The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) has once again scored top in the East of England for doctors’ overall training satisfaction in acute trusts, in the General Medical Council’s (GMC) national training survey 2019. The doctors surveyed by the GMC at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) rated their overall satisfaction at 82%, a…
Great Blakenham-based Morrison Freight has seen a 27% growth in sales over the last 12 months. The business, recently named International Business of the Year at the East of England Federation of Small Business (FSB) Awards, has seen a surge in new customers and has started a recruitment drive as the company expands. Morrison Freight…
A national fundraising campaign is set to “Make Ship Happen” for a £1 million project to build a full-size reconstruction of the 7th-century Sutton Hoo ship. The scheme has been launched to pay for the venture, which will bring together archaeologists, historians, experts in construction and shipbuilding and many other skilled volunteers to reconstruct the…
Dr David O’Reilly, consultant rheumatologist, has retired from the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust after 26 years of service. He leaves behind a thriving rheumatology department that he was instrumental in developing. After graduating in medicine from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1980, David trained in general medicine in Manchester and Nottingham, before changing to general…
In light of the newly released Village Survival Guide, Community Action Suffolk CEO Christine Abraham touches on one particular aspect of community services in decline – youth-focused clubs and offerings. We’re only just inside the start of the school summer holidays, but how many families across Suffolk have already heard the cry of ‘we’re bored…there’s…
Mum and daughter duo, Karen and Natasja Pinches, who both work at the West Suffolk Hospital, are heading off to the Netherlands for the 2019 International Field Archery Association European Field Archery Championships. Along with Charlie Pinches, (Karen’s husband and Natasja’s dad) who was the first member of the family to take up archery, the talented group…
A new online forum has been launched to help local women understand more the intricacies of female health and nutrition. The Stoic Women group has been launched on Facebook by Ipswich-based health coach Sam Cleaver director of Stoic Performance. Sam was encouraged to set up the private group to help women feel better about themselves…
A new brand and website – bringing four of the UK’s leading names in health and social care recruitment under one roof – signals a bold new direction for Ipswich-based Sanctuary Personnel. With 200 employees at their Ipswich head office in Franciscan Way, they are already the third-biggest health and social care recruiter in the…