2012

March 2012

23rd

• Hundreds of staff nominated for Star Awards
  The search is on for the outstanding individuals or teams who make the greatest difference to our patients and hospital as we run the first Chelsea and Westminster Star Awards—made possible by generous sponsorship from Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity.

20th

• Chelsea and Westminster staff recommend their hospital to family and friends—NHS Staff Survey results published
  80% of staff who work at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital would recommend the hospital to their family and friends as a place to be treated—according to national Staff Survey results published by the Department of Health for every NHS trust in the country today (Tuesday 20 March).

16th

• Twitter afternoon at 56 Dean Street—Tuesday 20 March, 1–5pm
  We will be tweeting live at 56 Dean Street, our HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, next Tuesday 20 March from 1–5pm. You can join the conversation at www.twitter.com/chelwestft.

• Car parking charges at Chelsea and Westminster
  Patients and relatives may have seen stories in the media this morning about increases in car parking charges at NHS hospitals.

14th

• Trust ‘highly commended’ in national awards
  Chelsea and Westminster and our partners in the Fulham Road Collaborative—the Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton hospitals and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)—have been highly commended in a major national award scheme.

6th

• Giggle Doctors spread smiles to Chelsea Children’s Hospital patients
  Laughter is often cited as the best medicine—and a new team of Giggle Doctors starting work in the new Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital certainly think it helps.

• Trust shortlisted for national procurement award
  Chelsea and Westminster and our partners in the Fulham Road Collaborative—the Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton hospitals and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)—have been shortlisted for a major national award.

• 56 Dean Street pioneers safe HIV home testing
  56 Dean Street, the Trust’s increasingly popular HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, has become the first NHS clinic to offer HIV home testing.

• BBC junior doctors documentary—last episode tonight Tuesday 6 March
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is the setting for the popular BBC documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands which has proved a big hit with up to 1 million viewers tuning in every week.

• ‘Who do you think WE are?’ consultation gets great response
  Thank you to all Foundation Trust members and representatives from groups of patients and hospital volunteers who helped develop our values by taking part in the ‘Who do you think WE are?’ consultation in February 2012.

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February 2012

28th

• Don’t miss out—vote for your values
  Thank you to all staff, patients and everyone else who has helped develop our values during the 'Who do you think WE are?' consultation campaign.

24th

• ‘Medicine for Members’ proves popular
  The first ‘Medicine for Members’ event held on Wednesday 22 February has been deemed a huge success by all who attended.

15th

• Dignity in care rewarded
  Congratulations to staff and patient representatives from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital who were winners in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s first Dignity in Care Awards.

14th

• Outpatients give their verdict on our services
  93% of patients would recommend outpatient services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to their friends and family, according to the results of the national NHS outpatients survey published by the Care Quality Commission today (14 February).

8th

• World Health Organisation delegates visit Chelsea and Westminster
  Professor Derek Bell, Director of the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for Northwest London—based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital—hosted a visit to the hospital today by a group of delegates from the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre at Imperial College London.

7th

• Bowel cancer awareness seminar proves popular with members
  We have launched a new series of health events exclusively for Foundation Trust members—‘Medicine for Members’.

• Follow us on Twitter tonight during Junior Doctors
  If you’re settling in to watch episode 3 of Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands tonight at 9pm on BBC3, why not join us on Twitter as well?

6th

• Twitter evening in A&E a success
  We were on site in our A&E Department on Saturday 4 February from 8pm–1am to post the events of the evening on our hospital Twitter feed ChelwestFT.

• New HIV & Cancer Unit now open
  A brand new unit for patients living with HIV—as well as oncological and haematological problems—has opened at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital today (Monday 6 February).

3rd

• New services for children now open
  The next stage in the development of the new Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster has been reached following the opening of new facilities this week.

2nd

• Twitter evening in A&E—Saturday 4 February
  We will be tweeting live from A&E this Saturday night. You can join the conversation this Saturday 4 February from 8pm–1am.

1st

• International experts gather for London summit on obesity epidemic
  Some of the world’s leading experts are gathering in London this week for an international summit meeting—The Future of Obesity Treatment—to discuss how to respond to the rapidly increasing global epidemic of obesity.

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January 2012

31st

• Junior Doctors: the BBC production team’s view
  Join us for episode 2 of Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands—tonight at 9pm on BBC3—have your say during the show on our Twitter feed: ChelwestFT.

26th

• New Chairman for Children’s Hospital Trust Fund
  After 20 years as Chairman of the Children’s Hospital Trust Fund, Dr Martin Brueton has handed over to Paediatric Surgeon Mr Munther Haddad with Consultant Neonatologist Dr Gary Hartnoll replacing Munther as Vice-Chair.

25th

• Diane Abbott MP visits 56 Dean Street
  Shadow Public Health Minister Diane Abbott MP visited 56 Dean Street, Chelsea and Westminster’s HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, today to learn more about our services.

• BBC junior doctors documentary now on BBC iPlayer
  The first episode of Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands, which was filmed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, aired on BBC3 last night.

23rd

• Maternity Day Assessment Unit—new location from today
  The Maternity Day Assessment Unit (MDAU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has moved to a new location in the Antenatal Clinic on the Ground Floor (near Lift Bank C).

• Introducing Lucy—one of the stars of BBC Junior Doctors
  We spoke to Lucy Hollingworth, 25, from Cheshire, who is one of the doctors who agreed to take part in the new BBC junior doctors documentary.

20th

• Pregnancy and natural birth open day
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital will be hosting a pregnancy and natural birth open day on Wednesday 25 January.

• Introducing Amieth—one of the stars of BBC Junior Doctors
  The first episode of the new BBC documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands airs on BBC3 at 9pm next Tuesday 24 January.

19th

• ‘Who do you think WE are?’—help us to develop our values
  We want staff, patients and anyone else with an interest in Chelsea and Westminster to help us develop our values.

• Hospital to star in new BBC documentary series—starting Tuesday 24 January
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is the setting for the new BBC documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands which will be shown in six one-hour episodes at 9pm on BBC3 on Tuesday nights—the series starts next Tuesday 24 January.

• Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity appoints new Chief Executive
  Mark Norbury has been appointed as Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity which raises funds for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital—he joins the Charity on 1 February.

• Events for Foundation Trust members in February
  Foundation Trust members are invited to get involved in two events this February.

• Quality Awards winners
  Congratulations to the winners of the latest round of the Trust's Council of Governors Quality Awards which recognise the contributions that staff make to improving the quality of patient care and the patient experience.

16th

• Electronic baby tagging system to go live—Wednesday 18 January
  A new electronic baby tagging system has been installed on the Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

12th

• Trust receives special award from Dr Foster
  Chief Executive of Dr Foster International, Tim Baker, visited Chelsea and Westminster Hospital today to present a special award following our strong performance in the latest Dr Foster Hospital Guide, an annual independent healthcare survey.

11th

• ISS Mediclean awarded contract
  Following a competitive tendering process to identify best value for money and best quality of service, the Trust has awarded the contract for its Soft Facilities Management (FM) services (including catering, cleaning, portering, security etc) to ISS Mediclean for the next five years, with an option to extend for a further two years.

3rd

• Chief Executive set for new challenge
  Heather Lawrence OBE, Chief Executive of one of the country’s best performing NHS trusts, has announced that she will be leaving Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust this summer after 12 years at the helm.