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May 2013

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  • Thousands visit 2013 Open Day
    Nearly 2,100 people came and enjoyed Chelsea and Westminster’s Open Day 2013, which marked 20 years since the hospital building was officially opened by HM The Queen.

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April 2013

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  • Canine compassion helping patients on Nell Gwynne ward
    Patients on the Nell Gwynne stroke unit are benefiting from therapy of a different kind. Every Wednesday Humphrey, the standard long-haired Dachshund, spends the morning in the day room where patients can visit him for a therapy session.
  • A decade of cancer care at Chelsea and Westminster
    This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Macmillan Centre at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Built in 2003 with generous funding from Macmillan Cancer Support, the centre has helped over 20,000 people through its information, counselling and complementary therapy services.

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  • New virtual training system arrives
    One of the most advanced virtual training systems has arrived at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The new £90k LapSim Haptic System is one of the first of the new generation of haptic simulators (simulators that provide touch feedback) to be used in the NHS in England.

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March 2013

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  • Special members' meeting
    A Special Members’ Meeting of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to be held on Thursday 28 March 2013 at 4pm.

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February 2013

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  • Friends and Family Test results—January
    The Department of health Friends and Family Test January results showed that overall, 94% of patients said they would recommend Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to their friends and family.

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  • National award for thrombosis team
    Sheena Patel (Specialist Anticoagulation Pharmacist), Dr Helen Yarranton (Consultant Haematologist) and Mr Amer Raza (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist) were awarded the ‘Best Obstetrics Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Programme’ on 4 February 2013 at the National Lifeblood VTE Awards.

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  • Response to concerns over horse meat in beef products
    We would like to reassure patients, staff and visitors that the company that provides our catering—ISS Facility Services Healthcare—and its suppliers are confident the food served at the hospital has not been affected by the latest concerns over horse meat.

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  • On the run for Pluto
    Two runners are taking on the challenge of the London Marathon in April to raise money for The Pluto Appeal—a fundraising drive by the Children’s Hospital Trust Fund to buy London's first robot to perform delicate and complex operations on children and babies.

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  • Women’s health evening
    Women living with HIV are often underrepresented in patient forums. To address this on the 6 February the HIV Patient Forum held its first open evening for women living with HIV in London. The aim was to provide information on a range of women’s health topics and to engage women in the development of our future services so they better meet their needs.

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January 2013

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  • HIV nurses share knowledge at workshop in Morocco
    Jane Bruton, HIV Nurse Consultant, and Zoe Sheppard, Advanced HIV Nurse Practitioner, at Chelsea and Westminster ran a very successful one-day workshop on nurse management of HIV with a group of 13 Moroccan nurses in Marrakech.
  • Launch of new arts partnerships
    Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity has two new arts partnerships for 2013—the Royal College of Music and Rambert Dance Company.
  • Executive team news
    David Radbourne has been appointed Chief Operating Officer after covering the role on an interim basis since April 2012.

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  • Santa visits children’s wards
    The Children’s Hospital Trust Fund put smiles on the faces of 80 children at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital by organising for the charity’s Chairman and Senior Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Mr Munther Haddad, to play the part of Santa and surprise the children with gifts provided by local businesses.
  • Annabel wins London Midwife of the Year accolade
    Chelsea and Westminster midwife Annabel Bryant has been announced as the winner of the Midwife of the Year 2013 for the London & South East region in the Royal College of Midwives Annual Awards.

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  • Directors’ Den 2013
    A total of 31 applications have been received for the second round of our new staff initiative Directors’ Den, based on the TV series Dragons’ Den.

December 2012

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  • Recruitment open afternoon
    On Friday 11 January 2013 the Paediatrics Physiotherapy Department is holding a recruitment open afternoon at Jack Tizard School in White City from 2:30–4:30pm.

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  • Best Decorated Ward winners announced
    Rainsford Mowlem Ward has won Chelsea and Westminster Hospital's Best Decorated Ward competition, which is held every year to help bring some Christmas cheer to patients who unfortunately have to spend the festive season in hospital.

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  • Chelsea and Westminster visiting restrictions
    We recognise that visitors are important to our patients’ wellbeing, but at this time of year the risk of visitors spreading norovirus (diarrhoea and vomiting—D&V), colds and flu is so high that we need to restrict visiting to ensure the safety of our patients and staff.
  • Friends Christmas Cheer Awards 2012
    The annual Friends Christmas Cheer Awards, which recognises members of staff and teams who have a happy, positive approach to their work and encompass our values every day, took place on Monday 17 December.

