Hospital welcomes MP to Community Diagnostic Centre
Team take significant step forward in cutting-edge cardiac care
Director of medical education receives prestigious award
Revised timeline for Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre
Radiology department Care Quality Commission (CQC) success
Surgical skills course equips colleagues with essential techniques
Admiral nurse publishes scoping document for thesis
Maternity team maintain gold award for UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative
We are pleased to share the 10th edition of Our Journal
Our Journal includes the below, with reference to the articles in this edition:
y Clinical transformation updates: hospital welcomes MP to Community Diagnostic Centre; team take significant step forward in cutting-edge cardiac care; revised timeline for Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre
y Awards/clinical recognition: director of medical education receives prestigious award; maternity team maintain gold award for UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative; latest DAISY Award® winner announced
y Conference and event reviews/updates: innovation drop-in session hosted to showcase care for the future; medical education team share the latest updates
y Clinical leadership successes: radiology department Care Quality Commission (CQC) success
y Research updates: Admiral nurse publishes scoping document for thesis
y Quality and safety agenda: Surgical skills course equips colleagues with essential techniques; introduction of Call for Concern
y Focus features on clinical issues/improvements and the impact on patient care
y Input from external contributors
y Summary of research contributions and papers published by PAHT clinicians
Our Journal provides an amazing opportunity for us to showcase the wonderful work we do – please share it widely and let the communications team know which developments we can profile in the next edition of Our Journal at paht.communications@nhs.net
Best wishes
Dr Fay Gilder Medical director
Sharon McNally Chief nurse and deputy chief executive
We were pleased to welcome a visit from Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Epping Forest, to the Community Diagnostic Centre site at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping.
Dr Neil Hudson had the opportunity for a tour of the site, where construction work is underway, and to meet with Thom Lafferty, chief executive, Martin John, New Hospital Programme director, and the CDC project team on 14 February
The Community Diagnostic Centre programme is part of PAHT’s plans to support quicker and more local access to diagnostic tests close to patients’ homes.
Construction work at the St Margaret’s Hospital site is progressing well and is due for completion in December 2025, with the first patient planned for the following month.
There will be extended opening times and additional equipment at the St Margaret’s Hospital CDC to support the current additional capacity being provided for MRI scans, X-rays and non-obstetric (non-pregnancy) ultrasounds, including:
y Two additional computerised tomography (CT) scanners;
y Extended hours for X-rays;
y New ultrasound equipment;
y New cardiology equipment;
y New respiratory equipment;
y Relocated MRI scanner; and
y More phlebotomists to be recruited – increasing the number of blood tests that can be carried out
Additionally, as part of the CDC programme, the services provided at Herts and Essex Hospital, Bishop’s Stortford, include extended hours for ultrasound, X-ray and audiology. Additional capacity for non-obstetric (nonpregnancy) ultrasound and audiology are currently being provided, together with additional hours for X-ray.
Thom Lafferty, chief executive, said: “I was delighted to
welcome Dr Neil Hudson MP to the Community Diagnostic Centre site at St Margaret’s Hospital.
“It was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic benefits that the CDC will bring for our patients and the asset this will be for our community.
“Thank you to everyone who is working on this important project to ensure that we can provide modern, integrated and outstanding care into the future.”
Pictured: Thom Lafferty, chief executive (fifth from right);Dr Neil Hudson MP (sixth from right); Martin John, New Hospital Programme director (fifth from left); and the CDC project team.
The cardiology team have taken a significant step forward in cardiac care by introducing Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP). This advanced pacing technique is designed to more naturally activate the heart’s conduction system, improving outcomes for patients requiring pacemakers.
Unlike traditional right ventricular pacing, which can lead to heart function deterioration over time, LBBAP closely mimics the heart’s normal electrical activation, reducing the risk of heart failure and improving synchrony (timing of the heartbeat). This innovation represents a major improvement in pacing therapy, benefiting patients with conduction disease and those at risk of heart failure.
The field of conduction system pacing has changed rapidly in the last few years and this method has the potential to restore or preserve physiological activation of the conduction system, compared to the traditional approach.
