News from Whipps Cross Hospital

We spoke to Karen Bryan, matron at at AAU, AEC and MRAU, about her role, being awarded Star of the Month and highlights from the past year. 

We talked to Althea, our new head of community participation at Whipps Cross, about her role, the work with the local community and how staff, patients and the local community can get involved in what she does. 

We talked to Pauline about her decision to have the Covid-19 vaccine and how she's encouraged others to get their jab. 

We talked to Ash Halkhoree, head of complex discharge, about the pioneering work his team of 13 has been doing via the virtual wards and how this work started.

We talked to lieutenant Harriet Burns one of the army personnel that was deployed to Whipps Cross to support our A&E department for three weeks.

Jennifer won the Star of the Month award in December for her outstanding response to the power cut and generator failure we had at Whipps Cross' ITU in December 2021.

Ophthalmology registrar Rohan Hussain, and consultant ophthalmologist and educational supervisor, Cordelia McKechnie, from the opthalmology team at Whipps Cross talk about the impact that the ophthalmology tool has had on their trainees and junior ophthalmologists as well as trainees across London. 

Local man and volunteer Frank Charles BEM made his annual Christmas toy delivery to children on the Acorn ward at Whipps Cross Hospital on Tuesday 21 December.

A special delivery of toys and Christmas presents from the football club was sent to young patients at Acorn Ward, bringing smiles, joy and excitement to the entire ward on Tuesday 14 December.

In the lead up to Christmas, we're shining a light on #12DaysofHiddenHeroes.

On the eight day of the festive season, we meet Aaron Bishop, head of Site Management at Whipps Cross.