http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/prdcons/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=275 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033381 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:38:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033381 Date published: 08/02/2012
Summary: Valentine’s Day means it’s time for romance so join us for a live chat on all your sexual health queries with answers from a leading expert.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033323 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:00 UTC ms217 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033323 Date published: 03/02/2012
Summary: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is playing an important role in driving up standards in post-graduate medical training, having won a bid to become the lead provider for training in nine key specialties.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033244 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:38:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033244 Date published: 30/01/2012
Summary: BBC TV sports presenter Amanda Davies has become patron of the milk bank at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033146 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:10:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033146 Date published: 24/01/2012
Summary: EastEnders star Barbara Windsor today opened a new breast unit in Ealing Hospital. The actress, famous for her role as ‘Peggy’ in the long running soap, toured the breast screening unit run by West of London Breast Screening Service.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033039 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:29:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033039 Date published: 16/01/2012
Summary: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has appointed a renowned health expert to lead on the development of its future clinical strategy. Brendan Farmer has joined the trust as Director of Strategy from Capgemini where he was Vice President and Head of Health Consulting
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033026 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:11:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_033026 Date published: 16/01/2012
Summary: In a world-first, surgeons at London’s St Mary’s Hospital have used new robotic technology to perform surgery on a patient with a complex aortic aneurysm. Mr Barry Merchant, aged 67, was operated on successfully using the new Magellan™ Robotic System. Surgeons used the robot to repair Mr Merchant’s abdominal aortic aneurysm – a swelling in her aorta which, if left untreated, could have been fatal.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032957 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:03:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032957 Date published: 09/01/2012
Summary: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is top of the table for recruiting patients to clinical research studies. Highlighted in a league table1 published for the first time by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, Imperial College Healthcare recruited 69,260 patients in 20010/11 - more than any other NHS Trust in England.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032803 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:52:00 UTC jlittle http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032803 Date published: 06/01/2012
Summary: Feel you might have indulged a little too much over the festive period? Thinking about a New Year detox?
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032917 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:45:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032917 Date published: 05/01/2012
Summary: A patient who has been successfully treated for lung cancer has praised St Mary’s staff for their kindness and skill. Paddington resident Sue Bond, wife of the author of the ‘Paddington Bear’ books Michael Bond, has talked about her illness in a bid to raise awareness of the condition.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032869 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:23:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032869 Date published: 03/01/2012
Summary: Hammersmith Hospital’s Professor Stephen Bloom has received a Knighthood for his contribution to medical science in the 2012 New Year’s Honours List. The Honours List recognises the achievements and services of extraordinary people across the UK.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032799 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:11:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032799 Date published: 23/12/2011
Summary: The Trust is using twitter alongside NHS Trusts across London to urge local people to Choose Well this Christmas with a series of tweets based on the Christmas Carol ’Twelve Days of Christmas’.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032771 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:45:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032771 Date published: 22/12/2011
Summary: Britain's Got Talent dance act Flawless got this year's children's Christmas party at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington off to an energetic start.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032769 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:14:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032769 Date published: 21/12/2011
Summary: Santa and his elves brought some festive cheers to young patients at St Mary’s Hospital. Children dressed as elves from Paddington Green Children’s Centre helped Santa to carry presents to paediatric patients at the Paddington hospital.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032660 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:50:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032660 Date published: 15/12/2011
Summary: Our Trust features again this year in the Times Magazine’s prestigious Britain’s Top Surgeons listings. It describes the achievements and skills of nine of our experts and features an interview with Lord Darzi who describes what inspired him to become a surgeon, his training, research and innovations in medical technology.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032642 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:45:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032642 Date published: 15/12/2011
Summary: A paediatric simulation centre with hi-tech training equipment was officially opened by Imperial College Healthcare’s chief executive Mark Davies this week (12 December).