The long-term benefits include a decrease in risk of cardiomyopathy (diseases of the heart), improved hemodynamics (blood flow) and better symptom management.
By adopting this cutting-edge approach, our hospital
continues to enhance patient care and stay at the forefront of modern cardiology. This is a procedure that was previously only offered at bigger cardiac centres around our area and in the country.
The LBBAP was introduced at PAHT by Dr Debashis Roy, consultant cardiologist with a special interest in devices and clinical lead, who has years of experience in implanting complex cardiac devices.
The first procedure was undertaken on 31 October with support from Dr Ravi Kamdar, consultant cardiologist at King's College and Croydon University Hospital.
Thank you to all involved.
Pictured: The cardiology team.
We are delighted to share that Dr Preethi Gopinath, director of medical education, has been named Director of Medical Education (DME) of the Year by Medical Education Leaders UK.
This prestigious national award recognises outstanding contributions to medical education, and Preethi’s dedication to innovation and excellence makes her a truly deserving recipient.
Under Preethi’s leadership, PAHT has significantly enhanced its medical education programmes, fostering a dynamic and inspiring learning environment for doctors at all levels. Her commitment to high-quality training and innovative educational initiatives has been instrumental in supporting resident doctors and improving overall educational standards.
This recognition is a testament to her strategic vision, leadership, and unwavering dedication to medical education.
Dr Fay Gilder, medical director, said: “Preethi is a true champion of medical education. Her work has not only transformed our educational programmes, but has also had a profound impact on the experience and development of our doctors.
We are incredibly proud of her and delighted that her contributions have been recognised at a national level. Congratulations, Preethi, on this outstanding achievement.”
Dr Preethi Gopinath, director of medical education, said: “I am deeply humbled and honoured to receive this award. Medical education is a true passion of mine, and this recognition is a testament to the incredible team I work with every day.
"Together, we have created an environment that fosters learning, growth, and excellence for our doctors, and I look forward to continuing
this journey of innovation and improvement.”
Work continues on the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre at St Albans City Hospital which will serve patients across our area with some major milestones in the development reached.
The Surgical Centre building is now watertight following the installation of the external walls and lift shaft. However, work has not progressed as quickly as planned, and the Surgical Centre will now open this winter.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS trust is carrying out a wider redevelopment of the St Albans Hospital site. All four of the hospital’s theatres, which are used by patients in south and west Hertfordshire, recently reopened following a major upgrade. There have been improvements to staff changing areas, corridors, lighting, signage and redecorated rooms to create a better environment for staff and patients. These upgrades together with the completion of essential maintenance works are providing patients and staff with an improved environment.
Michael Meredith, senior responsible officer for the surgical centre programme said, “Building in and around a compact, working hospital site with several different contractors has made this a complex and challenging development.
“Our first priority has always been the safety of patients and staff and the quality of service we deliver, and we’re never going to compromise on that – even if that means taking longer to open the centre.
“While it’s disappointing not to be opening sooner, we remain enthusiastic about delivering what will be a fantastic facility delivering 4,000 extra operations for patients waiting for orthopaedic and ear nose and throat surgery across Hertfordshire and West Essex.”
For further information and updates about the development go to the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System Surgical Centre information page.
Our radiology department is proud to celebrate a successful Care Quality Commission (CQC) visit to our nuclear medicine service in January. The inspection report highlighted numerous areas of good practice, particularly praising the quality and content of clinical protocols and access to referral guidelines for all referrer groups.
The report described our staff as engaged, open, and fostering a positive culture and commended the strong working relationship between the medical physics team and PAHT. It also noted the supportive and visible leadership team, many of whom have backgrounds in radiology and nuclear medicine.
We did not receive any improvement notices and just two formal recommendations regarding optimisation and training, which are already being addressed through an extensive action plan. This positive report is testament to the hard work and dedication of our nuclear medicine team, our external medical physics team, and our senior leadership team. Congratulations to everyone involved - this achievement reflects your commitment to delivering high-quality care.
