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Read the full storyLay partners ensure patients, and the community are being listened to: Meet Phayza Fudlalla
We work hard to understand and respond to what patients and the community want and need. Lay partners are crucial to this; they work collaboratively with staff to co-produce strategies, programmes…
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Read the full story“The NHS is part of us all”: personal reflections as the NHS turns 76
As the NHS celebrates its birthday tomorrow, Friday 5 July, Pen Parker, associate director for People planning & intelligence, reflects on her lengthy career after joining the Trust in 1988,…
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Read the full storyThe importance of dedicated healthcare support for veterans
Armed Forces Week is a national event to show support for our Armed Forces community from 24 to 29 June 2024, culminating with Armed Forces Day on 29 June. To start the week, Paul Swain, an armed…
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Read the full storySupporting our armed forces staff and patients
Joshua March, general manager for our Trauma Directorate, started his healthcare career in the Army. He shares how we support our staff who have served and continue to serve, and our local veteran…
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Read the full storyImproving the lives of patients with sickle cell disease: Meet Steven Okoli
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic blood condition in the UK, affecting approximately 17,500 people. Here, Steven Okoli, consultant in red cell haematology, discusses his research into…
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Read the full story“Dying matters and the way we talk about dying matters”: Meet Christine Dorsett
Here, Christine Dorsett, our mortuary manager, explains the vital role mortuaries play in hospitals, and why it is important to talk about and plan for death.