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WW2 vet home in time for Remembrance Sunday under pioneering Hospital at Home scheme
An 89-year-old World War II veteran has become the first Nottingham person to return home as part of Hospital at Home, a pioneering initiative by Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust aiming to ease the pressure on hospital beds.
Caird was admitted to Queen’s Medical Centre after having a fall and developing hypothermia. Nursed back to health, he was medically fit to be discharged but without Hospital at Home would have had to have remained in hospital until a care package was secured.
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On World Radiology Day, we recognise the role imaging has played in improving patient care over the past years.
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Innovative project to restore BAME patients' dignity
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust has joined forces with a city hair salon to provide wigs for cancer patients from a minority ethnic background.
The project came about after patients told NUH’s BAME Shared Governance group about the indignity of leaving hospital in a blue wig after chemotherapy. Others reported the impact on their mental health and self-esteem after being given pink or green wigs.
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