Formed in July 2018, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is the largest NHS organisation in the East of England region and combines the services of Colchester and Ipswich hospitals, and the surrounding community hospitals. The new Trust’s Trauma & Orthopaedic/Spine service has 33 consultants providing a comprehensive range of elective and trauma surgery. The separate Spinal surgery unit based in Ipswich is a regional hub centre for the East of England.