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“My rotation with Paddington Life Sciences has provided incredible opportunities”: Meet James Harkness
Junior doctor Dr James Harkness shares an insight into completing a four-month rotation with the Paddington Life Sciences team as part of his Foundation Training.
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Compassionate Communities funding to support patients who are waiting for treatment
The Trust and Imperial Health Charity are working to improve the experience of those waiting for treatment. Dr Liz Bennett explains the Compassionate Communities programme and how organisations can…
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Celebrating 51 years of friendship born from our Trust
Last month we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the National Gestational Trophoblastic Centre. Today, we are celebrating the extraordinary story of three friends who met at our National Gestational…
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NHS75: Introducing Dr Alasdair Fraser, a medical student at the start of the NHS
Dr Alasdair Fraser, retired consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, aged 92, shares some of his memories as a medical student at St Mary’s Hospital at the start of the NHS.
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NHS75: Introducing Lord Moran, the man who won over early opposition to the NHS
Trust archivist Kevin Brown shares how Charles Wilson, later Lord Moran, a consultant physician at St Mary’s Hospital, was instrumental in gaining support from the medical profession for the…
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Investing in volunteers to build connections with our communities
Chris Neal, head of volunteering at Imperial Health Charity, explains how the benefits of volunteering to our Trust stretch far beyond the hospital walls.
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Health providers play a key role in improving the experiences of the LGBT+ community
As part of LGBT+ History Month, NHS general management trainee Lewis Thomas reflects on the inequalities that persist for LGBT+ people, and on the important role healthcare providers have in…
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Relationships, resilience, and collaboration help deepen integration during Covid-19, and for the long-term
Anna Bokobza, integrated care programme director, and Toby Hyde, deputy director of transformation, explain how we have listened to and learned from primary care, the voluntary sector, local…
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Listening and learning from our patients and local communities during Covid-19
Hannah Fontana, strategy, research and innovation programme manager, explains how we’re approached learning from the experiences of our patients and communities during the first wave of Covid-19, so…
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How Covid-19 has accelerated closer partnership working between health and social care for older people
Kate Sendall, frailty clinical programme manager at the Trust, and Dr Niki Lang, director of public health at Hammersmith and Fulham Council, explain how Covid-19 has accelerated closer partnership…
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Frequent A&E visits: the personalised service for chronic conditions
The high intensity users’ service, which started at Charing Cross hospital and has expanded to St Mary’s, exists to support patients who have complex health and social care needs. Here, Emma…
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“Through volunteering, I’ve become more confident”
Tania Hadimadja, 16, is one of Imperial Health Charity’s patient engagement volunteers at Hammersmith Hospital. To mark #iwillWeek 2018, young people taking part in social action, Tania shares her…
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Supporting people with learning disabilities into work
Project SEARCH is a programme where employers provide supported placements to young people with learning disabilities, which can lead to full time work. Sherrane Clarke, clinical theatre manager at…
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Tackling female genital mutilation through practical partnerships
Female genital mutilation (or FGM) is a serious global issue that causes long-term health problems for a number of women in our local community. In this blog post, Juliet Albert, specialist FGM…
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Our local children’s services offer real evidence that integrated care models can help solve NHS challenges
To provide high quality and safe care we must work closely with our patients, their families and our partners – primary, secondary and community healthcare providers – in order to navigate and…
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A practical approach to integrated care for chronic kidney disease
CKD education nurse Lynn Dahri and clinical lecturer Dr James Tomlinson explain how a new model of integrated care builds a bridge between hospital specialists at our Trust and community…
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A practical way to join up care and focus on health for all
Integrated care programme director Anna Bokobza explains how an ‘accountable care’ approach – where health providers come together to take responsibility for the quality and cost of care for a…
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Offering specialist child health expertise to local communities
Paediatricians at St Mary’s Hospital understand a visit to hospital can be very daunting, especially for children. That was one of the main drivers for developing Connecting Care for Children (CC4C)…
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Returning home: why some patients need help to adjust to life outside hospital
Anne Kamale is a British Red Cross service coordinator at the Trust. Anne works for the Trust, but is part of a service delivered by the British Red Cross which provides practical support to…