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Pharmacy staff join A&E to help reduce winter pressures

Description: Pharmacy staff join A&E to help reduce winter pressures
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Prevent the spread of germs with good hand hygiene

Description: Northampton General Hospital is encouraging everyone, particularly visitors to hospitals and care homes, to adopt good hand hygiene this winter. Winter months see the spread of colds, flu and norovirus (sickness and diarrhoea) through touching surfaces as we go about our daily business, and then touching our mouths or food that we eat.
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Public invited to nominate hospital stars

Description: Nominations are now open for a range of awards celebrating the outstanding achievements of employees and volunteers of Northampton General Hospital. Members of the public can vote in any of the nine categories in the NGH Best Possible Care Awards. The awards recognise individuals or teams that make a real difference, go the extra mile to improve patients' experience or contribute to improvements in the care and safety of patients.
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Patient has tested negative for Ebola

Description: Patient tests negative for Ebola
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Northampton nurse shortlisted for national award

Description: A nurse specialist at Northampton General Hospital has been shortlisted for a national award because of her work supporting patients with brain tumours. Sheralyn "Shez" Holmes, Macmillan neuro-oncology clinical nurse specialist, has been shortlisted for a Macmillan Professionals Excellence Award.
Posted on: 09/05/2017

New discharge suite opens to improve patient flow

Description: A new discharge suite has opened at Northampton General Hospital this week to help free up beds on wards.
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Statement in response to result of junior doctors' ballot

Description: In a ballot of more than 37,000 junior doctors in England, organised by the British Medical Association, 98% have voted in favour of full strike action. Ninety-nine per cent voted for action short of a strike.
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Texting service to remind patients of hospital appointments

Description: Patients missing appointments cost Northampton General Hospital more than £1million last year. Now, health chiefs are introducing a new text message service to remind patients of their outpatient appointment.
Posted on: 09/05/2017

Triple boost to emergency department

Description: A new team has been introduced to Northampton General Hospital's emergency department to improve care for seriously ill or injured patients. The A&E department has been bolstered by the appointment of three members of staff in the newly-created roles of advanced associate practitioner (AAP).
Posted on: 09/05/2017

First patient receives treatment on new radiotherapy machine

Description: Patients receiving radiotherapy treatment at Northampton General Hospital are benefitting from the first phase of a £5.5 million programme to upgrade its linear accelerator cancer machines.
Posted on: 15/12/2015

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