Our neonatal homecare team has celebrated a major milestone after successfully supporting its 1000th baby through its innovative home phototherapy service for newborn jaundice. Baby Fernandes became the 1000th baby to receive treatment through the service after being referred to the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP)-led jaundice clinic by a community midwife, when he was found to be jaundiced at home at just two days old. Following assessment, baby Fernandes was abl

A special event has been held at the Glenfield Hospital to thank a volunteer who has supported UHL’s cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) classes for 20 years. Roger Latham has been a consistent presence at classes held at the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Loughborough and at the Glenfield Hospital since taking part in a rehab programme himself, in 2006. The cardiac rehab service at UHL supports patients in their recovery from a heart attack, heart surgery or

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) is continuing to help more children get treatment sooner through its paediatric super week initiative, which brings together surgical teams from across multiple specialties to deliver high-volume elective procedures over the course of a week. The third super week, which took place during the May half term, saw 73 children treated, helping to reduce the paediatric waiting list by almost 12 per cent. The initiative focuses on lo

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