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We are really looking forward to the BTS Winter Meeting 2015, just days away, from 2nd – 4th December. Having had a quick look through the programme we have highlighted some stand out sessions, and the contribution of North East Thames trainees and Consultants in a list below. We hope you will support all presenters … Continue reading
Two North East Thames trainees, Richa Singh and Alex Mackay, are authors of a paper, hot off the press, in the journal Respiratory Research. They describe a prospective observational cohort study, examining the impact of exacerbations in non-CF bronchiectasis. A number of outcomes are explored, including PEFR, CAT score, symptom count and CRP. The authors … Continue reading
You may have spotted a number of stories in the tabloids last week which reported on the increase in incidence and prevalence of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and the raised mortality in this group. The findings followed analysis of data from a large electronic health records database, the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. The authors of this … Continue reading
Please join us for the Breathing Matters Charity Concert on Friday 11th December, at 7.30pm at St Paul’s Church Covent Garden, a beautiful venue right on the Plaza. The choir is the Holst singers, who we are reliably informed are fantastic and also famous! There will be a chance to sing along to a few … Continue reading
In late October we met at UCLH for a day dedicated to ILD. Thank you to Dr Joanna Porter for putting on such an engaging and relevant programme, and for inviting excellent external speakers. And well done to Alex Mackay for live tweeting the day. Liver failure We started the day in slightly unfamiliar territory, below the … Continue reading
Mamta Ruparel, a North East Thames trainee, and current member of the Lungs for Living Research Group at UCL, has published an editorial in the blue journal entitled “Fulfilling the Dream: Toward Reducing Inequalities in Lung Cancer Screening.” Mamta and Neal Navani, review evidence for low dose CT lung cancer screening and consider the reasons for differences … Continue reading
Training The next NET Training days are 12th November at Basildon (including anatomy, physiology and CPET – key topics for the SCE), and we expect the following day to be 20th January at Bart’s/Royal London on lung cancer, before 29th February at Princess Alexandra, Harlow . Ideas for themes we should cover? Let us know. The teams organising … Continue reading
An exciting opportunity is available for someone to gain a one year experience in research working with Respiratory Teams that make up part of the UCLH Biomedical Research Centre. The post holder will work as a Clinical Research Associate within UCL Respiratory Medicine. The focus of the research programme is to promote Translational Research Partnership Studies but … Continue reading
Basildon Hospital is a busy district general hospital with well established respiratory services and onsite Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. There are two respiratory wards with a total of 55 beds. There is an eight bedded acute respiratory care unit (ARCU) where unwell patients and those requiring NIV are managed. The latest CQC rating for Basildon Hospital was “good” overall, with all … Continue reading
Updated in Feb 2020 The Whittington Hospital provides general hospital and community services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield and Camden. The organisation was established in April 2011 following the merger of The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust with NHS Islington and NHS Haringey community health … Continue reading
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