Congratulations to former UHL consultant embryologist, Jane Blower, who has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for her outstanding contribution to reproductive science. Jane worked in the NHS in Leicester for more than 40 years, and single-handedly established the city's first embryology laboratory, at what is now the Leicester Fertility Centre, based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. She was the first person to ear

Our future hospitals are quickly becoming a reality, with groundwork now officially underway on the new £12.8 million Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The site has been set up, hoardings are in place, and excavation has begun to prepare the foundation area for the new facility – a visible and exciting step forward for the project. This marks a significant milestone in improving urgent care services for patients across Leicester, Leicestershire, an