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We're launching free exercise sessions to help people with cancer who live in the Jaywick area to increase their strength and stamina and boost their confidence. The sessions will support people before, during and after their cancer treatment. They launch at the Resource Centre on Thursday 6 February. Alternative sessions are available in Colchester, Clacton, Harwick and Walton on the Naze. Louise Smith, Macmillan deputy lead cancer nurse at ESNEFT, said: “These free sessions will help to improve people’s stamina and strength, boost their mood and emotional wellbeing and help them to stay a healthy weight. We would encourage anyone who wants to find out more to get in touch.” For more information about the sessions or to book a place, contact Colchester Cancer Wellbeing Centre on 01206 745347.

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Belinda wasn’t aware when she had robotic surgery to remove bowel cancer she was the 2,000th patient to be treated using the advanced technology. Since the introduction of robotic surgery four years ago at the Trust, many patients having colorectal, urological and gynaecological surgery have had their operations with the surgeon-controlled Da Vinci robot. Belinda, who is a clinical nurse specialist at ESNEFT, had robotic surgery at Colchester Hospital. The 58-year-old, who works with patients experiencing chronic pain, said: “I was told robotic surgery was not as invasive. I feel choosing the surgery has given me the best chance of recovery.” It was a shock for Belinda to be diagnosed with bowel cancer. She had been experiencing changes in her bowel habits, diarrhoea and an urgency to go. She’d also had some blood. She added: “I didn’t think my symptoms were cancer. I assumed it was an inflammatory condition. “I’d encourage anyone who has a change in their bowel habits not to dismiss it and to get checked. Nurses can be the worse for ignoring or dismissing symptoms.” Robotic surgery offers many patient benefits as it is less invasive and allows for greater precision, meaning improved healing and recovery. It can also mean a shorter stay in hospital for patients. The robot is controlled by the surgeon sitting at a separate console, with the operating part of the robot connected to the patient through small keyholes. The robotic arms are under the full control of the surgeon throughout the operation. Subash Vasudevan is a general and colorectal surgeon at ESNEFT and chair of the robotic surgery steering group. He said: “We know that patients, like Belinda, have better outcomes through robotic surgery. It’s more precise and means it’s less invasive for patients so they heal quicker. “It’s also much better for surgeons too as they’re able to sit separately at a console making it less stressful on their own body. “We’re really pleased to have reached this huge milestone of treating 2,000 major complex procedures robotically in November 2024 across colorectal, urology and gynaecology. “This milestone is a testament to the hard work of our clinical and wider teams.” Robotic surgery is used to treat patients in the new elective orthopaedic centre that opened on the Colchester Hospital site in November. The investment has also benefited surgeons at ESNEFT and beyond, with training for robotic surgery available at the Iceni Centre, based at Colchester Hospital, for clinicians across the world. Mr Vasudevan added: “We have trained more than 50 trainees across surgical specialities through our own unique and well-structured training programme at the Iceni Centre. “We now have international recognition for our programme with surgeons visiting from the UK and Europe to see what good looks like. We aim to expand our robotic programme to new areas in the future to benefit more patients.” #RoboticSurgery #NHS #BowelCancer

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