Latest news with #BradfordRoyalInfirmary
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'I found a new life after Covid pandemic broke me'
A nurse who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the Covid pandemic has said moving to the Scottish Highlands had proved to be "life-saving".Jude Greaves-Newall became unwell when the trauma of working in A&E at Bradford Royal Infirmary came on top of losing both her parents within weeks of each search of a fresh start two years ago, the 51-year-old moved to Wick on the north-east coast of Greaves-Newall said the move had "lifted some of the stress" and had given her the time and space to "recover and heal". Ms Greaves-Newall's mum, Barbara, died in March 2020 after suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, for a long time, while her dad, Allan, died just over four weeks later after catching couple, who had fostered hundreds of children over 35 years, died during the first Covid wave, and, as a result, neither was able to have a full funeral."They passed away when they shouldn't have done. They passed away too young," Ms Greaves-Newall said."I know Covid didn't take my mum, but an illness that's horrible - that she didn't deserve - did."But Covid did take my dad – and I do feel he was cheated," she said. When Ms Greaves-Newall eventually returned to work in A&E at Bradford Royal Infirmary following the deaths of her parents, the advanced nurse practitioner began experiencing panic attacks and poor said she believed these were triggered by the combination of grieving for her parents while also dealing with "terrible situations" at work with sick patients."I ended up really unwell as a result of it all," she said."My emotions and my feelings were really heightened, maybe like a raw nerve."Ms Greaves-Newall said that on one occasion she suffered a panic attack in her car outside work and had to call a colleague for help."I couldn't breathe; I was sweating; I was crying; I was having palpitations; and she sat and talked me down and calmed me down," she explained."I had to call in sick and go home - I couldn't physically go into work."Ms Greaves-Newall sought help and was eventually diagnosed with PTSD, which she described as an "accumulation of tough stuff and badness".She was given psychological help and support, but she said she also realised she needed to make changes in her life. That sparked the move 400 miles north to Wick - a place Ms Greaves-Newall had fallen in love with after visiting with her family on holiday - to begin a new was joined by her husband Vince and teenage son Quinn, while her two grown-up children and four grandchildren still live in West years on, Ms Greaves-Newall now works in a GP practice and enjoys a slower pace of life, which includes going wild swimming up to four times a said: "I can safely say that since moving here, there has not been a single occasion where I've gone, 'what have we done?'"If I'd carried on where I was in England, I'd be pretty broken by now and not functioning."I miss my children and miss my friends, but they're still always there."Ms Greaves-Newall said the pandemic was the worst experience of her life, but believed that without having gone through that, she would have been unlikely to follow her dreams."I was really poorly, physically and mentally – and now I'm really well, physically and mentally," she said."I was really sad – and now I'm really happy."In the pandemic I felt I couldn't see anything, so the fact there is something there is amazing."I feel positive and motivated for the future." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Porter's national award for 'outstanding service'
A hospital porter has won a national award for her work supporting patients at a hospital's emergency department. Laura Ward, a porter at Bradford Royal Infirmary, was awarded the "outstanding contribution to patient experience" prize at the MyPorter Awards at a recent ceremony in London. Ms Ward, who joined the team in 2023, was described as a "great ambassador to portering services, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and the wider NHS". Her colleague, Steve Armatage, was a finalist in the "newcomer of the year" category for his work supporting patients with learning disabilities. Reacting to the award, Ms Ward said: "To be nominated was a shock in itself, but to come first out of all the nominations and the amazing people shortlisted was a feeling unmatched." Mr Armatage was praised for his use of Makaton to help calm a patient with a learning disability who was "alone and distressed". Organised by GV Healthcare and NHS England, the awards recognise the work of portering services in hospitals and the healthcare industry. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Bradford NHS porter given national award for 'outstanding service'
A hospital porter has won a national award for her work supporting patients at a hospital's emergency Ward, a porter at Bradford Royal Infirmary, was awarded the "outstanding contribution to patient experience" prize at the MyPorter Awards at a recent ceremony in Ward, who joined the team in 2023, was described as a "great ambassador to portering services, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and the wider NHS".Her colleague, Steve Armatage, was a finalist in the "newcomer of the year" category for his work supporting patients with learning disabilities. Reacting to the award, Ms Ward said: "To be nominated was a shock in itself, but to come first out of all the nominations and the amazing people shortlisted was a feeling unmatched."Mr Armatage was praised for his use of Makaton to help calm a patient with a learning disability who was "alone and distressed".Organised by GV Healthcare and NHS England, the awards recognise the work of portering services in hospitals and the healthcare industry. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Bradford Royal Infirmary to host Ash Wednesday 'Ashing' service
Bradford Teaching Hospitals has invited people to mark Ash Wednesday with an 'Ashing' service. Hospital staff, patients, and visitors are welcome to take part in the service, to be held at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI). The service, arranged by the Trust's Spiritual, Pastoral, and Religious Care (SPaRC) team, will take place at 12.15pm today (Wednesday, March 5) in the BRI Chapel, next to the main Duckworth Lane entrance. This is a traditional service of making the sign of the cross on a person's forehead with 'ashes' as a symbol of repentance and commitment to live a godly life. Ash Wednesday is the start of the Christian season of Lent; a six-week period when Christians are called to pray, fast, and give to those in need. Lent ends with the celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20. Church of England SPaRC practitioner, Rev Steve Lees, said: "As part of the Trust's Lent and Easter activities we are once again holding an Ashing service to mark Ash Wednesday. "Many people chose to join in this occasion last year, so we look forward to welcoming colleagues, patients, and visitors again this year." More information about the Trust's SPaRC team is available at
