News

October 2019

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• National recognition for frontline staff initiatives

  NHS Providers has today launched a major new programme of work, Providers deliver, to celebrate and promote the work of NHS trusts and foundation trusts in improving care.

• Innovative app being adopted across the NHS

  Today, the Mum & Baby app—born from a need to provide reliable information to women in North West London—is adopted by other Local Maternity Systems across England including the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System (BOB ICS).

September 2019

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• New health innovation programme launches to improve patient care

  The CW Innovation programme, led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+, launches today to improve patient care and address some of the real-time challenges that healthcare organisations face today.

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• Notice of election to our Council of Governors

  If you are a Foundation Trust member, you can have your say on the future of your hospital when elections to the Council of Governors are held in November 2019.

August 2019

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• Get healthy and active with Harlequins Rugby, Sky Fitness and more at West Mid Open Day

  West Middlesex University Hospital is to host an action packed day of sport, fitness, free heath checks, cooking demonstrations, behind the scenes tours, live entertainment and careers advice at its Open Day on Thursday 5 September 2019.

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• NHS calls on A-level students to join the NHS

  As nearly half a million students get their A-level results today, NHS leaders in London are calling on young people to consider a career in nursing.

July 2019

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• Prudential RideLondon—next weekend 3–4 August

  Prudential RideLondon, a world-class festival of cycling, takes place in central London and Surrey this year on 3 and 4 August. On Saturday 3 August the Freecycle is taking place around central London and on Sunday 4 August the RideLondon Surrey 100, 46, 19 and Classic events take place throughout London and Surrey.

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• Looking after yourself and others during hot weather

  Temperatures have been rising this week. For many of us, this is a glorious spell of sunshine that we are enjoying but some people are particularly vulnerable in the heat—those with heart, respiratory and serious health problems are more at risk and the heat can make these conditions worse.

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• Trusts seek feedback on joint proposal to improve HIV inpatient services

  Patients, carers, service user groups and other stakeholders are being asked for their views on the proposal to bring together the HIV inpatient services currently provided by both Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

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• NIHR ARC North West London funding awarded

  We are pleased to announce that the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Northwest London, NIHR ARC NWL, has officially been granted £9 Million of the £135 million research fund as a local collaborative programme in healthcare improvement, to tackle the biggest healthcare challenges of this generation.

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• Local teenagers learn what it takes to be a doctor at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Make Me a Medic is a two-day programme created and designed by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Its aim is to provide local Year 12 pupils (16 to 17 year olds) from the boroughs of Kensington, Chelsea and Hounslow with the opportunity to gain insight into the working life of a doctor or medical professional, and how they could apply to study medicine.

• NHS North West London helps transform maternity services across the UK

  The NHS in North West London has today launched a new digital toolkit to help other local NHS regions transform their maternity services. This new toolkit follows work we have been doing to improve the clinical outcomes and care experiences for women and families in our local area.

June 2019

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• Pioneering software set to improve NHS imaging services across north west London

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of six NHS trusts in north west London that have formed a new network to improve imaging services—including X-ray, MRI and CT scans—to enable better care for cancer, stroke and a wide range of other conditions.

• Power of Youth—how young people have impacted our hospitals

  Today we are celebrating #powerofyouth as part of National Volunteers Week 2019. In this blog, Katie Thomson, our Youth Volunteering Manager, comments on the integration of youth volunteers at West Middlesex University Hospital, and the plans for the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Summer Programme 2019.

May 2019

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• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient open day—Friday 28 June

  If you are an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient under the care of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital or West Middlesex University Hospital, you are invited to hear talks by consultant gastroenterologists, surgeons and other members of the inflammatory bowel disease team.

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• Trust procurement service wins HSJ value award

  Winners of the 2019 HSJ Value Awards were announced on 23 May at Manchester Central where Chelsea and Westminster and the Royal Marsden Shared Procurement Service won the Financial or Procurement Initiative of the Year 2019 award.

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• Top performing hospital in London is 300 years old

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital celebrated its 300th anniversary with a special commemorative service today at Westminster Abbey, London, attended by past and current staff, patients, volunteers, supporters, MPs and other NHS dignitaries.

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• New digital patient record system for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from November

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital will begin using our new Cerner electronic patient record system from 5 November this year.

