This review covers the period 1 April 2020 to 1 February 2021, at which point Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Contents
Introduction from the chair and chief executive
Bob Bell retires after 16 years leading the Trust
COVID-19 timeline (March – September 2020)
Rising to the challenge of COVID-19: The first wave
- Taking on new responsibilities to fight COVID-19
- From the frontline: Beccy Lytton, paediatric intensive care matron, redeployed to adult intensive care
- From the frontline: Laura Davis, clinical nurse specialist, redeployed to intensive care
- From the frontline: Louise Croft, Macmillan lung nurse specialist, redeployed to help look after COVID-19 patients
- Staff volunteers step in to help run new family liaison service
- Volunteers helped us make our own PPE
- Innovations transforming the way we work
- Trust estate’s team produces 1,500 visors
- Providing life-saving surgery during the pandemic: the Cardiac Hub
- Aircrew flew in to help staff on the frontline
- A patient's view: Maureen Clements
- A patient's view: Sam McQueen
COVID-19 timeline (October 2020 – May 2021)
The continuing challenge of COVID-19: The second wave
- Supporting the health and wellbeing of staff
- Changing working practices
- Specialist care for patients suffering long-term effects of Covid
- Delivering the COVID-19 vaccination programme
- ECMO saving lives
- A patient's view: Raj Nair
- Some of the many messages of support we received during the pandemic
- Acts of public kindness and benevolence
New imaging centre progresses well
Pulmonary rehabilitation team celebrates national first