Rajesh Jain, Clinical Lead for Critical Care, has won our You Made a Difference award after being nominated by his team.

So that we can safely restart more outpatient clinics, we’re screening all outpatients and visitors arriving to King George Hospital to help reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection transmission.

When it came to helping a patient get their appetite back following a stroke, some creative thinking was required. Oliver Sawyer, a speech and language therapist, explains why going off-menu and offering a patient their favourite tipple along with some comfort foods helped aid their recovery.

Janice Benham, who recovered from breast cancer last year, is enjoying being back home with her family after 89 days at King George Hospital being treated for Covid-19.

All our teams are currently working extremely hard as we, along with the rest of the NHS, tackle Covid -19. That’s why we wanted to give our colleagues the spotlight, as part of our In Conversation With interviews, to share what they’re doing and the impact on them.

One of our practical responses to Covid-19 has been to ensure that all relevant staff have completed risk assessments.​ Bev Thomas, divisional director of nursing for acute medicine, discusses further the importance of these being completed so we can all feel safe while at work, as well as the role of our Ethnic Minority Network in driving forward change to make our hospitals better places to work.

Today (Friday 19 June) should have been the day Leigh Kaniklides and John Tear married at Langtons in Hornchurch, with all their loved ones around them. However, the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to their plans and meant a very sad Leigh made her way into work instead.

Steve Attfield, 50, returned home to his family yesterday (Wednesday 17 June) after 70 days battling Covid-19 at Queen’s Hospital, including two months in an induced coma.

Lucy Pain, a palliative care consultant and clinical lead for end of life care at our Trust, has shared her experience during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as how she ended up advising on palliative and end of life care at the London Nightingale Hospital.

All our teams are currently working extremely hard as we, along with the rest of the NHS, tackle Covid-19. That’s why we wanted to give our colleagues the spotlight, as part of our In Conversation With interviews, to share what they’re doing and the impact on them.

Daniela Capasso is our named midwife for safeguarding, she’s also the lead on our child death process and harmful practices. She tells us more about why safeguarding is the hidden element of patient care which is more important than ever right now.