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Saturday 8th December – Coffee Morning
CCUK North Essex are holding an informal coffee morning at 10am at the Beth Chatto Gardens cafe. Come along and join us for a drink and a chat. Feel free to come dressed in something purple as well!
Martin Reed speaks at NESS meeting
Our recent North East Essex Stoma Support (NESS) group meeting was very well attended. We were pleased to welcome Catherine Morgan the Director of Nursing who found the meeting extremely worthwhile. Martin Reed –...
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...
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...
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 story In...
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...
CCUK North Essex Meeting
CCUK North Essex group are holding their next meeting on Tuesday 4th September 2018 at 8pm at The Albert Beefeater Pub, Cowdray Avenue, CO1 1UT. Everyone is welcome to attend this informal meeting which brings...
Special meeting shows patients how to live well with IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been given a valuable insight into diet, the latest research and quality of life after treatment during a special event organised by experts at Colchester...