Covid-19 has highlighted a number of health inequalities in ethnic minority populations. Also, ethnic minority populations are disproportionately affected by Covid-19 as they are more likely to have front line jobs, more likely to live in multigenerational households with older relatives and themselves more likely to have health comorbidities.
We caught up with Natalie, who balances her time as a wellbeing prescriber at Whipps Cross Hospital alongside her existing responsibilities as Organisational Development Practitioner for the Trust's Organisational Development Team.
Khaledun Kader and Nikki Howes from Whipps Cross discuss their redeployment experience and encourage others to participate.
The Whipps Cross Hospital Neonatal unit has moved into a new refurbished maternity ward.
Jeff Edwards, who worked as a Whipps Cross Hospital porter for over 40 years, passed away last week.
Whipps Cross chief executive Alan Gurney shares his Christmas message for 2020.
On 7 December 2020, we opened a new Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) just 100 meters away from our general emergency department. The PAU will provide same-day emergency care for paediatric patients via bookable appointments made by the patient’s GP.
The winner of the Whipps Cross Hospital Star of the Month award for November 2020 is the Plane Tree Surgical Centre nursing team, who was nominated by a patient who received outstanding treatment and support.
Nigel Howchin sadly died on Monday 7th December 2020 following a short illness, after suffering a stroke in November. He was 68. Nigel was a much loved member of the Whipps Cross Hospital Estates team. We are all greatly shocked and saddened by this sudden loss.
