Dr Apurna Jegannathen outside the Houses of Parliament Cancer specialist Apurna Jegannathen was honoured at the Houses of Parliament recently for her work bringing music therapy to patients. Apurna is a firm believer in the benefits of holistic care ...
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Award winning documentary at University Hospital of North Midlands back for fourth run
Simon Wright out walking in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, May 2022 – after the accident University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust is delighted its award-winning documentary, which takes an up-close look at the moments when critical patients in ...
State-of-the-art surgical robot improving cancer care
Patients are set to benefit from even more precise surgery thanks to the installation of a new state-of-the-art surgical robot at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). The Intuitive da Vinci Xi dual console robotic system costing £ ...
Virtual reality technology improving patient care
Innovative virtual reality (VR) technology is helping to enhance patient care. Frontline healthcare staff at UHNM and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare are being given access to VR headsets which mimic the effects of delirium, including blurred ...
Shaista Gohir OBE Crossbench Peerage
Shaista Gohir OBE University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is delighted that the extensive work of Shaista Gohir OBE, a non-executive director at the Trust, has been further recognised with an appointment to the House of Lords as a non-party ...
PALS officer thanked by family
A member of the PALS team has been recognised for demonstrating “fantastic empathy commitment”. Liz Warrington, who works at the Royal Stoke site, was able to assist Mr John Winton when he rung in reference to his wife Shirley’s care. Mr Winton said ...
Dr John Sneddon thanked for work on clinical ethics forum
Dr John Sneddon has received the Chief Executive’s Award in recognition for his work with the Clinical Ethics Forum. Dr Sneddon was instrumental in setting the forum up and served on it for 13 consecutive years. Tracy Bullock, chief executive office ...
Family praise "exemplary" nurse
Sister Jo Reece A family have praised a nurse for her “exemplary” compassion. Sister Jo Reece cared for 95-year-old Gladys Green, originally of Smallthorne, when she was admitted following a stroke earlier this year. Mr Graham Green has now written ...