Our basic surgical skills faculty hosted another successful course, approved by the Royal College of Surgeons, from 6-7 March. This course is designed to equip those interested in a surgical career with essential techniques, including knot tying, simple suturing (wound closure), removal of lesions and cysts, repairing blood vessels and joining small bowel sections.
The course received excellent feedback, highlighting its value in developing core surgical skills.
A huge thank you to our clinical skills team for their support and organisation - your efforts make these learning opportunities possible.
Well done to Caroline Ashton-Gough, Admiral Nurse (pictured), who has recently published her scoping document as part of her thesis for her doctorate in health research - a fantastic achievement.
The thesis focuses on an exploration of relationshipcentred approaches for the care of patients and their family carers with delirium superimposed on dementia in hospital: an appreciative inquiry. It aims to understand through an appreciative inquiry approach what is currently working well in supporting patients with delirium superimposed on dementia and how staff can work with family carers to improve patient experience and outcomes.
Caroline has also previously submitted a research scoping paper as part of her Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Care in Dementia, titled "The Views of Domestic Staff and Porters when Supporting Patients with Dementia in the Acute Hospital: An Exploratory Qualitative Study", which was published in 2019 in collaboration with Jill Manthorpe CBE, professor of social work at King’s College London. Congratulations on this milestone, and we look forward to hearing more about your research journey.
Our maternity team has received notification that they are maintaining the prestigious gold award as part of the UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Initiative following a revalidation in January 2025.
The initiative is based on a set of evidence-based standards which are designed to support families with feeding and developing close, loving relationships, to support with optimum health and development.The maternity department has been accredited as baby friendly since 2016, and were assessed again in January to ensure that standards and leadership were sustained. The gold award is the highest level of accreditation and PAHT is one of only 16 acute hospitals across the UK to achieve the gold award revalidation. Congratulations team.
We have announced the latest winner of our DAISY Awards® programme.
The programme enables patients, families, and colleagues to honour a nurse or midwife who has made a difference to their care. The aim is to shine the spotlight on nurses and midwives who go the extra mile to ensure patients at PAHT receive high-quality care and experiences.
For February 2025, the DAISY Award® has been presented to Francesca Salvo from Hoddesdon, a midwife on the Maternity Unit. Francesca was nominated for the exceptional care and support she provided to a person in her care and their family experiencing unimaginable loss – the stillbirth of their baby. In their nomination, the family expressed their gratitude to Francesca, describing how she helped them to regain a sense of control during a devastating time when they felt so helpless.
On 4 April, Francesca was surprised at work by Sharon McNally, chief nurse and deputy chief executive, and Giuseppe Labriola, deputy chief nurse, who presented her with the DAISY® Award
This includes a DAISY Award® certificate, a beautiful hand-carved Healer’s Touch Sculpture from Zimbabwe, a
pin badge, a copy of the full nomination, a gift bag and cinnamon rolls – a meaningful tradition of the award.
Reflecting on the recognition, Sharon said: “Francesca’s unwavering support during such a heart-breaking time embodies the very essence of patient-centred care. It is clear from the nomination that Francesca puts her patients at the heart of all she does, going above and beyond to support them.
“On behalf of the trust, I extend our heartfelt thanks for the kindness and strength she brings to her role.”
DAISY Award® winners are also entitled to numerous professional development, education and wellness benefits as part of the programme.
For further information and to find out how you can nominate a nurse or midwife at PAHT for a DAISY Award®, visit www. pah.nhs.uk/daisy.
Thank you to everyone that visited the innovation drop-in session on 24 February, hosted by Arise Innovation Hubs and Ignite Life Science, together with our research, development, and innovation (RDI) team. The event was an opportunity for our people to meet businesses that have developed innovative technologies to improve patient care such as:
y Smart Respiratory: a company that has developed an inhaler assistant and app that patients can use to virtually monitor asthma from home, reducing the number of hospital appointments, and ensuring people are visiting hospital for the right care at the right time. It also monitors quantities left in the inhaler so that patients and clinicians know how many doses are left in it.
y Sanome: a company that have developed AI enabled technology to monitor inpatients and their risk score of developing infection. The technology can also monitor length of stay and risk of falls.
y Vibe: a tech agency from Chelmsford that brings together different sets of data to help clinicians work more smartly; developing bespoke products to support healthcare organisations.
