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Word from West Mid - Raising awareness of Prostate Cancer

March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. We spoke to Consultant Urologist Mr Mathias Winkler to find our more about this disease.Read

Health Matters: West Middlesex says - be clear on cancer

The first ever cancer campaign to increase awareness of bowel cancer starts this week. Read

Word from West Mid: Health and wellbeing for 2012

The Christmas and New Year period is a great time to fight off the mid winterblues with parties, sofa time in front of good TV, and sweets, savouries anddrinks that seem to be everywhere.Read

Word from West Mid: AIDS / HIV questions answered

As the 1 December is World Aids Day, we spoke to Consultant in Sexual Health Dr David Daniels to learn more about this disease. Read

The Word from West Mid: Falls and how to avoid them

To coincide with National Falls Awareness Week (20 – 24 June) West Mid Falls Nurse Specialist, Mohamed Osman, joined forces with his hospital colleagues to help raise awareness of the risks of slips and trips.Read

Taking Notes: Meet the Colorectal Specialist Nurse

In the latest in our Taking Notes series where we go behind the scenes at West Middlesex Hospital this month we talk to Petra Raffin, Colorectal Specialist NurseRead

Word from West Mid: Parkinson’s Awareness

This month WMM spoke with Parkinson’s nurse specialist, Louisa Aubry, to get a better understanding of the condition, just in time for Parkinson’s Awareness week from April 11-17th.Read

Health Matters: Facts about tuberculosis

Nadia Downs was treated by West Middlesex Hospital's TB Team in late 2010. She has since made a full recovery and agreed to share her story.Read

Taking Notes: Meet the facilities manager at West Mid

A conversation with Caroline Laver, general manager of Ecovert Facilities Management at West Middlesex Hospital.Read

Taking Notes: Jasmin Cheema from West Mid's simulation centre

IN the latest in our Taking notes series we go behind the scenes at West Middlesex Hospital and talk to people with interesting jobs we catch up with Jasmin Cheema (A&E consultant) and Nikki Jones (Resuscitation Officer) who work in the Simulation Centre.Read

Health Matters: Keeping your heart healthy

The British Heart Foundation is celebrating it’s 50th Birthday this February, and celebrating it by having a national wear red day on Friday 25th February.Read

Taking Notes: What does a maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist do?

IN the latest in our Taking Notes series where we go behind the scenes at West Middlesex Hospital and talk to people with interesting jobs we catch up with Richard Lory, a consultant maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist.Read

Health Matters: Mouth cancer victims are getting younger

Mouth cancer, otherwise known as oral cancer, is a growing concern in the UK and has been 25% more common over the last 10years. Read

Taking Notes: West Mid doctor helps victims of Pakistan floods

Dr Khan, an Orthopaedic Clinical Fellow at West Mid, has recently returned from Pakistan, where he was helping to provide medical assistance to those affected by the recent floods.Read

Word from West Mid: COPD explained

NOVEMBER 17 is World COPD Day, so we spoke to Dr Bobby Mann, Consultant Respiratory Physician to find out more about this disease.Read

Taking Notes: Clive Oakley the hospital photographer

We go behind the scenes at West Mid Hospital and talk to members of staff with interesting jobs. This one is on Clive Oakley the hospital photographer.Read

Word from West Mid: Dr Rajiv Vashisht

In the latest Word from West Mid column Consultant General and Breast Surgeon, Dr Rajiv Vashisht, discusses breast cancer.Read

Taking Notes: Tackling drinking problems in A&E

I trained as a nurse in the 1980s. Most of my working and experience is within the mental health field and one of the factors that presented as an issue time and time again was substance misuse. I have now beenRead

Health Matters: Benefits of breast feeding

In June National Breastfeeding Awareness Week took place, aimed at educating mothers and expectant mothers about the benefits of breastfeeding, to them and their child. At West Mid’s Maternity Unit, teaching new mothers how to breastfeed their babies is a vital part of post natal care for the maternity team.Read

Health Matters: What a maxillofacial surgeon does

IN the second of our occasional Taking Notes series which goes behind the scenes at West Middlesex Hospital to look at the lives of staff members who have interesting stories to tell we talk with Luke Cascarini, a Maxillofacial Consultant Surgeon at the hospital.Read