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It’s that fabulous Thursday feeling again 👏 Thank you to all of the emergency services for making our staff feel so special.
#clapforcarers
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This morning at University Hospital, Coventry the biggest vaccine campaign in the NHS kicked off as 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer
#Covid19Vaccine
Read the full story here:
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Incredible support from our emergency service colleagues
@WMPolice
@WestMidsFire
@wmas
this evening, thank you all so very much. We are in this together
#ClapForCarers
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Today we pay tribute to our friend and colleague Lei Dayrit, who sadly passed away last week.
Lei was a passionate and proud Nurse at the Hospital of St Cross who always put her patients first.
Please join us in giving Lei a round of applause during
#clapforcarers
tonight.
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Here’s
@AmberMu13
going the extra mile to keep Critical Care patients motivated for rehab.
For her final session before discharge, patient Karen consented for their dance to the
@tinaturner
hit Proud Mary to be filmed.
Our verdict? Simply the best! 🙈
#RehabLegend
#TeamUHCW
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Did you see University Hospital, Coventry on BBC1’s Panorama tonight?
We gave a small crew limited access to frontline staff and clinical areas.
What it has shown is the amazing expertise, hard work and dedication of our wonderful staff.
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Exactly one year ago today, at 6.32am, grandmother Maggie Keenan became the first person in the world to receive an approved Covid-19 vaccine at University Hospital, Coventry. Iconic.
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This
#ClapforCarers
was especially emotional and poignant as we remembered Nurse Leilani Dayrit, a dedicated and much loved member of the UHCW family.
#TeamUHCW
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The eyes of the world have been on UHCW today.
Our wonderful staff have risen to the challenge of delivering the first COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you goes to everyone who has made this a reality.
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Meet May Parsons, a Nurse at UHCW NHS Trust who was the first in the country to deliver the
#Covid19Vaccine
to a patient.
Read the full story, here:
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Today we honoured friend and colleague Leilani Dayrit, a much loved member of the UHCW family. The sun shone as the Hospital St Cross Memorial Garden opened on the one year anniversary since she sadly passed. Lei is remembered for her joyful smile and for putting patients first.
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We know it's important for you to stay in touch with friends/family in hospital.
You can now send a letter/photos via thinkingofyou
@uhcw
.nhs.uk. We will print these out and deliver them to patients on your behalf.
Please include the recipient's name, date of birth and the ward.
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Congratulations to Ramesh Arasaradnam, our Professor of Gastroenterology, who's been awarded an OBE in the Queen's honours list.
Professor Arasaradnam will receive the OBE for his dedication to patient care and clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Well done Ramesh.
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We were delighted to welcome Margaret Keenan back to University Hospital, Coventry to safely receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.
The 91-year-old became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following its clinical approval.
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We want to say an enormous thank you to the
@ArmyWestMids
military personal members of the 1st Signal Regiment, Stafford and the 5th Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps in Catterick, North Yorkshire, for supporting us at UHCW over the past few months. 👏
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We are pleased to welcome sixty final year students from
@warwickmed
at
@warwickuni
, who have joined the Trust to deliver vital support to existing medical and clinical staff to help with the response to Coronavirus.
Read more here:
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“She is the backbone of the NHS. A true credit to the NHS. I will never, ever forget what she did for me.”
Meet Wendy Woods, Ward Manager at UHCW and one of our Outstanding Service and Care Award 2020 winners.
Watch Wendy's story here:
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✅ It’s official –
@nhsuhcw
has been rated as Good by the
@CareQualityComm
.
👉 Thank you to our staff for providing the highest levels of care at University Hospital and the Hospital of St. Cross.
💯 We are so proud of you.
#teamUHCW
@NHSEngland
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Some of our Nurses had the honour of an audience with the Duchess of Cambridge this week. It’s fair to say it’s a moment they won’t ever forget.
