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Colchester General Hospital

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex CO4 5JL

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Remote consultations available
Charged onsite parking

Overview

Requires Improvement

rating from the Care Quality Commission.

-	No admissions data available.

34045

NHS admissions.

Not expected to collect patient outcomes (PROMs)

Single rooms • Wi-fi • Onsite diagnostic tests • Parent/guardian beds available

Last updated:

31/10/2025

About

This information is provided by Colchester General Hospital.

At East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) we provide hospital and community health care services for Colchester, Ipswich and local areas. Formed on 1 July 2018, ESNEFT is the largest NHS organisation in the region. We provide services from Colchester and Ipswich hospitals, Aldeburgh, Clacton, Halstead, Harwich and Felixstowe community hospitals and Bluebird Lodge near Ipswich. We also provide community services in Suffolk and north Essex. Colchester and Ipswich hospitals have major Emergency Departments (A&E). Other services are listed in our A to Z of services. Our multi-million-pound investment programme to build state-of-the-art facilities at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals for treatment and care will significantly improve healthcare for local people.

Hospital website

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How the PHIN website can help you

10 min read
22/10/2025

Patient feedback

Surveys from patients about the care they received from Colchester General Hospital.

Patient Satisfaction

…	Not enough data available to show patient satisfaction feedback.

Patient Experience

…	Not enough data available to show patient experience feedback.

About hospital patient feedback

4 min read
20/03/2025

PROMs participation

PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) helps future patients understand how surgery affects daily life - like pain levels, mobility, or quality of life.

Not expected to participate in PROMs This hospital does not have eligible PROMs procedures to report on.

About health improvement (including PROMs)

4 min read
24/03/2025

Regulator rating

All hospitals are inspected and rated by an independent regulator.

Overall Rating	Requires Improvement
Safety of services	Inadequate
Effectiveness of services	Good
Responsiveness of services	Requires Improvement
Caring	Good
Well-led	Requires Improvement

Full report available on the Care Quality Commission website

About healthcare regulators and their ratings

2 min read
27/03/2025

Associated Registries

This hospital is listed on one or more clinical registries. Follow the link to explore more information about their practice.

National Joint Registry

What are healthcare registries?

6 min read
08/01/2025

Incident reporting

To ensure transparency, hospitals are required to provide PHIN with data about incidents in their care.

It is important to note that, unless otherwise stated, the measures in this section relate to the overall performance of the hospital and not specifically to any selected procedure.

Data received from the Colchester General Hospital is incomplete.

Understanding hospital profiles: Safety and risk measures

1 min read
01/07/2025

Facilities

Services and resources available at this hospital.

Amenities

Wi-fi
Visitor restaurant
Some single rooms
Charged onsite parking

Medical

Onsite surgical procedures
Onsite diagnostic tests
Outpatient treatment rooms
Urgent care walk-in centre
End of life care

Parents and children

Parent/guardian beds available