Lin Covell, a Matron in the gynaecology team, has retired after 48 years working at our Trust.

Well done to our postnatal ward at Queen’s Hospital for achieving silver in our ward accreditation programme.

We carried out 25 gall bladder removal operations across two high-volume Saturday theatre lists, the same amount we’d usually carry out during a whole month.

Our Radiology team has made huge improvements, from facing a backlog of 11,000 scans awaiting results in January 2023, to zero backlog and we’re now among the top performers in the country for reporting results.

The new MP for Dagenham and Rainham Margaret Mullane has given her backing to our plans for a new A&E department at Queen’s Hospital.

Excitement is building ahead of the opening of a new health and wellbeing hub in Hornchurch that will transform the way healthcare is delivered for around 250,000 people living in Havering and surrounding areas.

More than 400 doctors are joining our Trust over the next three months as they embarking on the next stage of their medical careers.

Patients and local residents were at the forefront of conversations at a collaborative workshop held with partners recently.

We’ve opened our new Barking Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), which will see our teams carry out 50,000 additional scans and tests every year.

Not one, not two, but three of our longest serving nurses have been awarded silver in the Chief Nursing Officer Awards, which recognise outstanding contribution.