Dr Babala Depala is an Associate Specialist Consultant for the elderly and has been working in general medicine at Newham Hospital for 42 years. He is one of our longest serving members of staff and is always willing to lend a helping hand to our staff and patients.
In his 60 seconds interview, Chris Monkhouse - Chief Cardiac Physiologist at St Bartholomew's Hospital, tells us about the patient information leaflets he's created, the impact they're having Trust-wide, and how it feels to have won 'Star of the Year 2018'.
I joined the ICU of the Royal London Hospital in February 2007 as an ‘E’ Grade Staff Nurse and my memories of the first few months are of shock at the size of the new unit I had joined, the diverse range of patients admitted, the fast pace of patient turnover, and the sheer number of other staff I had to get to know! I won’t pretend it wasn’t bumpy at first, but what quickly got under my skin was the acuity of the patients and the exposure to neuroscience and trauma critical-care.
Dr Hafiz Syed works on Heather Ward at Newham University Hospital. He explains why it's important that all staff consider getting the flu vaccination to protect themselves, their families and our patients.
