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@ImperialNHS
staff, partners, future employees & other professionals to get talking. Share your experiences, achievements and opportunities with us.
Three members of our nursing team have been named among the winners of theโฏ
@RCNLondon
Rising Star Awards 2024 ๐๐พ
Congratulations to Lauraun Green, Kapsa Fohtung, and Fran-Marie Macainan โก๏ธ
@NursesMidwives
#BHM
#Nursing
Itโs the start of
#BHM
and time to say hello to our fantastic โญ Rising Stars โญ of 2024.
They bring skills, knowledge and expertise, combined with compassion, to their practice for the benefit of all.
Congratulations to each and every one of them ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป
#RCNBHM2024
#SLT
are
#expert
in assessing, diagnosing, treating and supporting patients with communication problems ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฌ.
Speaking is one of the fastest and most complex human functions that we often take for granted. Hereโs what speech looks like on MRI.
Our very own
#ImperialPeople
Ralph Deocampo being discharged from Charing Cross Hospital after recovering from coronavirus. We're delighted to wave Ralph off as he heads home.๐๐
Over one million people a year die as a result of antimicrobial resistance.
The Fleming Centre will drive a global movement to tackle it.
Proud to become Patron of the appeal to create this vital centre, which will educate, inspire and catalyse action to solve this problem.
"My first day in ICU will forever stay with me; the anxiety of wearing full PPE, never having been exposed to intubated patients and trying to integrate into a new team. However, my determination to make a difference helped me overcome this." โ Oluseyi Latinwo, dental nurse
The
@E_N_O
have sewed and donated scrubs to the St Mary's respiratory team โ here's the team all kitted out! Huge thanks to the
#EnglishNationalOpera
for their hard work and donation ๐
We have had 12,000 Easter Eggs from
@gemsatwork
Thank you!!
Keep an eye out for the Easter Bunny coming around this weekend ๐ฃ ๐ฐ
Thanks to our People & OD and
@ImperialCharity
team for organising this ๐
Ralph Deocampo has been welcomed back to work at Charing Cross Hospital after being away for nearly five months of recovering from COVID-19. We're thrilled to have you back, Ralph ๐Read more about his story
@mylondonnews
#Covid19Uk
#covid19treatment
#imperialpeople
The childrenโs intensive care service at St Maryโs Hospital is moving into its beautiful new light and airy home - just up the corridor on the 7th floor of QEQM building - on Tuesday 30 October. See the intranet for more information
"I work 4 days a week and my wife does the same - he's in nursery Monday through Wednesday, she has him every Thursday and I look after him on Fridays."
Ian Bateman, general manager, office of the medical director, St Mary's Hospital
#ImperialPeople
#FathersDay
#flexibleworking
Just sharing. @ 47 itโs his first ever hospitalisation, he requested me that Iโd take him to CXH
@ImperialNHS
. He was anxious & of course he would want to be surrounded by his โfamilyโ. Before he was put on to an induced-sleep, he said, โI will be fineโ. 12 days after, heโs home.
A huge welcome and thank you to all students taking part in the Imperial College School of Medicine Volunteering Programme. From today more than 250 volunteers are supporting the NHS across NW London. More students will be joining in the coming weeks. We are really proud of you!
Congratulations to Niina Bell, our head of Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response, who has received a medal for her efforts in helping to plan and deliver the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III last year ๐
Here is a very proud Niina holding her medal!
โ12 hours seemed to go by like 1 hour. I was part of this amazing team of critical care staff and to be working with them is something that I will always remember."
David Nott shares his experience of redeployment with us.
More info ๐ฒ see intranet.
#ImperialPeople
COVID19 survivor! Heโs brought back to life by
@ImperialNHS
. A Million thanks to you all. We are both proud nurses
@ImperialNHS
. Heโs now home Day-12, getting brighter and stronger day by day. CXH-ITU is truly amazing and frontline NHS staff are phenomenal!
