Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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St Mary's and Charing Cross A&Es will join NHS 111 First service from 27 November 25th Nov 2020

St Mary's and Charing Cross A&Es will join NHS 111 First service from Thursday 27 November - providing booked appointments for patients with urgent but not life-threatening…
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Innovative headwear to support BAME colleagues to wear PPE safely and comfortably 20th Nov 2020

An idea by ward manager Noni Nyathi (pictured) to help black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) colleagues wear PPE in Covid-secure areas has led to redesigned headwear being…
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Initial data shows arthritis drug is effective in treating sickest Covid-19 patients 19th Nov 2020

Critically ill patients with Covid-19 who have been treated with an arthritis drug that reduces inflammation are significantly more likely to have improved outcomes,…

Over the past two years, the Trust has been looking at how we can improve the service we provide for young people. A key part of this has been the weekly ‘Big Room’ meetings, which generate ideas around education to staff, parents and patients about what is important to young people and how we can…

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As a Trust we are monitored against national standards and targets known as performance indicators. They provide an overview of how successful we are as an organisation at delivering healthcare. They help us monitor waiting times, safety and patient experience.

Our hospitals are also regularly inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who award ratings against five quality domains: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. On On 7 January 2015 the Trust was given the overall CQC rating:

Our most recent inspection report dated 23 July 2019 has seen improved quality of care across a range of services that were inspected back in February 2019, including London’s first outstanding rating for maternity care at both Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea And St Mary's hospitals.

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