December's Press Releases

29th December 2011
Chemo initiative wins nurse £1,000 bursary
An initiative that helps chemotherapy patients in Colchester led to a nurse joining 30,000 delegates at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
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28th December 2011
January - the most depressing month? Oh no it isn't!
Actors from the Beauty and the Beast pantomime at Colchester's Mercury Theatre will next week visit the Children's Unit at Colchester General Hospital.
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20th December 2011
Trust on target for 400k bonus after reducing falls
The Trust that runs Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital is on target to receive a £400,000 bonus.
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19th December 2011
Christmas visit will help the memory of Kieran to live on
The Colchester Referees' Society will on Wednesday (21st) visit the Children's Unit at Colchester General Hospital to hand out Christmas presents.
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16th December 2011
U's players to hand out Christmas presents on Children's Unit
Six players from Colchester United FC and club mascot Eddie the Eagle will next week (Tues) visit the Children's Unit at Colchester General Hospital.
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12th December 2011
Footballers' visit to Children's Unit will lift the Blues!
Five first team players from Ipswich Town will on Thursday (15th) pay the club's traditional Christmas visit to the Children's Unit at Colchester General Hospital.
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12th December 2011
US audience learns about improved care in Colchester
A nurse has just returned from a visit to the United States where she told clinicians how a new invention is helping critical care patients in Colchester.
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8th December 2011
The show goes on, thanks to kind-hearted schoolchildren
Pupils at Colchester's biggest primary school will on Monday (12 Dec) hand over a cheque for £1,524 to the Children's Ward at Colchester General Hospital.
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7th December 2011
Fantastic response to CoHoC's second Santa Fun Run
More than 400 Santas of all shapes, sizes and ages will on Sunday (11th Dec) take part in the second Colchester Hospitals Charity (COHOC) Santa Fun Run in Colchester's Castle Park - almost four times the number that participated last year.
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6th December 2011
The Co-op - good with food (and drinks), say cancer patients
Patients undergoing chemotherapy at a Colchester hospital are enjoying free refreshments, thanks to support from the East of England Co-operative Society.
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6th December 2011
Party to thank hospital volunteers - human and canine!
A total of 150 volunteers who give up their time to support patients and staff at Colchester's hospitals have been invited to the volunteers' annual Christmas party.
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5th December 2011
New £450,000 scanner to be opened at Essex County Hospital
A former radiotherapy patient will later this week return to Essex County Hospital to officially open a new £450,000 scanner.
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1st December 2011
Grateful brother and sister give £1k in memory of their mother
On what would have been her 83rd birthday, a grateful brother and sister will next week (Tues) present £1,000 to staff at Colchester General Hospital who cared for their mother for three years.
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1st December 2011
Extra cancer specialist joins the Trust
An extra specialist has joined Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust to help provide care for the growing number of patients with cancer.
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