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  • Dr Richard Morgan wins patient award
    Consultant Physician Dr Richard Morgan has received a prestigious award after being nominated by patients of his multi-disciplinary specialist spina bifida and hydrocephalus clinic at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

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November 2012

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  • Live web chat for World AIDS Day
    Staff from 56 Dean Street will be hosting a live web chat session tomorrow Saturday 1 December from 1–2pm during their attempt to break their own world record.
  • The Pluto Appeal lands on Bing
    Microsoft’s search engine, Bing.com, is today handing over its daily homepage to The Pluto Appeal, which aims to raise £1.5million for a ‘da-Vinci’ surgical robot to perform life-saving operations in the Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster.

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  • Star Awards 2013—coming soon
    This year’s inaugural Star Awards to recognise the outstanding individuals and teams of staff who make the greatest difference to our patients and hospital were a big success with almost 800 nominations from staff and patients.

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  • Director of Research & Development shortlisted for top award
    Professor Derek Bell, Director of Research & Development at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Professor Bell is in the running to win the ‘NHS Quality Champion of the Year’ category of the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards 2012.

October 2012

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  • 56 Dean Street community campaign winner announced
    The winner of a competition launched by 56 Dean Street, the Trust's HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, to offer members of the gay community the chance to design an innovative HIV awareness campaign aimed at gay and bisexual men has been announced.

September 2012

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  • Junior doctors to run half marathon for Pluto
    Three of the young doctors who featured in the BBC documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands filmed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are taking on a new challenge - running The Royal Parks Half Marathon in aid of The Pluto Appeal on 7 October.

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  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital welcomes new Chief Executive
    The new Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Tony Bell, started at the hospital on Monday 3 September. Tony Bell has over 30 years of experience in the NHS and joins Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital where he was Chief Executive since 2007.
  • Chelsea and Westminster shortlisted for employer awards
    Chelsea and Westminster has been shortlisted in two categories of the Top Employers for Working Families Awards 2012—the Trust is in the running to win both both the ‘Best Employer for Flexible Working’ and ‘Best Employer for Carers & Eldercare’ awards.

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  • Chelsea and Westminster doctor featured on Radio 4 tonight
    Dr Ann Sullivan, Consultant Physician at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, can be heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Inside Health’ programme at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 4 September) talking to presenter Dr Mark Porter about HIV in the UK today.
  • David Erskine Ward is moving—Saturday 8 September
    David Erskine Ward, which is usually located on the 4th Floor of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, is temporarily moving into St Mary Abbots Ward on the 5th Floor of the hospital for a 6-week period from this Saturday 8 September to allow David Erskine to be extensively redecorated and re-floored in order to improve the patient experience.

August 2012

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  • Charity donates wheelchair to hospital
    Path to Success, a London-based charity, has donated a wheelchair for use by bariatric (weight loss) patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The charity, which was established in 2005, funds projects which have an immediate and demonstrable positive impact upon the health, welfare and educational prospects of young people and adults. Support is provided through fundraising and grant-giving to organisations that fulfil their charitable objectives.

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  • Mother of girl hit by London bus to carry Paralympic torch
    The mother of a little girl who lost her leg when she was hit by a London bus will carry the Paralympic torch today. Sarah Hope and her daughter Pollyanna were both treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital by surgeon Simon Eccles following the crash in April 2007 which also killed Sarah’s mother, Elizabeth Panton.

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  • Olympic legend urges support for keeping A&E at Chelsea and Westminster
    Olympic legend and two-time Gold Medallist Daley Thompson, who visited Chelsea and Westminster Hospital recently to put more than 100 staff through their paces during a pre-Olympics lunchtime exercise class, is supporting the ‘Safe in our hands’ campaign to keep A&E and other vital services including Maternity at Chelsea and Westminster.

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  • New work experience programme to inspire young people
    Today (Monday 20 August) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is launching a new work experience programme called INSPIRE. It is the brainchild of Libby Wingfield (Volunteer Services and Work Experience Manager) and Staff Governor Maddy Than. The new programme aims to engage and inspire young people from our local community to consider a career in medicine and healthcare.
  • Paediatric Ambulatory Care Clinic moves location – Monday 20 August
    Parents and visitors to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are asked to note that the Paediatric Ambulatory Care Clinic (PACC) is relocating to Outpatients Department 4 from today (Monday 20 August). The clinic will run from this space until December. This is part of the ongoing development of the new Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster.

