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Seriously ill children and their families in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire are getting vital help as their parents receive training to care for them at home at a new Better at Home Training Suite.

With temperatures soaring this week, researchers at NUH are offering patients the chance to taste test a new ice cream, with added health benefits.

Patients across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are seeing the longest waiting times for operations and treatments cut – as staff work tirelessly to drive down hospital waiting times.

New NHS performance figures show that Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) oversaw 15,720 elective procedures in May, and had 488 cancer patients start treatment.

Nottingham University Hospital (NUH) NHS Trust is investing £13.5 million to enable the expansion of their mechanical thrombectomy service to a 24/7 service for people in the East Midlands. Mechanical Thrombectomy may be appropriate for some patients who suffer from a large clot related stroke. These types of strokes often lead to severe disability, and in many instances increases the risk of death. Mechanical Thrombectomy procedures can save lives and, in some instances, can lead to rapid and complete recovery to those who would have likely needed to stay in hospital for a long time.

As a Validation Partner, EMRAD has helped to select the start-ups and will offer advice and clinical mentoring throughout the programme. They will also provide an opportunity to run a pilot deployment.

Research nurses and doctors from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust contributed to the success of a national research trial investigating how to help vulnerable people who take immune suppressing medicines improve their antibody response to the Covid-19 jab.