Excitement is building ahead of the opening of a new health and wellbeing hub in Hornchurch that will transform the way healthcare is delivered for around 250,000 people living in Havering and surrounding areas.

More than 400 doctors are joining our Trust over the next three months as they embarking on the next stage of their medical careers.

Patients and local residents were at the forefront of conversations at a collaborative workshop held with partners recently.

We’ve opened our new Barking Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), which will see our teams carry out 50,000 additional scans and tests every year.

Not one, not two, but three of our longest serving nurses have been awarded silver in the Chief Nursing Officer Awards, which recognise outstanding contribution.

Congratulations to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Queen’s Hospital, who have been awarded silver in our ward accreditation programme.

We welcomed BBC London’s health correspondent Karl Mercer back to Queen’s Hospital on Thursday 18 July to see how our staff are dealing with increasing pressure, and our work to reduce our waiting lists.

Patients are strongly advised to use public transport to get to Queen’s Hospital while essential improvement works are carried out on our multi-storey car park.

We’re pleased to report almost all our systems are back up and running.

Congratulations to Clementine A Ward at Queen’s Hospital for achieving silver in our ward accreditation programme.