2012

December 2012

28th

• Recruitment open afternoon

  On Friday 11 January 2013 the Paediatrics Physiotherapy Department is holding a recruitment open afternoon at Jack Tizard School in White City from 2:30–4:30pm.

21st

• Chelsea footballers bring festive cheer to children

  Chelsea footballers including Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Victor Moses visited Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster on Friday 21 December.

• Peter Jones snowman comes to Chelsea Children’s Hospital

  The Peter Jones snowman, as featured in this year’s John Lewis Christmas TV advert ‘The Snowman’s Journey’, has been donated to Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster.

• Best Decorated Ward winners announced

  Rainsford Mowlem Ward has won Chelsea and Westminster Hospital's Best Decorated Ward competition, which is held every year to help bring some Christmas cheer to patients who unfortunately have to spend the festive season in hospital.

20th

• Chelsea and Westminster visiting restrictions

  We recognise that visitors are important to our patients’ wellbeing, but at this time of year the risk of visitors spreading norovirus (diarrhoea and vomiting—D&V), colds and flu is so high that we need to restrict visiting to ensure the safety of our patients and staff.

• Friends Christmas Cheer Awards 2012

  The annual Friends Christmas Cheer Awards, which recognises members of staff and teams who have a happy, positive approach to their work and encompass our values every day, took place on Monday 17 December.

• 96% of Chelsea and Westminster patients recommend the hospital to friends and family

  96% of Chelsea and Westminster patients would recommend the hospital to their friends and family, according to the first month’s results of the Friends and Family Test.

19th

• Hundreds celebrate Christmas at Chelsea and Westminster

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital celebrated the festive season with a special Christmas event on Monday 17 December.

• Dr Adrian Bull appointed as Managing Director of Imperial College Health Partners

  Dr Adrian Bull has been appointed as the Managing Director of Imperial College Health Partners.

• Dr Richard Morgan wins patient award

  Consultant Physician Dr Richard Morgan has received a prestigious award after being nominated by patients of his multi-disciplinary specialist spina bifida and hydrocephalus clinic at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

• 5 Chelsea and Westminster doctors in The Times ‘Top 100 Children’s Doctors’

  The Times ‘Britain’s Top 100 Children’s Doctors’—published by the newspaper on Saturday 15 December—includes 5 doctors from the Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster.

7th

• The GayUK and 56 Dean Street launch online sexual health clinic

  TheGayUK and 56 Dean Street, the popular HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, are pleased to announce a brand new venture to bring sexual health information to your desktop, tab or Smartphone.

6th

• HIV testing goes on the road to mark World AIDS Day

  Staff from Chelsea and Westminster’s three HIV and sexual health centres hit the road to coincide with World AIDS Day on Saturday 1 December.

• Staff get vaccinated to protect patients

  More than 1,650 staff at Chelsea and Westminster have now had their flu vaccination to protect patients.

3rd

• 56 Dean Street’s HIV testing event breaks world record

  Staff from 56 Dean Street, Chelsea and Westminster’s popular HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, broke their own HIV testing world record to mark World AIDS Day on Saturday (1 December).

• Live tweeting tonight during Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands

  Join us tonight for a brand new episode of Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands tonight at 9pm on BBC3 and have your say during the show on our Twitter feed: ChelwestFT.

• Chelsea and Westminster named as 1 of best 5 hospitals for low mortality rates in Dr Foster Hospital Guide

  Chelsea and Westminster has been named as 1 of only 5 hospitals in England with lower than expected mortality rates for 3 of the 4 mortality indicators measured in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide, an annual independent healthcare survey published today (Monday 3 December).

November 2012

30th

• Live web chat for World AIDS Day

  Staff from 56 Dean Street will be hosting a live web chat session tomorrow Saturday 1 December from 1–2pm during their attempt to break their own world record.

• Public supports Option A to keep full A&E service at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  More than 80% of people responding to the Shaping a Healthier Future public consultation about proposed changes to NHS services in North West London have supported Option A to designate Chelsea and Westminster as a major hospital with a full A&E service.

