Happy Christmas one and all from the pleural service at UHL……can you spot yourself? Manju Berly Rakesh K Panchal Syed Ajmal Syed Mohammad Sue Mason Best wishes also to our colleague and friend. Safe travels Syed. It has been a pleasure.

🎉O.N.E. more patient to go!🎉 Congratulations to PI Rakesh K Panchal and team for randomising the 123rd TACTIC participant today! Research at Leicester's Hospitals Which site will find the last one?

100 years ago today, on 14 March 1924, Nellie Kershaw, aged 33, passed away in the first ever recorded case of asbestosis. We would like to mark this day and remember Nellie as we do all that we can to prevent future deaths from asbestos. Read more mesothelioma.uk.com/first-asbestos…

Our Pleural team at Glenfield are trialling virtual reality headsets, to reduce anxiety and pain during procedures and to help boost colleague wellbeing. Sarah Johnstone, Pleural Diseases Specialist Nurse, said: “We've received positive feedback about the technology."

What a fabulous chest drain course today at UHL Glenfield. Proud to be part of this amazing team. Congratulations Thisarana Wijayaratne on a well organised day. Great talks by our respiratory team. Wonderful engagement from participants.

I'm fundraising for Leicester Hospitals Charity. Check out my JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/sarah-joh…

ESPB: Erector Spinae Plane Blocks 💉🫁 anaesthesia during thoracoscopy 🔭 demonstrate a signal in reducing biopsy related pain. Look forward to results of Udit Chaddha #PAINLESS study RCT. Thisarana Wijayaratne Manju Berly Sameer Hanna-Jumma Hakeem Yusuff Syed Mohammad @mazan1981 UK Pleural Society Sarah Johnstone

We have an exciting 🤩opportunity for two band 6 nursing positions within our thriving pleural 🫁service. We are live on TRAC ( Job ref 358-6456896-RRCV). If you are passionate about pleural nursing we would love to hear from you. Ward29GH UK Pleural Society UHL lung cancer nurses UHL Specialist Palliative Care Team

The BTOG and Mesothelioma UK Mesothelioma Essential Update meeting will be held in London on the 9th December. The meeting will set the scene, explore the role of surgery and radiotherapy, cover biomarker testing and Mesothelioma, and supporting patients ➡️ ow.ly/Ahyp50TcCem

We are so proud of all our colleagues shortlisted for tonight’s #UHLAwards24. Join us from 7pm this evening when we will be sharing the winners as they are announced.

Having the best night at the UHL recognition awards. So proud of Faye and all that she continues to achieve for our pleural patients. Xxx Onwards and upwards.👆

Hello everybody. We are proud to announce the UK pleural society can also be followed on instagram. instagram.com/ukpleura/ Follow to find out the exciting works we are doing this year!

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#BTSWinter2024 ESPB Block 💉🫁 anaesthesia during med thoracoscopy 🔭 shows a signal in reducing biopsy related pain. Thisarana Wijayaratne Manju Berly Sameer Hanna-Jumma Hakeem Yusuff Syed Mohammad @mazan1981 UK Pleural Society Syed Ajmal Rajini Sudhir Sarah Johnstone

Passio digital drainage device💧using lower pressures & speeds demonstrates a ⬇️ in pain during IPC drainage in NEL/trapped lung 🫁 #BTSWinter2024 - results of AESOP RCT awaited Thisarana Wijayaratne Sarah Johnstone Faye Hinchcliffe Manju Berly Rajini Sudhir Syed Mohammad

Sarah Johnstone: role of the pleural CNS 🔺Poor pleural services in 2021 BTS report 🔺 70% hospitals do not have pleural CNS 🟢 V impressive core skills, inc. IPC insertion & management ✅ Essential for optimal patient care 🫵 Do you have one?

Sarah Johnstone eloquently reinforces the importance of a pleural specialist nurse in the #mesothelioma pathway. #btogupdate24

Well done to Sarah Johnstone BTOG - one of the early pioneers Leicester's Hospitals of the important Pleural Nurse Specialist Role 🫁💧🩻 UK Pleural Society British Thoracic Society (BTS) ARNS #mesoupdate24