@CWPT_NHS
@ninamorganUHCW
Nurses up and down the country are going that extra mile, at a time when patients need it the most.
These acts of courage, strength, and kindness matter so much right now & we owe you a huge thank you for all that you have done & continue to do throughout these difficult times.
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Everyone at UHCW would like to wish
@Coventry_City
the best of luck today as they take on Luton Town FC in the 2022/23 Championship Play-Off Final. ⚽
Only one more game stands between the Sky Blues and a place in the Premier League next season.
#PUSB
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Congratulations to our Chief Medical Officer, Professor Kiran Patel, who has been named the '37th most influential Asian in Britain' in the GG2 Power List.
This year's publication honours the ‘bravery, selflessness, and dedication’ of Covid-19 pandemic heroes.
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Players from
@Coventry_City
had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine this week.
You don’t need to book to receive your vaccine – walk-in appointments available today, 1pm to 6.30pm, and on Saturday, 8.15am to 3.30pm.
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Every week our communities pull out all of the stops to celebrate our wonderful staff as part of
#ClapforCarers
.
This Thursday was no exception.
We would like to thank
@coventrycc
for this lovely gesture near to the entrance of University Hospital.
#thankyouNHS
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We want to help our friends
@NHSVoices
to get their single to number one so we had our own sing-a-long outside University Hospital today! Here's a sneak peak..
#withalittlehelp
#NHS70
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Amazing. The Duchess of Cambridge took time this week to speak to Nurses at UHCW and
@CWPT_NHS
about their experiences during the pandemic and thank them for their tireless work. HRH was inspired by the pride and passion they have for their roles.
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Today has been a special day with the
#NHS
awarded the
#GeorgeCross
by the Queen.
It was a delight to see our own
@mayparsons
attend the ceremony along with
@AmandaPritchard
.
This award honours staff past and present who have served patients so selflessly. Congrats to you all.
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This
#EasterSunday
, it's business as usual for our teams.
Staff haven't missed out on receiving their Easter eggs thanks to generous donations from companies and charities.
Thank you for your kindness and to everyone working to protect our patients.
Happy Easter from UHCW.
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We are raising awareness of Sepsis with
@coventrycitycouncil
and
@uksepsistrust
this month. Here's some of our staff raising awareness of the condition in their department! Check out our YouTube channel for a video on the signs and symptoms of Sepsis
#sepsis
#sepsisandme
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We’re very proud to share the news that our Transplantation Consultant Professor Nithya Krishnan has been named as a finalist at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2020. Huge congratulations Professor Krishnan!
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Incredible work by our Stroke Pathway Team, winners of the Chief Executive Award after launching a new pathway across Coventry and Warwickshire to give patients the greatest chance of making the best possible recovery 🥳👏
#UHCWOSCAs2022
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When Roger Smith’s health took a turn for the worse, his partner Jean proposed over Facetime.
Ward 35 and our Chaplains pulled out the stops on compassionate grounds to give the couple a day to remember.
Everyone at UHCW would like to say congratulations to Mr and Mrs Smith.
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Everyone at UHCW, including Ward 31 Infectious Diseases, would like to say thank you to our communities for taking part in
#ClapforCarers
.
It was moving to hear the appreciation for those fighting against COVID-19.
Remember we are here for you, please stay at home for us.
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A Rest and Recharge Garden has opened at University Hospital, Coventry.
Funded by
@UHCWCharity
, it’s part of an initiative to provide rest, recharge and recover areas for our staff.
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It's official...we have reached one million vaccinations in Coventry and Warwickshire!🎉
If you're 25+ and haven't booked your
#vaccine
yet, don't delay in getting yours:
#Covid19Vaccine
#NHS
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85 year old Peter is just one of our patients who have got
dressed and out of bed today. He says "getting dressed makes me feel so much better"
#endpjparalysis
@ninafraser
@BrianwDolan
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A new 1,600-space staff car park at University Hospital has been approved by
@coventrycc
.