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032572 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:15:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032572 Date published: 13/12/2011
Summary: The Trust’s Paired Learning initiative has won the best clinical leadership development initiative category in the Elisabeth Paice Awards.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032530 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:05:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032530 Date published: 13/12/2011
Summary: Join us online at www.imperial.nhs.uk on Tuesday 13 December from 11.00 to 12.00 for a live discussion with one of the UK’s leading transplant surgeons Mr Vassilios Papalois.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032533 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:21:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032533 Date published: 09/12/2011
Summary: Congratulations to the Acton African Well Woman Centre which has won The Guardian Public Services Award 2011 for diversity.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032515 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:56:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032515 Date published: 08/12/2011
Summary: Sir Richard Sykes appointed as Chairman of Imperial College Healthcare. Sir Richard Sykes has been named the new Chairman of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032248 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:53:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032248 Date published: 06/12/2011
Summary: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is leading the battle against hospital bugs
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032441 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:36:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032441 Date published: 02/12/2011
Summary: Youngsters at the Trust’s St Mary’s Hospital were cheered up by a wonderful performance of Christmas panto Aladdin thanks to charity Starlight Children’s Foundation.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032385 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:03:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032385 Date published: 02/12/2011
Summary: Join us online at www.imperial.nhs.uk on Friday from 12.30 to 13.30 for a live discussion with one of the country’s leading gynaecologists Mr Keith Edmonds.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032394 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:24:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032394 Date published: 30/11/2011
Summary: Actress Barbara Windsor of EastEnders fame visited St Mary’s Hospital today to release 100 pink and white balloons to mark the end of breast cancer awareness season.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032391 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:56:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032391 Date published: 29/11/2011
Summary: Doctors have been helped to understand the impact of health conditions on the lives of patients and their families through a course designed by Imperial College Healthcare.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032372 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:29:00 UTC jlittle http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032372 Date published: 28/11/2011
Summary: A national independent report out today has highlighted clinical excellence and safety at the Trust, reporting its high survival rates for serious health conditions, stroke and low-risk conditions.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032374 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:27:00 UTC jlittle http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032374 Date published: 28/11/2011
Summary: Many public sector unions have called for a national strike on Wednesday 30 November 2011. The dispute is not with the Trust but is part of a national campaign against Government proposals to change public sector pension schemes.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032362 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:51:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032362 Date published: 28/11/2011
Summary: Ten-year-old Anna Al-Abdli is just one of the haematology patients at St Mary’s Hospital who will benefit from a generous donation of more than £8,000 from a local hotel.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032306 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:14:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032306 Date published: 25/11/2011
Summary: The Trust is set to join a group of eleven north west London healthcare providers with Imperial College London to form a new partnership to improve the health and care of the local population of 1.9 million.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032291 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:31:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032291 Date published: 24/11/2011
Summary: Youngsters Annabelle Abrahams and Reece Bedford are able to use their talents to the full thanks to an ‘air cleaning’ machine which has reduced their severe asthma symptoms. They were among 54 children with poorly controlled asthma who took part in a two-year trial of Airsonett’s Protexo air purification machine at the paediatric research unit, part of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and Imperial College London.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032225 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:51:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032225 Date published: 21/11/2011
Summary: An innovative pilot to improve care for people aged over 75 and with diabetes, in which our Trust is one of the lead partners, has been recognised for its exceptional work.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032116 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:10:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032116 Date published: 14/11/2011
Summary: Join us online on World Diabetes Day web chat today from 12.30-13.30 for a live discussion with our consultant in diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine Dr David Gable.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032099 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:16:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032099 Date published: 10/11/2011
Summary: Actress Ashley Jensen, who stars as Bryony the Wrapping Elf in this year’s hit animation movie Arthur Christmas, has been bringing some early festive cheer to seriously ill kids at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, with children’s charity Starlight Children’s Foundation.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032002 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:17:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_032002 Date published: 31/10/2011
