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Read the full storyAthens Medical Group, Greece, joins Imperial College Healthcare’s International Affiliate Network, becoming the first Affiliated Hospital Group in Europe
We are very pleased to welcome the Athens Medical Group (Greece) as our third member to the Imperial College Healthcare International Affiliate Network.
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Read the full storyImproving productivity to reduce waiting times
Our programme to improve operating theatre productivity is helping us tackle long waits that built up in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Read the full storyNovacare Hospital, Pakistan, joins Imperial College Healthcare’s International Affiliate Network
We are very pleased to welcome our second member to our International Affiliate Network, Novacare Hospital, Islamabad.
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Read the full storyFocal therapy for prostate cancer is cost-effective and may improve patient outcomes
Minimally invasive therapies for prostate cancer which remove the cancer while leaving the rest of the prostate intact are associated with lower costs for the NHS and benefits for patients. These…
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Read the full storyMajor bronchiolitis trial launches to find the best breathing support for babies
A new national trial will aim to determine the most effective breathing support for babies hospitalised with bronchiolitis.
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Read the full storyTrust innovation recognised at Patient Experience Network National Awards
The Imperial Clinical Analytics, Research and Evaluation team won the Innovative Use of Technology, Social and Digital Media award.
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Read the full storyTrial to capture anaesthetic gases and reduce Trust's carbon footprint
New canisters designed to capture anaesthetic gases have been installed across the Trust hospitals, in a large scale feasibility trial to reduce carbon emissions in surgery.
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Read the full storyTrust response to New Hospital Programme announcement
In response to the Government's New Hospital Programme announcement today, Professor Tim Orchard, chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said: “Today's announcement on the New…
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Read the full storyTrust achievements recognised at the Health Service Journal awards
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has won three accolades at the national Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards.
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Read the full storyShare your views on NHS proposal to improve orthopaedic surgery in north west London
Patients and local people are being asked for their views on a proposal to create a centre of excellence for inpatient orthopaedic surgery.
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Read the full storyNorth West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration secures renewed funding
An Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London research partnership has been awarded NIHR funding to improve patient safety.
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Read the full storyScaling Charing Cross Hospital’s tower block for latest decarbonisation project
Charing Cross Hospital has overcome a significant hurdle in its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint
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Read the full storyChanging the order of breast cancer treatments may lead to better care
Changing the order in which treatments are given to breast cancer patients could reduce side effects and improve outcomes.
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Read the full storyTrust staff profiled by latest in Academic Health Science Centre's Humans of Health Research series
The latest in a new series of portraits documenting researchers and patients involved in healthcare research has been unveiled by the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC),…
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Read the full storySingle brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
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Read the full storyHelp improve care for people with bone and joint problems in west and north west London
Join our online events to meet local doctors and share your views to help improve our routine orthopaedic surgery (such as knee or hip replacements) and wider musculoskeletal services (bone and…
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Read the full storyInnovation partnership looks to recycle facemasks into new products for the NHS
Millions of items of PPE discarded in hospitals could be recycled into new products for the NHS.
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Read the full storyReal-time hospital admissions data system to support future response to public health emergencies
Clinicians and researchers are working with colleagues from across north west London to produce a real-time data feed that will analyse hospital admissions data.
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Charity grant helps doctors utilise data to improve outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer
Doctors are pioneering a new approach to data analysis that will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with ovarian cancer.
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Read the full storyArtificial intelligence tool could help GPs diagnose heart failure
Artificial intelligence can help to improve the performance of ‘smart stethoscopes’, enabling doctors to diagnose heart failure earlier and improving patient outcomes.
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Researchers awarded £1m to trial quicker diagnostic tools for prostate cancer
Researchers from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London have been awarded £1 million to trial new MRI scanning methods to diagnose prostate cancer.
