From today (Monday 17 May), those aged over 75 and not in need immediate emergency care will be taken to a frailty unit at Queen’s Hospital, bypassing the traditional Emergency Department (ED) route in an effort to provide the specialist care they need and reduce wait times for all our ED patients

We’re delighted to announce that Remi Odejinmi, a consultant anaesthetist at our Trust, is to become our first Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. She has been appointed following a fair and robust recruitment process that attracted a wide range of candidates.

As we look ahead to brighter days in our recovery from Covid-19, we are continuing to restart many of our services, including planned surgeries at King George Hospital. To compliment this service, three advanced care practitioners (ACPs) have joined the team to treat, assess, examine and prescribe to our patients.

Jenny Clancy, paediatric sister on our Children and Young People’s Assessment Unit, is so passionate about helping to make the hospital experience as child-friendly as possible for our young patients; she often involves their teddies in their care.

We are thrilled to announce our Trust has signed up to Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme, to ensure all LGBT+ staff feel welcome and included in our organisation.

It’s International Nurses’ Day today (Wednesday 12 May) and after an extremely difficult year for all our nursing staff, we wanted to show our appreciation for their hard work.

This week is Dying Matters Week - a chance for us to come together to open up the conversation around dying, death and bereavement.

For Amin Salem, a consultant paediatrician at our Trust, Ramadan is the most important month of the year, and while working and fasting at the same time is not without its challenges; Ramadan provides him with inner strength to get through it.

More vulnerable elderly patients will be able to get home quicker under our HomeFirst Scheme, after the King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity secured funding from NHS Charities Together.

Clinical nurse specialist Virginia Gonzalez is taking part in a challenging fundraiser to raise awareness for the 34 young people diagnosed with cancer everyday.