Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Tim Howes Foundation Programme Director

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust This is north east Essex. This is the Trust that serves the people of north east Essex…

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Local Context: Population  370,000 for local acute services, 670,000 for non-surgical oncology services  Main commissioner: North East Essex PCT  Strong relationship commissioners: Mid Essex | East Suffolk Principal towns: Colchester | Clacton Harwich | Halstead

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Our Trust  Main sites: Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital  Employs 3,300 staff  A&E attendances: 2008/09  outpatient appointments: 2008/09  inpatient & daycase spells: 2008/09  3524 babies delivered: 2008/09  public members: Jan 2010

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Our vision  93%* of our patients surveyed would recommend us to their family and friends. * SOURCE: National Inpatient Survey September polled, 531 replied.

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Rotations  Surgery (including Breast/plastics & Urology)  Care of the Elderly  Medicine (Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Renal, Thoracic, Endocrine)  Paediatrics  Critical Care  Anaesthetics  ENT Surgery  Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Led Support  Educational Supervisor  Career Counselling  Training/Exam Advice  Ongoing support throughout year

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Education & Training  E-portfolio Based  Specific F1/F2 Teaching Schedule  Grand Round  Clinical Presentations  Individual Department Training – including lunch presentations  Specialty Taster Sessions Available  University Links – University of Essex, Anglia Ruskin University, University of London

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Resource Centre  Computer Aided Learning  Medical Library - Access to a wide range of general and specialist journals and standard textbooks  Fully Equipped Training Centre

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Centres  Laparoscopic (Keyhole) Surgery – ICENI unit (today the unit carries out more advanced keyhole surgery than anywhere else in the UK)  Oncology (cancer) service - People from all over north and mid-Essex come to our Essex County Hospital cancer centre for our radiotherapy service, which had an exemplar cancer peer review in  Our stroke unit – according to the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement our stroke unit is in the top 10 performing units in the NHS.

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust On-Site Facilities  Restaurant  Tea Bars  League of Friends  Bus services come right into the Colchester General Hospital grounds and stop at Essex County Hospital  Nearby is a 24-hour Asda with its petrol station, pharmacy and cash machines  Town centre mile and a half away

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