In case you missed it, BBC2 Newsnight and Radio 5 Live broadcast live from CUH last night to mark the NHS at 75, bringing together staff, patients, scientists and politicians to talk about the challenges and solutions ahead.
You can catch up with the BBC2 Newsnight programme in full here:
The hour-long TV programme featured a number of innovations and ground-breaking research developed at CUH which can benefit the whole of the NHS.
This included:
Dr Raj Jena and pioneering AI work with Microsoft to cut waiting times for cancer patients needing radiotherapy treatment.
Professor Jean Abraham and the Personalised Breast Cancer Programme (opens in a new tab).
Lead Nurse Gemma Czech and the CUH Virtual Ward.
Further innovation was featured by BBC Radio 5 Live including:
Dr Alistair Mackett and the CUE1 device for patients with Parkinson's at 4.30pm
Professor Grant Stewart and robotic surgery at CUH at 6.30pm
You can listen back to the interviews here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n8l1 (opens in a new tab)
The TV programme also featured a number of CUH staff in the audience, including CEO Roland Sinker and representatives from across the Trust:
- Sue Broster, Director of Innovation, Digital and Improvement
- Nicola Ayton, Chief Operating Office
- Amy Edwards, clinical scientist
- Fahim Anwar, consultant in rehabilitation medicine
- Emily Fernandez , divisional Head of Nursing
- Erica Chisanga, nurse consultant
- Denise Tapa, endocrine clinical nurse specialist
- Tessa Upton, bed manager
- Preeti Wathore, bed manager
- Shahla Bakhtiari, consultant midwife
- Barbara Nachula, midwife and practice development
- Shiji Jenson, nurse on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Misty Neuvacobita, NICU nurse
- Megan Chapman, operational management team
- Aloma Onyemah, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
- Richard Hales, Energy and Sustainability Manager
- Lynne Brown, project manager
- Rachel Northfield, Head of Corporate Support and Sustainability
- Anna Maw, paediatric consultant
There will be more celebrations for staff and patients next week to mark the NHS 75th birthday, including a week-long CUH Arts Festival.