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.
Seven interns have joined our Trust as part of DFN Project SEARCH, a transition into work programme for young adults aged 17-19 with a learning disability (LD) and/or autism.
Read " Project SEARCH interns reach their first…"
Following the death of her son Tom, aged just 22, in December 2015, Lisa Wilson has been able to take some comfort from an important decision he made before he died.
Read " Tom’s organ donation legacy…"
Industrial action will have a significant impact on our services when senior and junior doctors take coordinated strike action from Monday 2 October, to 7am on Thursday 5 October.
Read " Strikes by senior and junior doctors…"
September is Sickle Cell Awareness month, and our Haemoglobinopathy team held an information stall at Queen’s Hospital on Tuesday 26 September.
Read " Raising awareness of sickle cell disease…"
Our Placenta Accreta team has been highly commended in the HSJ Patient Safety awards after introducing an innovative way of treating women with Placenta Accreta Spectrum, a serious condition in pregnancy where the placenta becomes attached to the womb and will not separate after childbirth.
Read " Team saving women’s lives and fertility …"
Just weeks after their first successful high volume TonKIDZ week in July, where 10 times the usual number of children had their tonsils removed than an average week, our ENT team (Ear, Nose and Throat) has held another, completing even more tonsillectomies than before.
Read " ‘TonKIDZ’ team does it again…"