The new car park aims to enhance the overall experience for patients, visitors and staff.
Further information can be found here:
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Our climate-savvy Theatre staff have worked with
@SharpsmartUK
to enable UHCW to become the first NHS Trust in the country to trial a new recycling solution for single-use metal instruments 💚
@UHCW_THEATRES
|
@GreenerNHS
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If you haven’t already, make sure you put the series of BBC
#hospital
on record. We hope you are finding it a helpful insight into the wonderful work of our staff and teams.
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Thank you to the pupils at Walsgrave Academy and Templars Primary School for your beautiful cards and rainbow pictures for UHCW staff and patients.
Our doctors, nurses and all other staff have loved seeing all of your colourful creations and reading all of your messages.
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A woman who suffered 13 miscarriages, is spending her first Christmas as a mum. Under the expert care of our amazing BRU team, Laura took part in world-leading miscarriage research and in March, she discovered she was pregnant again. Baby Ivy was born in November 😍
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A slightly sodden yet super special
#ClapforCarers
at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby. Your support and appreciation for our amazing staff never gets old.
#TeamUHCW
#thankyouNHS
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What an emotional moment. Our Neurosurgery Team wins the Compassion in Action Award for the amazing care it provided to a grateful patient who has seen her brain tumour removed 🧠🥳
#UHCWOSCAs2022
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Our Resuscitation Team is the proud winner of the UHCWi Improvement and Innovation Award for the rollout of My Kit Check, a digitised Cardiac Arrest checking system helping to add value to patient care and eliminate waste. 🏆
#UHCWOSCAs2022
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The winner of the Warwick Medical School Award is Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Sunit Patil, who was nominated for the value of his teaching sessions to his learners. Well done, Sunit🥳
#UHCWOSCAs2022
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A big thank you to
@LangarAid
, who are showing their support to UHCW by giving our staff donations of milk and potatoes at University Hospital, Coventry between 7PM - 8PM on Friday 27th March and at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby between 10AM - 11AM on Saturday 28th March.
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Today we’re proud to share a compliment for our staff in ITU. Your kind words are always passed onto our teams. If you have any feedback to share, please get in touch!
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Eight babies, two boys and six girls, delivered (so far). One amazing day for everyone concerned.
Congratulations to all of our parents on the birth of their Christmas bundles of joy and thank you to our amazing midwives😍
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To celebrate the 72nd birthday of the NHS, we want to introduce you to 72 of the people and roles who make up your NHS.
At UHCW we pride ourselves on always putting our patients first and working together to bring you the best possible care every day.
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Six year old Scarlett couldn't be prouder of her mum Claire, a Specialist Nurse supporting our Intensive Care Unit.
“I think nurses are amazing because they save people. My mummy is saving everyone from coronavirus. My mummy is a superhero.”
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This has really captured the hearts (and minds) of our patients.
Hundreds of knitted hearts have been donated over the past few weeks.
The hearts are being shared with patients to offer comfort.
Due to the high volumes received, we no longer require further donations.
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We're proud to be the first Trust in the world to offer an advanced laser treatment for patients with kidney and bladder stones.
The equipment has been used in Day Surgery and Urology Theatres, and will help cut surgery time for patients.
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UHCW wishes a happy retirement to a hugely respected nurse renowned for going above and beyond for others.
Rose Blake started at UHCW in 1993 as a midwife and most recently served as the Modern Matron for the Neonatal Unit.
Colleagues described Rose as a 'top drawer nurse'.
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We would like to wish our patients, their families and our dedicated staff a very happy and healthy New Year!
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One of the first babies of 2020 has been born at University Hospital, Coventry.
Gemma and Peter Colston welcomed their beautiful bundle of joy Phoebe, weighing 8lbs 8oz, into the world at 00.08am.
Many congratulations to them all. What a lovely way to start the New Year.
