In 2015/16 we:
- Cared for more than 190,000 patients in our outpatient clinics
- Cared for more than 40,000 patients on our wards
- Recruited more than 4,400 patients into our research studies
- Opened a state-of-the-art hybrid theatre, which enables doctors to carry out different procedures for patients in the same session
- Were named as one of the best places to work by the Health Service Journal and Nursing Times
- Received 10,000 patient comments, 90 per cent of which were positive
- Performed the UK’s first surgical treatment for chronic bronchitis, which freezes diseased lung tissue using liquid nitrogen
- Received a 98 per cent recommendation score in the 2015/16 Friends and Family Test
- Pioneered the use of CardioMEMS microchip devices, which monitor heart failure remotely
- Performed 2,276 coronary angioplasties
- Produced more highly cited research publications (HCPs) than any other NHS trust in England
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