• The Pluto Appeal lands on Bing

  Microsoft’s search engine, Bing.com, is today handing over its daily homepage to The Pluto Appeal, which aims to raise £1.5million for a ‘da-Vinci’ surgical robot to perform life-saving operations in the Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster.

29th

• Prime Minister supports 56 Dean Street’s HIV testing event on World AIDS Day Saturday 1 December

  Prime Minister David Cameron is publicly supporting 56 Dean Street’s attempt to break their own world record for the number of HIV tests given in a single day this Saturday 1 December to mark World AIDS Day.

27th

• Star Awards 2013—coming soon

  This year’s inaugural Star Awards to recognise the outstanding individuals and teams of staff who make the greatest difference to our patients and hospital were a big success with almost 800 nominations from staff and patients.

26th

• ‘Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands’ returns—3 December

  On average more than 2.5 million people watched the six one-hour episodes of the BBC3 documentary series ‘Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands’ which were shown earlier this year.

23rd

• Results of the Council of Governors elections November 2012

  As a Foundation Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is more accountable to the local community and its staff through its membership—which totals more than 14,000—and the Council of Governors.

• World AIDS Day Saturday 1 December—Get Tested, Make History

  Come along to G-A-Y Bar Old Compton Street to get a FREE Instant and confidential HIV Test and support our attempts to promote HIV awareness, reduce stigma and make history.

22nd

• Full house for final Medicine for Members event of 2012

  The last of our Medicine for Members events for 2012 took place on Wednesday 21 November with a seminar on Dementia by Dr Richard Morgan.

20th

• ‘Show us the way’ project—user testing this week

  More than 150 patients, visitors, Foundation Trust members and staff took part in the ‘Show us the way’ wayfinding consultation earlier this year by completing a survey or attending a focus group.

15th

• World Diabetes Day seminar is popular with Foundation Trust members

  World Diabetes Day on Wednesday 14 November was marked at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital by the latest in our popular series of free health seminars for Foundation Trust members—‘Medicine for Members’.

2nd

• Director of Research & Development shortlisted for top award

  Professor Derek Bell, Director of Research & Development at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Professor Bell is in the running to win the ‘NHS Quality Champion of the Year’ category of the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards 2012.

• Finance team shortlisted in 2 categories of national awards

  Staff working in the Finance Department at Chelsea and Westminster have been shortlisted in 2 categories of the prestigious Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Awards 2012.

October 2012

16th

• Council of Governors elections 2012—list of nominated candidates published

  The list of candidates who have nominated themselves to stand for election to the Council of Governors in November’s elections has now been published.

10th

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital recognised for paediatric workstation innovation

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, in partnership with Managed Technology Services and Freeway Medical, won the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) Award for Innovation in Products for the development of a child focused “Paediatric Mobile Workstation”.

• Popular BBC documentary series to be repeated—starting Monday 15 October

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is the setting for the popular BBC documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands which is being repeated on BBC3 from next Monday 15 October.

8th

• Public consultation draws to a close

  The Shaping a healthier future public consultation about changes to NHS services in North West London finishes today Monday 8 October.

5th

• Staff flu vaccination well underway at Chelsea and Westminster

  Winter flu vaccinations for staff began on Monday 1 October and vaccination clinics have been running all week. In the first four days 353 members of staff from all different areas of the hospital have had their flu vaccination.

• Foundation Trust members invited to 2 free health events in November

  Members of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are invited to the latest in our series of free health events for Foundation Trust members—‘Medicine for Members’.

3rd

• 56 Dean Street community campaign winner announced

  The winner of a competition launched by 56 Dean Street, the Trust's HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, to offer members of the gay community the chance to design an innovative HIV awareness campaign aimed at gay and bisexual men has been announced.

• Hospital Charity chosen as art fair charity partner

  Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity has been chosen as the affiliated charity partner for this year's Multiplied Contemporary Art in Editions Fair at Christie's, South Kensington.

• Work experience programme inspires young people

  A group of 10 young people took part in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital's new work experience programme INSPIRE in August.

