UHNM’s elective orthopaedic theatre team have been recognised for their extraordinary dedication. The team recently completed a 16-hour shift to ensure a paediatric patient could have an improved quality of life following their procedure. Joanne Emb ...
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VCOD team thanked for support
UHNM’s VCOD (vaccination as a condition of deployment) team have been thanked for their role in implementation of the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination scheme. The national directive for all employees to receive the vaccine came just prior to Christmas ...
Planned orthopaedic care returns to Royal Stoke
Staff and patients are celebrating after elective orthopaedic surgery returned to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for the first time in more than two years. Ward 112 was converted into a Covid-19 ward when the pandemic first hit in 2020 with pla ...
Heart failure patients to benefit from ‘one-stop’ clinic
People referred to UHNM for suspected heart failure will now receive care in a ‘one-stop’ multidisciplinary clinic. Patients will receive an echocardiogram, ECG, diagnosis and treatment management plan all in one place, saving valuable time and leadi ...
UHNM goes green on Earth Day
UHNM has launched a new Green Plan in line with accelerated net zero carbon targets. The plan will address issues such as minimising air pollution from health-related transport, travel and logistics, energy use, green space, carbon emissions and clim ...
Easter weekend pressures - Media Statement
Our hospitals are continuing to see exceptionally high levels of demand for the services we provide, along with the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, but we continue to prioritise those in most urgent need of treatment and urge people to get help when the ...
Local NHS under significant pressure as we head into the Easter weekend
People across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being urged to ‘choose NHS services wisely’ as demand remains high going into the Easter weekend. Together, organisations as part of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System have ...
New Covid service helping vulnerable patients
The team on County Hospital’s ward 14 have been thanked for setting up a Covid medicine delivery unit during the height of winter pressures. The service provides administration of neutralising monoclonal antibody (nMAbs) treatment to manage symptoms ...