Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from 9 to 15 October each year and is an opportunity for those affected by pregnancy and baby loss to share their stories and help raise awareness to ensure no one feels alone.

A huge well done to Bluebell B ward at Queen’s Hospital for their success in our ward accreditation programme.  Ward accreditation is part of our efforts to improve and standardise the quality of care given to patients at our hospitals.

September was our first ever focussed gynaecology month, entitled ‘Phoenix 2’, where we held 24 additional all day theatre sessions, operating every Saturday and Sunday in our Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital.

Well done to Gentian ward at King George Hospital for achieving silver in our ward accreditation programme.

We’re making it as simple as possible for mums-to-be to get the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccination to protect their unborn babies.

We’ve been catching up with staff from across our hospitals about what inclusion means to them.

Today (23 Sept) sees us launch our new purpose.

Well done to Mandarin A ward at Queen’s Hospital for achieving silver in our ward accreditation programme.

A huge congratulations to Daisy ward at Goodmayes Hospital for achieving gold in our ward accreditation programme.

We were across the national news this week as our Chief Executive Matthew Trainer and Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Wheeler spoke to the BBC and ITV about their optimism for the future of the NHS.