the courier issue 3

The Courier Cwm Taf Health Board

Issue 3 / 2013 By staff. About staff. For staff.

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CONTENTS

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Bio-medical scientists swap their white coats for pedometers pages 6-7

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Lights out—Roger says goodbye after 47 years in the NHS pages 8-10

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Five minutes with Lynda Williams pages 16

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Behind the scenes with Stella at Prince Charles Hospital page 11

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Nurses’ day celebrations at Dewi Sant Hospital pages 15

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Vertigo and audilogy - a week with Jonathan Arthur page 12-14

Pum munud gyda Ceril Rhys-Dillon page 7

Issue 3 / Summer 2013

EDITOR’S

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Madeleine Brindley

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Vertigo

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“I was fortunate enough o be a guinea pig for Julie who to-tally relaxed me with her ex-pert skills, many of the staff followed and commented that we should have this more of-ten! What struck me as I was closing my eyes and relaxing was that I was listening to staff and soaking up the at-mosphere which was really buzzing. I overheard staff who where talking to each other from op-posite wards—it was as if they’d not seen each other in ages. There was a definite sense of togetherness. I truly believe this celebra-tion enabled the nursing staff to feel appreciated in their roles ,” sa id Karen McGeorge.

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