• West London African Women’s Service team shortlisted for HSJ Awards

  The West London African Women's Service has been shortlisted for the Health Service Journal Awards in the 'Patient Centred Care' category.

• Chelsea and Westminster Intensive Care Unit nominated for national nursing award

  The Chelsea and Westminster Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team has been shortlisted for the Nursing Times Awards 2012 in the ‘Emergency and Critical Care’ category.

September 2012

28th

• World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at Chelsea and Westminster

  The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Macmillan Cancer Support team hosted a fantastic “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning” event in the main atrium of the hospital on Friday 28 September.

• Members impressed with management of shoulder pain event

  On Thursday 27 September, Dr Jeremy Lewis (Consultant Physiotherapist) presented a Medicine for Members event on the Management of Shoulder Pain.

25th

• Chelsea and Westminster named best UK employer for carers and eldercare

  Chelsea and Westminster has won the ‘Best for Carers and Eldercare’ category at the Top Employers for Working Families Awards 2012.

21st

• Statistics show no mixed sex accommodation breaches in August for patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  Figures released by the Department of Health on the 20 September show that Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust was one of 16 trusts in London with no mixed sex accommodation breaches in August.

19th

• Need for specialist care for cancer patients with diabetes

  Cancer patients with diabetes need access to specialist diabetes care, a study at The Royal Marsden has revealed. The study was a joint project run by The Royal Marsden and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

17th

• Junior doctors to run half marathon for Pluto

  Three of the young doctors who featured in the BBC documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands filmed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are taking on a new challenge - running The Royal Parks Half Marathon in aid of The Pluto Appeal on 7 October.

6th

• Patients praise Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in glowing report from the Care Quality Commission

  The Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlights praise from patients in a report published today (Thursday 6 September), following an inspection of services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on 26 July.

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital welcomes new Chief Executive

  The new Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Tony Bell, started at the hospital on Monday 3 September. Tony Bell has over 30 years of experience in the NHS and joins Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital where he was Chief Executive since 2007.

• Chelsea and Westminster shortlisted for employer awards

  Chelsea and Westminster has been shortlisted in two categories of the Top Employers for Working Families Awards 2012—the Trust is in the running to win both both the ‘Best Employer for Flexible Working’ and ‘Best Employer for Carers & Eldercare’ awards.

5th

• Shaping a healthier future public consultation meeting a success

  The third Medicine for Members event focused on proposed changes to NHS services in North West London. The free event was open to all patients and members of the public who have joined our Foundation Trust as members—nearly 30 members attended.

4th

• Chelsea and Westminster doctor featured on Radio 4 tonight

  Dr Ann Sullivan, Consultant Physician at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, can be heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Inside Health’ programme at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 4 September) talking to presenter Dr Mark Porter about HIV in the UK today.

• David Erskine Ward is moving—Saturday 8 September

  David Erskine Ward, which is usually located on the 4th Floor of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, is temporarily moving into St Mary Abbots Ward on the 5th Floor of the hospital for a 6-week period from this Saturday 8 September to allow David Erskine to be extensively redecorated and re-floored in order to improve the patient experience.

August 2012

30th

• Charity donates wheelchair to hospital

  Path to Success, a London-based charity, has donated a wheelchair for use by bariatric (weight loss) patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The charity, which was established in 2005, funds projects which have an immediate and demonstrable positive impact upon the health, welfare and educational prospects of young people and adults. Support is provided through fundraising and grant-giving to organisations that fulfil their charitable objectives.

• Chelsea and Westminster Maternity Unit featured in ITV documentary tonight – Thursday 30 August

  The Maternity Unit at Chelsea and Westminster is featured in a 1-hour documentary 'Britain by Night' which will be shown at 9pm on ITV tonight.

29th

• Mother of girl hit by London bus to carry Paralympic torch

  The mother of a little girl who lost her leg when she was hit by a London bus will carry the Paralympic torch today. Sarah Hope and her daughter Pollyanna were both treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital by surgeon Simon Eccles following the crash in April 2007 which also killed Sarah’s mother, Elizabeth Panton.

