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The unique pre-employment programme, DFN Project SEARCH, waved goodbye to six interns at a graduation event last week.

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Leaders of Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust, University of Leeds and NHS England celebrate the announcement with colleagues.

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Staff at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust were shortlisted at the ‘Awards for Excellence’ for the innovative delivering of education around end-of-life care.

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Emergency Medicine and Research teams at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are set to complete their Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department (SHED) study, which took place from November 2021 to 1 February 2023.

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Nina Borowik, apprentice healthcare assistant, pictured left, received the Health & Education Apprentice of the Year award. She is with Anita Mason, clinical skills tutor.

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Len Richards and Michael Crowther opening the centre in October.

Patients across the district set to benefit from Macmillan cancer support

The sixth Project SEARCH cohort started their internship at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust earlier this year.

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