Violence against our staff by patients, relatives, and members of the public has more than doubled over the last three years – including threats to kill, racist taunts, and physical abuse such as being punched.

Junior doctors will be on strike from Saturday 24 to Wednesday 28 February.

We are pleased to announce that following a competitive selection process, Mike Gilham has been appointed as our new Chief Financial Officer.

Our Hyper Acute Stroke Unit on Harvest A ward at Queen’s Hospital has become the latest to achieve silver in our ward accreditation scheme.

A new Spectra Optia Apheresis System has arrived at Queen’s Hospital, which will help us to expand our red cell exchange service for patients with sickle cell disease, an inherited condition which affects red blood cells.

Our A&E team at King George Hospital have been working closely with colleagues in the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to reduce patient handover delays, managing to lessen the time by 27 minutes over the last year.

We’re making a small increase in the cost to park at our hospitals from Friday 1 March 2024 – bringing our charges in line with other local car parks.

With over 400 staff members, accounting for five per cent of the workforce, participating in our apprenticeship programmes, we are now proud members of the 5% club.

The CQC has published the results of its annual maternity survey, which saw our Trust achieve improved satisfaction levels across 38 of the 49 questions compared with the previous year’s results.

Our Frailty Virtual Ward (also known as hospital at home) is not only keeping older people out of hospital, reducing risks of loss of independence, it’s also helping other patients in need of urgent and emergency care get treated faster.