August 2011

BBC Radio 5 – 30 August 2011
UK first kidney transplant sourced online
The first kidney transplant using a kidney sourced online is to be carried out in the UK. Professor Nadey Hakim from Hammersmith Hospital was interviewed by Radio 5 and discussed altruistic donation.

Wood and Vale – 25 August 2011
Hospital’s film wins award
A film made by sexual health referral centres The Havens, including the branch at St Mary’s Hospital, has won an award. It is designed to raise awareness of sexual assault and the issue of consent in sexual activity.
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BBC Radio 4 – 24 August 2011
An unhealthy wait
Lord Darzi was interviewed by Radio 4 on the time it takes for research to be translated into clinical care and the reasons behind this time lag.
BBC Radio 4 

Evening Standard – 24 August
Researchers get £423m boost
London’s nine leading medical institutions, including our Trust, have been given a record £423.8m for research, this article reports, to work on illnesses such as cancer, dementia and heart disease. The award came through the National Institute for Health Research and our Trust was awarded £112m.
Evening Standard

The Guardian – 18 August
Medical researchers get £800m boost
This article announces that a grant through the National Institute for Health Research will be the largest single cash injection into NHS early stage medical research.
Our Trust alongside academic partners Imperial College London received the biggest payout, with a £112m award for pioneering work.
The Guardian

BBC News – 12 August 2011
Lancet research
Consultant cardiologist, Dr Ghada Mikhail, gave an expert comment on the BBC national news. She was interviewed at Hammersmith Hospital in response to a paper published by the Lancet, which stated that women have a 25 per cent higher risk of heart disease if they smoke than men.
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Westminster Chronicle – 12 August 2011
Rail crash and 7/7 doctor leaves 'field of battle'
A&E consultant at St Mary’s Hospital Professor Robin Touquet featured in this article about his retirement and career which included leading the hospital’s A&E service and caring for patients in the Paddington rail crash and London July bombings.
Westminster Chronicle
This article also featured in the Wood and Vale and West End Extra

Fulham and Hammersmith Chronicle – 12 August 2011
Friendly ear for cancer patients
Former EastEnders actor Larry Lamb helped open a new Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Charing Cross Hospital. It will provide drop-in information and support to anyone living with cancer, their relatives or friends.
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HSJ – 11 August 2011
Lord Darzi called in to review the future of the AHSC
Professor Lord Darzi, the former health minister, is to chair a review of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s Academic Health Science Centre and advise on its future direction, reported the HSJ.
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The Sun – 4 August 2011
I was awake while surgeons removed my brain tumour
This article describes the successful brain surgery a patient underwent at Charing Cross Hospital to remove a tumour. It was essential that the patient was awake during the operation to talk to her surgeon, Mr Kevin O’Neill, so he could assess her brain’s reaction to the procedure.
The Sun

The Telegraph – 2 August 2011
Nicholas Evans: 'I wanted to die. It was so grim.'
Screenwriter of the film the Horse Whisperer describes how he was poisoned by wild mushrooms and his subsequent kidney transplant at Hammersmith Hospital.
The Telegraph