Whoop whoop, we're here! Getting ready for Conference Book Tour & Advance Care Plan Day 2024
Hospice UK
#DMAW24

Our Staff Awards 2024 give you the opportunity to nominate an individual or team who has gone above and beyond in providing care to you or a loved one.

Nominate here: staff-awards-nnuh.org.uk/patient-choice…

#NNUHStaffAwards2024

✨Proud to share the last in series of 6 pods, exploring #AdvanceCarePlanning & the Getting Your House in Order model
➡️Focus this time is on #EoLC
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals
Kathryn Mannix
@hospiceUK
#ACPDay2024
Advance Care Plan Day 2024

A topping out ceremony has recently been held to celebrate the completion of the main structure of our new diagnostic centre (DAC).

The new centre, due to open in Spring 2025, will be able to see 500 patients a day, giving them access to faster imaging and earlier diagnoses.

Our dementia fayre takes place two weeks today!

This year's event has a focus on supporting carers. You can hear more from Liz Yaxley, our Dementia Services Manager, about what to expect at the event, in our latest podcast episode.

Listen on Spotify: orlo.uk/SgzEH

On International Day of the Midwife we celebrate our fantastic maternity team.

In this podcast you can hear from Vicky Mash, former maths teacher who retrained to become a midwife.

Listen now orlo.uk/99cz0

Happy International Day of the Midwife to all of our midwives and maternity care assistants!

Thank you for all your do for our local families, you are incredible.

#IDM2024

Our emergency nurse practitioners at Cromer Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) can assist with treating a range of minor injuries over the bank holiday weekend.
Cromer MIU is open seven days a week from 8am to 7.45pm. If in doubt please ring 01603 646230.
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Pharmacies and GP practices will be busier than usual in the lead up to the May bank holiday.

Please be patient with both of these services as completing tasks may take longer than normal before and after the Easter period due to increased workload.

Anyone aged 75 or over, or who has a weakened immune system, can now book their seasonal COVID-19 vaccine online or on the NHS App.

You don't need to wait to be invited. Find out more at nhs.uk/book-vaccine

Come and meet Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals End of Life Volunteer Coordinator Caroline Stevens and Butterfly Volunteer Bob at the forum today to hear all about how our volunteers can support patients/families who are palliative or at end of life Dying Matters Norfolk & Waveney

A Norfolk man, who has been registered blind for a year, has become the first patient to undergo a new type of cornea transplant at NNUH which has started to restore his sight.
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Many of our patients who arrive at A&E are referred to various departments throughout our Trust, depending on need.

Your thanks show appreciation to our staff who care do their best to make the stressful transition as smooth and comfortable as possible for our patients.

Congratulations to all the winners ⚽️

One week to go until the first Advance Care Plan Day 2024

More about the event being held here: nnuh.nhs.uk/news/were-host…

We have exciting NIHR Research Clinical Lecturer positions UEA MED UEA Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals in cardiology, endo, GP & also other medical/ surgical specialties possible.

Deadline 14th May

You have a PhD? Want to do research? Norwich is the place!

Apply: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/810/…

Patients at NNUH can now receive notifications and messages from the NHS App, notifying them of any changes or actions they need to take.

Find out more about the NHS App orlo.uk/mXU03

Dr Bernard Brett, Interim Medical Director, said: “I am delighted to see Dr Chetan Mukhtyar receive such important recognition for his work. As a Trust we want to encourage more staff to engage with active research to improve the care we deliver for our patients.”

Ngozi Elumogo, Consultant Medical Microbiologist and senior research fellow at the Quadram Institute, has played a key role developing updated national clinical guidelines for faecal microbiota transplant (FMT). Read more: orlo.uk/NCzgc

Congratulations to Dr Chetan Mukhtyar who's won a prestigious award from the British Society for Rheumatology for research into vasculitis.

He leads the service for patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), for which we’re a specialist centre.

Read more orlo.uk/hIeI1