A Royal Stoke nurse has successfully run the London Marathon just two years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the start of MS Awareness Week. Sian Fern, a senior sister on the Critical Care Unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital ...
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Ribbon cut on new Royal Stoke staff car park
University Hospitals of the North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust today officially opened its new staff car park at Hilton Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The new car park at the former Grindley Hill Court, Royal Stoke University Hospital replaces the existing ...
UHNM CEO Award Winners: Ward 222 (Respiratory) and the UHNM Armed Forces Champion Team
Two teams involved in the end-of-life care of an elderly patient at the Royal Stoke University Hospital have received praise for their compassionate and timely support. After learning one of their patients nearing the end of his life was not only a ...
Record number of patients take part in clinical research at UHNM
A record number of patients have taken part in clinical research trials at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). Latest figures from UHNM’s Research and Innovation Department reveal more than 2,000 patients took part in a clinical ...
New charity partnership launched to improve experience of UHNM blood cancer patients
Patients diagnosed with blood cancer now have access to a better range of support services thanks to a new charity partnership. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has become the first NHS Trust in England to partner with Blood Ca ...
UHNM Hero Award Winner: Dr Simon Ellis
UHNM’s Deputy Chief Nurse has praised the “excellent, outstanding and compassionate” care provided to her by a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Jane Holmes says her care was “nothing short of outstanding”, and stated she ...
UHNM Chief Executive Award Winner: Sarah Franks
A receptionist from County Hospital whose quick thinking helped save the life of a member of the public has been praised for her actions. Sarah Franks was leaving work in February when she was informed a member of the public had collapsed on the hos ...
Heart patients at UHNM to benefit from new minimally invasive procedure
A ground-breaking new procedure at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) is giving hope to patients with a long-term heart condition. Patients suffering from an irregular heart rhythm, also known as atrial fibrillation (AF), would ...