The Geordie Hospital Talk

For those of you who missed it, here are some brief notes on the talk given by Mr Colin Wilson, Consultant Transplant Surgeon on his appearance in “Geordie Hospital”at the LIVErNORTH meeting on the 9th March 2022.

What an incredibly fascinating presentation. The episode that Colin was involved in focussed on transformational surgery. It showed how a patient's life could be changed over the course of a day. The camera team followed him for a full day, starting from home travelling to the hospital (including getting him to park the car six times until the director was happy with the outcome) and nally nishing back at home on the evening. The key part was the kidney transplant during the day which went very well. There was obvious anxiety as to how the programme would be received, as participants did not see the episode before it was screened. The outcomes were very positive, across all social media and TV reviews with comments like,

“Geordie hospital is the NHS reaching out and giving you a warm hug”

“It showed the very best of the NHS”

Following the series success, there surely must be more episodes.

Don't forget you can access many of the past talks through LIVErNORTH on YouTube and you can join our future meetings with guest speakers via ZOOM. Details are always provided in our quarterly newsletters, email us for an invite: info@livernorth.org.uk