• Patient and Public Governors launch petition to keep A&E at Chelsea and Westminster

  Patient and Public representatives on the Council of Governors at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital have launched a petition in support of the ‘Safe in our hands’ campaign to keep A&E and other vital services such as Maternity and Paediatrics at Chelsea and Westminster.

24th

• Olympic legend urges support for keeping A&E at Chelsea and Westminster

  Olympic legend and two-time Gold Medallist Daley Thompson, who visited Chelsea and Westminster Hospital recently to put more than 100 staff through their paces during a pre-Olympics lunchtime exercise class, is supporting the ‘Safe in our hands’ campaign to keep A&E and other vital services including Maternity at Chelsea and Westminster.

20th

• New work experience programme to inspire young people

  Today (Monday 20 August) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is launching a new work experience programme called INSPIRE. It is the brainchild of Libby Wingfield (Volunteer Services and Work Experience Manager) and Staff Governor Maddy Than. The new programme aims to engage and inspire young people from our local community to consider a career in medicine and healthcare.

• Paediatric Ambulatory Care Clinic moves location – Monday 20 August

  Parents and visitors to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are asked to note that the Paediatric Ambulatory Care Clinic (PACC) is relocating to Outpatients Department 4 from today (Monday 20 August). The clinic will run from this space until December. This is part of the ongoing development of the new Chelsea Children’s Hospital at Chelsea and Westminster.

• Foundation Trust members invited to free health event - Thursday 27 September

  Members of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are invited to the latest in our new series of health events for Foundation Trust members – ‘Medicine for Members’.

• Meet our new Chief Executive at Annual Members’ Meeting – 13 September

  New Chief Executive Tony Bell, who takes up his post at Chelsea and Westminster on 3 September, will be among the speakers at our Annual Members’ Meeting on Thursday 13 September.

6th

• Chelsea and Westminster staff star in London 2012 opening ceremony

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital staff who took part in Danny Boyle’s spectacular opening ceremony for the London Games have been reliving their amazing experience.

• Chelsea and Westminster doctor stars in major public photography exhibition

  Hazem El-Refaey, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, is starring in a major new public art project initiated by The Photographers’ Gallery to coincide with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

1st

• Doctor spreads the word about good sexual health

  A sexual health doctor at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been sharing his expertise with the Somali community.

July 2012

30th

• Team GB race past Chelsea and Westminster to rein in the silver

  The return of the rain appeared to be something of a good omen at Sunday’s women’s cycling road race, as Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead took silver and became Team GB’s first medal winner.

29th

• Patient care unaffected during Olympic cycling road race weekend

  It was ‘business as usual’ at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital yesterday during the men’s Olympic cycling road race—even though road access to the hospital was severely restricted throughout the day.

27th

• Olympic cycling road races 28 & 29 July—information for patients and visitors

  The men’s and women’s Olympic cycling road races are taking place this weekend—Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July. These are major Olympic road events which will travel along Fulham Road and will pass Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on both the outward and homeward bound legs.

26th

• Mother of ‘3 little miracles’ triplets carries Olympic torch

  A grateful mother who helped raise £250,000 for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to thank the doctors and nurses who saved the lives of her prematurely born triplets carried the Olympic torch along the Kings Road in Chelsea today.

25th

• Olympian leads lunchtime exercise class

  Following the success of the lunchtime exercise class in the hospital on Workout at Work Day in June, when Olympic legend Daley Thompson put more than 100 staff through their paces, another session took place at lunchtime today at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, led by Snowy Brooks.

• Leading emergency care of athletes

  With only two days to go before the Olympics we caught up with Dr Claire Emerson (Consultant, A&E Department) who will be leading the team of doctors and physiotherapists who treat athletes who get ill or injured while competing.

24th

• Olympic Torch Relay—26 July

  The Olympic Torch Relay will pass through the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Thursday 26 July from approximately 1:20–1:50pm.

18th

• Excellent ratings for hospital environment

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been rated ‘Excellent’ for Environment, Food and Privacy & Dignity in the latest Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessment—results for every hospital in the country are published today (Wednesday 17 July) by the NHS Information Centre.