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July 2012

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  • Olympian leads lunchtime exercise class
    Following the success of the lunchtime exercise class in the hospital on Workout at Work Day in June, when Olympic legend Daley Thompson put more than 100 staff through their paces, another session took place at lunchtime today at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, led by Snowy Brooks.
  • Leading emergency care of athletes
    With only two days to go before the Olympics we caught up with Dr Claire Emerson (Consultant, A&E Department) who will be leading the team of doctors and physiotherapists who treat athletes who get ill or injured while competing.

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  • Olympic Torch Relay—26 July
    The Olympic Torch Relay will pass through the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Thursday 26 July from approximately 1:20–1:50pm.

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  • Excellent ratings for hospital environment
    Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been rated ‘Excellent’ for Environment, Food and Privacy & Dignity in the latest Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessment—results for every hospital in the country are published today (Wednesday 17 July) by the NHS Information Centre.

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  • Countdown to London 2012—2 weeks to go
    With just 2 weeks to go until the start of the Olympic Games, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is getting ready for the Games period with plenty of information for patients, visitors and staff about how the Games will affect the hospital.

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  • Innovative service to help women with FGM wins two awards
    A pioneering service to help women with female genital mutilation (FGM) has won two prestigious awards from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity (APPGM). The APPGM is a cross-party group which aims to highlight maternity issues in Parliament. It is serviced by the National Childbirth Trust which is the UK’s largest charity for parents.

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  • Dermatology and Plastics outpatient services on the move
    The new Dermatology and Plastics Department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has now re-opened following refurbishment. Dermatology moved into the new, improved area on Monday 9 July and Plastics will move into the new department on Monday 16 July.
  • Annie Zunz Ward to move back to 3rd Floor – Friday 13 July
    Annie Zunz Ward, which is usually located on the 3rd Floor of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, temporarily moved into St Mary Abbots Ward on the 5th Floor for a 4-week period last month to allow Annie Zunz to be extensively redecorated and re-floored in order to improve the patient experience.

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  • From surgery to Stratford
    With only three weeks to go before the Olympics we caught up with Mr Simon Clarke (Consultant Paediatric Surgeon) who will be performing in the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July.

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  • Walking maps published—beat the congestion during the Olympics
    Roads and public transport are expected to be very busy during the Olympics from 27 July to 12 August. Patients who are mobile enough, staff and visitors are encouraged to walk to the hospital where possible. Why not beat the congestion and get some extra exercise?

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  • Annual Report & Accounts published
    2011/12 was a busy and challenging year for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. You can now read all about it in our Annual Report & Accounts for the last 12 months which was laid before Parliament on Monday 2 July and is now published on our website.

June 2012

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  • Imperial College Health Partners launched
    Imperial College Health Partners, a company that aims to improve the health and care of the population of 1.9 million people living in North West London, is formed today.

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  • Annie Zunz Ward has moved
    Annie Zunz Ward, which is usually located on the 3rd Floor of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, has temporarily moved into St Mary Abbots Ward on the 5th Floor for a 4-week period to allow Annie Zunz to be extensively redecorated and re-floored in order to improve the patient experience.
  • ‘Show us the way’ consultation—you have your say
    Patients, visitors, Foundation Trust members and everyone else with an interest in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were encouraged to take part in the ‘Show us the way’ wayfinding consultation which ended on 18 May.

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  • Trust shortlisted for national awards
    Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been shortlisted in two categories of the Health Service Journal Efficiency Awards—winners will be announced on 25 September.

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May 2012

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  • More patients treated more quickly
    Chelsea and Westminster has been singled out by the Department of Health as one of just 59 NHS trusts nationally, and one of only a handful in London, that have no patients on a waiting list for longer than 12 months.

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  • 56 Dean Street campaign wins British Medical Journal award
    Congratulations to staff from 56 Dean Street, our hugely successful HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, who won the Health Communication Campaign of the Year category at last night’s British Medical Journal Group Improving Health Awards.
  • Andrew Lansley praises Chelsea Children’s Hospital
    Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley was given a special behind-the-scenes look at the new Chelsea Children’s Hospital yesterday and met with staff and patients on a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities.

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