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UHNM Bereavement Centre receives special recognition

The Bereavement Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands has received special recognition for the team’s efficient and timely approach to death administration, for patients who sadly pass away whilst an inpatient at UHNM. The local Coroner a ...

UHNM Consultant Haematologist awarded honorary professorship

A Consultant from University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) has been awarded an Honorary Professorship within the School of Medicine at Keele University. Dr Kamaraj Karunanithi, Consultant Haematologist, has been awarded Honorary Professor in Ha ...

UHNM welcomes 26 newly qualified midwives

University Hospitals of North Midlands has welcomed 26 newly qualified midwives to the Royal Stoke maternity centre. The midwives have joined the midwifery preceptorship programme which is a period of structured support for newly registered midwives ...

UHNM introduce PKB questionnaire for NHS Weight Management Programme

Patients from University Hospitals of North Midlands using the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme are being referred quicker thanks to the introduction of questionnaires via the online personal health record system, ‘Patients Know Best’ (PKB). ...

University Hospitals of North Midlands reopens new unit for newborn babies

Maternity care at University Hospitals of North Midlands is being enhanced thanks to the reopening of its transitional care unit which officially reopened on World Prematurity Day. The transitional care unit at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at R ...

Family praise UHNM neonatal care on World Prematurity Day

A family are celebrating being home with their twins thanks to the care they received from the Neonatal Unit at University Hospitals of North Midlands. Twins Jacob and Jaxon James were born at 30 weeks, weighing just 3lb 9oz and 3lb 8oz, on 5 July w ...

UHNM staff celebrate King’s birthday in London

University Hospitals of North Midlands nurses joined hundreds of international NHS employees to celebrate the King’s Birthday in London. Stella Underwood, International Nurse Lead, Hashim Asad, Staff Nurse on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Gabby Till ...

UHNM add two services to PKB platform

Patients from University Hospitals of North Midlands are set to benefit from two more services which have now joined the online personal health record system, ‘Patients Know Best’ (PKB), to record changes to their condition. Patients Know Best (PKB) ...

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