2005

December 2005

19th

• £887,000 makeover for sexual health clinic

  Faster test results and a brighter environment will greet patients when they visit the new John Hunter Clinic for sexual health.

• Chelsea and Westminster is top of a clean bill of health

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been given a clean bill of health by watchdog, the Healthcare Commission, following an unannounced inspection of cleanliness at the hospital.

November 2005

16th

• Good idea wins award

  Chelsea and Westminster’s 1,000 Good Ideas Campaign has won a prestigious Health Service Journal Award which recognises innovation and improvements in the NHS.

11th

• Award winning sexual health services Victoria Clinic does it again

  Staff from Chelsea and Westminster’s Victoria Clinic have won a Nursing Times Award for the second year running.

October 2005

3rd

• Makeover for parent rooms

  Special parent rooms on the hospital’s Neonatal Unit have been given a major makeover thanks to a generous donation from the Ronald MacDonald Children's Charity (RMCC) to The Children’s Hospital Trust Fund at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust.

September 2005

20th

• Find out more about your local hospital

  Members of the public are invited to hear about progress made to improve services for local people and plans for the future at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday 29 September 2005.

9th

• New non-executive director

  Karin Norman has been appointed as a non-executive director of Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust.

July 2005

27th

• Trust Regains Three Star Status

  Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust has regained its three star status in the national performance ratings published by the Healthcare Commission (HCC) today.

20th

• London hospital first in UK to pilot RCN anti-MRSA measures

  Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust is the first in the UK to pilot the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) MRSA Wipe it Out campaign. RCN General Secretary Beverly Malone will visit the hospital to launch the initiative on Wednesday 20 July 2005.

June 2005

27th

• Clean your hands

  Staff, patients and visitors are being reminded to clean their hands in July as part of a new campaign at the hospital.

8th

• New sexual health clinic opens

  A new sexual health clinic for men who have sex with men has opened at the West London Centre for Sexual Health at Charing Cross Hospital.

7th

• Electronic prescribing ‘goes live’

  Chelsea and Westminster is one of the first hospitals in the UK to ‘go live’ with electronic prescribing in all outpatient clinics.

April 2005

8th

• Beat the Bug: Fourth Hand Hygiene Awareness Week Launched

  ‘Barry the Bug’ is making his way to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for the fourth year running to remind staff, patients and visitors to wash their hands.

7th

• Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet supports new unit

  Darcey Bussell OBE will officially open the new Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on 12 April 2005.

March 2005

31st

• Special wedding gift for children with burns

  When Mark and Hilary Fowler from Beckenham in Kent tied the knot last summer they asked their guests not to buy them wedding gifts but to make a donation to the Chelsea and Westminster Burns Unit.

9th

• Susan moves forward after her stroke

  Five years after a severe stroke patient, Susan Wintour, has defied all odds and is back doing what she loves the most – painting.