The Shelford Group
@ShelfordGrp
The Shelford Group is a collaboration of ten of the largest teaching and research NHS hospital trusts in England. You can also find us on Bluesky and LinkedIn.
We've today published our Shelford Group Strategy 2025-29: Working together to improve health and care, which sets our refreshed vision, mission and objectives for the years ahead. Read more: shelfordgroup.org/working-togeth…

Learning from the best! EnAcuity, a joint spinout from Imperial and @UCL, has won an @innovateuk grant to validate its AI-driven imaging system for keyhole surgery with videos of procedures carried out at @ImperialNHS. Read more 👇imperial.ac.uk/news/265673/en…
As we mark the NHS’s birthday, we’re highlighting digital tools shaping the future of CUH care. One example OSAIRIS, an AI tool developed in Cambridge, helps speed up the planning stage of radiotherapy. orlo.uk/TwrdO #NHS10YearPlan #FromAnalgogueToDigital
We welcome today's publication of the @DHSCgovuk & @NHSEngland 10 Year Health Plan, & look forward to helping to turn this vision into rapid improvements for patients. Read our full statement from our Shelford Chair @CliveKay and our MD @davidejfurness: shelfordgroup.org/shelford-group…

Have you ever wondered what happens to surgical instruments after they’ve been used? "While the team is incredibly diverse, one thing they have in common is their commitment. “Our teamwork is our greatest strength, and we’re proud of the role we play in keeping patients safe,”
We're proud to be part of the @ShelfordGrp, a collaboration between ten of the largest teaching and research NHS hospital trusts in England. This new strategy is a commitment—to each other, to the NHS, and to the communities we serve.
We've today published our Shelford Group Strategy 2025-29: Working together to improve health and care, which sets our refreshed vision, mission and objectives for the years ahead. Read more: shelfordgroup.org/working-togeth…
New research shows that a standard imaging tool used in cancer can be safely used in selected pregnant women with breast cancer, offering crucial information to guide treatment decisions without compromising foetal safety. Find out more: buff.ly/1Hdsped
One week to go until you can watch our staff in action via @NetflixUK's new six-part series, Critical: Between Life and Death, which airs on 23 July. Go behind the scenes of London’s life-saving major trauma network, including our major trauma centre at St Mary’s Hospital. 🏥
Applications now open for the CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship Programme. Developed with @ShelfordGrp and open to senior nurses and midwives from all settings, the course supports a sustainable, consistent approach to #SaferStaffing in the NHS. Visit▶️england.nhs.uk/nursingmidwife…
Applications now open for the CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship Programme. Developed with @ShelfordGrp and open to senior nurses and midwives from all settings, the course supports a sustainable, consistent approach to #SaferStaffing in the NHS. Visit▶️england.nhs.uk/nursingmidwife…
Gubby Ayida, @EvelinaLondon CEO, was interviewed for NHS Confederation’s Health on the Line Podcast. She spoke about what makes impactful leadership and how data can be used to tackle health inequalities. Listen to the podcast: nhsconfed.org/podcast/ten-ye…
#NetZeroWeek 💚 .@MFTnhs is transforming Trafford General Hospital into the UK’s first inpatient hospital with a carbon net zero energy system, saving up to £100,000 annually on energy costs and reducing carbon emissions. ow.ly/8g1s50Wmn2o #GreenerNHS
Fantastic to see this innovation first developed by researchers at @CUH_NHS being rolled out nationally - read more below 👇
People with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered a ‘sponge-on-a-string' test in dozens of pharmacies across England for the first time — as part of a new innovative pilot to help prevent oesophageal cancer. ➡️ england.nhs.uk/2025/07/nhs-to…
We've launched a new NHS service for people living with dementia, offering remote, at-home monitoring that provides specialist support. ➡️ imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/news/… 1/3 @imperialcollege | @UKDRI | @ImperialBRC | @lifearc1
Our Joint Chief Medical Officer, Dr Sohail Munshi, was on ITV news this morning talking about the NHS 10 year plan and the brilliant work being done at Trafford Hospital and across Greater Manchester to support patients Tune in at 8am to see his interview #NHS10YearPlan
Today’s NHS 10 Year Health Plan sets out three bold and ambitious shifts. We’re pleased to see some of the work happening in CUH reflected in the plan, including how whole genome sequencing helps improve diagnosis and treatment for cancer. Read more: orlo.uk/gAZhA
Three big shifts will change how the NHS works, enabling it to deliver better care for all patients – no matter where they live. From hospital to community. From analogue to digital. From sickness to prevention. Read the 10 Year Health Plan ⬇️
A teenager who has lost family members including her mother because of a rare genetic hereditary illness has become the first patient in the UK and Europe to have a new treatment approved for use on the NHS. Read more: orlo.uk/1JhKi #SafeKindExcellent
The Fleming Initiative have contributed to a new report on improving diagnosis, commissioned by the NHS to serve as input into the NHS 10 Year Plan. Read the report from Boston Consulting Group (@BCG), @imperialcollege, and @SiemensHealth co-authors ⤵️ …c-43d1-ad9a-411444501191.usrfiles.com/ugd/adece2_d64…
Huge congratulations team. 👏
The Renal team at @ImperialNHS led by Dr Stephan McAdoo has been recognised by MedSpace UK as a Centre for Excellence for renal clinical research. The achievement highlights the team's outstanding contribution and performance in advancing renal studies.