A nurse who used her own time to accompany a palliative patient on their last visit home has been recognised for her outstanding compassion. Anum Mehmood gave up four hours on Christmas Day to be with the patient, enabling them to fulfil their wish o ...
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Ward wedding for brain tumour patient
A 34-year-old patient with an inoperable brain tumour was able to fulfil his dream of getting married recently, thanks to the staff on ward 228. The team went to extraordinary lengths to quickly organise a wedding at short notice, ensuring a day to r ...
999 Critical Condition: Royal Stoke doctors save father from “ticking time bomb”
A father from Stafford, who was diagnosed with a life threatening tumour after he had a cardiac arrest is to feature in the fourth episode of the latest series of 999: Critical Condition on Thursday 27 January 2022. 54-year-old Charlie Moorhouse, a ...
Patient's life saved with POEM
Patient Maggie Palmer has described how an innovative endoscopic procedure performed at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has saved her life. Surviving only on Cuppa soups and liquids, Maggie lost almost 16 kilogrammes in weight ...
Family support worker lights up children’s unit
A family liaison support worker has been recognised for the difference she makes to children and their parents. Jacqui Davenport is based on the children’s intensive care unit at Royal Stoke and is affectionately referred to as “Sunshine” because of ...
Young woman's life saved after 80 foot fall
A young pharmacist who sustained multiple life threatening injuries after falling 80 foot down the side of a waterfall is to feature in the third episode of the latest series of 999: Critical Condition on Thursday 20 January 2022. 26-year-old Cara S ...
Oesophageal capsule helps to pre-empt cancer
UHNM patients are set to benefit from a new diagnostic test which can identify important oesophageal conditions before they turn into cancer. The Trust has become one of only a few organisations in the West Midlands to participate in the pilot progra ...
UHNM teams up with fire service to roll out vital Covid drugs
UHNM has teamed up with firefighters from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service to deliver vital drugs to the most vulnerable people in the region with Covid-19. Molnupiravir and Sotrovimab are anti-viral medications made available to the most at-ri ...