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UHNM chosen as UK-first for new heart valve procedure

Patients with heart conditions at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) are set to benefit from quicker and safer procedures thanks to a revolutionary new valve implant. UHNM’s Cardiology Department has become the first in the UK t ...

Property boxes help to provide peace of mind for patients

Patient property boxes are being introduced in UHNM’s emergency department at Royal Stoke and County Hospital as a trial to help patients keep personal items safe during their time in hospital. The property boxes provide a safe place for important b ...

“Never give up on your dreams”: Royal Stoke nurse completes London Marathon two years after MS diagnosis

A Royal Stoke nurse has successfully run the London Marathon just two years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the start of MS Awareness Week. Sian Fern, a senior sister on the Critical Care Unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital ...

Ribbon cut on new Royal Stoke staff car park

University Hospitals of the North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust today officially opened its new staff car park at Hilton Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The new car park at the former Grindley Hill Court, Royal Stoke University Hospital replaces the existin ...

UHNM CEO Award Winners: Ward 222 (Respiratory) and the UHNM Armed Forces Champion Team

Two teams involved in the end-of-life care of an elderly patient at the Royal Stoke University Hospital have received praise for their compassionate and timely support.  After learning one of their patients nearing the end of his life was not only a ...

Record number of patients take part in clinical research at UHNM

A record number of patients have taken part in clinical research trials at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). Latest figures from UHNM’s Research and Innovation Department reveal more than 2,000 patients took part in a clinical ...

New charity partnership launched to improve experience of UHNM blood cancer patients

Patients diagnosed with blood cancer now have access to a better range of support services thanks to a new charity partnership. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has become the first NHS Trust in England to partner with Blood C ...

UHNM Hero Award Winner: Dr Simon Ellis

UHNM’s Deputy Chief Nurse has praised the “excellent, outstanding and compassionate” care provided to her by a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Jane Holmes says her care was “nothing short of outstanding”, and stated sh ...

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