Our Critical Care team boasts the second best patient survival rates in the country, new statistics reveal.
We’re holding a Stroke Awareness Conference on Friday 17 May 2013 in the Lecture Theatre, Postgraduate Education Centre, Ipswich Hospital.
Our Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic has new state-of-the-art camera equipment thanks to kind donations from patients and volunteers.
Our Paediatric Oncology team is helping youngsters through their cancer treatment with a new innovative craft.
We are delighted to be involved with Sir Bobby’s Breakthrough Online Auction and Sir Bobby’s Breakthrough Ball.
Our Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic has new life-saving equipment thanks to the legacy of a patient who never stopped saying thank you.
Our hospital's Maternity team has climbed a step of the ladder towards international UNICEF baby friendly recognition.
Hospital colleague Marcel Kok is hoping for a photo finish when he runs the London Marathon on Sunday.
Our hospital is hosting a tea party on Thursday, 18 April, where an expert from Parkinson’s UK will be on hand answering questions and meeting patients, carers, families and staff.
Our hospital has a new specialist wheelchair to help rehabilitating stroke patients.
The Colorectal Surgery team has learnt a new procedure for treating patients with anal fistulas.
Bright sparks at our hospital are switching on a new environmentally-friendly generator to revolutionise the hospital’s electricity supply.
An experienced ward nurse has been appointed as the new multiple sclerosis (MS) nurse specialist.
Our midwives will be delivering expert hypnotherapy lessons to pregnant mums to help them relax during childbirth.
Meet the inspiring pensioner who gained a university degree at 89 years of age and credits her success to surgery here which helped restore her hearing.
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Our hospital is looking for a talented and experienced operations lead to join its Executive team as a Chief Operating Officer.
A new three digit freephone number – 111 – which people can call for medical advice and urgent healthcare information has launched in Suffolk today.
Do you have any second-hand magazines in your recycling pile?
Have you ever wondered what goes on in a radio station?
Come along to a health event at Ravenswood Community Primary School on 21 February.
Our hospital has appointed a new non executive director to join its Trust Board, and we've announced the new deputy chairman.
Our hospital has been given official Trauma Unit status. It means a specialist trauma team is available 24/7 to care for patients seriously hurt in trauma incidents.
Prepare to declutter your wardrobes of unwanted clothes, shoes, hats, handbags and all other accessories.
Our maternity service has scooped a top UK award for its work to improve maternity services.
Our hospital has been awarded £652,000 to further improve its Maternity Unit as part of a £25million Government grant for hospitals across the country.
Nick Hulme has been appointed Chief Executive of The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust.
A GP and community nurse will be based in our Emergency Department (ED) from today to see if it helps reduce patient waiting times.
A new support group for patients with lung cancer is starting at our hospital
A series of new patient-friendly signs are today helping visitors find their way at our hospital.
Coming to the hospital in the next couple of weeks? Colleagues from Livewell Suffolk will be on hand to give advice on lifestyle changes.
Our Gynaecology centre has undergone a major refurbishment to improve privacy and dignity for patients.
The new National strategy for Nursing, Midwifery and Care-Givers has just been launched by the Chief Nurse for England.
Ipswich Town players have made a festive visit to Bergholt children’s ward.
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Our hospital has opened a new Research Unit hailed as "a place for innovations to improve patient care" by Richard Watts, lead research doctor.
Here’s a short explanation about why we sometimes have long waits in our Emergency Department…
Our Emergency Department has been given the thumbs up by patients.
Our cancer research team is taking part in a groundbreaking national study looking at the treatment of young patients.
Our hospital has been rated in the top six in the country for clinical efficiency, new figures reveal.
Have you ever wondered how patient notes get from one department to another? Let us introduce you to the Medical Records team.
What would be the impact of moving the out-of-hours GP service base from the Riverside Clinic to our hospital on you?
The iVan mobile screening centre for glaucoma is currently based at Ipswich Hospital but will travel around the county to give follow-up visits to patients.
Our Maternity Unit has been shortlisted for the Maternity Services of the Year award, the Royal College of Midwives has announced.
Our Diabetes team, led by Dr Gerry Rayman, has won the national HSJ Awards patient safety gong.
In the run up to Christmas we are launching a magic and sparkle gifts for patients campaign.
On World Diabetes Day our hospital supported the launch of a new website to showcase the ground-breaking work that top researchers are doing to tackle diabetes.
Our hospital’s day nursery is offering childcare places to all families in the area for the first time.
Our dietitians helped celebrate World Nutrition Day with patients on our cancer ward.
Hospital radiographers will be on hand at a special event to explain how radiation is used to treat cancer.
Our hospital is one of 60 to be awarded a wheelchair from nationwide charity Path to Success.
An exercise class to help people with rheumatoid arthritis relieve pain and improve fitness is looking for new members.
Mrs Doris Bell, from Felixstowe, was 100 years-old on Friday 2 November 2012.
If you want to know more about how radiation is used to treat cancer, radiographers in our Radiotherapy Department are holding an open event on Thursday, 8 November.
A vibrant painting made up of 15 different panels now has pride of place in the fracture clinic.
Hospital colleague Marcel Kok is hoping for a photo finish when he runs the London marathon next year.
Our Carers' Kitchen is celebrating its first birthday this month. The brightly coloured kitchen based at the front of the hospital is the first of its kind in the country.
Our partner colleagues from Mozambique have been spending time with colleagues throughout the hospital this week.
Our hospital is one of the first in the UK to sign up to a ‘call for action’ to improve care in hospitals for patients with dementia
A recent review of skin cancer services shows the hospital shares top fourth spot in the UK.