Thank you to everyone involved.
We know that friends and family can often see a patient’s deterioration first. They will know what signs to look out for and can often spot when something is out of the ordinary. That’s why our dedicated teams have worked together to introduce a new initiative, Call for Concern.
If relatives and friends have serious concerns that their loved one’s health condition is worsening and is not being adequately addressed by their healthcare team, they can contact our Call for Concern team.
Call for Concern is part of our commitment to the newly introduced Martha’s Rule, a major patient safety initiative across NHS England that provides patients and families with a way to seek an urgent review if their or their loved one’s condition deteriorates. This initiative will now give this access to patients and families for the first time –enabling them to escalate care concerns if necessary.
Thank you to all who are supporting this initiative, which is a big step forward for us in giving patients and their loved ones greater control over their care and ensuring that their voices are heard and listened to.
Our medical education team has hosted a wide range of events since the last edition of Our Journal. These have included:
y Undergraduate Medical Education Update -14 January
y Foundation Surgical Skills Hub - 16 January
y Foundation Trauma and Orthopaedic Hub - 30 January
y Paediatric Foundation Hub - 6 February
y Sexual Safety, Bullying and Harassment Workshop - 7 February
y Foundation General Medical Council (GMC) Hub - 11 February
y Foundation Anaesthetics Hub -13 February
y Clinical Supervisor Tier 2 Training Day -14 February
y New Consultant Development Course - 26 February
y Basic Surgical Skills Course - 6 - 7 March
y Foundation Humanitarian Affairs Hub - 10 March
y SAS Doctors Appraisal and Revalidation Course - 20 March
y New Consultant Development Course - 20 March
y Enhance Foundation Hub - 3 April
y Foundation Training Programme Update - 25 April
y Breaking Bad News Course - 28 April
y Foundation Research Hub - 28 April
y Foundation Radiology Hub - 1 May
Upcoming events include:
y End of Life Care Performance - 'Nothing Out of the Ordinary' by Haylo Theatre Company, 7 May, 1pm-2pm, Lecture Theatre, Learning and Education Centre, during Grand Round. This two-woman performance explores the difficulties in coping with decision making, multiple diagnoses and complications in end of life care
y Tier 3 Educational Supervisor Hub Event - 9 May, 9am-5pm at the Manor of Groves Hotel (fully booked), for educational supervisors requiring approval/re-approval
y Undergraduate Medical Education Update - 13 May, 9am–12pm, Lecture Theatre, Learning and Education Centre, update to the undergraduate faculty regarding undergraduate medical education changes and feedback
y Foundation Training Programme Update for Foundation Education Supervisors - 15 May, Training Room 1, Learning and Education Centre, update from Foundation Programme Directors to the Educational Supervisors on changes and feedback
y Dragons' Den – 21 May, 1pm-2pm, Lecture Theatre, Learning and Education Centre, during Grand Round, a panel of ‘Dragons’ comprised of executive and non-executive directors will judge which resident doctor has led the delivery of a quality improvement project that has best achieved PAHT’s definition of quality improvement
y Anaesthetic Hub - 5 June, 8am-5pm, Lecture Theatre, Learning and Education Centre, with expert faculty from the region delivering teaching sessions to anaesthetic specialty trainees from the East of England
y Excellence in Medical Education – 6 June, 9am-12.30pm and/or 1pm-4.30pm, Lecture Theatre, Learning and Education Centre. Contact Margaret.short@nhs.net
Thank you to all involved. For more information, please contact charity.simpson@nhs.net
Take a look at some examples of the range of articles published and publications contributed to by our people since the last edition of Our Journal - a fantastic achievement. Full information of authors and articles are available from the library team: paht.lib.desk@nhs.net
