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Bowel Cancer Screening

Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is a national screening programme coordinated by Public Health England. NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Most people in their 60s will have already received an invitation from the programme. Screening is for people without symptoms. If you are conc...

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Tag:   bowel (6)     scope (1)     colonoscopy (2)     cancer (26)     abnormal (2)     screen (2)     screening (15)    

What we spend and how we spend it

Last updated on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

To view the Annual Report and Accounts please see the document library at the foot of the page. Agenda for Change pay and banding structures can be viewed on the NHS Employers website. Please click here We recognise that as a NHS organisation funded by the public purse we have a duty to be...

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The difference between chronic and acute pain

Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain?  Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....

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Why should i take PR classes?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

When a patient has a long-term breathing problem, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or another lung condition, they can find it difficult to do their normal daily activities without getting breathless.  They may also find that they get tired very easily and often feel exhausted...

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Tag:   PR (8)     Lung (1)     respiratory (5)     air (2)     breathe (4)     oxygen (9)     exercise (3)     classes (5)    

Pneumonia

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...

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Tag:   aspect (1)     lungs (6)     Clinical Trials (17)     research (44)     pneumonia (2)    

Collapsed Lung

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is this study about? We are recruiting patients who are admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). Patients often require treatment to re-inflate the lung. The trial is looking at whether low-grade suction applied to the chest tube, vs. no suction (which we call standard c...

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Tag:   rasper (1)     research (44)     Clinical Trials (17)     lungs (6)     trial (6)     pneumothorax (1)    

Small breast cancer surgery

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

The SMALL Study The study will compare open surgery with a minimally invasive technique called vacuum-assisted excision for the treatment of small breast cancers found at breast screening. Such small breast cancers have usually been treated with open surgery. The 2012 UK Breast Screening Revi...

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Tag:   cancer (26)     breast (11)     research (44)     Clinical Trials (17)    

What apprenticeships are available?

Last updated on Friday, February 21, 2020

A sample of apprenticeships which are available and being used in the Trust are listed below however you should contact the Leadership & Development team if you want clarification of an apprenticeship qualification to cover any job role: Clinical Healthcare SupportLevel 2 Clinical Healthcare...

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