Occupational Therapy (OT) Week drew to a close yesterday (Sunday 8 November) and while like many things we marked it a little bit differently this year, it was still a great opportunity to recognise the diverse range of OTs working across our Trust.

The Children’s Emergency Department at King George Hospital will be closed overnight during the winter to help to manage Covid-19

Lola Smith, a practice development nurse in our Children’s Emergency Department, has been honored with a Rising Star Award by the Royal College of Nursing, as part of their celebrations to Mark Black History Month.

From Monday 2 November to help improve the flow through our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and Emergency Department (ED or also known as A&E) at Queen’s Hospital, the entrance will be moved and patients will enter via the atrium.

Nik Haliasos, consultant neurosurgeon and Alan Turing visiting researcher at our Trust, was among one of two teams to win the first ever Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Healthcare Data Analytics. 

On Wednesday 14 October, the North East London Cancer Alliance visited King George Hospital to interview staff and patients in our green, covid-protected zones.

After three years as our Chair, Joe Fielder has decided to leave our Trust.

We launched phase two of our HomeFirst discharge pathway, working with our partners to think ‘home first’ when planning for our patients.

As part of the Chaplaincy Perspective on Mental Health in the light Of Covid-19 Pandemic webinar, they spoke with our Chief Operating Officer, Shelagh Smith. 

Parminder Kaur Kondral, who supports patients at our hospitals as a volunteer honorary chaplain, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s delayed Birthday Honours.