• NHS Heroes—your chance to nominate Chelsea and Westminster staff

  A new awards scheme has been launched to recognise the great work that individual members of staff and teams do every day in the NHS in England.

17th

• Need urgent medical help? Call the new three digit number—111

  If you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency and you live in the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, you can now call 111 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

13th

• Countdown to London 2012—2 weeks to go

  With just 2 weeks to go until the start of the Olympic Games, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is getting ready for the Games period with plenty of information for patients, visitors and staff about how the Games will affect the hospital.

11th

• Hospital Friends clay pigeon shoot to raise money for Club Drug Clinic

  The Friends of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital’s sixth charity clay pigeon shoot will be held on Friday 5 October at the Royal Berkshire Shooting School in Pangbourne, Berkshire.

• Innovative service to help women with FGM wins two awards

  A pioneering service to help women with female genital mutilation (FGM) has won two prestigious awards from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity (APPGM). The APPGM is a cross-party group which aims to highlight maternity issues in Parliament. It is serviced by the National Childbirth Trust which is the UK’s largest charity for parents.

10th

• Dermatology and Plastics outpatient services on the move

  The new Dermatology and Plastics Department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has now re-opened following refurbishment. Dermatology moved into the new, improved area on Monday 9 July and Plastics will move into the new department on Monday 16 July.

• Annie Zunz Ward to move back to 3rd Floor – Friday 13 July

  Annie Zunz Ward, which is usually located on the 3rd Floor of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, temporarily moved into St Mary Abbots Ward on the 5th Floor for a 4-week period last month to allow Annie Zunz to be extensively redecorated and re-floored in order to improve the patient experience.

6th

• From surgery to Stratford

  With only three weeks to go before the Olympics we caught up with Mr Simon Clarke (Consultant Paediatric Surgeon) who will be performing in the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July.

• North West London Integrated Care Pilot ‘highly commended’ in national awards

  The North West London Integrated Care Pilot (ICP)—in which Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a key partner—has been Highly Commended in a prestigious national awards scheme for its work in bringing together the care of people living with diabetes.

5th

• Walking maps published—beat the congestion during the Olympics

  Roads and public transport are expected to be very busy during the Olympics from 27 July to 12 August. Patients who are mobile enough, staff and visitors are encouraged to walk to the hospital where possible. Why not beat the congestion and get some extra exercise?

3rd

• Annual Report & Accounts published

  2011/12 was a busy and challenging year for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. You can now read all about it in our Annual Report & Accounts for the last 12 months which was laid before Parliament on Monday 2 July and is now published on our website.

June 2012

28th

• Chelsea and Westminster Quality Account published

  Chelsea and Westminster’s Quality Account for the 2011/12 financial year is published today on our website and also on the NHS Choices website.

27th

• Dr Mike Anderson to be Acting Chief Executive from Monday 2 July

  Dr Mike Anderson, the Trust’s Medical Director, will be acting up as Chief Executive from Monday 2 July following the departure of Heather Lawrence OBE who leaves Chelsea and Westminster on Friday 29 June after 12 years as Chief Executive.

• Toilet and shower facilities now being refurbished

  A major project to refurbish toilet and shower facilities at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital got underway this week.

• Chelsea and Westminster surgeon stars in Channel 5 documentary—Thursday 28 June

  Chelsea and Westminster craniofacial surgeon Niall Kirkpatrick features in Channel 5 documentary ‘The Baby With a New Face’ at 9pm this Thursday (28 June).

21st

• Information about disruption to bus services tomorrow (Friday 22 June)

  Transport for London (TfL) is advising that the leadership of the UNITE union has called for industrial action by bus driver and engineers.

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Training Exercise—Friday 22 June

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital will be taking part in a training exercise tomorrow, Friday 22 June from 10am—12:30pm to test its preparedness for a major incident.

• British Medical Association (BMA) action today

  A British Medical Association (BMA) day of action is taking place today in response to the Government’s public sector pension reforms.

20th

• Possible bus driver strike this Friday 22 June

  It is highly likely that a 24-hour strike by some Unite union members will go ahead from 3am on Friday 22 June to 3am on Saturday 23 June.

