World Patient Safety Day 2022
Every person around the world will, at some point in their life, take medications to prevent or treat illness. However, medications sometimes cause serious harm if incorrectly stored, prescribed,...
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Organ Donation Week 2022
Councils, businesses, hospitals and community groups around the country are turning their buildings pink this week, which is the colour of the country’s ‘Yes I Donate’ organ donation campaign, to inspire people to tell their families that they want...
2022 Annual Members’ Meeting
The 2022 Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) will be held on Monday, 10 October 2022 from 4pm to 6pm at the Lecture Theatre, UB Academic Centre (please click here for directions). The...
Bank Holiday – Monday 19 September
Monday 19 September has been declared a national Bank Holiday to honour Queen Elizabeth II, with Her Majesty’s state funeral taking place on that date. Milton Keynes University Hospital...
PLACE Assessments – 30 September 2022
Over the last two years, the formal PLACE (Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment) programme has been on hold due to the pandemic. The programme entails assessors going...
Flag flying during the period of mourning
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the Union Flag outside the main entrance of the hospital will be half-masted until 08:00 the day following The Queen’s State...
MKUH launches NHS login integration with MyCARE patient app
Milton Keynes University Hospital is now offering patients the simplicity and reassurance of using their single, secure NHS login to access their MyCARE patient portal. The MyCARE digital patient...
Arriva Bus Strikes
Bus strikes are due to take place on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 September. As a result, services running to Milton Keynes University Hospital will not be in operation....
COVID-19 update: mask wearing and testing
From Thursday 1 September, 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. This...
NCEPOD Crohn’s Disease Patient Survey
NCEPOD are running a study looking at the quality of abdominal surgical procedures in Crohn’s disease patients and are inviting people with lived experience of Crohn’s disease to have...