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• Trust shortlisted for Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year

  The Health Service Journal (HSJ) has shortlisted Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year Award, as part of the publication’s annual Patient Safety Awards.

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• New Macmillan Cancer Support Information Centre opens at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  Gavin and Stacey actor Larry Lamb cut the ribbon and officially opened Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s brand new Macmillan Cancer Support Information Centre last week.

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• Mayor of London attends opening of new maternity centre at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  The Mayor of London attended a special event at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital yesterday evening to celebrate the opening of the new Reuben Foundation Maternity Centre, providing women and their babies with an outstanding environment, personalised patient experience and the latest technology and facilities.

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• Art therapy helps reduce anxiety in pregnancy

  Preparing to have a baby is one of the most wonderful things, but can also bring with it a natural anxiety for many mums-to-be. Two in ten women will experience a mental health problem during pregnancy or in the first year following birth.

April 2019

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• Developing a Living Library to support our new mums

  We were delighted to recently launch an innovative new project called Postnatal Care: Developing a Living Library to promote a human-centred model of care, supported by The Health Foundation.

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• Our patients experiencing gold standard end of life care on four award-winning wards

  Four wards at the Trust have received national awards in recognition of the major changes they’ve made to the care they provide to patients approaching the end of their lives.

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• Testing new measures of A&E performance at our Trust

  Leading clinicians have been reviewing the access targets currently in place across the NHS, including for A&E. They have made proposals to update these targets in line with advances in clinical practice, and what patients say matters most to them.

March 2019

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• Local hospital Trust partners with digital innovator to win prestigious healthcare partnership award

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and digital innovator patchwork have won a prestigious award for digital transformation at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 (March 20), which showcases the most effective partnerships in healthcare.

February 2019

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• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital launches innovative digital care pathway for new mums

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new digital postnatal discharge system, powered by Lumeon technology. This innovative software will improve the patient experience, increase efficiency and reduce costs at the hospital.

January 2019

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• What are you doing this month to get back to a healthier you?

  The NHS across North West London has launched a campaign to encourage everyone to feel happier and healthier by making a #MyJanuary pledge.

December 2018

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• Success as total hip replacement patient allowed home within 24 hours

  Our West Middlesex University Hospital site has become one of the first hospitals in the UK to safely discharge a patient less than 24 hours after having a total hip replacement.

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• Army veteran’s dream comes true at 81

  Christmas came early yesterday for 81-year-old Keith Browning in West Middlesex University Hospital’s Marble Hill 1 Ward. A massive sports fan, rugby is right up there at the top for him.

• Harlequins bring Christmas cheer to West Middlesex University Hospital

  Christmas came early yesterday for some children and their families at West Middlesex University Hospital as the Harlequins arrived for a surprise visit. The team posed for pictures and signed autographs for the children, parents and staff.

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• Children delight at Chelsea FC’s surprise visit to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  Christmas came early yesterday for some children and their families at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as the Chelsea FC team arrived for a surprise visit.

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• World AIDS Day 2018—a celebration of our history

  For the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, we look back at the significant steps in our treatment.

November 2018

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• Collaborating to improve heart and lung services in North West London

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London, has today finalised an initial joint proposal to improve heart and lung services locally and nationally that will see the majority of the Royal Brompton’s services remaining in north west London.

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• Pioneering Dean Street PRIME wins HSJ Award 2018 for Patient Digital Participation

  Congratulations to 56 Dean Street for scooping the Patient Digital Participation award for their PRIME service at the 2018 HSJ Awards. Dean Street PRIME is an enhanced service which was developed to reduce HIV transmission in the community.

• Chief Executive Lesley Watts wins prestigious HSJ CEO of the year award

  Judges awarded last night our Chief Executive Lesley Watts the prestigious CEO of the year award at the HSJ Awards 2018 ceremony in Mayfair.

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• Fulham 10k running event road closures this Sunday 18 November

  This Sunday the City Run Fulham 10k run will place from Elm Brook Common with a 10km closed road route through the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

October 2018

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• Funding for innovation to tackle missed appointments and duplication

  The Trust has been awarded a share of £7 million of government funding so we can try out new innovations to reduce missed appointments and duplication of clinical activity.

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• West Mid anticoagulation team win prestigious award

  A multidisciplinary team from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were delighted to be named as the winner in the recent prestigious Anticoagulation Achievement Awards, for Best Comprehensive Thrombosis Management Centre.