October 2011

The Observer – 30 October 2011
Giles Duley: ‘My friends love the idea of me being half man, half camera’
A photographer who was blown up by a landmine in Afghanistan and cared for at Charing Cross Hospital shares his story from his hospital bed.
The Observer

Nursing Standard – 26 October 2011
Small screen influence
Trust breast specialist nurse Victoria Harmer talks about the power of television in raising awareness of the need to be screened for breast cancer.
Click here to request for a copy of the story.

Health Service Journal – 24 October 2011
Exclusive: new academic health science partnership planned
This story states that the Trust plans to launch a new academic health science partnership covering north-west London following Lord Ara Darzi’s review of the existing academic health science centre at Imperial College Healthcare.
Click here to request for a copy of the story.

G3 – 24 October 2011
Safe Haven
Lead clinician at the Haven sexual health referral centre at St Mary’s Hospital Alison Mears describes the services provided to its clients. Data from surveys and relevant studies are also used to support and give clearer picture on the issue.
Click here for a copy of the article.

Sunday Telegraph – 22 October 2011
Libyan boy says thank you to Britain’s medics
This story charters the recovery of the 15-year-old victim of Libyan warfare brought to St Mary’s Hospital for medical care. Consultant in plastic and reconstructive surgery Shehan Hettiaratchy is described as one of the 50 staff at St Mary’s who played a part in the patient’s recovery. 
Sunday Telegraph

Wood and Vale – 20 October 2011
Nurses help to raise awareness of breast cancer with rail travellers
Trust breast clinical nurses Victoria Harmer and Yvonne Tapper raised awareness of the disease with a stall in Paddington Station.
Click here to request a copy of this article.
This story was also reported in Westminster Chronicle.

Harrow Observer – 20 October 2011
Man who survived horror car smash praises medical staff
This article describes the story of a man who was cared for by St Mary’s Hospital’s major trauma team after a serious road traffic accident. Trust consultant neurosurgeon Mark Wilson described how direct transfer of head injured patients to a major trauma centre such as St Mary’s Hospital helps save vital time.
BBC London, BBC Radio London, LAS press office, London24 and the Kilburn Times have also covered the story.
Click here to request for a copy of the story.

Time Out – 19 October 2011
A soldier’s tale
One of the Libyans brought to the UK for treatment at Charing Cross Hospital after being wounded in his country’s conflict shares his story.
The story was also broadcast by BBC Radio 4.
The story appeared in the Westminster Chronicle
Click here to request for a copy of the story.

Jewish Chronicle - 14 October 2011
A prestigious maternity unit is reborn: The family way
This article describes the private facilities available in the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital, stating that it has an international reputation for handling complex pregnancies and multiple births as well as low-risk deliveries.
Jewish Chronicle

Health Service Journal – 12 October 2011
How to coordinate integrated care across multi-disciplinary groups
This story explores the benefits and workings of the North West London integrated care pilot (ICP), for patients with diabetes and aged over 75, of which our Trust is one of the lead partners. The article is co-authored by Trust consultant diabetologist Dr David Gable who is chair of the ICP’s IT committee.
Click here to request for a copy of the story.

Channel 5 – 6 October 2011
Extraordinary People: The Eight Limbed Boy
Trust consultant obstetrician and lead for fetal medicine Ruwan Wimalasundera is interviewed on this programme about the unusual case and treatment of a boy in India who was born with a parasitic twin attached to his chest.
Channel 5 website

BBC News Health – 4 October 2011
What happens when organs are donated for transplant?
This story describes the journey of the organs of a donor as they are transplanted to three different patients in different UK hospitals, one of which is Hammersmith Hospital, where a successful operation meant our patient no longer had to undergo dialysis.
BBC News Health

Top of the tweets
Here is a selection of tweets sent about our organisation on twitter, the social networking site. Our twitter name is ImperialNHS.

  • Bartsandlondon - Friday 14 October 2011
    #ff to our #lifesaving major trauma centres - 58 lives saved in 1st year @Bartsandlondon @StGeorgesTrust @ImperialNHS @KingsCollegeNHS
  • drchrishilton - Thursday 13 October 2011
    @drphilhammond name drops @ImperialNHS NWLondon Integrated Care (ICP) Pilot on #bbcqt with 2y care doctors (including ME!) working with GPs
  • ImperialSpark - Thursday 6 October 2011
    New designs for hospital equipment aim to reduce medical error - video: bit.ly/mWUFuV @HHCDesign @ImperialNHS