Team UHNM take on London Landmarks half marathon challenge

Members of staff from University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 6 April 2025 to raise funds for UHNM Charity.

Clinical and non-clinical staff will run 13.1 miles through central London to help UHNM Charity improve patient care and experience at the Royal Stoke and County hospitals.

The team will start the race in Whitehall and take in the spectacular sights of Westminster, heading down to the River Thames passing iconic landmarks such as Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, and crossing the finishing line in Trafalgar Square.

Lisa Thomson, Director of Communications and Charity at UHNM said: “I am delighted that Team UHNM will be back running the London Landmarks Half Marathon. We have put together a team of brilliant runners across UHNM and Staffordshire who, I am sure, will all have an unforgettable day.

“The money raised will go towards patient care and I encourage everyone to get right behind our runners and donate to Team UHNM.”

Team UHNM is made up of:

. Charlotte Larkin, Organisational Development Trainer

. Mr Wayne Jaffe, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

. Oliver Priest, Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon

. Lisa Stokes, Transformation Manager

. Josh Beattie, Senior Dietician

. Jessie Dickson, Deputy Director of Communications and Charity

. Jessica Mulroy-Johnson, Engagement and Marketing Lead, Targeted Lung Health Checks

. Lee Jones, Porter

. Juile O’Leary, Clinical Development Nurse

. Joanna Jones, Secretary

. Anita Timmis, Specialist Midwife

. Phil Windsor, Directorate Manager Anaesthetics

. Alex Worsey, SAU Sister

. Julian Waldron, Clinical Biochemist

.Matthew Craft, Nursing Assistant

Lisa Stokes, Transformation Manager, said: “I'm so excited to be taking part in this journey with my UHNM colleagues.

“It’s thanks to people who donate that we are able to make things better for patients, their families and the staff who treat them. The donations will help us to provide important equipment, new facilities, pioneering research and all the important extras that make our care so special.”

Julian Waldron, Clinical Biochemist, said: “I am really looking forward to running London landmarks as it was an amazing day last year. This time, my wife will be supporting so we are making a bit of a trip and taking in some sights too.

“I am running for UHNM as it is important to me both as an employee and as a supporter of all the work undertaken and is my way of making a contribution to raising vital funds.”

Donate to Team UHNM here - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/llhmuhnmcharity2025