Summary: Our Trust has one of the lowest mortality rates in the country, according to new figures published last week. The new Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) data shows that Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has the fourth lowest rate in the country.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031957 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:48:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031957 Date published: 26/10/2011
Summary: Beaming Abdul Malek El Hamdi looks a different child from a few weeks ago as he is pictured with paediatric staff nurse Monette Eiliazadeh at St Mary’s Hospital in London. The 15-year-old has taken his first steps at the hospital only two months after suffering horrific lower limb injuries when a bomb exploded at his school in Tripoli. His left leg was littered with fragments of the grenade and he had several infected wounds which caused a lot of pain.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031948 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:11:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031948 Date published: 25/10/2011
Summary: A Charing Cross Hospital nurse has won a prize for his dedication to his work while he was training. Nurse Patrick Barr, 28, of Esmond Road, Chiswick, now works as an emergency staff nurse at the hospital in Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031871 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:30:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031871 Date published: 14/10/2011
Summary: Found collapsed in the middle of the road, Daniel Gray had to have a tube inserted into his windpipe by medics in the helicopter emergency team at the road side to keep him alive.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031666 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:12:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031666 Date published: 03/10/2011
Summary: Patients and surgeons from Hammersmith Hospital have taken part in a primetime BBC documentary on the miracle of organ donation. The landmark production called ‘Transplant’ will air on Tuesday 4 October 2011 at 22.35 on BBC 1.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031621 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:13:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031621 Date published: 28/09/2011
Summary: An innovative new technique that heats up the nerves around the kidneys is being trialled at Imperial College Healthcare as potential treatment for heart failure symptoms.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031579 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:07:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031579 Date published: 27/09/2011
Summary: The first injured Libyan child to be flown to the UK for expert medical treatment was brought to St Mary’s Hospital in London last night. Fifteen-year-old, Abdul Malek El Hamdi, was evacuated from Tripoli and brought straight to St Mary’s A&E having sustained lower limb injuries when a grenade exploded at his school.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031477 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:49:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031477 Date published: 20/09/2011
Summary: Catchy tunes and dance routines are set to raise money for the charity Leuka, which supports research into the causes and treatment of leukaemia at Hammersmith Hospital.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031432 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:34:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031432 Date published: 15/09/2011
Summary: An HIV pharmacist at St Mary’s Hospital has won a lifetime achievement award for her dedication and achievements.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031382 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:08:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031382 Date published: 13/09/2011
Summary: The Haven Paddington at St Mary’s Hospital has developed a phone app idea to support victims of rape. The ‘Reducing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after sexual assault’ app idea was designed to be used by men, women and young people who have experienced sexual violence.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031373 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:23:00 UTC gprima http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031373 Date published: 08/09/2011
Summary: A Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital midwife has been given an award by the Mayor of London for her charity work. Jenny Smith, specialist midwife for normality at the hospital in Du Cane Road, Shepherd's Bush, was given a certificate from Boris Johnson for her ‘outstanding contribution to improving London and the quality of life for Londoners.’
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031352 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:02:00 UTC jlittle http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031352 Date published: 05/09/2011
Summary: Following media coverage today, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust would like to categorically deny that we have any plans to close St Mary's Hospital or any of our hospital sites
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031190 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:04:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031190 Date published: 24/08/2011
Summary: An award was given at the Cannes Lion Festival to a film about sexual assault, made by the Havens at St Mary’s Hospital alongside its sister centres.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031198 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:17:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031198 Date published: 24/08/2011
Summary: Mark Davies, chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, will be taking part in a tower block abseil to show his support for the charity which raises funds for his hospitals.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031192 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:41:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031192 Date published: 24/08/2011
Summary: An innovative smartphone application to help our staff treat infections has been launched at Imperial College Healthcare.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031157 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:52:00 UTC jlittle http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031157 Date published: 19/08/2011
Summary: Young patients in St Mary’s Hospital paediatric wards enjoyed a summer pantomime thanks to a children’s charity.
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031090 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:08:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031090 Date published: 18/08/2011
]]> http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031004 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:36:00 UTC sy001 http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/imperialweb/aboutus/news/news_031004 Date published: 12/08/2011
Summary: The Western Eye Hospital has won a national award in recognition of the outstanding treatment it provides.
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