CHEC
Emily Powley is currently working as a Scrub Nurse at CHEC with a specialization in Ophthalmology. Prior to this, Emily held positions as a Registered Nurse at Ramsay Health Care UK and gained various nursing experiences at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, including Practice Nursing, District Nursing, Endocrine Medicine, Theatre Nursing and recovery, and respiratory medicine. Emily also worked as a Student Nurse at NHS and as a Healthcare Assistant & Admin at The Stoneygate Eye Hospital. Emily completed their education at De Montfort University from 2016 to 2019.
CHEC
CHEC is one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare. For more than a decade, CHEC has been working in partnership with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide access to timely care and treatment locally. Through our 20+ community hospitals nationwide, CHEC makes specialist Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology services more readily accessible in local communities by offering patients greater flexibility and reduced waiting times. NHS Ophthalmic treatments provided: • Cataract surgery • Eyelid surgery • YAG laser • Medical retina • Glaucoma management • Ocular hypertension monitoring • All non-specific general ophthalmology conditions NHS Gastroenterology treatments provided: • Consultant triage • Colonoscopy • Gastroenterology outpatient assessment • Gastroscopy • Flexi- sigmoidoscopy • Upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) • Therapeutic treatments including simple biopsies, polyp removal (1cm max), haemorrhoid removal Locations To meet the growing demands of our patients and partners, we are consistently rolling out new hospitals throughout the country. Put simply, we want to ensure that we can provide as many patients as possible with the convenience of local care, along with short waiting times of 1-4 weeks. Please visit our website www.chec.uk for more information, or email engagagement@chec.uk.