People with pacemakers need to have their device checked regularly, usually at least once a year. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust said that due to Covid-19 restrictions it has been difficult to see patients face-to-face. Clinicians have now launched an innovative drive-through services. The heart monitor drive-through service is initially being launched from Clacton Hospital and the pacemaker service could be up and running by the end of February for patients living in the Ipswich area. The heart monitor service will see patients drive to Clacton Hospital, park in a designated bay and then given the machine and instructions detailing how to attach the monitor to themselves to record their heart patterns.