CPR in the park and awards anticipation

I’d like to wish Sarah Clarke, Kate O’Connor and Victoria Perry the best of luck for Thursday 27th April when they head down to London for this year’s Student Nursing Times Awards. The trio have been shortlisted in the ‘Educator of the Year’ category for their dedication to supporting and motivating student nurses on placement here in Dudley.

Their excellent work was further highlighted by a stream of supportive comments from former and existing students after the news was posted on Facebook.

Finalist Sarah Clarke was interviewed live on Black Country Radio’s breakfast show (102.5 FM or DAB radio) on Wednesday 26th April at 8.30am. If you missed her, you can listen again by clicking here.

Over the weekend our resuscitation officers and outreach team set up shop at Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge to teach CPR to members of the public and West Mercia Scouts.

Well done to Bill Dainty, Sian Annakin, Ros Anslow and one of the resus team’s newest recruits Judy Benningfield for going above and beyond; giving up their own time to teach the public life-saving skills. You can follow the team on Twitter to keep up to date with what they’re up to: @resusdudley

Finally, we’ve received some fantastic feedback on Twitter from a patient who is tweeting her journey with us. @warpywefter has been sharing her story online – from pre-op, to HDU, to Ward B4 – and has had nothing but praise for the staff caring for her. Check out her tweets and follow her journey on Twitter. Well done to all those involved!