Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals

Congratulations to everyone recognised at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust's annual Nursing and Midwifery Awards. A special shout out to the following nurses from our hospitals: 👉 Franklin Amponsah - Student Nurse of the Year 👉 Armanda Pinho de Oliviera - Nightingale Fellowship of the Year 👉 Jolanta Kwinta - Heart, Lung and Critical Care Nurse of the Year 👉 Rachana Kalathiparambil - Evelina London Children’s Nurse of the Year Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gTipP3Z5

Today marks 76 years of the NHS. A huge thank you to all of our wonderful staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to support and care for our patients and their families, and for helping to make the NHS what it is today 💙 #NHS76 #NHSBirthday

Last month we marked Pride Month with events and activities for staff, including attending Pride in London.🌈 Thank you to our LGBT staff networks for hosting some great educational, social and wellbeing events. The networks meet regularly throughout the year to discuss key issues and initiatives and organise social events to support our LGBT colleagues. They also offer support and advice in the workplace and provide access to mentoring, links to other LGBT networks, and information about local events and organisations. How to get involved: All staff, including allies, are welcome to join the LGBT staff network meetings which are advertised to members and on our staff intranet. Staff can search 'LGBT Network' on the intranet to find out more. #PrideInLondon #TeamGSTT #LGBTplus Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals

Progress Pride flags have been flying at our hospitals to mark #PrideMonth. A particular thank you to our staff networks who have hosted events for staff during the month to learn about ways to foster inclusivity. Our LGBT inclusion statement sets out the Trust's commitment to being an inclusive organisation for LGBT people: https://lnkd.in/eTNARQuq

Our researchers have become the first in Europe to recruit a patient to a disease-modifying clinical trial for patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic condition affecting the lining of the lungs. Funded by ReCode Therapeutics, the experimental trial is led by respiratory consultants Professor Michael Loebinger and Professor Claire Hogg. It is taking place at Royal Brompton Hospital, which is home to the world’s largest cohort of patients with PCD. Read more about this exciting trial here: https://lnkd.in/entuKJHg

In case you missed it, this month we celebrated our annual Nursing and Midwifery Week. There were plenty of events and activities for everyone to get involved in, including a poster competition, specially themed menus, awards, talks, a career development board game and information stalls. It was a great opportunity to share the fantastic work of our nursing and midwifery colleagues, celebrate their achievements and to say thank you for everything they do. Staff set up information stalls around our hospitals and community services to showcase their work and to provide career development and wellbeing advice. The Nightingale Academy held an event with excellent speakers and presented our new Nightingale nurses and midwives with their awards. The celebrations ended with an uplifting awards ceremony where teams and individuals were recognised for their outstanding work. Take a look at our photos from the week. Can you spot some familiar faces? 📸 If you would like to join our nursing or midwifery teams, visit the Guy's and St Thomas' jobs page: https://ow.ly/l6Kr50RYJmJ #TeamGSTT #Nursing #Midwifery #NursingJobs #MidwiferyJobs Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals

What goes on in a specialist cardio-thoracic hospital? Harefield Hospital's cardio-thoracic theatres and catheter labs recently opened their doors to the local community. Over 500 people - including former patients, local school pupils, medical students and Harefield residents - were taken behind the scenes of the hospital’s world-famous cath labs and theatres to learn about the life-saving technology and procedures used to treat patients every day. Read more about the Harefield theatre and catheter labs open day: https://lnkd.in/gQZkvSmj

“One of the biggest impacts of Vocal Beats for us has been that it has meant that Agi is not afraid of the hospital, she is actually excited to go in!" Vocal Beats, a music programme delivered by our arts team, has received £100k of new funding from Youth Music. The programme provides inspiration and respite through a range of high-quality musical activities including singing, beatboxing and ukulele. The project works with children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing complex chronic and/or life limiting health conditions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqdUSif3 #CreativityAndWellbeingWeek

🎤 Did you know that the mother of Welsh actor and composer, Ivor Novello, started singing for breathing classes at the Royal Brompton in 1926? Almost 100 years on and the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals arts team are continuing this tradition to enhance the mental and physical wellbeing of respiratory patients at our hospitals. Find out more about what the team does in this week's episode of More Than a Hospital as part of #CreativityandWellbeingWeek https://lnkd.in/e-VhmWB7

Congratulations to all the brilliant nursing and midwifery staff at the Trust who were recently awarded at our 2024 Nursing and Midwifery Awards! A special shout out to the following nurses from our hospitals: 💙 Franklin Amponsah – Student Nurse of the Year 💙 Armanda Pinho de Oliviera – Nightingale Fellowship of the Year 💙 Jolanta Kwinta – Heart, Lung and Critical Care Nurse of the Year 💙 Rachana Kalathiparambil – Evelina London Children’s Nurse of the Year See below for the full list of winners: