(from left) Junior doctors Bravean Kulendrarajah, James Chambers and Louise Baker Throughout 2020 thousands of final-year medical students from across the UK were deployed to help during the Covid-19 pandemic. Foundation Interim Year One (FiY1) post ...
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SIREN study team thanked by Chief Executive
The team behind the SIREN study at UHNM have been recognised by the hospital’s chief executive Tracy Bullock for their contribution during the pandemic . 250 staff signed up to take part in the study, which requires participants to present for fortni ...
Student therapy radiographers receiving practical and pastoral support
New student therapy radiographers are receiving practical and pastoral support, thanks to the dedication of two Senior Therapy Radiographers. Lily Aston and Ben Hubbard have made it their mission to actively support students during their induction, g ...
Couple thank midwife with “heart of gold”
Fran and Carl recently welcomed baby Sofia Elizabeth into the world with Lisa's help A couple who recently welcomed their first baby into the world have thanked midwife Lisa Cooke for her dedication and support. Francesca Birks and husband Carl, of ...
Custom-made technology improving patient and staff communication
Patients on UHNM’s acute rehabilitation and trauma unit (ARTU) can now communicate more effectively with staff, thanks to the use of innovative new technology. The team are trialling five prototype custom-made call switches which make it easier for p ...
Paraplegic patient says his nurse of more than 20 years is his "hero"
A paraplegic patient has called his nurse of more than 20 years his “hero”. Mr Brian Sirrell, of Welshpool, Powys, (pictured) suffers with the neurological disorder CIPD (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy), a condition which targets t ...
Mark Elliott
Tracy Bullock, Chief Executive at UHNM said: “It is with a heavy heart and deepest sadness that I announce the death of Mark Elliott, a porter at University Hospital of North Midlands, from Covid-19. “Mark had worked as a porter at Royal Stoke Unive ...
Nurse specialist is a “lifeline”
A patient suffering from Crohn’s disease has thanked nurse Stephanie Bourne for being “a lifeline”. Stephanie works as the Lead Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) nurse specialist and helps patients to manage their condition, providing clinical and pra ...