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Angela is a research midwife and we are super proud of her. She is the first non-medical member of staff to get an externally funded PhD following her National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Masters in Research from
@covcampus
#ProudUHCW
#UHCWpeople
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Good luck to UHCW's Andrea Hargreaves and Isatu Kargbo who will be speaking at the event to celebrate local nurses and midwives today at
@CovCathedral
!
#prouduhcw
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We are proud to announce that Practice Facilitator, Karen Mogan has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Award.
It is given to an amazing member of the nursing staff at UHCW every year as part of our International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife celebrations.
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Congrats to our CNO Nina Morgan who has taken up a 12-month role as an Executive Nurse Fellow with NHS England.
Nina will spend one day a week working alongside
@CNOEngland
and her team.
Nina said: “I am delighted and honoured."
Click for full story.
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We're pleased to announce the opening of The Maple Unit, a £1 million purpose built Haematology and Oncology unit at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby, which expands the high quality cancer and blood disorder services available for patients across Coventry and Warwickshire.
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We have reached another big milestone in our COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics after administering 40,000 vaccines to the people of Coventry and Warwickshire.
A big shout out to all of the UHCW staff - without their continued efforts this wouldn't be possible. Thank you. 👏
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We’re incredibly proud to be receiving the Freedom of the City of Coventry from
@coventrycc
this morning for our ongoing support and dedication to local communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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We're delighted to share that we have been shortlisted for the Acute Trust of the Year award at the HSJ Awards 2021.
Following an exceptional year for the whole of the NHS, UHCW has been named as a finalist for its outstanding contributions to healthcare.
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We are excited to reveal the shortlist for our Outstanding Service and Care Awards 2022 🏆
This year we received a record number of nominations from staff and members of the public, recognising the amazing individuals and teams at UHCW.
Congratulations to all our finalists 🎉
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Cake has been delivered to wards and departments at University Hospital to say thank you to the wonderful staff who helped the Trust achieve a Good rating from the CQC.
More tasty treats will be served up at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby, on Monday.
Next stop – outstanding.
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Our Cardiology team continue to push boundaries after completing their first same-day heart valve operation.
This saw patient Alan arrive at University Hospital at 7.25am for the procedure, and be on his way home at 6pm that same evening.
A big congratulations to the team. 👍
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Today we are celebrating our Biomedical Scientists and laboratory support staff at UHCW.
As part of
#BiomedicalScienceDay2020
, we’re raising awareness for our fantastic team who carry out laboratory and scientific tests to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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It is a huge honour to reveal our Modern Matron
@mayparsons
will join
@AmandaPritchard
when the
@NHS
is awarded the George Cross at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
Full story:
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As the UHCW ED twitter day comes to a close we would like to thank all of our ED Nurses, Doctors, HCA’s, ODP’s, E&ACP’s, Porters, Radiographers, Receptionists, Administrative staff, Volunteers, Domestics and Security who are part of our fantastic team
#EmergencyMedicineday
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94-year-old Betty has been knitting for our neonatal unit in memory of her grandchildren who died 39 years ago. She is one of our unsung heroes
#nhs70
#proud
#uhcwpeople
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Due to the current visiting restrictions on our Maternity wards, we are now offering free scan photos to women attending appointments. Gender reveal envelopes will also be available.
For updates on our maternity services and the Coronavirus, visit
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A big shout out to the UHCW patients who have helped brighten up the décor on Ward 14 at University Hospital.
Alongside Ward Manager Sharon Mayall and
@UHCWCharity
, the ward has been transformed. Thank you! 👏
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For the past eight weeks Sandeep (Sunny) Braitch, Administration Specialist at UHCW NHS Trust, has been organising weekly ‘street feeds’ to help support vulnerable families in the Coventry area every Sunday.
Sunny - you're a star.
