Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Dr. Sam Barrell CBE appointed as CEO of LifeArc

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Friday, April 19, 2024
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LifeArc is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sam Barrell, CBE, as Chief Executive Officer.

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  • LifeArc is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sam Barrell, CBE, as Chief Executive Officer.
  • Sam will join LifeArc from the Francis Crick Institute where she is currently Deputy CEO with responsibility for strategic management and operational leadership, as well as deputising for the Director, Sir Paul Nurse.
  • Sam received a CBE in 2014 for her services to healthcare.
  • On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to welcome Sam to LifeArc.

World first : Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Treats First Patients with Allurion Balloon for Pre-Surgical Weight Loss

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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It is proven to help patients lose an average of 10-15% of their body weight after approximately four months2.

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  • It is proven to help patients lose an average of 10-15% of their body weight after approximately four months2.
  • Studies show that on average, 96% of weight loss can be sustained 1 year after the balloon passes3.
  • The first two patients to receive the treatment were treated at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s (FT) Musgrove Park Hospital in November, under the care of Professor Richard Welbourn, consultant bariatric surgeon at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
  • “People with severe obesity are prone to diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, which can be reversed with weight loss.

ARuVR announce world-first EdTech partnership with UCL Hospital to develop XR use in medical training

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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Extended Reality (XR) will prove an important tool in medical training for surgery, says thought-leader in the medical training industry at exclusive BT Tower event

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  • Extended Reality (XR) will prove an important tool in medical training for surgery, says thought-leader in the medical training industry at exclusive BT Tower event
    LONDON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ARuVR, the Virtual and Augmented Reality learning business, will announce a partnership at an exclusive event for the XR community with a key advocate of XR and EdTech to revolutionise medical training.
  • For the partnership, Professor Manish Chand, UCL Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, will trial ARuVR's technology to train medical students.
  • Professor Manish Chand, UCL Hospital, said: "There is huge potential for medical education to truly benefit from customisable immersive VR technology.
  • Our partnership with HTC Vive also marks a great step in expanding our learning technology to the XR development community.

RUTHERFORD OFFERS NHS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CANCER SERVICES

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Rutherford operates cancer centres located in Northumberland, Liverpool, Thames Valley and South Wales and its subsidiary Rutherford Diagnostics operates a community diagnostics hub in Taunton, in partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

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  • Rutherford operates cancer centres located in Northumberland, Liverpool, Thames Valley and South Wales and its subsidiary Rutherford Diagnostics operates a community diagnostics hub in Taunton, in partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
  • The offer of services includes MRI and CT scans, ultrasound services, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and proton beam therapy.
  • The 'Cancer Recovery Contract'proposal would provide thousands of treatment and diagnostic sessions, creating additional capacity for the NHS to utilise as it deals with the extensive backlog of cancer patients.
  • Rutherford Health offers a comprehensive range of the latest technology in cancer treatments and is the only independent provider of proton beam therapy in the UK.

Totara supports 350,000 NHS staff through COVID-19 with Think Learning

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Think Learning is the leading Totara Learn supplier to the UK healthcare sector with around 25% (350,000 employees) of NHS employees in England now accessing a Totara learning platform supported by Think Learning.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Think Learning is the leading Totara Learn supplier to the UK healthcare sector with around 25% (350,000 employees) of NHS employees in England now accessing a Totara learning platform supported by Think Learning.
  • The Totara platform has allowed the NHS to rapidly onboard thousands of volunteers and medical staff returning to work to deliver the vaccination program during 2021.
  • Maged Fahmy, Chief Commercial Officer at Totara, said: "We are extremely proud of the fact that so many NHS Trusts chose Totara as their learning platform of choice throughout the pandemic.
  • Think Learning is a fast-growing UK Totara Partner, providing platform and consultancy services in a range of sectors.