A memorial bench has been unveiled as a tribute to ‘well-loved’ Robbie Muir.

Since the pandemic first struck, our incredible staff have continually gone above and beyond to ensure we could provide the best care possible.

During the first wave of the pandemic, Captain Sir Tom Moore’s amazing achievement to raise money for the NHS captured all our hearts. To mark what would have been his 101^st birthday (Friday 30 April), you can get involved in the Captain Tom 100 event, raising money for the King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity.

Our Trust was the first in England to offer our staff the opportunity to train to become nurses while continuing to work full-time with us.

After 39 years since joining our Trust and enjoying a variety of roles, our much loved Reverend Alison Horncastle retires today (Friday 23 April).

Stewart Ryan received the ‘I made a difference’ award yesterday (Wednesday 21 March) for ensuring our patients received the best possible care during the height of the most recent Covid wave.

We’ll be holding our first ever careers conference, Let’s Talk Careers, over two days on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 April.

When the pandemic hit last March, Emily Petersen, usually a sister on surgical ward Ocean B, volunteered to support our team in intensive care, despite having no experience in that area.

Ben Sladden, our Head of IT Transformation, has raised more than £1,000 for Prostate Cancer UK by completing a walking challenge which saw him take more than 400,000 steps in March.

Karen Chui, an orthopaedic registrar at our Trust, and amateur photographer in her spare time, shares why she was so keen to join her intensive care unit (ITU) colleagues on the frontline during the second wave of Covid-19, to document the impact of the pandemic.