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22 February 2024
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Think pharmacy first

Going to your local pharmacy offers an easy and convenient way to get clinical advice on minor health concerns, and now community pharmacies can offer treatment for seven common conditions without patients needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. Highly trained pharmacists at more…

2 February 2024
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Huge success recruiting to the MIDI study

Our radiology and research teams have continued their success recruiting to the MIDI study and have passed the 2000th patient (2189). This clinical research study aims “to develop and test an AI tool that can identify MR head abnormalities using routine outpatient as well as dedicated research scans.” Our clinical research team were selected to deliver…

26 January 2024
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Student of the year award for audiologist Rachel

Huge congratulations to Rachel Crum, audiologist, for receiving the British Audiology Student of the Year award. Rachel completed her MSC in Audiology Science with Clinical Practise at University College London late last year. She has been on placement within the audiology department at the trust for the past year and moved into her permanent role…

11 January 2024
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Nationally recognised accreditation for Occupational Health Team

A huge congratulations to our Occupational Health (OH) team for their accreditation assessment, based on the Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Standards SEQOHS 2015. There are only 185 accredited OH services in the country so this is an outstanding achievement for the team. Any provider of OH Services can apply for SEQOHS accreditation and the…

2 January 2024
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New year junior doctor strike action

Junior doctors in England are expected to take further industrial action in the coming days. The next planned action will take place over six days, from 7am on Wednesday, 3 January until 7am on Tuesday, 9 January. The NHS will prioritise patient safety during the periods of strike action, with health and care partners working together…