Very high temperatures are expected this week, so we’re asking everyone to take a little extra care if you’re visiting one of our hospitals.
Our teams are working hard to keep services running safely.
Please take a few simple steps to stay safe and comfortable:
If you’re unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible. Find out more on how to manage your appointment.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe during the hot weather.
Two maternity support staff from our Trust have been awarded Chief Midwifery Officer Awards, recognising excellence in caring for women and their new babies.
Read " Maternity support staff receive a specia…"
We’ve appointed a new Chair Designate for our charity, Lara Sonola.
Read " New Chair for our charity…"
March was our busiest month on record. We had more than 30,000 people coming through our A&Es and urgent treatment centres, an increase of over 100 patients every day compared with March 2019. Our teams have worked incredibly hard to care for this growing number of patients and meet the national recovery performance target. Despite this achievement, we know too many people are still waiting too long.
Read " We’ve hit recovery target – despite Marc…"
We’ve started a phased opening of the new SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) at King George Hospital – treating 11 patients on the first day (Monday 8 April).
Read " SDEC opens at King George Hospital…"
On Saturday 23 March, Queen's Hospital hosted a drop-in session all about periods. The event ran for four hours and aimed to help young people feel more at ease when discussing periods and get answers to their questions. There was a turn out of around 30 teenagers.
Read " Making periods easier for young people…"
