Stoma Support Meeting November 10th 2-4pm

The North East Essex Stoma Support Group are holding their next meeting on November 10th 2018 2pm – 4pm at; St James Church Hall, Tower Road, Clacton on Sea CO15 1DA It is a chance for patients and relatives to come along and socialise. We have invited the National...

Colchester IBD Academic Meeting

The IBD teams from Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals came together on 20th September for an education evening about inflammatory bowel disease. The guest speaker was Dr Miles Parkes, Consultant Gastroenterologist from Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, who is an...

Invitation to the stoma support meeting Friday 21st September 2018

The Colchester Stoma Service team along with the North Essex Stoma Support (NESS) group hold meetings to help patients and their families living with a stoma. Meetings are held every 3 months in Colchester or Clacton. Everyone is welcome to attend. Meetings this year...

Colchester IBD centre – team comes together to improve patient care

The Colchester IBD centre is getting together to hold a medical meeting on 20th September 2018. The meeting will be held at the hospital’s state of the art ICENI training centre. The IBD teams from both the Colchester and Ipswich sites will get together to hear...

Can you help Ben and Christian help CCUK?

Ben Smyth and Christian Frogner are doing the Great South Run to raise money for CCUK. Please visit their justgiving pages at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ben-smyth100 and at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Christian-frogner. Read their stories below Ben’s...

Infusion chairs bring relaxation to patients

A generous donation of four Infusion Chairs within Gainsborough Clinics at Colchester Hospital was made on 31 August by the North East Essex Crohns & Colitis Association. The chairs are designed for relaxation and will benefit a large number of patients being...