A patient has thanked operating department practitioner Julie Reed for spotting a potentially life-threatening melanoma. Lorna Duffin was being prepared for emergency surgery to remove her gall bladder when Julie noticed a mole on her back and sugges ...
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More than 50 men receive cutting-edge implant for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer patient Dave Clark received the SpaceOAR® hydrogel implant More than 50 men have benefitted from the use of a cutting-edge implant for prostate cancer at UHNM. The SpaceOAR® hydrogel implant is injected into the space between the pro ...
Midlands East and West Excellence in Supply Awards 2021
UHNM’s Integrated Supplies and Procurement Department (ISPD) has won the ‘NHS Transformation Project of the Year’ award at the East and West Midlands Excellence in Supply Awards 2021. The ISPD, who support The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust , Universi ...
New research could significantly reduce overcrowding in emergency departments – potentially saving the NHS millions of pounds
In a collaborative project between University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust and Staffordshire University, experts have developed a prediction model to identify patients most at risk of taking up hospital beds longer than needed. A new ...
Heart specialist Jim Nolan has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
Jim, who is Professor of Interventional Cardiology at UHNM and Keele University, introduced the use of the ‘transradial access technique’ into the UK. The cardiac unit at the Royal Stoke was the first centre in the UK to extensively use this techniqu ...
Remembrance Day at UHNM
A virtual remembrance day service Thursday 11 November 2021 The service at UHNM this year is being held virtually with some pre recorded content. A live stream of the two minute silence with our head chaplain, Rev. Christine Wright will take place ...
Twins receive long service award
It’s been a double celebration at UHNM recently, as twins Andrew (Left) and Adam Leese (Right) from Sneyd Green celebrated receiving their long services awards. Both started working in Sterile Services at Royal Stoke 20 years ago when they turned 16 ...
New car park planned for University Hospital of North Midlands
University Hospitals of the North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust has received public funding to seek planning permission for a new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court. Staff car parking is currently provided at the Royal Infirmary and Central Outpatien ...