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‘Shruti’s tree planted in memory of lost NHS staff
Author and former doctor Adam Kay has planted a tree in memory of NHS staff who have died by suicide.
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Northwick Park hosts new breast centre
A new breast service covering north-west London allows for tests and treatment at one location and often during a single visit.
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Doctor prescribes walking
A local doctor despairing of rising rates of diabetes and obesity in Harrow has set up a walking group in his spare time.
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Samaritans appeal for more volunteers
The Samaritans started with a one man and telephone offering a ‘999 service for the suicidal’ in 1953.
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Hospitals reintroduce masks
A spike in Covid-19 cases across the UK means patients coming into London North West University Healthcare’s hospitals must now wear masks in clinical areas and waiting rooms.
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Heartfelt award for examiner
Dr Abdul-Majeed Salmasi showed his heart was in the right place by helping organise crucial medical exams for aspiring consultants, despite the restrictions of the pandemic.
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Cancer patient back pumping iron
A cancer patient who had multiple organs removed is back in the gym bench-pressing 200lb weights less than a year after surgery.
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Choir sings Rony’s song
A national choir has recorded a song originally written by an intensive care doctor during the height of the pandemic.
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Dame opens research facility
A state-of-the-art Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Northwick Park Hospital has been officially by Dame Kate Bingham DBE.
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