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Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity supports East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s vision to continue improving the patient experience and being an outstanding provider of health services.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust in the East of England. It runs Colchester Hospital in Colchester, Essex and Ipswich Hospital in Ipswich, Suffolk, as well as several smaller community hospitals in the surrounding area.
The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for Suffolk and East Essex. This function is commonly referred to as ‘commissioning’.