We know the cost-of-living crisis is having a real impact on staff. Our senior leaders are committed to providing sustainable help in the months ahead.

At BHRUT we recognise and appreciate our colleagues for the exceptional work they do every day, as well as celebrate long serving staff who have been working for our Trust for 20, 30 or 40 years.

Our surgical hub at King George Hospital, also known as our Covid-protected green zone, has been featured in a report published on Monday 11 July by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) – The Case for Surgical Hubs.

Endometriosis affects one in ten people with a womb of reproductive age, affecting around 1.5 million people each year. That’s why we are keen to share the events our Endometriosis team is holding for Endometriosis Awareness Week.

NHS England's Regional Director for London Andrew Ridley visited King George Hospital (KGH) in Ilford on Friday 8 July to hear about the amazing work we’re doing to reduce waiting times for patients and to open a new unit for treating kidney stones.

Our Ambulance Receiving Centre (ARC), run in partnership with the London Ambulance Service, has been recognised for how it’s helping to reduce delays in ambulance handovers at Queen’s Hospital.

In 2020/21 more than 107,000 people were diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge, with many more people at risk of developing the condition in the future.

As around one million Muslims return to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage, the most since the pandemic began, our Muslim chaplain, Sadaf Solangi, reflects on this important event in the Islamic calendar:

Accessibility is extremely important and we are committed to ensuring that we help everyone online to view content in a way that works best for them.

Two NHS trusts in north east London are strengthening their close collaboration through a series of key executive and Board appointments.