich Town Football Club will pay their annual Christmas visit to the Children's Ward at Colchester General Hospital next week (Tues).
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12th December 2008
Babies to benefit from donation of breast pumps
Babies born in Colchester to mothers needing critical care will not miss out on the enormous benefits of breast milk, thanks to fundraising by a caring midwife.
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11th December 2008
Support for parents-to-be in Tendring and Colchester
A free drop-in information service has been set up for pregnant women from Tendring and Colchester and their partners.
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10th December 2008
Leading the way in falls prevention
Colchester is leading the way when it comes to sharing best practice with acute trusts throughout the NHS about reducing the risk of patients suffering falls.
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9th December 2008
Lord Darzi gives keynote address
Health Minister Lord Darzi gave the keynote address last month [Nov] at a conference organised by the Trust's laparoscopic surgeons.
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5th December 2008
"Silent killer" that causes 25,000 unnecessary deaths every year
A condition that causes more than 25,000 preventable deaths a year will be the subject of the 14th and final free public health talk of the year organised by the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital.
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3rd December 2008
New home for Hospital Radio Colchester
A veteran NHS worker will return to her former family home next week (8 Dec) to officially open the new studios of Hospital Radio Colchester.
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