West Suffolk NHS FT 🏳️‍🌈

🏥 Providing hospital and community services for west Suffolk.
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Thank you to Ros, who has been working in our switchboard team for more than 30 years 👏

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Happy Christmas to everyone and a massive thank you to all our staff and volunteers like Bridget and Baz who will be with our patients this Christmas Day🎄

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Merry Christmas to our patients, staff, volunteers and wider community 🎄

Thank you to everyone at West Suffolk Hospital and across our community sites for the compassion, dedication and professionalism you’ve shown throughout the year.

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Thank you to Joel and all our community colleagues who will be working on Christmas Day 🎄

Across our community sites and at West Suffolk Hospital, staff and volunteers will be with our patients throughout the festive period to deliver care and spread a little cheer.

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Thank you for working on Christmas Day, Charlotte🎄

At West Suffolk Hospital, and across our community sites, staff and volunteers will be with our patients throughout the festive period to deliver care and spread a little cheer.

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Thank you for working on Christmas Day eight years in a row, Cybèle 🎄

At West Suffolk Hospital, and across our community sites, staff and volunteers will be with our patients throughout the festive period to deliver care and spread a little cheer.

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Thank you to our pharmacy staff who are working on Christmas Day🎄

At West Suffolk Hospital, and across our community sites, staff and volunteers will be with our patients throughout the festive period to deliver care and also spread a little cheer.

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Our young patients had a very special visitor this morning – Father Christmas 🎅 As well as giving gifts to children, Father Christmas also spread some festive cheer among our incredible paediatric and Day Surgery Unit teams🎄

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Thank you to the Snow Queen who brought a flurry of smiles to our young patients at West Suffolk Hospital today ❄️

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Congratulations to Jabay from our digital services team, who received our Putting You First award in recognition of his professionalism and dedication to his role 🏆

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People having blood taken through our phlebotomy services are now benefiting from a more comfortable experience, thanks to the introduction of reusable tourniquets.

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This week is Frailty Week, and we're highlighting the important work that our Frailty Team do.

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Today, our Pride staff network marked Transgender Day of Remembrance with a dedicated service in our hospital chapel. Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed on 20 November every year, honours the lives those who have lost their lives as a result of anti-transgender violence.

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The BMA trade union representing resident doctors, has announced strike action from 7am Friday, 14 November until 7am Wednesday, 19 November 2025.

More information 👇

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Members of staff and volunteers gathered at the West Suffolk Hospital Chapel today for the annual Service of Remembrance. As well as listening to prayers and readings from scripture, there were commitments to strive for peace, and to care for those affected by conflict.

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With it being Occupational Therapy (OT) Week we’d like to give a shout out to our amazing teams from across the Trust 👏 Our occupational therapists like Kayleigh help people overcome challenges completing everyday tasks or activities.

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You are invited to the Newmarket CDC expansion public consultation event – 4pm to 8pm on Thursday, 6 November, 2025.
👉https://t.co/pjJO8ec8CM

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👋 Welcome to the Trust, Lily!

Last year, Lily joined us on placement while studying for her T Level — and last week we were very proud to welcome her back as an occupational therapy apprentice 👏

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During T Levels Week, we’d like to give a big shout-out to the amazing cohort of students currently with us as part of their T Level Health qualification with West Suffolk College and to the outstanding Clinical Education Team who support them.

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Thank you to all our amazing Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) including our chiropodists, podiatrists, dietitians, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, physiotherapists, radiographers, sonographers and speech and language therapists💙