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The best foods for eye health
To mark National Eye Health Week in the UK, we’ve decided to take a look at how you can look after your eyes through nutrition. Join us as we explore the best foods for eye health. Related resources
CPD event: Oral surgery – 16th October 2024
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green are delighted to offer an accredited event for local referrers: ‘Guidance in oral surgery for primary care’ Tips on managing minor oral surgery in practice in accordance with current guidance. This course highlights medical conditions and medications to look out for prior to performing oral surgery. We explore the...
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Green-fingered Karen gets back in the garden
Karen used to play lots of sport when she was younger and had always been fit and active. So, when her knee started to cause more issues and she even had to reduce her driving and gardening, she knew it was time to act. “I wanted my life back,” said keen gardener, Karen. Initially, her...
Obinna Mba
Biography Mr Obinna Mba graduated from medical school in 1999 at Abia State University, Nigeria. He did his postgraduate training in North West Thames rotating across various hospitals such as Chelsea and Westminster, Imperial College Healthcare and North West London Hospitals NHS Trusts. He has over fifteen years’ experience working in gynaecology and has a...
It’s plain sailing thanks to Shepton Mallet cataract surgery
Read about Shepton Mallet cataract surgery patient, Mike’s successful Practice Plus Group experience. When I realised I had a cataract and needed a lens replacement, a neighbour recommended Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet to me, and I’m glad they did. The whole process was smooth, easy, thorough, efficient and slick. Everyone had a role, they...
National Peer Supporter Awards celebrate patient volunteers at HMP Five Wells
Our National Peer Supporter Awards aims to champion the volunteering efforts of patients within prison. A first-of-its-kind initiative, our healthcare department at HMP Five Wells was the first of our sites to hold its annual Peer Supporter Awards ceremony for 2023. Launched during National Volunteers’ Week, the initiative shines a light on the positive contribution...
Scott Parker
Biography Mr Parker is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Surgeon. He completed his training in Scotland and South West England, before undertaking sub-specialty fellowships in hip and knee surgery at the University Hospital Llandough (Cardiff). His interests include enhanced recovery and orthopaedic infection. He worked as a NHS Consultant (2016 – 2023) in the...
Transforming frailty care in prison healthcare: Christine’s Journey
As the Developmental Advanced Clinical Practitioner for the Clinical Hub within West Midlands prisons, Christine found her true calling. After 14 years as a prison nurse and serving as a Clinical Service Manager, Christine has stepped into a role with greater responsibility, overseeing the service across 10 sites in the region and helping frail prisoners...
New waiting list stats don’t factor in pre-diagnosis time
That’s according to a new poll by Savanta. With NHS waiting lists rising for a third month in a row, according to new figures released today1, a private healthcare provider claims that the stats don’t take into account the time it takes for a diagnosis before a patient is then added to a treatment waiting...