NEWS & UPDATES
POLYTRAUMA AND THE BONES!
April 1st 2022
Follow this link to view a presentation on orthopaedic management in the context of polytrauma, delivered by Mr Pete Bates, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Royal London MTC.
OPEN FRACTURE MANAGEMENT IN NELETN
March 23rd, 2022
This month Mr Alex Vris, one of the consultant orthopaedic surgeons from the RLH MTC delivered an excellent teaching session on the management of open fractures. If you weren't able to catch it live, please click here to watch the recording.
THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF WESSEX VISIT ESSEX & HERTS AIR AMBULANCE
March 1, 2022
North East London & Essex Trauma Network were guests at a visit by Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance’s (EHAAT) airbase at North Weald on Tuesday 1st March 2022.
EHAAT is a local life-saving charity and works alongside the hospitals, emergency services and supporting organisations across the region. Today’s visit was an opportunity to bring everyone together at EHAAT’s new airbase at North Weald, enabling The Earl and Countess to say thank you to some of these organisations for their outstanding hard work during the pandemic.
On first arriving at North Weald, The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Vice Lord Lieutenant of Essex greeted The Earl and Countess, and introduced them to Jane Gurney, CEO of EHAAT. Their Royal Highnesses then toured the new airbase, where they spent time with representatives from the local hospitals in the region and then spoke to air lifted patients and their families to hear first-hand about their experiences.
The highlight of the Royal visit took place at the front of the building where people had gathered representing the emergency services and voluntary support organisations, together with the members of the armed forces and many EHAAT charity staff and volunteers. The Earl and Countess took the opportunity to stop and speak to individuals and thank them for the work they do.
Hannah Kosuge, Network Manager, attended the event representing NELETN and said:
“It was a fantastic day and I was so pleased to be able to join in visiting the new air base, seeing many new and old colleagues face to face and celebrating all of the hard work of all the organisations involved.”
EHAAT is one of four pre-hospital providers serving the communities within the North East London & Essex Trauma Network and for this reason we maintain close working links with our EHAAT colleagues; sharing best practice and collaborating on clinical guidance to ensure the best outcome for all of our patients.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE ABSTRACT ACCEPTED!
August 17, 2021
NELETN is pleased to announce that the abstract ‘Management of Older Major Trauma Patients: The impact on mortality since implementation of dedicated guidelines’ has been selected for oral presentation at the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference. Using data collected by The Network, compiled by NELETN Coordinator, Andrea Smith, and co-authored with Dr Stephen Park and Dr Elaine Cole it considers the outcomes for older trauma patients.
You can find out more about the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference and register for a place here
TRAUMA CARE CONFERENCE
August 12, 2021
The Trauma Care Conference is now an established part of the UK trauma year and attract a spectrum of distinguished speakers from all the specialities and professions providing a unique blend of subjects.
This conference has topics and seminars to suit the MDT including doctors, nurses, AHP's and TARN coordinators.
Follow this link for more information
TRAUMATALKS
July 22nd 2021
PAEDIATRIC ADVANCED TRAUMA SKILLS COURSE
26th February 2021
The 2021 Paeds Advanced Trauma Skills Course is now available for booking! This highly rated event with combined expertise from Royal London, Kings and Oxford Hospitals is £400 and will provide unique insights into managing paediatric trauma in your hospital. Contact rlh_sim_admin@bartshealth.nhs.uk for more info.