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Children and young people have reported overwhelmingly positive experiences as patients at Royal Brompton Hospital, according to a new report. The biennial Care Quality Commission (CQC) Children and Young People’s Patient Experience Survey 2020 revealed that Royal Brompton Hospital performed ‘much better than expected’ for the experiences of patients aged 8 to 15. The hospital witnessed a 7% increase in parent satisfaction with overnight stays. Read more
In the final part of our film series ‘More than meets the eye’, which explores the realities of non-visible disabilities in the workplace, we meet Mark Townsend who discusses the overlap between physical disability and mental health, and how this has shaped his lived experiences as a disabled person. We also meet Robert Craig who, in his role as executive sponsor of our Disability and Wellness Network, has been working with the network to minimise and remove workplace barriers for disabled staff. Watch film
Three nurses from Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals have completed the North West London (NWL) CapitalNurse BME Nursing Programme. Manika Rai, senior staff nurse in ITU at Harefield, Carol Egbuna, respiratory staff nurse at Royal Brompton, and Faridah Byamagero, surgery staff nurse at Harefield, were three of only 50 nurses accepted onto the programme across NWL. Launched in November 2020, the one-year programme gives nurses the opportunity to develop new skills to help support their career development. Read more
Royal Brompton Hospital has set up a new service specifically for women with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are pregnant. This service was created due to the rise in the number of pregnancies in women with CF over the past 12 months. This first-of-its-kind clinic involves a multidisciplinary team of CF specialists who meet virtually with the pregnant women, and their partners where appropriate. Read more