Two clinicians at The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust have won prizes in the 2012 Innovation Competition organised by Health Enterprise East.
All services functioning from the Maternity Unit tower block are currently undergoing essential refurbishment and maintenance.
Car parking charges for patients and visitors have been suspended today.
Our hospital's recruitment team is hosting a drop-in event for registered nurses who would like to find out more about working at the hospital.
Our musculoskeletal physiotherapy team has slashed its patient waiting list from four months to just three weeks.
A rehab assistant at our hospital is today preparing to go the proverbial extra mile for patients – straight out of an aeroplane in a parachute jump.
An opportunity to share your recent experiences of Ipswich Hospital.
Car parking charges at The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust are set to change with free drop off areas and lower charges for longer stays.
The search is on to find pieces of artwork made by pupils, students and artists living in east Suffolk for the new £5million cardiac centre at Ipswich Hospital.
Our Diabetes team has been shortlisted for a national Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award for patient safety.
Ipswich Hospital has been given a completely clean bill of health by the Care Quality Commission.
Volunteer motorcyclists are today gearing up to deliver milk to babies in need at our hospital.
Our hospital wards have today been prescribed tablets of the electronic kind for patient feedback.
NHS Heroes is a new recognition scheme honouring the individuals and teams who go the extra mile to improve life for patients in hospitals.
Our hospital has joined an international campaign to improve care and help increase survival rates for patients with sepsis.
Our hospital is working with experts at national charity the King’s Fund to improve the care it gives to dying patients and their families.
Our hospital is one of the top Trusts leading the way in providing opportunities for patients to take part in clinical research studies.
Building work has begun to bring a new state-of-the-art cardiac centre to our hospital.
The Hospital has appointed Lynne Wigens as its new Director of Nursing and Quality.
125 fewer patients have had to be admitted to our hospital each month following the introduction of a new service.
The Alzheimer’s Society is to hold dementia drop-in sessions in our hospital's Carers’ Kitchen twice a month.
Students dreaming of going to medical school have had a taste of what life is like as a hospital doctor.
The annual, UK-wide, awareness week launched today to increase understanding of organ donation and encourage more people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Patients having bowel operations at Ipswich Hospital are recovering more quickly thanks to changes brought in by the Colorectal Surgery team.
The hospital has celebrated International Clinical Trials Day which marks doctor James Lind’s trial for a cure for scurvy.
Shoppers in Ipswich are encouraged to pay a visit to Tower Ramparts Shopping Centre on Wednesday, 27 June, where they will be able to take advantage of a free health check to determine if their lungs are fit and healthy.
Ipswich Hospital has been awarded a Certificate of Commitment in its first step towards gaining international recognition from the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative.
All emergency and urgent care will be provided at the hospital tomorrow, Thursday 21 June 2012. We have made direct contact with patients who are affected. If we have not called you and you already have an appointment for tomorrow, please do attend for your appointment.
The minor injuries service will move from Riverside Clinic to the Ipswich Hospital on Monday 2 July, taking with it excellent staff.
A cough that lasts for three weeks is the focus of a new campaign.
Don’t be a royal pain this Jubilee holiday weekend – plan ahead for unexpected illness and injury and make sure you know where to go for treatment should you need it.
Local artist Michael Crowe is exhibiting his newest work in June with proceeds going to help cancer patients.
Ipswich Hospital announces the appointment of its new interim Chief Executive.
When mum Claire Bardsley started planning a fundraising campaign in memory of her twin sons Joshua and Jordan, little did she think she would raise almost £3,000 for the Neonatal Unit.
New theatre equipment is being delivered to the hospital on Sunday 13 May.
Nursing in East Suffolk is being celebrated on International Nurses Day 2012 on Saturday 12 May.
A new conference aimed at stroke survivors, carers and anyone with an interest in stroke is being held at The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust on Wednesday 30 May 2012.
Andrew Reed announced on 2 May that he will be leaving his post as Chief Executive of Ipswich Hospital.
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust is pleased to confirm that we are compliant with the Government’s requirement to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation...
Our hospital is today delighted to announce Ann Tate CBE as its new chair.
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust will get £5million for a new sterilisation services department to improve services for NHS patients in east Suffolk, the Government announced today.
Visiting restrictions on the wards at Ipswich Hospital have today been relaxed. We are continuing to ask all visitors to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water before they enter and when they leave wards.
Our Volunteer Visiting Scheme launch is being postponed and will not now go ahead on Tuesday 28 February 2012. Watch this website for new date coming soon.
Ipswich Hospital is one of just two hospitals in the UK to be treating patients with a new state-of-the-art radiotherapy machine.
Ipswich Hospital’s bid to open a new treatment centre for heart patients is today full steam ahead thanks to a £5million windfall from the Department of Health.
Ipswich Hospital is expanding its successful free appointment reminder service.
A breast cancer unit which screens thousands of women every year has moved to our hospital from its former site at St Clement’s, Foxhall Road, Ipswich.
As senior clinicians in the hospital it is our belief that the hospital has a strong future as a major healthcare provider serving a growing community.
Ipswich Hospital Clobber Swap is returning for a fourth year- so get ready to clear out those wardrobes of your unwanted clothes, unworn shoes and unused handbags to help raise money for cancer charities associated with the hospital.
Patients in Suffolk are being invited to sign-up now for a free course that will help them better manage their long-term health conditions.
The Breast Care Team at Ipswich Hospital would like to reassure patients
Dave Norval, a businessman who lives in Felixstowe, has been appointed interim Chair of The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust from 1 January 2012.