#TeamNorthMid blogs

This week is Dietitian's Week and we want to shout about the amazing team and introduce you all to them and the different jobs they do around our hospital.

Working with patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes is our diabetes team (pictured right). Our marvelous adult diabetes team includes Rukiye Shafiq and Sandra Enogie who see patients with type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes on and off the wards. They also run a diabetes clinic which includes elements such as carb counting. Rukiye created videos for those following Ramadan earlier this year including patients, members of the public and staff who have diebetes to help them have a healthy diet when fasting.

Working with a range of patients with various conditions is our fantastic medical team which consists of Kostas Eleftheriadis, Francesca Onori, Chelsea Slobbe, Nicole Ng and Laura Goncalves. The patients they see and treat have various conditions including stroke, liver disease, care of the elderly, sickle cell, eating disorders and many more.

Another crucial cog in the wheel of the dietitian team is our oncology team who work with cancer patients. Our excellent oncology team consists of Andriana Petrova, Victoria Shard and Ines Canteiro. They see patients with different cancers such as head and neck, upper GI, lower GI, lung and various others. This team also runs several outpatient clinics.

Our wonderful surgical team includes Chloe Lauffer, Sophie Cunningham, Magdalena Taleb, Vladlena Khudokonenko and Trishtina Russiawon. This team sees a variety of patients following surgery. These include bowel obstructions, fractures in the elderly, diverticulitis, pancreatitis and many more conditions.

Last but not least is our paediatric team and a dietitian assistant who helps each team on a day-to-day basis.

You can meet the team this Friday (24 June 2022) to find out more about what they do and test your grip and measuring