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National staff survey results show some improvements to staff wellbeing with our staff engagement score maintained but more progress is needed
This year’s national staff survey results, published today, shows a third successive increase in the proportion of our staff who would recommend the Trust as a place to work and as a place to be…
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Read the full storyInnovative headwear to support BAME colleagues to wear PPE safely and comfortably
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 purchased by the Trust…
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Read the full storyCompassionate Communities £450,000 funding programme launched
Working in partnership with Imperial Health Charity, the Trust is pioneering a new funding programme – Compassionate Communities - to support some of the most vulnerable people impacted by Covid-19…
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Read the full storyDoctors use mixed reality to help care for patients with coronavirus
Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare have been piloting the use of mixed reality to carry out ward rounds for patients with coronavirus in the hope this could help to reduce the number of…
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Read the full storyImperial College volunteers find innovative ‘Hackspace’ solution to supply visors for the Trust
Volunteers at Imperial College London are making more than 50,000 disposable visors for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals. In partnership with the Trust and our infection prevention…
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Read the full storyNew online training tool launched to support critical care expansion as part of the NHS response to COVID-19
A new online training tool that can quickly teach doctors how to operate ventilators under the direction of an intensive care consultant has been launched to support the NHS response to…
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£5m to boost Trust’s plans for redevelopment
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has been awarded £5m of Health Infrastructure Plan funding to progress its planning for major redevelopment and refurbishment at its St Mary’s, Charing Cross…
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Read the full storyImprovements across the board in our latest NHS national staff survey, with more work to do
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust achieved its highest ever staff engagement score in the latest national NHS staff survey, published today. The Trust’s engagement score – at 7.2 out of 10 – is…
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Read the full storyImproved quality ratings for critical care and children and young people services plus London’s first ‘outstanding’ rating for maternity care
National inspectors have improved their quality ratings for a range of Trust services including awarding the first ‘outstanding’ rating for a maternity unit in London.
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Read the full storyTrusts seek feedback on joint proposal to improve HIV inpatient services
Patients, carers, service user groups and other stakeholders are being asked for their views on the proposal to bring together the HIV inpatient services currently provided by both Imperial College…
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Trust strongly welcomes new NHS guidance on disciplinary processes
Trust strongly welcomes new NHS guidance on disciplinary processes building on lessons from its dismissal of Amin Abdullah.
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Read the full storyInnovative multi-NHS trust coaching programme wins top healthcare award
Trust joins other NHS organisations in collecting the award for Innovation in Quality Improvement Team at the BMJ awards for their work on the Flow Coaching Academy.
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Read the full storyTrust wins Digital Innovation Team of the Year at BMJ awards
Trust recognised for innovative approach to improving patient care through technology, with prestigious industry award.
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Read the full storyNew surgical robot at Charing Cross Hospital
Patients with urological and throat cancers being treated at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are benefitting from the installation of a da Vinci X surgical robot at Charing Cross Hospital.
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Read the full storyFamily-led approach to neonatal care delivers remarkable results for premature babies
Involving parents more actively in looking after premature babies can lead to earlier discharge from hospital, a pioneering project at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has shown.
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Read the full storyHealthcare professionals at St Mary’s Hospital to have secure view of real-time test results via mobile devices
Healthcare professionals will soon have secure access to their patients’ latest test results from their mobile devices via the Streams app. This is the latest way the Trust is using advances in…
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Read the full storyTrust awarded £1.9m for state-of-the-art surgical and imaging theatre
The Trust has been awarded funding to create a new ‘endovascular hybrid’ theatre, allowing patients with complex blood vessel problems to be treated with the most up-to-date procedures.
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Read the full story£5 million extra funding helps Imperial College Healthcare boost capacity for this winter
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is set to begin building works to create an extra 50 inpatient beds this winter.
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Read the full storyHealth minister visits Trust to see innovative approach to treating sepsis in action
Health minister Caroline Dinenage visited St Mary’s Hospital today, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, to find out more about an innovative approach that is helping clinicians to spot…
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Read the full storyImproving intensive and high dependency care
Plans to improve care for St Mary’s patients with the highest needs were shared at the Trust Board meeting today.
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Read the full storyOne of St Mary’s oldest wards transformed to support frail, older patients
A £1 million project to refurbish one of the oldest wards at St Mary’s Hospital has transformed the care environment for older patients with complex conditions.
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Read the full storyCharing Cross Hospital in world-leading approach to diagnosing prostate cancer
Charing Cross Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, is trialling a new world-leading approach to diagnosing prostate cancer. The approach, which provides a one-stop-shop for men…
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Trust response to the publication of the CQC’s national 2017 maternity survey
Divisional Director for Women’s, Children’s and Clinical Support, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Professor TG Teoh, said: “Feedback from women and families who access our maternity…
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Care Quality Commission highlights outstanding aspects of care while also calling for some immediate improvements
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to making further improvements outlined in three Care Quality Commission service-level inspection reports, published today, Thursday 19 October 2017.
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Read the full storyImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London win innovation award to improve quality of healthcare through IT
A team from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London has been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent health and health care charity, to be part of its £1.5…
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New and improved CQC ratings for outpatient and diagnostic services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published new and improved ratings for outpatient and diagnostic imaging services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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National awards to improve cancer treatment and use of digital technologies for Trust patients
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust patients are set to benefit from two national investment programmes announced today by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens. As part of the Five Year…
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New technology partnership to help patient safety and care
The Trust has entered into a new partnership with British technology company DeepMind to help it harness the latest digital technology to support better patient care.
