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Double helping – twin brothers shine on UHNM work placement during pandemic

Pictured: Conrad Nock (left) and Will Nock (right) are twin brothers working at the hospital during the pandemic Twin brothers Conrad and Will Nock from Longton are both set to become hospital porters so they can help out at UHNM during the coronavi ...

Meet Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) Matt and Tom

An Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) is a vital part of the operating theatre team, to provide a high standard of care to patients of all ages, at every stage of their operation. So we took the time to find out more about this role by speaking ...

Breast cancer patients can be successfully treated with only five radiotherapy sessions instead of 15

Pictured: Former patient Karen Patricia Davis, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and took part in the trial Breast cancer patients in the UK can now be treated with fewer radiotherapy sessions, thanks to research led by Professor of Clini ...

Aspiring young health professionals supporting patients and families

Two aspiring young health professionals are giving up their free time to support patients and families during the Coronavirus crisis. Volunteers Kelsey Clarke, 20, (pictured left) and Isabel Willis, 17, (pictured right), have recently joined the trus ...

Scrubs4Stoke exceed target of 2,000 donations

Scrubs4Stoke have now donated more than 2,000 sets of scrubs to UHNM. Simply made with minimal places for contaminants to hide, scrubs form essential work wear for staff in clinical areas, especially during the Coronavirus outbreak. They are also eas ...

89 care homes helped across Stoke-on-Trent by new Covid-19 prevention team

A new cross-agency support team set up just two weeks ago to respond to Covid-19 has already helped 89 care homes in Stoke-on-Trent. Through their work, the team, which is made up of experts from Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Midlands Partnership NHS ...

Diabetes nurse goes above and beyond to understand patient experience

Pictured: Mariana Biscoito, Specialist Diabetes Nurse A specialist Diabetes nurse is voluntarily subjecting herself to the same rigorous level of self-monitoring that people with diabetes have to go through. Mariana Biscoito, who does not have the c ...

‘Attend Anywhere’ - Virtual clinics launched at UHNM

Pictured: Laura Cooke and her son Jaxson, who has Cystic Fibrosis Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are the first to benefit from the launch of virtual clinics at UHNM. The ‘Attend Anywhere’ system enables patients and clinicians to have video cons ...

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