Several of our staff feature in videos that will be shared on our social media channels this week, which urge our local communities to seek advice before attending our Emergency Departments (ED) at Queen’s and King George hospitals.

Eileen McTavish, a Health Records Clerk at Queen’s Hospital, took part in a 26 mile walk raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

We’ll shortly be finishing an upgrade to our ultrasound department at King George Hospital, which has seen the number of ultrasound rooms go from six to eight, with four of the existing rooms refreshed.

The pandemic has resulted in large numbers of patients waiting to access NHS services across the country. As we recover from Covid-19, we’re focusing on resuming planned care and reducing our backlog of appointments.