#TeamBartsHealth blogs

Despite the biggest shock in the history of the NHS, we have continued to apply the quality improvement skills we have learnt.

With support from the Quit Right Stop Smoking service at Newham Hospital, Murad has managed to quit smoking.

This week, we celebrate members of the Newham Hospital family who have worked here for 25 years and more. Congratulations to them on reaching this milestone.

Sharaz Nur, a respiratory clinical nurse specialist at Newham Hospital, talks about the benefits she feels from getting a free massage at the hospital every week.

The demolition of the iconic chimney marked a major milestone in the demolition works to prepare the site for the brand new hospital at Whipps Cross.

My typical day starts when I arrive at 7am to clean and prepare the clinicians rooms. I calibrate the Goldman visual fields so it is ready for the Orthoptists. I also help with the vision testing by uploading these onto the sheet for the clinical staff.

This week, Sarah Latham started as the new associate director of midwifery at Newham Hospital. We caught up with her to get to know a bit about her and what she’s most excited about in her new role.

To mark the end of the celebrations for our Allied Health colleagues, we hear from Saleha Humayun, orthoptitst at Whipps Cross Hospital. 

Ahead of AHP day on 14 October, we hear from Sherelee Govender who works as a part-time orthotist at Whipps Cross Hospital.

For Allied Health Professionals Day on 14 October, Libby Hough, head of therapies at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, talks about why she enjoys being a therapist and the wealth of opportunities available to AHPs.