New liver care service

The new liver service aims to identify patients with known liver disease, and those at risk of developing liver disease, as early as possible and to provide a treatment that is tailored to their needs.

Which patients should you refer? Inpatients with liver cirrhosis Patients with compensated liver disease Patients with grossly abnormal LFTs Patients with new jaundice Pregnant women with liver problems To refer patients to the service: Email: paht.liverpaht@nhs.net For urgent liver advice: Call the on-call medical/ gastroenterology team

Meet the team

The service is run by Dr Ghosh (consultant gastroenterologist) and Teesha Joshy (liver CNS). The service manager is Leanne Summersell and the IBD/ Liver coordinator is Stephanie Thorpe. For alcohol related liver disease advice, please contact ALNS on 01279 425989.

You can access the team's information poster here.

Pictured above: Dr Ghosh, consultant gastroenterologist and Teesha Joshy, liver CNS.

Cancer, cardiology and clinical support services (CCCS) update

The healthcare group (HCG) has seen some recent changes to the leadership team.

In November we said a fond farewell to Jo Ward, associate director of nursing and therapies (ADoN&T) as she joined medicine as associate director of nursing (ADoN), following the departure of June Barnard.

In December, we welcomed Toni Wright as interim ADoN&T and saw the successful appointment of Katie Silk as head of therapies and Jane Hosty as interim head of nursing. These changes were completed in January when we said a fond farewell to Darren Hobbs, director of operations, as he too has joined the team in medicine.

We look forward to welcoming Barbara Brafman-Price as interim associate director of operations, who joins the team this month.

Congratulations and a warm welcome to all.