The twitter account of all things Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy in Cardiff. @CV_UHB University Hospital of Wales & University Hospital Llandough
Cardiff, Wales
Joined June 2020
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Cardiff & Vale Gastroenterology Dept.(CVGD) retweeted
❗ We are seeing an increase in flu both in the community and across our hospital sites.
We are implementing infection, prevention and control measures to help keep patients, colleagues and visitors safe.
orlo.uk/61tZ9
ALT Rise in flu cases Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
👏👏Congratulations to Jade Godfrey for completing "Wireless Capsule Reading Course -UGI and small bowel". 💊
She makes a fantastic addition to our Gastroenterology department and Capsule service. 🏴
@BSGSWiG @CV_UHB @AylwardRebecca @Jas_Roberts10
Cardiff & Vale Gastroenterology Dept.(CVGD) retweeted
Delighted to see @Eluned_Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services at our #CrohnsColitisAwarenessWeek event to talk about how we can better support the 26,000 people living with the conditions in Wales
Cardiff & Vale Gastroenterology Dept.(CVGD) retweeted
Supporting @CrohnsColitisUK at Welsh Parliament for Awareness Week
Cardiff & Vale Gastroenterology Dept.(CVGD) retweeted
Super proud of the IBD Infusion team @CardiffGastro in @CV_UHB for arranging a delicious cake sale, raising £350 for @CrohnsColitisUK (there was a lot of cake!!!) AND a raffle to create ‘mishap’ hygiene packs for patients in need attending appointments
Massive congratulations from all of us to our own Tara Rees who is Lead Nurse Practitioner in Hepatology👏👏👏 👏🎉🎉🎉! Tara won the RCN Wales Nurse of the year for 2023.
@BSGSWiG @WAGE_media @RCNWales @CV_UHB @tara
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is delighted to congratulate Lead Nurse Practitioner Tara Rees for her wins at the Nurse of the Year Awards hosted by Royal College of Nursing Wales.
Read more: orlo.uk/UVom8
A Massive Thank You & very Happy Retirement wishes from all of us @CardiffGastro to Nicola Morgan
Nicki is our Directorate Support Manager, she has been working in the @NHSuk for 37 years.
She has been instrumental in shaping our endoscopy services
@HEIW_NHS @WAGE_media
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From a small team with only herself managing a few lists a week over 25 years ago
To managing over 6 full time endoscopy suites for the Health board with an ever expanding service with a team of endoscopy coordinators
Thank you for all your hard work over the years.
@CV_UHB
From all our @CardiffGastro team, we wish Dr. @ABHawthorne a very happy retirement!
After a stellar career in Gastroenterology as a Clinician, Researcher and Manager
-Appointed as a Consultant in 1995
-The first Clinical Director for Gastroenterology in @CV_UHB in 1996
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Retirement celebration started with IBD update talks by Prof. Chris Probert @LivUni , Prof. Andrew Godkin @CV_UHB , Dr. @DrNickKennedy @RoyalDevonNHS and Dr. John Mansfield @NewcastleHosps
And ended with heart-warming speeches from family and colleagues.
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🔉 Big welcome from all of us to Jade who joined our CNS team on secondment.
She'll be supporting the Barrett's RFA and capsule endoscopy service.
Welcome to the team !
🏴 @CV_UHB
🔔We have an amazing job opportunity for a Clinical Endoscopist to join our expanding endoscopy team
✉️If you're interested, get in contact with us !
🔛Job is now live, click on the link below:
cavuhb.nhs.wales/jobs/#!/job…
@WAGE_media @WalesNEP @CV_UHB @BritSocGastro
Cardiff & Vale Gastroenterology Dept.(CVGD) retweeted
Delighted to represent @GwentLiverUnit as part of the new All Wales #HCC clinic team developed by @tom_pembroke @CardiffGastro to support a huge unmet need for patients across Wales diagnosed with HCC. It’s clear a dedicated HCC CNS service has been long overdue @VelindreCC
Cardiff & Vale Gastroenterology Dept.(CVGD) retweeted
Looking for a job from September? 🗓 Check out these two great opportunities:
Clinical Trials Research Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/it…
Advanced Training Programme in Intestinal Failure & Transplant
jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_apply/…
This sadly marks the last week for CNS Karen Wright @KarenWr34707963 with our department.
Karen has been an integral part of our @CardiffGastro family.
Any trainee over the last decade who learned OGDs has at some point learned from Karen's brilliant training
@CV_UHB @BSGNurses
Karen has also been an essential part of our Coeliac disease service alongside Dr. Swift.
With her excellent skills, she has been part of Barrett's screening and helped countless patients avoid cancer by early detection of dysplasia.
@BarrettsWessex @BSGSWiG @Coeliac_UK
We all wish her the best of luck for her surely brilliant future.
Thank you for all your brilliant work over the years.
You will always remain part of our @CardiffGastro family.