y Abdulrasheed, H., George, A.O., Ayobami-Ojo, P.S., Rai, P., Nwachukwu, N.O., Ajimoti, A. and Mbisa, A., (2024) "Comparing the efficacy and safety of the transperineal versus transrectal prostate biopsy approach in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review and metaanalysis.", Cureus, 16(12), p. e75459. https://dx.doi. org/10.7759/cureus.75459
y Ahmad, S. and Kirmani N. (2024) "Revolutionizing informed consent:
A quantum leap in precision for chronic pain awareness in inguinal hernia operations through electronic consent", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), pp. viii130-viii131. https:// doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.512
y Al-Janabi M., Onubogu I.K., Almqvist K.F., Al-Khateeb, H., Abdulwahab, T. and Janabi, M.A. (2024) "The use of radiosynovectomy using yttrium-90 as an adjunct to mechanical synovectomy for pigmented villonodular synovitis: how effective is this?", Cureus, 16(9), p. e69520. https://dx.doi. org/10.7759/cureus.69520
y Aldin, Z., Weaver, J., Khan, M., Sadik, T., Manolas, V., Tsampoukas, G. and Diss,
J. (2025) "A modified technique for radial artery access: how interventional radiologists can optimise the cardiologists' technique to suite their procedures", CVIR Endovascular, 8(1), p 1. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ s42155-024-00497-9
y Aras, C., Senturk, F., Erdur, S.K., Dogramaci, M., Kocabora, M.S., Demircan, A. and Budak, Y.E. (2024) "Invivo generated autologous plasmin enzyme assisted vitrectomy, partial circumferential-oral retinotomy, silicone oil injection in patients with chronic retinal detachment without posterior vitreous detachment", Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 262(10), pp. 3109-3116. https://doi. org/10.1007/s00417-02406466-1
y Arokianathar D., Lingam G. and Sivarajah V. (2024) "Do we need to follow up perianal abscesses in clinic?", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), p. viii94. https:// doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.363
y Ashton-Gough, C., Lynch, J. and Goodman, C. (2025) "Supportive interventions involving family carers of patients with delirium
superimposed on dementia in hospital: a scoping review", International Journal of Older People Nursing, 20(2), p. e70016. https://dx.doi. org/10.1111/opn.70016
y Bentham, R., Jones, T.P., Dietzen, M., Litovchenko, M., Thol, K., Watkins, T.B.K. and McGranahan, N. (2025) "ImmuneLENS characterizes systemic immune dysregulation in aging and cancer", Nature Genetics, no pagination. https://doi.org/10.1038/ s41588-025-02086-5
y Betts D., Lingam G. and Sivarajah V. (2024) "What the bleep? Have we finally found a solution to the bleep system?: Exploring the efficacy of a WhatsApp-style messaging system as an alternative to traditional bleeps in the healthcare setting", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), p. viii50. https:// doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.191
y Bhamani, A. et al. (2025) "Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening in a high-risk population (SUMMIT): a prospective, longitudinal cohort study", The Lancet Oncology [Preprint]. doi:10.1016/ S1470-2045(25)00082-8
y Biswas D., Liu Y.-H., Herrero J., Wu Y., Moore D.A., Karasaki T. and Swanton C. (2025) "Prospective validation of ORACLE, a clonal expression biomarker associated with survival of patients with lung adenocarcinoma", Nature Cancer, 6(1), pp. 86101. https://doi.org/10.1038/ s43018-024-00883-1
y Black J.R.M., Bartha G., Abbott C.W., Boyle S.M., Karasaki T., Li B., and Swanton C. (2025) "Ultrasensitive ctDNA detection for preoperative disease stratification in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma", Nature Medicine, 31(1), pp. 7076. https://doi.org/10.1038/ s41591-024-03216-y
