Julia Peat, a medical laboratory assistant in our pre-natal screening lab at King George Hospital, raised £1,500 in a swimming challenge for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Members of the Sikh Welfare Society have delivered an early Christmas present to children staying at Queen’s and King George hospitals over the festive period.

This week we spoke to Sam King, our Emergency Department (ED) research nurse, to find out more about a recent pilot he was involved in, using artificial intelligence (AI) in our ED.

Sam completes our first husband and wife In Conversation With interview set, after we interviewed Laura earlier this year!

A group of senior surgeons, known as the Surgical Travellers, visited Queen’s and King George hospitals to learn more about the work going to improve care for patients.

Our Trust, like many NHS organisations, has a long history of poor financial performance.

For more than a year we have been trying to chart a new course; working hard to keep our patients safe and deliver high quality care in a way which is financially sustainable.

We’ve had lots of activities taking place this week to mark the relaunch of our LGBT+ staff network

This week, we’re celebrating members old and new by relaunching our LGBT+ staff network. Activities are taking place all week and our event on Monday (11 November), included guest speakers Dr Michael Brady, National Advisor for LGBT Health, and NHS Regional Director for London, David Sloman. For In Conversation With, we spoke to one of the newer members, Oliver Sawyer, for whom our successful network was actually one of the reasons he came to work here!

Sir David Sloman, NHS Regional Director for London, visited Queen’s Hospital on Monday (11 November) where he praised our staff for showing enormous pride and ambition.

Emer Szczygiel, Matron for our Emergency Department at King George Hospital, was recognised for championing Mental Health Awareness week.