Inside Northumbria Healthcare
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Sexual health nurse Sarah Beattie explains why this is such an important topic especially as we mark Cervical Cancer Prevention week.
20th January 2021
Coronavirus has changed a lot about our lives over this last year but it hasn’t changed the fact that our...
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Susan Paskar’s work as a nurse has taken her around the globe, but in our latest blog she explains how she’s now starting a new role as a Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
13th January 2021
I’m just starting a new role alongside my pharmacist colleague Jenny Allen, as the Trust’s first Haematology Advanced Clinical Practitioners...
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Helen Stobbart explains how her role as a nursing associate fits into the wider NHS workforce and talks about her experience in getting her qualification.
16th December 2020
My role provides to support senior members of a busy Oncology day unit who care for patients with cancer. On...
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Alex talks about his role in the informatics department
16th December 2020
Hi, I am Alex, and in my clinical work I am a haematology doctor working at the Freeman. I also...
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Matron Julie Corr has already packed so much into her nursing career and here she talks about her new role at the Northumbria Emergency Hospital.
10th December 2020
In the summer I swapped blue lights for a blue uniform when I joined Northumbria Healthcare from the North East...
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Lorelle Dismore from the Research and Development team wants to help you innovate, find out how.
4th December 2020
Since July 2018 I’ve been developing an innovation infrastructure to manage bright ideas and support staff through the innovation pathway....
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Shooing sheep off a farm track at night or getting stuck in the snow in the countryside are all in a day’s work for Ashlea Barnes who works as an out of hours district nurse at Northumbria Healthcare.
26th November 2020
Our team covers a huge geographical patch right up to the border of Scotland, helping patients during the evening and...
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Ross Punton our Autism Spectrum Disorder Staff Network chair gives an insight into living with Autism this Disability History Month.
25th November 2020
It’s Disability History Month which runs from the 18th November to the 18th December and aims to promote awareness and understanding of...
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Cardiographer Phoebe Brennan tells us what she loves about her role
23rd November 2020
Phoebe Brennan has been working as a cardiographer at Northumbria Healthcare for just over six months. “I studied sport and...
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Andrew Mather talks about his role as a nursing assistant for Nursing Support Workers Day
23rd November 2020
My name is Andrew Mather and I have been a nursing assistant working in the NHS for 9 years. ...
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Find out why technology is so important to the future of Northumbria Healthcare from Dr Karen Connelly
23rd November 2020
As well as working as a consultant in critical care medicine at Northumbria Healthcare I’m also one of the Chief...
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Tamsin Oswald, clinical microbiologist, infection control doctor and trust clinical lead for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) explains her role for Antibiotic Awareness Week
20th November 2020
My job is to support and oversee the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses caused by viruses, fungi and parasites,...
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Paula Shandran talks about her role protecting children and adults as the safeguarding lead at Northumbria Healthcare
19th November 2020
I’ve worked in safeguarding for the last 17 years and I’ve been the head of safeguarding for children and adults...
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Linda Sample, Advanced Alcohol Specialist Nurse discusses her role at Northumbria and the negative effects of alcohol this Alcohol Awareness Week
19th November 2020
Alcohol consumption is widely socially accepted and associated with relaxation and pleasure. Many people drink alcohol without experiencing harmful effects,...
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Nurse Practitioner, Jen Whitaker, talks about her role caring for older people at home at risk hospital admission and how being shortlisted for a national award has boosted team spirits.
18th November 2020
I am a nurse practitioner within CARE Point, a large team of health and social care staff from the trust...
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Consultant Dr Irene McEleavy talks about her role caring for intensive care patients during the pandemic
9th November 2020
The thing I love most about my role is being able to help the sickest patients and be that fixer...
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Northumbria’s Energy & Sustainability officer Mike Blades explains how his role is helping the NHS in the fight against climate change and other environmental issues.
4th November 2020
Being an energy & sustainability officer is a great way to help our hospitals operate more efficiently and reduce their...
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Jenna Wall, Head of Midwifery at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust talks about her career as a midwife, and how COVID-19 has impacted the service she works in.
2nd November 2020
I have been a practicing midwife for 18 years, beginning my career at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in 1999...
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Emma McDougall is a Macmillan Integrated Senior Clinical Pharmacist in Palliative Care. Here she explains more about the role
2nd November 2020
My role is all about making sure patients within the palliative care service get the most from their medication, either...
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Practice development nurse Sharon Harrison tells us why continuous improvement is so important and talks about life in critical care during the first wave of Covid19
28th October 2020
Practice development is a relatively new team and our overall aim is to make sure our nurses are working to...
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When Barbara Kemp, clinical occupational therapist manager, first became an OT she never thought she’d help set up an OT school in Ghana. Here she shares why she’s so proud to be an OT on World OT Day.
26th October 2020
My name is Barbara Kemp and I’m an occupational therapy manager for specialist services but I was OT lead when...