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91Ó°ÊÓ Hospital has published a collection of pandemic poetry and video readings by Oscar winning actress Olivia Colman.

We've begun producing a series of videos shining a light on some of our teams and the work they do to care for the people of our community. The first in the 'Who's Looking After You?' series focuses on the surgical team in Theatres.

Today is World AIDS Day, which is celebrated to spread awareness about HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and commemorate the ones who died of HIV. Dr Helen Iveson, consultant in Sexual Health at our hospital, as part of the Wiltshire Sexual Health team, offers advice on HIV testing and treatment.

Each of our seven Directors is spending time shadowing staff in services across the hospital as part of ‘Executive back to the floor’ sessions. They're also blogging about their visits. This blog is from our new Chief People Officer, Melanie Whitfield. She and Nick Beasley, Head of Organisational Development & Leadership, met Jenny Baillie, Laboratory Manager in Histopathology and her team (pictured above).

91Ó°ÊÓ Hospital has initiated a hospital-wide quality improvement project to offer best-quality oral healthcare for all our patients, with specific guidance relevant to those with COVID-19. The specific guidance for COVID-19 patients is based on the research of Dr Graham Lloyd-Jones, consultant radiologist at 91Ó°ÊÓ Hospital (pictured above),