Our emergency departments are currently extremely busy, and you may face a long wait to be seen. More information is available on alternative services.
Junior doctors in England are expected to take further industrial action in the coming days. The next planned action will take place over six days, from 7am on Wednesday, 3 January until 7am on Tuesday, 9 January. The NHS will prioritise patient safety during the periods of strike action, with health and care partners working together…
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the festive period is a time where families have the chance to get together – and we want to support all of our patients who are well enough to go home to do so, and spend time with those closest to them. Patients usually recover faster and more fully…
Samantha Smith, Head of Nursing for Intermediate Care in Community, has been honoured with the title of Queens Nurse by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) at an awards ceremony in December. The prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse was reintroduced in 2007 after a gap of almost 40 years. The title is recognition of individual nurses…
Hannah, who works in our Urgent Community Response service has won our Hero of the Month award. Hannah was nominated after she attended a care call where the patient had collapsed and were no longer breathing. Hannah immediately called 999 and began CPR which she continued until the ambulance arrived. As a new support worker…
People are being urged to support NHS services and know how to get help over the coming days as health and care teams prepare for further industrial action. Junior doctors take strike action from tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7am until 7am on Saturday 23 December. After Christmas and New Year, the longest action ever by junior…
Strike action will take place over three days, from 7am on Wednesday 20 December to 7am on Saturday 23 December...
Efforts are underway to ensure that people who need urgent medical help and support can receive the care they need...
Congratulations to our Speech and Language Team who have been shortlisted for the ‘Patient Safety Collaboration of the Year award’...
Congratulations to our Trauma and Orthopaedic department who are celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider...
Friday 17 November was World Prematurity Day. Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely each year in the UK...
