Consultants are on strike until 7am on Saturday 22 July. 

Work on the build of our new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital (BCH) is nearing an exciting milestone with patient feedback and recommendations being at the core of the design. 

We’re improving care for women, while also helping our doctors progress in their careers, thanks to the opening of a Women’s Health Academy and Training Centre.

It’s not often a reporter from across the pond visits our hospitals, however, earlier this year we welcomed Mark Landler, reporter from the New York Times.

Patients and local residents were at the forefront of conversations this week as BHRUT brought together health and care colleagues from across our communities and sectors for an engagement event.

We’ve recently welcomed two new colleagues to our Trust who are working with teams to improve our diagnostic and radiology services.

Junior doctors are on strike from 7am on Thursday 13 July to 7am on Tuesday 18 July.

As the NHS celebrated its 75^th birthday (Wednesday 5 July), we hosted a packed week full of celebrations for our staff, their families, and 600 local schoolchildren.

As part of our celebrations for the NHS’s 75^th birthday, we gathered a panel of local and national health experts, hosted by our Chair, Jacqui Smith, to discuss what the health service could look like when it reaches its centenary.

As we celebrate the 75^th birthday of the NHS (Wednesday 5 July), we’re marking the special occasion by sharing the stories of some of our longest-serving members of staff.