We’ve held an official opening for our new combined SPECT (single-proton emission computed tomography)-CT scanner, which will help us provide more accurate diagnoses for our patients.

One of our consultants Professor Gideon Mlawa was invited to a special reception at St Jame’s Palace to honour the role international healthcare workers have in the NHS and across the world.

Our latest NHS Workforce Race and Disability Equality Standard data shows our hospitals are becoming more inclusive places to work.

Congratulations to the Frailty Unit at Queen’s Hospital, which achieved bronze in our ward accreditation scheme.

We’re part of the North East London Cancer Alliance, which is leading an initiative to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into speeding up cancer diagnosis. This project aims to reduce wait times for chest x-ray results from three weeks to just three days for scans with significant findings.

Congratulations to Ash Ward at King George Hospital, which has been awarded silver in our ward accreditation programme.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s more important than ever that we use events like this to increase understanding of this disease as since the awareness month began in the 90s, there’s been an 18% increase in the number of people diagnosed.

Final preparations are being made for the opening of a new health and wellbeing hub in Hornchurch as it gears up to welcome its first patients next week.

There was even more fun than usual happening across our children’s ward as we celebrated the national Play in Healthcare Week from Monday 14 to Friday 18 October.

Pauline Okhamesan, our Head of Midwifery and Lead Nurse for Women’s Health, has made a significant impact since joining us two years ago. She’s helped reduce health inequalities for women and their midwives, particularly for those from African and Caribbean backgrounds.