As part of the national drive to reduce elective waiting lists, we are now proactively contacting patients who have been waiting over 40 weeks*, and do not have an appointment date within the next eight weeks, to consider their options to see if they could be seen sooner at a different hospital (*some clinical exclusions apply).

The NHS response to Covid-19 showed we could successfully manage an unprecedented health emergency by working together across institutions. As operational and financial pressures intensify, the NHS is applying that learning to business as usual.  

This Black History Month we’ve held a series of thought-provoking webinars with our staff on subjects including healthcare inequalities in maternity care, and sickle cell disease. Colleagues have come together to share their stories, reflections, and discuss their ideas to make positive changes.

Channel 4 News shared a special report on Wednesday 25 October on how A&Es are coming under increasing pressure from mental health patients – who are twice as likely to spend over 12 hours in the department.

It was an exciting week at Barking Community Hospital as our new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) was delivered to the site

Our Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Intern team won in the Widening Access and Supporting Diversity category of the London Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Awards 2023.

We’ve started work on a new Surgical Assessment Unit, which will help surgical patients get the treatment they need more quickly and reduce the number of patients in A&E this winter.

We’ve won two RLDatix awards, which recognise healthcare organisations that are using innovation to improve patient safety and quality of care.

Kaz Melvin has paid a visit to Queen’s Hospital, alongside her parents Carol and Neil, to see how their £2,600 donation to the King George and Queen’s Hospital Charity was spent.

We’re delighted to let you know that you can now access your health record online through a portal called Patients Know Best (PKB).