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Longest ever ECMO patient leaves Royal Papworth Hospital after five months fighting COVID-19
2 July 2021Father-of-two Rajinder Singh, 38, spent 142 days in critical care. After being discharged from Royal Papworth back to his local hospital, he hopes to soon be reunited with his two young children.
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Pride Month: Lani Gale, Staff Nurse
28 June 2021Lani Gale is a nurse on our respiratory wards and chair of our LGBT+ Staff Network. She shares her experiences for Pride Month, which takes place every June.
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National Patient Safety Alert: Philips CPAP and BiPAP devices
25 June 2021Information and advice on the National Patient Safety Alert issued for some Philips CPAP and CPAP-like devices, including the repair and replace programme.
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Royal Papworth Hospital launches a new clinical trial for cystic fibrosis patients with serious lung infections
24 June 2021The Phase II clinical trial will use a solution which releases nitric oxide into the lungs, with the aim of reducing the amount of mycobacteria.
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Specialist nursing in cystic fibrosis
17 June 2021More than 370 adults from the East of England are treated for cystic fibrosis at Royal Papworth Hospital. To mark CF Week, our specialist nurses tell us why they love working on the unit and developing close relationships with patients.
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Triathlete urges others not to delay treatment after experiencing potentially fatal heart ‘electrical storm’
4 June 2021An electrical storm is a life-threatening syndrome where a person has a frequently-occurring fast, abnormal heart rate, requiring urgent treatment.
