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School days at Salts

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

At Salts, we like nothing better than a new challenge and staff across all our branches enthusiastically take up the opportunity to refresh and add to their skills. They regularly undertake a variety of courses which help them to work...

Providing support for ileostomists for more than 50 years

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

For all round support for people with an ileostomy or internal pouch, you can contact IA (the ileostomy and internal pouch Support Group). They have been providing practical help and support for more than 50 years and, with 55 member...

Star's wife features in video

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

The Urostomy Association is pleased to promote its video, Coping with Cancer, which is available to members. The video features Pam Flint (the partner of actor Dennis Waterman) who underwent an operation to form an ileal conduit as a result...

Janice knox up 30 years' service

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Janice Knox celebrated her 30th year working at Salts Medilink's Glasgow branch in September. Over the years, she has worked her way up to the role of Branch Manager and says this was the biggest challenge for her. “I've always...

Redruth girls walk for children

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Gill Waller, Anne Burgess and Angela Thomas from the Redruth branch of Medilink dusted off their trainers in November and took part in a 5km Moonlight Memory Walk through the picturesque town of Falmouth. The event was organised to help...

Cheryl drives into new role

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

The team at Medilink's Garratt Lane branch in London have been joined by a new Branch Manager, Cheryl Squibb. Prior to joining Salts, Cheryl worked in the motor industry, providing breakdown assistance. While it was an interesting role, after nine...

Kathleen ‘cheques’ in to Cardiff branch

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Kathleen Paley was banking on an exciting new career after she was made redundant from her role at Lloyds TSB and when she joined the team at Medilink Cardiff, that's exactly what she got. “I didn't know anything about healthcare...

Cooking competition taken with a pinch of salt

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

It was less a case of pistols at dawn and more a case of spatulas at dusk when Philip and Robert Salt went head to head in a Ready Steady Cook event. The duel between Salts' Chief Executive and Export...

Could you get a better pension and insurance deal?

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

As an ostomist, you may have experienced difficulties arranging a life insurance policy. It may be that your medical condition has resulted in your application for life insurance being declined altogether. Additionally, you may not be getting the best possible...

From the driving range to the driver's seat

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Senior Product Specialist, Trevor Donald went to play a round of golf in the summer and ended up walking away, or should we say driving away, with a brand new car! The lucky fella went along with some team-mates from...

The stuff of legends

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

A local legend visited Salts Birmingham headquarters this summer, much to the delight of the company's staff. Professor Carl Chinn is well-known throughout Birmingham and the Black Country as an historian, broadcaster, newspaper columnist and author. He was also awarded...

Poets’ corner

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

We are in hospital; a choice which is not our own Although in pain, we do our best not to moan People visit us when we don't want to be seen But when they are gone, we are glad they...

The colostomy association - reaching out, building awareness and moving forward...

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

The Colostomy Association has not been slow at moving forward this year - it has been a year of change and accelerated growth across all aspects of the charity. In March, they said farewell to Ray and Beryl Goddard who...

Alison gets saucy as she dances with the stars

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Salts’ Community Nurse Alison Roberts has danced her way into the Guinness Book of Records this year after helping to set a record for the world's longest-ever salsa line. She took part in the event held at Sixways Stadium in...

Lisa's wedding is a fishy tale

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Customers calling the Plymouth branch are having to get used to calling Lisa Lowden by a different name. Following her marriage to Ross, her partner of 10 years, Customer Care Co-ordinator, Lisa, has now taken on his surname to become...

A tribute to a dear friend and colleague

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Those of you who knew Morton Davies will be sad to hear that he passed away in August. As well as working with Salts for 28 years, retiring from the Medilink Cardiff branch due to ill health last year, Morton...

Salts reaches out on World Ostomy Day

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Salts Healthcare joined healthcare companies worldwide in supporting World Ostomy Day 2009 on 3 October. The aim of the day, this year with the theme ‘Reaching Out’, is to improve the rehabilitation of ostomists worldwide by bringing to the attention...

Take a break with Breakaway

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Breakaway is going back to the forest for its 4th Breakaway Weekend. So why not join them at the YHA National Forest in the East Midlands from 28 - 31 May or 27 - 30 August 2010. YHA National Forest...

Coffee and Dermacol anyone?

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

Customers served by the Edinburgh branch have been taking advantage of an opportunity to enjoy a coffee with the team and to find out more about Dermacol, the Salts’ product that was launched earlier in 2009 to much acclaim. Dermacol...

Inverness team still on the road

2009-12-08T01:00:00+00:00

The team in Inverness has been continuing its roadshow - taking Medilink to far flung parts of the Scottish Highlands and islands. This year, they've visited Fort William, the Isle of Skye and Thurso and they'll be travelling to further...