Following a recent incident involving data from our Trust, there is a risk some personal data has been compromised.

A criminal group known as Cl0p stole some files from a database containing details of invoices and payments to customers and suppliers and posted them on the dark web. The files include personal details such as names and addresses of some patients and staff members.

Our maternity services at Queen’s Hospital have put their troubled past behind them and thanks to extra midwives, doctors and an improving culture have been rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – previously we were requires improvement. This means the CQC believe we are performing well and meeting their expectations.

Our HIV team marked World AIDS Day by offering patients, staff, visitors and shoppers quick finger prick tests, giving their HIV status in minutes, as well as having discussions about HIV care and prevention and busting myths and misinformation around the virus.

We welcomed Margaret Mullane, MP for Dagenham and Rainham, to Queen’s Hospital to see the progress we've made improving our maternity services.