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Quicker access to diagnostic testing for patients with suspected cancer

Pictured: Dr Ingrid Britton, Consultant Gastrointestinal Radiologist and Dr Marius Grima, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist Adults and children with suspected cancer are being given quicker access to diagnostic tests at UHNM, leading to earlier diag ...

Cancer concerns as referrals down during pandemic

Leading cancer consultants across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are concerned at a drop in the number of patients seeking help who may have cancer symptoms. They are concerned that this may be because of COVID-19 with people either thinking they ...

Children say thank you to County Hospital staff

Children of Barnfields Primary School in Stafford have written letters to thank staff at County Hospital for their hard work during the Coronavirus outbreak. The hospital received more than 20 letters from year six pupils recently. Comments included ...

Sylvia Tideswell

Tracy Bullock, Chief Executive at UHNM said: “It is with deepest sadness that I announce the death of Sylvia Tideswell, a nursing assistant at University Hospital of North Midlands, from Covid-19. “Sylvia, 60, of Oakhill, had worked on the elderly c ...

UHNM amongst UK’s top ten recruiters to ground-breaking Coronavirus genetics study

UHNM is one of the UK’s top ten recruiters to a ground-breaking genetics study in the fight against Coronavirus. More than 170 NHS hospitals are involved with GenOMICC (Genetics Of Mortality In Critical Care), which aims to sequence the genomes of 20 ...

Doctor recognised for outstanding contribution to care of elderly

A doctor who has spent his career caring for the elderly has been recognised by the Royal College of Physicians at their annual Excellence in Patient Care Awards. Dr Amit Arora, consultant in elderly care, won in the ‘Contribution to the profession’ ...

Patients receiving cancer scan results faster thanks to innovative technology

Pictured: Dr Changez Jadun, Clinical Director for Imaging Patients at UHNM are finding out more quickly if they have bowel cancer, thanks to the use of innovative technology at the Trust. The Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), made b ...

Heartbeat in a bottle

Pictured: Critical Care nurse Holly Minshall putting together a 'Heartbeat in a bottle' keepsake for the family of a patient Critical care nurse Holly Minshall has introduced an innovative way for relatives to remember their loved ones. ‘Heartbeat i ...

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