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  Changing the order of breast cancer treatments may lead to better care: Q&A with Mr Paul Thiruchelvam and Mr Daniel Leff 01st Aug 2022

  A new study by Imperial College Healthcare has suggested that changing the order in which treatments are given to breast cancer patients could reduce side effects and improve outcomes. Currently,…

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  Discharge before noon takes persistence and planning 28th Jan 2022

  Each week, Lady Skinner ward at Charing Cross Hospital consistently manages to complete 80 per cent of their discharges before noon. This frees up space earlier in the day for new patients who need…

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  Meet our festive vaccinators! 23rd Dec 2021

  Our Covid-19 vaccination clinics are offering walk-in slots for first, second and booster vaccines for adults (18+) until 30 December. Meet a few of our friendly (and festive!) vaccinators from…

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  Working together to deliver Covid-19 tests at home  01st Dec 2021

  In 2020, we established an in-house Covid-19 testing programme so staff could get tested and back to work quickly. To help us reopen our elective services, we expanded the testing programme and it…

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  Swapping STIs for ICU – redeployment and cross-skilling in the era of COVID-19 30th Apr 2020

  Dr Ellie Crook is a specialist registrar in genito-urinary medicine and HIV at the Jefferiss Wing at St Mary’s Hospital. In a post originally published as an RCoA blog, she writes about how she felt…

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  Making a difference on Charles Pannett ward 29th Apr 2020

  Esme Blyth is the lead nurse for general and vascular surgery. She shares her praise for teams adapting to life on newly-created coronavirus cohort wards.