Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals

Harefield started its life as a hospital in 1915 when it treated hundreds of Anzac soldiers in its grounds, thanks to the generosity of the estate’s owner and fellow Australian, Letitia Billyard-Leake. Over 50,000 troops were treated, starting a tradition of pioneering care – and recognition of those who have served – that continues to this day. Read more about it in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/enA-wk6V #ANZACDay #WWI #Harefield #History (Image caption: One of the early wards created in a hut in Harefield’s grounds for Anzac troops, decorated for Christmas)

Mica Weekes underwent a life-saving heart transplant surgery 30 years ago – the same year that the Organ Donation Register was launched in the UK – following a cardiomyopathy diagnosis. Mica’s surgery was performed when she was only 11 months old by world renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub. To this day, she is still a patient at Harefield Hospital and visits regularly to maintain the health of her heart and blood veseels. This year, Mica turned 31, but it was her 30th 'heart birthday' that she celebrated. She urges people to register their decision to become organ donors this Christmas so that more lives can be saved. Read Mica's story: https://lnkd.in/ewgKJw6j Register your organ donation decision: https://lnkd.in/g9Tpfjf #NHS #OrganDonation #Transplant Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

#OnThisDay in 1983, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, former cardiothoracic surgeon at Harefield Hospital, performed Europe's first ever heart and lung transplant. 🎧 Listen back to the pilot episode of our podcast 'More Than A Hospital', where Professor Yacoub reflects on this incredible medical milestone which contributed to the life-saving transplantation work of today: https://lnkd.in/e8cQbH8d #Transplant #NHS #OrganDonation

Last week, we saw the unveiling of our new and improved restaurant at Royal Brompton Hospital - now called the 'Brompton Flavours'! 🍽️ Our award-winning catering team and rb&hArts team worked together with artist Melissa Hartley to produce new bold designs, as well as a new concept, for the hospital's restaurant, which centred around fresh ingredients and diverse flavours. Nuno Matias, catering services manager at Royal Brompton, says: "At Royal Brompton, we provide our patients with freshly prepared meals every day. We encourage them to dine in the day rooms on the wards, but we also invite them to visit our restaurant with their families to enjoy a change of scenery. "Our vision was to make the restaurant a more welcoming space where patients, staff and visitors can feel at ease and enjoy their meals in a pleasant environment. "We are thrilled with the results, as staff, patients, and visitors have been praising the transformation of the restaurant over the past two years." #Catering #NHS

This week was our Annual Research Showcase! Now in its 18th year, the showcase is a staple of the research calendar at our hospitals and is an opportunity to celebrate some of the incredible research undertaken by staff across adult and paediatric heart, lung and critical care research. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pacemaker dependence, and dietetic interventions were just some of the many fascinating topics highlighted at the showcase. Congratulations to this year’s winners: ⭐ Rachel Buchan, genomics research associate - ‘Most innovative’ ⭐ Rasleen Kahai, respiratory dietitian - ‘Greatest patient benefit’ ⭐ George Edwards, research practitioner - ‘Early career researcher’ ⭐ Christian Wise, cardiac physiologist - ‘Staff favourite’ ⭐ Irene Berrar Torre, asthma clinical nurse specialist – ‘Director’s choice’ Read more about the annual research showcase and this year’s winners: https://lnkd.in/e7PzgsJm

Congratulations to Tracy Newland, outpatient services manager for respiratory outpatients at Harefield Hospital, for winning as 'Service Manager of the Year' in the 2024 Love Admin Awards! 👏 Colleagues who nominated Tracy highlighted: "Tracy has an open-door policy and if you ask most people, Tracy will have helped them at some time during her 25-year career. She puts patients at the heart of everything she does. She is on first name terms with many of them, having built rapport with them over the years." #TeamGSTT #LoveAdmin

Patients at Royal Brompton Hospital will benefit from a new diagnostic scanner, the VERITON-CT Solid State Gamma Camera, the first-of-its-kind in a London NHS Hospital. The new state-of-the-art scanner combines SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) and CT imaging and will enable high quality, faster 3D diagnostic scans for children and adults, reducing the number of additional tests required for diagnostic purposes. Dr Kshama Wechalekar, Royal Brompton lead consultant for Nuclear Medicine, said: “I am truly excited to have this new technology in our department for our patients. Not only will patients have an improved experience during their scan, but the results delivered will be of the highest clinical standards that will enable optimisation of treatment and improve clinical outcomes. “Crucially, the new camera will also open the door to a several new research programmes for heart, lung, or any other organ imaging.” The new Gamma Camera scanner was made possible thanks to the support of Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity.   Read more about the camera: https://lnkd.in/ew_TVkNQ #Innovation #NHS

It's Love Admin Week at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 💜 Every year we spotlight the fantastic work of our admin and clerical staff at the Trust who support with delivering high-quality patient care. Meet Jenna, a cystic fibrosis digital and registry co-ordinator, who was the winner of last year's Everyday Excellence Award. She tells us about her role in the adult cystic fibrosis team at Royal Brompton Hospital and what winning a Love Admin Award means to her. Read Jenna's story: https://lnkd.in/eWryHRHS #TeamGSTT #LoveAdmin

At Guy's and St Thomas' we believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Our inclusion statement was developed in partnership with our LGBT+ staff networks and, while it applies to all LGBT+ people, it particularly aims to recognise and address the issues transgender and non-binary people face. https://ow.ly/Sjqo50U7YFP Our transgender equality policy, which will be published later this year, will demonstrate our commitment to equal rights, and fair and equal treatment, for all staff and patients regardless of the gender they identify as, or their transgender status. The policy will link to guidance for staff on supporting transgender colleagues and patients. We are also developing a Trust-wide education and training plan which is designed to embed inclusive behaviour and practices into our organisation. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation where all staff, patients and visitors feel welcome, safe and respected. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #WeAreInclusive #TeamGSTT Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Denis Lafitte has been appointed substantively as the joint Chief Digital Information Officer across Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He brings a wealth of experience from healthcare and other industries, as well as extensive networks across the CIO community in Europe. Denis has played a major leadership role across both Trusts in recent years, having been central to the successful implementation of Epic, as well as through his work to steer both Trusts through the exceptional technical challenges of the recent cyber-attack on Synnovis. We have benefited hugely from Denis’s passion and relentless determination to demonstrate how we can harness technology to support our clinical teams to provide better, faster, fairer healthcare for all. As Denis has been Acting CDIO in recent months, he will hit the ground running and we know will be very warmly welcomed to the role on a permanent basis by colleagues across both Trusts. #TeamGSTT #CIOcommunity #CDIO