y Boraey, N.F., Bebars, M.A., Wahba, A.A., Abd El Lateef, H.M., Attia, M.A., Elsayed, A.H. and Haridi, M.K. (2024) "Association of ace1 i/d polymorphism and susceptibility to covid-19 in egyptian children and adolescents", Pediatric Research, 96(5), pp. 1347-1354. https://dx.doi. org/10.1038/s41390-02302982-8
y Emily, H., Pavlos, C., Zaheer, M., Chris, V., Siobhan, K., Celestina, B. and Georgios I. (2025) "Audit of histological confirmation of malignancy prior to stereotactic radiotherapy (SABR) to treat earlystage non-small cell lung cancer", Lung Cancer, 200(Supplement 1), no pagination. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j. lungcan.2025.108144
y Gresh, A., Van Damme,
A., Billings, D.L., Rising, S.S., Ibrahim, S., Ajibola, A. and Patil C.L. (2025) "Integrating postnatal care into the redesign of group care beyond birth", Archives of Public Health, 83(1), p. 34. https://dx.doi. org/10.1186/s13690-02501508-4
y Henderson, R.H. and Warda O. (2024) "Shifting paradigms in retinopathy of prematurity treatment: the promise and challenges of biosimilars", Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 52(9), pp. 905-907. https://dx.doi. org/10.1111/ceo.14460
y Hill, M.D., Goyal, M., Demchuk, A.M., Menon, B.K., Field ,T.S., Guest, W.C. and Tymianski, M. (2025) "Efficacy and safety of nerinetide in acute ischaemic stroke in patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy without previous thrombolysis (ESCAPE-NEXT): a multicentre, doubleblind, randomised controlled trial", The Lancet, 405(10478), pp. 560-570. https:// doi.org/10.1016/S01406736%2825%2900194-1
y Hudson, H. (2025) "Dying in a terminal society: a response to Maung", Journal of Medical Ethics, 51(3), pp. 201-202. https:// dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme2022-108777
y Husain, P. et al. (2024) "A Pilot Study of the Anthropometric Growth Pattern of the Human Auricle of the North Indian Region", Cureus, 16(12), p. e76085. doi:10.7759/
cureus.76085.
y Ibanga, U., Lingam G.and Sivarajah V. (2024) ‘Write what you know: A retrospective documentation audit’, British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), p. viii101. https:// doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.389
y Irfan, B., Al-Hasan, M., Abu Alamrain, A., Aljamal, A., Al-Khaldi, M., Shaikhkhalil, H. and Ghali A. (2024) "Challenges in ENT Data Collection in Conflict Zones: Insights from Gaza", Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, no pagination. https://doi
y Issaris, V. et al. (2024) "The dead space fraction as a prognostic death indicator in patients with ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis", European Review for Medical & Pharmacological Sciences, 28(22), pp. 4561–4575.
y Kabir T., Lingam G., Sivarajah V. and Hussein A. (2024) "Surgical Synergy: Rethinking waste for a greener tomorrow in General Surgery", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), pp. viii108-viii109. https:// doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.421
y Kabir T., Lingam G. and Sivarajah V. (2024) "No, we can't repair your hernia: An audit to assess preoperative optimisation for umbilical hernia repair", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), pp. viii31-viii32. https:// doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.118
y Lee, S.M., Hewish, M.,
Ahmed, S., PapadatosPastos, D., Karapanagiotou, E., Blackhall, F. and Hackshaw, A. (2025)
"Hydroxychloroquine in combination with platinum doublet chemotherapy as first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (Study 15): A randomised phase II multicentre trial", European Journal of Cancer, 215 no pagination. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. ejca.2024.115162
y Konstantis, A., Paraskeva, M., Avgoustidi, M., Kiagia, M., Kounnis, V., Rovithi, M. and Agelaki S. (2025) "The implementation of palliative care in Greece: A position paper by the Palliative Care Working Group of the Hellenic society of Medical Oncology (HeSMO)", Forum of Clinical Oncology, no pagination. https://doi. org/10.2478/fco-2023-0038
