December 2006
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New provisions incorporated into the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 came into effect on Monday December 4 2006.
September 2006
30th
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been licensed as an NHS Foundation Trust from October 1 by the independent regulator Monitor.
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A gathering of the 'great and the good' will take place at a special reception on Wednesday 6 September to celebrate the homecoming of Daniel Lillis who journeyed from Venice to China in the footsteps of Marco Polo to raise money for The Children's Hospital Trust Fund at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
August 2006
30th
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Works of art by world-renowned artists, including Lucian Freud, Patrick Heron and Allen Jones are up for sale at a special exhibition to help raise money for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
25th
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Baroness Cox accompanied Daniel Lillis on a visit to the children's department of the University Hospital in Yerevan as Daniel continued his journey called The Children's Hospital Trust Fund Great Marco Polo Expedition.
22nd
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Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, September 7.
13th
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Daniel Lillis will be following in the footsteps of famous explorer, Marco Polo, as he embarks on a journey from London to Beijing to raise money for The Children's Hospital Trust Fund.
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A decision on Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust’s application to become an NHS Foundation Trust has been deferred by the independent regulator Monitor for a period of up to three months.
July 2006
25th
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The rate of MRSA infections at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been reduced by 50% in just 12 months, according to the latest national statistics published by the Health Protection Agency today.
14th
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Daniel Lillis will be following in the footsteps of infamous explorer, Marco Polo, as he embarks on a journey from London to Beijing to raise money for The Children's Hospital Trust Fund.
June 2006
26th
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State-of-the-art technology is improving treatment for HIV and sexual health patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
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Doctors at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital have joined the AIR2 (Asthma Interventional Research) clinical trial to explore a revolutionary new investigational asthma treatment that could significantly change the treatment of this common respiratory condition.
20th
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Nominations are now being invited for members of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to stand for election to a vacant seat on its Members’ Council.
May 2006
26th
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Two innovative ideas to improve care for patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were nominated for the prestigious Patients Association Awards 2006.
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The quality of care at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has significantly improved over the last 12 months according to a major survey of patients published today (Friday May 26).
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Professor Richard Kitney OBE has been appointed as a non-executive director of Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust.
March 2006
31st
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Today ‘The Vaccinators’, the sexual health superheroes, dressed in their superhero outfits and arriving in their superhero bus, launched the start of the Sorted campaign to encourage gay men to vaccinate against Hepatitis A and B.
30th
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‘Barry the Bug’ is back and this time he’s armed - with alcohol gel and important advice for staff, patients and visitors as part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s Hand Hygiene Awareness Week (3 – 7 April 2005).
28th
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Safe and effective patient care is our top priority at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. That’s why we have developed a range of systems to monitor the safety and quality of patient care, an area of work known as clinical governance.
23rd
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Hospital patients, staff and members of the local community are due to play an important part in the future of Chelsea and Westminster after being voted onto the hospital’s new Foundation Trust Members’ Council.
21st
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A study by Saga Health Care* has revealed that the Royal Marsden Hospital in London is England’s top hospital for the treatment of the over 50s, closely followed by the Harrogate District Hospital, which is one of the first NHS foundation trusts.
20th
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Cleaning the parts that others cannot reach are Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s special abseiling cleaners who will be kick-starting spring cleaning events at the hospital on Monday 20 March.
February 2006
28th
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Elections have now started for the Members’ Council of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust—which will ‘go live’ later this year subject to approval from the regulatory body, Monitor.
27th
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The John Hunter Clinic for Sexual Health will be re-opening to patients on Monday 6 March as part of a £887,000 revamp.
22nd
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The Stephen Kirby Skin Bank (SKSB) at Queen Mary’s Hospital, has transferred to a national service after 10 years’ pioneering work to patients and clinical teams.
13th
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More than 125,000 women in the UK with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at significant risk of dying during pregnancy, highlights a new report today by a team of leading heart and pregnancy doctors at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust and Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust.
January 2006
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Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust has been given the go-ahead by the Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, to submit an application to become an NHS Foundation Trust Hospital to the Foundation Trusts’ regulatory body, Monitor.