Alia Harrison, Community Lead Orthoptist at Whipps Cross Hospital, tells us more about her profession as an orthoptist and the work she is been doing to support the local community. She also tells us what her typical day looks like.
We caught up with Ruquyya Vankad, who recently joined the Chaplaincy Team at Whipps Cross Hospital.
As part of our staff survey campaign we are continuing to shine a light and address key areas that are raised by staff year after year. One being the limited number of BAME staff promoted to senior levels
For this we caught up with Amina Osman who has currently been seconded to the role of Matron in in the medicine division and she talks to us about her journey of progressing to band 8A role.
We caught up with midwife Nicola Johnson to discuss her nomination for The Sun Who Cares Wins award and to highlight the important work she is being recognised for.
We’re at an exciting stage of progressing our plans for a brand new hospital for our patients, our staff and our communities.
Find out more in our update video from Alastair Finney, Whipps Cross Redevelopment Director.
The Minister of State for Health, Ed Argar, visited the Whipps Cross site on Monday 5th July to mark the 73rd birthday of the NHS and to tour the demolition site for the new hospital at Whipps Cross.
In November 2020, Whipps Cross Hospital had an ambition to create a Community Forum to support a stronger relationship between the hospital and the communities it serves.
HRH The Prince of Wales thanks hospital radio volunteers. The programme will be available on Sunday 4th July at 2pm via the station’s website www.wxhr.org.uk and on mobile devices at wxhr.org.uk/player as well as on smart speakers via the TuneIn radio app.
“I have been working at Barts Health for 7 years now and I am pleased to see many changes have occurred in this time. When I walk the corridors I now see many more rainbow badges and lanyards and my colleagues wear them with pride as allies.
“I joined the Trust nearly two and a half years ago. With any change in environment, no matter how ‘out and proud’ you are,"