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Read the full storyImperial College Healthcare features in new TV series showing the real-life decisions, challenges and achievements of the NHS
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust features in a new documentary, following staff and patients at its five hospitals – Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea, St Mary’s and…
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Read the full storyMore Smiles Appeal breaks new ground on first anniversary
Work to help the children’s intensive care unit at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington save even more young patients’ lives has started - a year after a charity appeal to renovate and expand the…
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Read the full storyTrust email to patients
The Trust is emailing patients asking for permission to send information to them about their appointments by email rather than by post.
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Read the full storyTrust shares proposals for state-of-the-art outpatients building at St Mary’s Hospital
Plans for a brand new building for outpatient services at St Mary’s Hospital have been unveiled. The proposed eight-storey building will bring together the majority of outpatient services, which are…
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Read the full storyPathology services in North West London strengthened by merger
Pathology services in three North West London Trusts have joined forces to create a modern and more efficient service. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation…
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More Smiles Appeal reaches £1 million
The ‘St Mary’s Hospital More Smiles Appeal’ has reached £1 million – 50 per cent of its fundraising target – thanks to the generous support of the public.
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Proposed first phase redevelopment of St Mary's Hospital
Residents, patients and staff are to be consulted on plans to redevelop the eastern area of St Mary’s Hospital site. The proposal is for the creation of a brand new building which will house the…
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Read the full storyNew care pathways to improve urgent access to specialist services
Patients with cardiac related chest pain or who need urgent renal or haematology care will benefit from improved access to services through the introduction of two new ‘direct entry’ urgent care…
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Read the full storyProfessor Robert Winston marks Trust's first anniversary of Schwartz Rounds
Professor Robert Winston has marked a year of sessions for staff at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to talk about the emotional and social challenges of caring for patients by attending a…
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Read the full story£1.8 million upgrade to Charing Cross Hospital’s Riverside Theatres
Patients receiving treatment at Charing Cross Hospital’s Riverside Theatres will benefit from improved facilities and a more efficient service following a £1.8 million refurbishment and remodelling…
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Read the full storyImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks feedback on proposals to improve care pathways
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is asking patients, carers, local residents and other stakeholders about clinician-led proposals to improve care pathways for patients with chest pain or who…
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Read the full story£3.2 million upgrade for St Mary’s Hospital A&E department
Patients visiting accident and emergency (A&E) at St Mary’s Hospital are set to benefit from improved facilities and an increase in treatment areas for the most serious cases following a £3.2…
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Read the full storyTrust nurse crowned nurse of the year
A nurse from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has been crowned nurse of the year by RCNi.
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Trust performs UK first in trial for new prostate cancer treatment
Clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have used MRI guided focussed ultrasound for the first time to treat prostate cancer, as part of a new trial.
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Read the full storyChanges to outpatient clinic locations at Charing Cross Hospital
We’re launching the first phase of outpatient improvement works at Charing Cross Hospital. Some outpatient clinics will be relocated during this time.
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Read the full storyHappy first birthday: North West London cancer patients praise Macmillan Cancer Support & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Navigator Service
In April 2015, Macmillan Cancer Support and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust launched an innovative telephone support service for people affected by cancer in North West London. One year on,…
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Read the full storyFreshly prepared meals now on the menu for children treated at St Mary's Hospital
Children being treated at St Mary’s Hospital are now benefiting from meals freshly prepared onsite, in a brand new kitchen.
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Read the full storySt Mary's Hospital More Smiles Appeal is given royal seal of approval
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge is supporting a major fundraising appeal to expand and improve the Children's Intensive Care Unit at the hospital where her children were born.
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Read the full storyMajor fundraising appeal launched to help treat more critically ill children
A major fundraising appeal is being launched today to help expand and improve the Children’s Intensive Care Unit at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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UKs first ever robotic prostate artery embolization
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s endovascular robot, the only one of its kind in the UK, has performed a procedure on the prostate gland for the very first time.
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Trust and AquaFund win top NHS award for water outsourcing - gaining an annual efficiency improvement of 17%.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and water management consultants ADSM, were awarded the ‘Value and Improvement through Outsourcing’ award last night at the 2015 Health Service Journal (HSJ)…
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Read the full storySurgeons advance glaucoma treatment by using the smallest ever implant
Surgeons at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are among the first in the UK to introduce a new surgical eye pressure lowering device to help prevent sight loss.