• Pioneering partnership to improve care for patients with muscle and joint problems

  Patients in a central London borough will benefit from a new partnership between one of the best performing NHS trusts and the largest independent provider of community musculoskeletal (MSK) services to the NHS.

• Imperial College Health Partners launched

  Imperial College Health Partners, a company that aims to improve the health and care of the population of 1.9 million people living in North West London, is formed today.

19th

• Olympic legend Daley Thompson leads staff workout

  Olympic legend and two-time Gold Medallist Daley Thompson put more than 100 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital staff through their paces during a lunchtime exercise class today.

14th

• Annie Zunz Ward has moved

  Annie Zunz Ward, which is usually located on the 3rd Floor of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, has temporarily moved into St Mary Abbots Ward on the 5th Floor for a 4-week period to allow Annie Zunz to be extensively redecorated and re-floored in order to improve the patient experience.

• ‘Show us the way’ consultation—you have your say

  Patients, visitors, Foundation Trust members and everyone else with an interest in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were encouraged to take part in the ‘Show us the way’ wayfinding consultation which ended on 18 May.

• National recognition for prevention of blood clots

  Chelsea and Westminster has been named as an Exemplar Centre for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention by the NHS VTE Exemplar Centre Network for its work in preventing blood clots.

13th

• Heather Lawrence confirmed as Non-Executive Director at Monitor

  Heather Lawrence, Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is today confirmed as Non-Executive Director at the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts (Monitor).

• Trust shortlisted for national awards

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been shortlisted in two categories of the Health Service Journal Efficiency Awards—winners will be announced on 25 September.

6th

• New Chief Executive to join Chelsea and Westminster in September

  Tony Bell OBE, whose appointment as the new Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was announced in May, will take up his post on Monday 3 September.

• Garden party in aid of The Pluto Appeal—tickets now available

  Residents of Courtfield Gardens in SW5 are holding their annual summer garden party this month in aid of The Pluto Appeal to support the campaign to buy London’s first surgical robot for children at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

May 2012

30th

• Diamond Jubilee weekend—‘business as usual’ at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  Staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital will be providing services for patients as usual over the long holiday weekend when London celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

29th

• More patients treated more quickly

  Chelsea and Westminster has been singled out by the Department of Health as one of just 59 NHS trusts nationally, and one of only a handful in London, that have no patients on a waiting list for longer than 12 months.

• North West London Integrated Care Pilot shortlisted for national award

  The North West London Integrated Care Pilot (ICP)—in which Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a key partner—has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for its work in bringing together the care of people living with diabetes.

24th

• 56 Dean Street campaign wins British Medical Journal award

  Congratulations to staff from 56 Dean Street, our hugely successful HIV and sexual health centre in Soho, who won the Health Communication Campaign of the Year category at last night’s British Medical Journal Group Improving Health Awards.

• Andrew Lansley praises Chelsea Children’s Hospital

  Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley was given a special behind-the-scenes look at the new Chelsea Children’s Hospital yesterday and met with staff and patients on a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities.

23rd

• This year’s Open Day more popular than ever

  More than 2,100 people attended the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Open Day 2012, setting a new record for this increasingly popular annual event.

18th

• Health Minister Simon Burns visits Chelsea and Westminster

  Health Minister Simon Burns visited Chelsea and Westminster Hospital yesterday (17 May) to hear about the implementation of a new ‘care bundle’ approach to the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which has been proven to reduce the readmission of patients to hospital.

15th

• Chelsea and Westminster Star Awards 2012

  BBC presenter Sophie Raworth announced the winners of the first Chelsea and Westminster Star Awards, sponsored by Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity, at an awards evening held at Chelsea Football Club on Monday 14 May 2012.

10th

• The Community Campaign launches a new era in advertising

  56 Dean Street is offering members of the gay community the chance to design an innovative HIV or sexual health awareness campaign.

8th

• New Chief Executive appointed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  Tony Bell OBE has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country’s best performing NHS trusts.