y Klontzas, M.E., Reim, M., Afat, S., Podzniakova, V., Snoeckx, A. and Becker, M. (2024) "Research training during radiology residency: findings from the ESR radiology trainee forum survey", Insights Into Imaging, 15(1), p. 236. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ s13244-024-01812-7
y Mangwani, J., HouchenWolloff, L., Malhotra, K., Booth, S., Smith, A., Teece, L., and Jowett, C. (2024) "UK foot and ankle thromboembolism (uk-fate)", Bone & Joint Journal, 106-B(11), pp. 1249-1256. https:// dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301620X.106B11.BJJ-2024-
0128.R1
y Matwala, K., Shakir, T., Mota, L., Djemil, T., Lingam, G. and Lovett, B. (2024) "Inspiring Overseas Surgeons for a Life in the NHS: Results from an International Cohort", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 8), p. viii25. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae197.094
y Mohamed, M., Reddy, S. and Hirensinh, R. (2024) "Review of compliance with existing trust guidelines for investigation and treatment of babies born to mothers with HIV, hepatitis B or syphilis", Archives of Disease in Childhood, 109(Supplement 1), pp. A119-A120. https://doi.org/10.1136/ archdischild-2024-rcpch.176
y Mumtaz, S., Muhammad, R., Goyal N. and Konstantis, A. (2025) "Chemotherapy tolerance and outcomes in geriatric breast cancer patients aged >70 assessed using the Edmonton Frail Scale", Clinical Oncology, 38 no pagination. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j. clon.2024.103723
y Munavvar, M., Bodtger, U., Carus, A., Cordovilla, R., Naik, S., Salud, A. & Porcel, J.M. (2024) "Current trends in treating malignant pleural effusion: evidence, guidelines, and best practice recommendations". JCO Oncology Practice, OP2400387. https://dx.doi. org/10.1200/OP.24.00387
y Narikkoottungal, S.A., Gunasekera, K. and Ahmed,
K. (2024) "Routine
Giant-Cell Arteritis Turned Heidenhain Variant of Sporadic CreutzfeldtJakob Disease: A Mysterious Case Report!". Rheumatology, 63(Supplement 1), i36. https://doi.org/10.1093/ rheumatology/keae163.067
y Nevill, A.M., Walters, G.W.M, Dring, K.J., Nevill, B.A., Cooper, S.B. and Morris, J.G. (2024)
"Changes in the ideal body shape associated with adolescent rowingergometry performance following a 6-week training intervention: new scaling insights using three-dimensional allometry", European Journal of Sport Science, 24(12), pp. 1865-1870. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ ejsc.12216
y Pamma, A. (2024) "EP017
An audit to assess the role of Imiquimod 5% cream in treating cutaneous head and neck carcinomas", British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 62(10), p. e7. doi:10.1016/j. bjoms.2024.10.016.
y Puttick, C. et al. (2024) "MHC Hammer reveals genetic and non-genetic HLA disruption in cancer evolution", Nature Genetics, 56(10), pp. 2121–2131. doi:10.1038/s41588024-01883-8.
y Reppell, M., Smaoui, N., Waring, J.F., Pivorunas, V., Guay, H., Lin, S. and Ahmad, T. (2024) "Baseline Expression of Immune Gene Modules in Blood is Associated With Primary Response to Anti-TNF
Therapy in Crohn's Disease Patients", Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 18(3), pp. 431-445. https://doi. org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad166
y Sarantis, F., Guobadia, A.O., Bebars, M.A., Varma, R., Holland, J.A.A. and Ratnaike, T. (2025) "Should next-generation sequencing be considered as a first-line genetic investigation for children with early developmental impairment?", Archives of Disease in Childhood, 110(2), pp. 170-173. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ archdischild-2024-327752
y Shaaban, M. and Farag, M. (2024) "BN SO31Pedicle First; a Paved Laparoscopic Approach for Huge Splenomegaly", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement 9), p.ix62. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/ znae271.202
y Shaaban, M., Sanyaolu, O., Abdelkarim, L. and Ivanov, B. (2024) "HPB SO36Diagnostic Accuracy in Detecting Gall Bladder Polyps: A Retrospective Study", British Journal of Surgery, 111(Supplement
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