Archive: Patient and Visitors

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Belle the dog proves to be the pawfect birthing partner

Originally published in MK Citizen, 19/06/2023 Meet Belle – the assistance dog who guided her owner through pregnancy, birth and caring for a new baby. Belle is the first...

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Head and Neck Cancer Support Group

Are you or a loved one affected by head and neck cancers? If so, you might like to go along to The Swallows Head and Neck Cancer Support Group....

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Meaningful activities boxes launched across inpatient wards

MK Hospital Charity have funded a communications boxes initiative on wards. The boxes, distributed by our charity-funded Meaningful Activites Coordinator Helen Snaith, are filled with all kinds of interesting...

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Waiting times – Patient information (May 2023)

Updated: May 2023 Waiting times for patients have increased across the NHS and here at MKUH we are working hard to bring those waiting times down – making sure...

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MKUH launches ReciteME ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023

Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) is proud to celebrate the 12th Global Accessibility Awareness Day by launching Recite Me, an online accessibility tool to ensure every patient, visitor or...

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Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

This week (1st – 7th May) is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week and our specialist mental health midwives and Perinatal Mental Health team will be holding a stand in...

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Milton Keynes University Hospital Holds Second Successful Super Paediatric Surgery Day

Last week, MKUH held its second Super Paediatric Day in theatres – running a children-only list and treating 43 of its youngest patients in one day. The list was...

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MKUH receives Government ‘Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme’ funding

Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) is delighted to have received £4.8 million in funding as part of the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which aims to reduce emissions from...

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Changes to mask wearing

As of Monday 13 March visitors are no longer required to wear face masks in the hospital unless they are in a clinical area with immunocompromised or COVID-19 patients....

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BMA Junior Doctor Industrial Action

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors in England will take industrial action beginning with a full 72-hour stoppage of work next week. Continuous strike action...

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