#IPC
message of the day: Remember to remove a mask from your face carefully, without touching the front of the mask; discard it immediately and then wash or gel your hands.
#coronavirus
#ppe
#COVID19
"My day to day role at the Trust consists of making patients smile. I am here for patients when they want to play to get their mind off things, when they want a warm cuddle and even if they just want me to lay beside them."
Monty the therapy dog
#ImperialPeople
#ImperialPaws
We had another
#ImperialPeople
shout out this morning! Earlier,
@piersmorgan
thanked our tuberculosis and respiratory team live on
@GMB
for their tremendous work treating patients with
#coronavirus
- thanks for the mention!
Following
@CareQualityComm
inspections in March 2023, we're delighted to share that our maternity services continue to be rated as outstanding.
Congratulations to everyone in our maternity services who go above and beyond for our patients.
Find out more:
Winny Thomas, our matron for quality and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) nurses and midwives network chair, has been awarded the
@CNOEngland
gold award for nursing excellence in recognition of her lifetime of achievement in nursing.
Read more โก๏ธ
Aaaaand there we have it! Our winner and runners up have been revealed!
In first place, the Lewis Lloyd ward for their original composition inspired by a patient they cared for - congratulations! ๐
๐ Our Paddington station team have shown their appreciation for all NHS staff.
๐ A giant banner has been erected to the station and faces our neighbours at St Maryโs Hospital.
๐๐ป Thank you to everyone at the NHS and
@ImperialNHS
Happy International Nurses' Day! โญ
Today, we're thanking all our Nurses who continue to provide care, reassurance and support for patients during these challenging times.
#NursesDay
#ImperialNHS
#ImperialPeople
Weโve deployed
@DnaNudge
at a number of sites โ a lab-in-a-cartridge that takes just over an hour to give a result for
#coronavirus
. This is one of the new point of care tests to respond to the clinical need for testing. Gareth ๐ our point of care manager, with the DNA Nudge
Join us in congratulating our chief operating officer Claire Hook for achieving chartered director status, a prestigious qualification awarded by
@The_IoD
๐
It is a fantastic endorsement of Claireโs skills, professionalism and knowledge.
Ophthalmology is the busiest specialty in the Imperial Ophthalmology between Jan and July this year we reviewed a massive 36,735 patients!
(face to face/diagnostic pathways/ phone calls)
#NationalEyeHealthWeek
@DrAmirKhanGP
Meet Milky our therapaws dog. She is resting today but provides a lot of pleasure to our stroke pts when she visits the unit. Particularly to those who are missing their pets at home
@EmPlayfair
Today is the start of LGBTQ+ History Month - a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and a chance to raise awareness of the issues they face.
We're proud to fly the Pride flag across our hospital sites this month to mark
#LGBTHM21
#ImperialPeople
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A group of junior doctors at Queen Charlotteโs & Chelsea Hospital, led by consultant Sorana Galu, have made it their mission to create and maintain a roof garden where staff can relax and get some fresh air โ thanks to this team for creating a much-needed green space for staff.
If you didnโt get a chance to tune in tonight, you wonโt yet know the winner of our
#MakeADifference
'individual of the year' award!
This year's winner is...๐ฅ... Dorothy Heydecker, Employee relations!
Congratulations Dorothy! ๐
#ImperialThankYouWeek
#ImperialPeople
Today is
#Pharmacy24
, a chance to highlight the work by pharmacies during the pandemic! ๐
Reply to this tweet with a shout out for
#TeamPharmacy
๐
Clinical practice educator and nurse Jane Thompson was recently recognised with a Cavell Star award for going above and beyond for patients ๐
Last week she was invited to the House of Lords to meet Lord Liverpool & the Cavell Executives,
@Liz_Hee
, &
@CNOEngland
. Congrats Jane!
