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Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU)
Many patients with long term conditions or following hospital treatment, are asked to meet with their clinical team regularly. However, they don’t always need to be at set times (e.g. every three, six or 12months), but just when the patient needs them.
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Celebrating our Northumbria AHP workforce
Monday 14 October is National Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) Day. As the third largest clinical workforce in health and care, we are lucky to have dedicated AHP colleagues in our trust who go above and beyond to improve the quality of care and safety of our patients. To mark this special day, we sat down with some of our AHP colleagues. We first spoke to Deborah Henderson who works as the trust lead radiographer.
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Geriatric Medicine Trainer of the Year, Cath Huntley, shares an insight into her role.
Consultant Cath Huntley shares an insight into her role, after being voted Geriatric Medicine Trainer of the Year in 2023.
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NHS staff complete top qualifications to bolster clinical education and patient care
A leading NHS trust has taken another step to boost its workforce development by supporting staff to complete a qualification usually limited to those in higher education.
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The programme is being delivered in partnership with Identity Consult and Integrated Health Projects (IHP), a joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, as construction consultancy and principal contractor. Over the past two years, £15 million has been invested to deliver the work that has been completed to date.
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Endoscopy teams at leading health trust receive prestigious JAG accreditation
Endoscopy teams at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised for their immense effort and teamwork, through official JAG accreditation.
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A new general medicine ward has been opened at North Tyneside General Hospital to ease capacity challenges and improve patient experience during their time at the hospital. A further ward, focussed on supporting older people with fractures, has also been extensively refurbished.
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Student Nursing Associate Bootcamp
The SNA Bootcamp helps applicants prepare for the Student Nursing Associate role through 7 sessions over 12 weeks, focusing on professionalism, interview techniques, and team working skills. Successful completion guarantees an interview for the SNA position.
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for their commitment to providing best practice pastoral support to international nurses and midwives through the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award.
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North East healthcare trust receives prestigious accreditation from UNICEF UK
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has been fully-awarded the prestigious Baby Friendly award for its commitment to increasing breastfeeding rates and improving healthcare for babies and their mothers.
