News

From Monday 7 June, the children’s Emergency Departments (ED) at both King George and Queen’s hospitals will be open 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week.

We are delighted that a multi-disciplinary team at our Trust has been selected to be part of a national programme designed to encourage and recognise quality improvement in axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA) care.

Our staff networks are there for everyone to discuss how we can make our hospitals fairer places to work and receive care. They are also a safe and supportive space for staff. To ensure that conversations from network meetings help shape our hospitals, our network chairs are now part of our people and culture committee, which reports into our Trust board.

We’re delighted that Caroline Roberts (pictured left) and Sandy Malone (pictured right) have been appointed as associate non-executive directors and, as part of their role, will be wellbeing guardians for our Trust Board. They are also both part of our People and Culture Committee, which reports to our Board. As wellbeing guardians, they will ensure that wellbeing is at the heart of what we do, link in with our Wellbeing team to understand important issues, and challenge the Board to always consider the impact of decisions on the health and wellbeing of staff. 

The pandemic brought NHS organisations and partners across north east London more closely together than ever before in responding to Covid, for the benefit of our patients and residents. In particular, BHRUT worked closely with the Barts Health group to co-ordinate care for critically-ill Covid patients and those with urgent and emergency needs, including transfers between hospitals.

May is Stroke Awareness Month and we’re delighted to share that our Stroke team, which was highly commended for its turnaround from D to A rating in the 2020 HSJ Patient Safety Awards, has maintained the top-rating, despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.