A team of 12 consultants and registrars from our Trust will be taking in the London Triathlon this August to raise money for Mind.

Visitors to both Queen’s and King George hospitals are being strongly encouraged to take a Covid-19 rapid lateral flow test before visiting their loved ones (no earlier than 24 hours before their visit).

We have launched a Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDC) to promote faster diagnosis for patients with vague symptoms or signs suggestive of cancer.

We’ve held our third ‘Bones R us’ Week, this time completing 51 hip and knee replacements across just five days, from Monday 19 to Friday 23 July. High volume, focused efforts like these are how we’re tackling the backlog of patients waiting longer than normal for treatment due to the pandemic.

Teams and individual members of staff from across our Trust have been given You Made a Difference Awards for their outstanding work supporting patients and colleagues.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) and Barts Health group are delighted to announce the appointment of the Right Honourable Jacqui Smith as our new chair in common. 

As a thank you to NHS staff for their incredible work during the pandemic, men’s and women’s teams from our Trust recently took part in a fantastic football tournament hosted by West Ham United.

West Ham United launched their brand new home kit yesterday (Thursday 15 July) and some of our staff were lucky enough to get an exclusive first look.

Teams across our Trust, as well as local schools and businesses, got into the spirit of the NHS’ big birthday when it turned 73 on Monday 5 July by holding their own NHS Big Tea events.

As our Trust’s Muslim chaplain, it gives me immense pleasure to welcome the Month of Hajj or (Dhul-Hijjah) which started on Sunday 11 July.