MSc in Healthcare Leadership

by | Mar 26, 2017 | Medical

After completing my Mary Seacole Leadership Diploma in 2015, I enrolled in the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson MSc in Healthcare Leadership through the NHS Leadership Academy. I met with many inspiring leaders in the NHS – some managers, nurses and other healthcare...

NHS Leadership Academy Award in Leading Care I

by | Jun 20, 2015 | Medical

Last year I enrolled in the NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole programme, run through the Open University. I am please to announce that I have successfully completed the course and was awarded both a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare with Merit and the NHS...

EchoCalc Goes Live

by | Apr 28, 2012 | Medical

EchoCalc is an “App” for smart Phones. The original version was developed last year for the iPhone by a group of doctors and computer programmers in London. It was released at the October 2011 British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) meeting. The first...

CT Angiography Services at Colchester

by | Feb 29, 2012 | Medical

After receiving intensive training in CT Coronary Angiography at Harefield Hospital, I obtained full accreditation in 2010 (and re-accredited in 2014 & 2017). Initially Colchester Hospital did not have the ability to perform CT Coronary Angiography so I took my...

New Heart Failure Service

by | Dec 17, 2010 | Medical

Heart failure can be a very serious condition. It has a mortality similar to many cancers. It affects more woman than breast cancer, yet receives little publicity. A recent national audit of heart failure patients discharged from hospitals has shown that there is a...

First MRI Compatible Pacemaker in Essex

by | Apr 11, 2010 | Medical

Pacemakers are incredible devices. They can transform and often save lives. However, once you have a pacemaker fitted, that usually meant you could never have an MRI scan again. In fact, many MRI units have a large warning sign advising patients with pacemakers not to...