2nd

• Dementia seminar proves popular with Foundation Trust members

  Our latest ‘Medicine for Members’ seminar for Foundation Trust members—‘Addressing and managing the dementia epidemic’—was held on Tuesday 1 May.

April 2012

30th

• ‘Show us the way’ consultation launched—have your say

  All patients, visitors, Foundation Trust members and everyone else with an interest in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is encouraged to take part in our ‘Show us the way’ wayfinding consultation.

• Sun Awareness Week—cover up and stay sun-safe

  This week is Sun Awareness Week and a new survey today reveals almost one in three women won’t be wearing sun tan lotion when they go abroad this year.

27th

• Directors’ Den—winners announced

  Congratulations to the winners of the first round of our new staff initiative Directors’ Den, based on the TV series Dragons’ Den.

26th

• Open Day 2012—Saturday 12 May, 11am–3pm

  It’s back! Come and join us at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from 11am–3pm on Saturday 12 May for our annual Open Day.

25th

• ‘Medicine for Members’ free health event now fully booked

  Our latest ‘Medicine for Members’ event for Foundation Trust members—a Dementia seminar on Tuesday 1 May– has proved so popular that it is now fully booked.

• Innovative singing workshops for pregnant women are back

  An innovative programme of weekly singing workshops for pregnant women—Womb Song—is set to return to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in May.

24th

• Patients give their verdict on services at Chelsea and Westminster

  96% of inpatients treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital would recommend the hospital to their friends and family, according to the results of the national NHS inpatient survey published by the Care Quality Commission today (24 April).

20th

• Barclays Cycle Hire—now near Chelsea and Westminster

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is now on the cycle routes of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme with two new docking stations located to the side of Pizza Express on Limerston Street and to the side of the Fulham Road cinema, Drayton Gardens.

19th

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is meeting quality and safety standards—CQC report published

  Patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital feel they are well looked after and that staff are attentive and caring, according to a report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) yesterday.

18th

• 100 days to go to London 2012—meet our very own Olympic Gold medalist

  Did you know that Chelsea and Westminster has its very own Olympic Gold medallist? Nuclear Medicine Superintendent Radiographer Adrian Ellison was part of the men’s rowing four which won a Gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics—we had a chat to him with find out more.

16th

• Mobile Sight Loss Information Service visits Kensington Town Hall

  Action for Blind People's Mobile Sight Loss Information Service will be outside Kensington Central Library on the Kensington Town Hall Forecourt, Hornton Street, W8 7NX between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday 25 April.

12th

• Our values unveiled

  More than 800 patients and staff voted for their top four values and a further 130 took part in a series of focus groups during our ‘Who do you think WE are?’ consultation campaign to define our values in February 2012.

• Star Awards shortlist announced

  The shortlist for the first Chelsea and Westminster Star Awards is announced today. Almost 800 nominations were received from staff and patients and now 3 individual staff and/or teams have been shortlisted.

11th

• Bright ideas shortlisted for Directors’ Den

  Six applications from frontline staff have been shortlisted for Chelsea and Westminster’s new initiative to encourage innovative ideas to improve the experience of patients—Directors’ Den.

• ‘Medicine for Members’ free health event—Tuesday 1 May

  Members of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are invited to the second in our new series of health events for Foundation Trust members—‘Medicine for Members’.

• Hospital Radio presenter shortlisted for national award

  Congratulations to Alex Baker of Radio Chelsea and Westminster, our hospital radio station, who was shortlisted in the Male Presenter of the Year category of the National Hospital Radio Awards. Alex won a Silver Award in this category.

• New NHS 111 to be launched soon

  The launch of the pilot of the new NHS 111 service in Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster is due to take place in May.

4th

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital shortlisted for CHKS patient safety award

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for this year’s CHKS Patient Safety Award—for the second year in a row.

3rd

• Trust shortlisted in 2 categories of CIPR Excellence Awards 2012

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted in 2 categories of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Awards 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.

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.

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

  The Maternity Day Assessment Unit (MDAU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has moved to a new location in the Antenatal Clinic on the First Floor (near Lift Bank B - by the escalators).

• 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.