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What a way to start the day! Our Maternity Service has become the first in the country to be rated as outstanding for the way it is led as part of the CQC’s National Maternity Services Inspection Programme. For the full story visit:
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The first patient to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in the world outside of clinical trials, Maggie Keenan, has been discharged from University Hospital, Coventry this afternoon. You can read the full story here:
#Covid19Vaccine
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Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Year, Richard Healey! The former teacher has been a volunteer for four years and often goes above and beyond, giving his time, skills and expertise to many different people and departments across the Trust. Huge congratulations Richard👏
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UHCW are incredibly proud to announce that our Clinical Preceptor Support Midwives have been crowned as the British Journal of Midwifery's 'Team of the Year.'
As a winner, the team will also be featured in the BJM winner's supplement in the journal for the March issue.
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Say 👋 to our first gorgeous bundle of joy born in 2023.
Little Lucas Stefan Coman, weighing 8lb 1oz, arrived at University Hospital, Coventry just 17 minutes after midnight.
Congratulations to parents Oana and Nicusor, along with our other new arrivals and their families.
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We are so proud to receive the ANCC Pathway to Excellence® designation for our commitment to a positive practice environment and staff wellbeing.
Read more here
@pathway_team
#LivingPathway
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We can’t think of a better way to start the year.
Meet our first 2022 babies - twins Veronika and Viktoria, who came into the world at 2.54am and 3.29am, with little Airis Aurora arriving in between (3.19am).
Congrats to our parents and thank you to our amazing teams.
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We would like to offer our heartfelt sympathies to those who have lost loved ones, and express our appreciation to our amazing staff for the care and compassion that they have shown throughout the pandemic.
Thank you for all that you do.
#DayOfReflection
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“She touched many lives here at UHCW.”
We would like to wish our Director of Nursing/Deputy Chief Nursing Officer Elaine Clarke the very best after leaving the Trust after more than 30 years of service.
Thank you, Elaine, and enjoy your retirement.
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Claire Stokes, who has worked for UHCW for 17 years, was nominated for a DAISY award for going above and beyond. “This award isn’t just for me – it is for the entire team,” she said. For more information or to nominate an individual, please click here:
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This is 93-year-old Alethea. She feels 'wonderful' being out of bed and dressed in her own clothes. Here at
@nhsuhcw
are proud to support the national campaign
#EndPJParalysis70
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Congratulations to our Clinical Nurse Specialist Joe Colby, who has been shortlisted for Nutrition Nurse of the Year at the 2019 British Journal of Nursing awards in recognition of his ‘vision and drive’ to improve nutrition services.
#BJNAwards
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We're thrilled to announce the Team of the Year 2022 is the Targeted Long Health Check Programme Team, which has delivered more than 6,000 checks and provided more than 150 life saving patient interventions 🏆👏
#UHCWOSCAs2022
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Celebrations took place to mark the first cohort of Nursing Associates to reach the end of training. The trailblazers reflected on 2 years of dedication including working with
@MytonHospices
, being thrown in the deep end in A&E, and working in community teams.
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This International Nurses Day, UHCW treated our nursing and midwifery family to something extra special.
Chief Executive Officer Professor Andy Hardy, Chief Nursing Officer Professor Nina Morgan and Head of UHCW Charity Jo O’Sullivan delivered care boxes full of goodies.
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We are proud to be a part of such an incredible team who continue to go above and beyond every day, especially during these unprecedented times.
Here are some of the compliments we have received. Please be assured that we are here to help should you require urgent medical care.
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Congrats to Juliah Galliers, who works in the Cardiac Catheter Suite at University Hospital.
The Clinical Sister has been named a
#CovHero
by Coventry City of Culture.
Juliah is described as someone who is 'compassionate in an emergency' and brings ‘enormous joy’ to patients.
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Being rooted in our communities is a key part of our new Organisational Strategy. Therefore it is brilliant to see our Community COPD Service win the Delivering Care Award for the care they provide to patients in their own home. 👏
#UHCWOSCAs2022
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