The final stage of the move is complete โ the ninth floor of QEQM at St Maryโs Hospital is now a concentrated, flexible space for our patients with the highest needs thanks to our brilliant staff! ๐ช๐ ๐
#IPC
message of the day: Please donโt wear
#PPE
in public areas of the hospital; PPE should be removed before you leave patient care areas to keep everybody safe.
#coronavirus
#COVID19
SLTs can POSITIVELY reduce consequences of orophyarngeal dysphagia incl: malnutrition/dehydration, reliance on clinically-assisted nutrition/hydration, pneumonia, longer intensive care and hospital stays, poor quality of life. RCSLT Factsheet on Dysphagia
@RCSLT
#AHPSDAY
And now for the winner of our poster competition: Anna Harrison, Greg Hext, Elaine Ferguson and the team on Marjorie Warren ward for their amazing work to improve
#handhygiene
! Congratulations!
#ImperialWPSD
#WorldPatientSafetyDay
Congratulations to everyone in medicine and integrated care receiving their
#LongServiceAward
this afternoon. ๐
Here's Divisional director,
@imperialmedDD
, receiving hers at Charing Cross Hospital! ๐
You can view today's awards via the intranet.
Hi, Iโm Karima Collins, one of Imperialโs Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs). Over the next 2 hours Iโll be tweeting about Communication and Swallowing disorders and the role of SLTs. First up - Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia). (1/2)
Huge congratulations to our director of nursing, Professor Janice Sigsworth on being awarded a damehood in the Kingโs Birthday Honours.
We are incredibly proud
@SigsworthJanice
๐
#KingsBirthday
@NursesMidwives
Nerissa Cummings, head of infection prevention and control nursing, shares how she became interested in IPC:
"One Christmas there was a norovirus outbreak. This piqued my interest in IPC and showed me how important it is to work together to minimise the spread of infection."
"Jo was new to the department at the time, but the fact that she showed up for us in the middle of the night showed that she was on our side."
#ImperialNHS70
#NHS70
"Itโs been an incredibly tough year for everyone. I have never been more proud of the team at Imperial College Healthcare. I wish you all a safe and restful festive season."
โ Chief Executive, Professor Tim Orchard
Our Progress Pride flag is officially flying high across St Maryโs, Charing Cross and Hammersmith hospitals.
We wish all our staff and patients celebrating, a very happy
#PrideMonth
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Such a special place CXH is
@ImperialNHS
, we meet here 18 yrs ago, & now after 10 dys in ITU - the man standing next to me has recovered well & home tomorrow. With so much gratefulness in our hearts for all your prayers, love & support in this life-changing experience. Thank u ๐๐ป
Early start at SMH for team medicine
@ICHTmedicineDDN
and
@brightonsmatie
and Helen Truscott facilitating 8am opening of the discharge unit.
This allowed early moves from our wards releasing 3 acute beds by 9am
Weโre sending thanks to Professor Nilay Shah & his team
@ImperialChemEng
who have been kindly providing us with fit testing solution so we can continue to protect our colleagues - our St Maryโs anaesthetists are very grateful!
We featured on
#ITVNews
last night, with staff sharing their stories and experiences in a 'One year on' report.
A big thank you to all our
#ImperialPeople
who featured and spoke so candidly, you are all a credit to the Trust.
Watch the report ๐
Check out our new
#RestNests
! โจ
These fully refurbished spaces are now open at Hammersmith, Charing Cross and St Mary's thanks to
@ImperialCharity
and design company
@TaylorHowes
, through their charitable initiative Rest Nest.
Let us know your thoughts,
#ImperialPeople
! ๐
Last week we distributed breakroom supply boxes to >5000 clinical staff in Covid wards - including drinks, treats & donated gifts.
#ThankYou
to Tony, Mark, Grant and Karl from our People & OD team and Lucy and
#volunteers
from
@ImperialCharity
in delivering these boxes.
Our staff vaccine hub at CXH opened today! ๐
We're delighted to see so many staff receiving their Covid-19 vaccination - here's Staff nurse, Kwame, having just had his!
