We were across the national news this week as our Chief Executive Matthew Trainer and Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Wheeler spoke to the BBC and ITV about their optimism for the future of the NHS.

We were the first Trust in the country to introduce a robotic colonoscopy machine and now we’ve been shortlisted in the Modernising Diagnostics Category of the HSJ Awards, recognising how this procedure has transformed care for our patients.

We’ve held two further marketplaces, helping over 150 colleagues kit out their children for the new school year for free.

Our BHRUT marketplaces, which we launched to support staff during the cost of living crisis, are up for a Nursing Times Workforce Award.

Three hospital Trusts in north east London have pledged to continue their successful collaboration following a decision to recruit individual Chairs for each organisation.

The MRI basic course offered by The North East London Imaging Academy, based at King George Hospital, has been accredited by the Society and College of Radiographers.

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

The CQC has published the results of its annual adult inpatient survey. Patients were surveyed after staying overnight in our hospitals in November 2023.

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.