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69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû and Coventry University Group are supporting the expansion of health education in Wiltshire thanks to a new collaboration.

There is industrial action by Junior Doctors planned from 7am Wednesday 3rd January to 7am Tuesday 9th January. During these days 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû Hospital will be very busy, but will continue to focus on providing safe patient care. Our teams will continue to ensure patient safety and maintain critical services.

There is industrial action by Junior Doctors until 7am Saturday 23rd December, and then planned from 7am Wednesday 3rd January to 7am Tuesday 9th January. During these days 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû Hospital will be very busy, but will continue to focus on providing safe patient care. Our teams will continue to ensure patient safety and maintain critical services.

The staff at 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû have chosen a name for the new ward under construction. By popular vote, they have opted for Imber, chosen as a tribute to the village taken over by the miliary to train American troops ahead of the Liberation of Europe in 1943, the same year as the US Army Field Hospital opened on Odstock Road. This new £14m building will provide 24 additional beds in a state-of-the-art ward, incorporating a mixture of four-bed bays and side rooms, in which clinical teams have been heavily involved in designing. It will be an environmentally sustainable building. Imber Ward is scheduled led to open in Spring 2024.

Paediatric Consultant Dr Chris Anderson won this year’s Patient Experience Award. This award is chosen by members of the community and was presented at 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû’s Staff Awards ceremony, held last week. He won the award for often going above and beyond, and his ability to effortlessly coordinate with his team whilst maintaining the dignity of and respect for his patients. This is a special award with nominations from patients and other members of the public for hospital staff who have made a significant impact upon improving the patient experience, either for an individual patient in their work department or for the wider Trust.