#CovidVaccine
#ImperialPeople
#CharingCrossHospital
"I organised a symposium called
#HowIBecameAWomanInSurgery
which was about mentoring women who wish to become successful surgeons." Maria Irene Bellini, senior clinical fellow in renal and transplant, Hammersmith Hospital
#ImperialPeople
@mirenebellini1
We have some terrific new artwork on the ED corridor of St Maryโs featuring drawings from members of the public with message of thanks ๐
#NHS
.
Thanks to Dr Sarah Finlay, ED consultant, for organising ๐
Thank you to everyone who joined Quizmas last night - 107 quiz teams on Teams!
We'd also like to thank our producers, quizmasters and, of course, our wonderful host
@ianlush13
๐
A special shout out to the winning team names too - 'You're On Mute!' & 'The Dog's Baubles' ๐คญ
โWe first met in November 1999 while working at the Trust. In 2006 we got married and in 2012 our son was born."
Niina Bell, emergency preparedness, resilience & response manager and Ian Bell, senior site nurse practitioner
#ImperialPeople
#ValentinesDay
#LoveMyNHS
Here are our Junior Doctors participating in the first
#Wellbeing
yoga session, on the 7th floor of our Charing Cross Hospital
#SCCDPeople
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APPRECIATE:
What happens when you cross an
#OT
with a
#Stroke
patient? You get a glimpse into their cognition! This clock (drawn by a pt with a right sided stroke) can start to build therapists a picture of the patients view of the world! Notice anything different?
#AHPsDay2020
๐ฃ Speaker number seven is Greta Westwood, chief executive officer,
@FNightingaleF
Greta qualified as a nurse in 1983 and a midwife in 1987.
In 2021, sheย was awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List 2021 for services to Nursing and Midwifery.
@westwood_greta
Today, Iain Taylor, hospital director โ St Maryโs and Western Eye hospitals, and Lewis Thomas, general management trainee, are taking over
@ImperialPeople
Fabulous news ๐ NHS rainbow badges have arrived ... we know you are all very eager to get your hands on one (and you will) official comms will be out soon ๐detailing how to apply
#pledge
@startle65
@SeniorNurseICHT
@StubbsFiona
๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Tissue Viability Nurse team; Louise, Claire, Julia and Sarah are expert nurses with 45 yearsโ experience in management & prevention of wounds
#stopthepressure
Meet Annmarie - our first baby of 2020! Weighing 3.1kg, she came into the world at 01.09 hours at
#StMarysHospital
- Mum Mihaela Zota said she had a very positive experience at
#stmaryshospital
where the midwives were fantastic! Congratulations and welcome Annmarie ๐
Thanks to
@michelledonelan
Minister for Children and Families, for visiting our
@ProjectSEARCHHQ
interns at Charing Cross Hospital today! Project SEARCH is a programme where employers provide supported placements to young people with learning disabilities
Last week, we delivered break room supplies to clinical staff across the Trust as part of our staff support Covid-19 legacy programme.
A huge
#ThankYou
to
@ImperialCharity
and
#1928Project
for their support and funding on this initiative. ๐๐
At Hammersmith Hospital we have had the pleasure to eat this amazing lungs... CAKE ๐ฐ done by Asling Resp Physio
@AislingODonog11
! Second winner in the competition ๐
Well done everyone!!!
Thanks for participating!!
Happy
#AHPsDay2020
๐
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met staff from Charing Cross Hospital via a virtual video call to thank them and all Trust staff for their efforts during our Covid-19 response
@imperialNHS_CEO
Congratulations to all of our incredible colleagues in Maternity on this terrific news and achievement.
Well done and thank you for all your hard work!!
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Davina Richardson, clinical service lead therapist, is our fifth & final
#AuditHero
๐
Davina has led the development, implementation and ongoing delivery of the LITE project (Learning from Incidents in Therapies is Everybody's business), which has supported all staff.
#CAAW23