Following our busiest month ever, with almost 31,000 patients attending our A&Es in December, we’ve launched a campaign to secure the £35million needed to transform the department at Queen’s Hospital.

Identical twin brothers Callum and Connor kicked off our festive deliveries, being born just before 3am on Christmas Eve morning.

We’re bringing festive cheer to patients who are in our hospitals over the Christmas period. Younger patients and visitors were treated to a surprise visit from Santa, Buddy the Elf and Elsa from Frozen.

We’ve held special festive marketplaces to support our staff over the Christmas period. They were held at both Queen’s and King George hospitals in the week before Christmas.

West Ham stars surprised patients, their families and a number of Hammers fans on a recent trip to our hospitals giving them a well needed boost this Christmas.

We are pleased to have appointed Nic Kane as our Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). She is replacing Kathryn Halford who is retiring as CNO after a distinguished career that saw her awarded an OBE.

We are pleased to have appointed Professor Andrew Deaner as our new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Andrew was born at the old Ilford Maternity Hospital that became part of King George Hospital (KGH).

Army cadets from 4 Company, based in Romford, visited Tropical Lagoon Children’s Ward on Thursday 12 December.

Local schoolchildren have been bringing festive cheer to our hospitals while raising money for the King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity, by singing around our Christmas tree.