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Read the full storyNew director of people and organisation development appointed
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has named its new director of people and organisation development as David Wells, who brings a wealth of commercial human resources experience.
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Go ahead for improvements to stroke services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Following supportive feedback from staff, patients and stakeholders, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is to go ahead with its proposal to bring all of its stroke services together at Charing…
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Read the full storyNew breath test to diagnose oesophageal and gastric cancer shows promising results for patients
Researchers have devised a breath test that can help doctors diagnose the early signs of oesophageal and gastric cancer in minutes.
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Read the full storyImproved and expanded maternity services at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and St Mary’s hospitals
More mums-to-be will be able to give birth at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and St Mary’s hospitals following the completion of work to improve and expand facilities, and to increase staff numbers, at…
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Queen’s Young Leaders visit St Mary’s gang violence intervention project
Queen’s Young Leaders visit St Mary’s gang violence intervention project
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Read the full storyNew eye surgery technique brings real benefits to patients
Surgeons at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have introduced a new transplant technique which is transforming eye surgery and recovery times for patients. The new procedure - known as…
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Nurse wins award for improving patient care within IV therapy
A nurse from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has won an award for her work to improve care for patients receiving intravenous (IV) therapy. Jan Hitchcock websiteJan Hitchcock, vascular…
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Trust to test technology showing surgeons cancerous brain tissue
Surgeons will pioneer the testing of new technology which aims to enable surgeons to instantly tell the difference between healthy and cancerous brain tissue. Currently, one of the major…
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HRH The Prince of Wales opens the Surgical Innovation Centre
A unique pop-up studio in London harnessing the power of design to transform approaches to key diseases in the NHS and prevent everyday healthcare problems, was unveiled today to His Royal Highness…
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Doctors pioneer first reported successful organ donation from a newborn baby
Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have pioneered the UK’s first reported successful organ donation from a newborn baby. Doctors at the Trust with the support of the baby’s parents…
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Trust designated a Genomic Medical Centre to join fight against cancer and rare diseases
NHS England has appointed Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a designated Genomic Medical Centre (GMC) in partnership with Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Marsden NHS…
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Trust responds to the report of its inspection by the Care Quality Commission
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust responds to the report of its inspection by the Care Quality Commission
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Leading consultant paediatrician from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust wins inspirational leadership award
A consultant paediatrician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has won an NHS Inspirational Leader of the Year award.
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Response to the Evening Standard article regarding the development of Charing Cross Hospital
In response to the Evening Standard article published on 24 November 2014 regarding the development of Charing Cross Hospital, an Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust spokesperson said...
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Innovative self-learning ‘kiosk’ is developed at St Mary’s for neonatal nurses
A senior clinical technologist at St Mary’s Hospital has developed an innovative self-learning device for nursing staff working in the neonatal intensive care unit. An interactive ‘kiosk’, it helps…
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Read the full storyGetting ready for winter
Our plans for maintaining high quality care and how everyone can help Plans are in place for ensuring Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust continues to provide high quality care for all our…
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Urological surgery team lauded with award of excellence
The Trust’s urological surgery team out performed twenty competitors to win this year’s Cancer Research Excellence in Surgical Trials (CREST) award from the National Institute for Health Research-…
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Groundbreaking initiative connecting health care for children across north west London shortlisted for prestigious award
A new child health initiative - which is delivering a different way of working across the NHS in north west London to provide the highest quality patient care for children and their families - has…
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Imperial major trauma centre ranked best in the country
Imperial College Healthcare’s Major Trauma Centre was recently ranked the best in the country by independent expert clinicians who assessed the service. The 24/7 centre is based at St Mary’s…
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Trust consultant creates app to alert first responders to local emergencies
A neurosurgery consultant at Imperial College NHS Trust has developed an app to save lives by alerting trained first aiders to emergencies in their vicinity.
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New trigger for ovulation could make IVF safer
Research involving volunteer couples at Hammersmith Hospital has resulted in 12 babies being born using a potentially safer way of obtaining eggs for use in IVF. The babies have been born after…
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Schoolgirl overcomes multiple allergies thanks to specialist care
Schoolgirl Daisy Ames’ life was turned around after she was diagnosed with multiple allergies and received effective treatment at St Mary’s Hospital paediatric allergy clinic. Daisy, aged eight from…
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"Balloon surgery cured my painful back"
Grandmother Annette Levy is delighted she can play with her seven grandchildren again after undergoing simple ‘balloon surgery’ by Mr Mo Akmal, consultant orthopaedic and spinal surgeon, to cure…