#TeamBartsHealth blogs

Megan Yeoman, a physiotherapist from the therapies team at Whipps Cross, worked throughout the pandemic and cared for lots of Covid-19 patients.

George Huntington, who joined ICU as a junior doctor, describes his experience working on an intensive care unit before and after the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines.

To mark World Optometry Day 2022, we talked to optometrist Nina Marcus – who has 20 years of experience under her belt – about her profession, the things that she enjoys the most and the importance of raising awareness of this profession.

Monday 21 March is the International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination and to mark it HR advisor, Rabia, reflects on her experience of wearing a hijab at Barts Health.

We spoke to Cameron Braddy-Green, chief registrar and gastroenterologist, about his work at Whipps Cross, highlights from the past year and being nominated for the Star of the Month award. 

We spoke to Sare Hewitt and her team at the Woodlands Day Unit at Whipps Cross Hospital about the work they do at the unit, some of the successes they’ve had and the positive feedback they’ve received from some of their patients.

Parveen Khan, team leader for the advocacy team, writes about how the SignLive app is helping colleagues provide equitable care to patients who are Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing.

We talked to Althea, our new head of community participation at Whipps Cross, about her role, the work with the local community and how staff, patients and the local community can get involved in what she does. 

Health Records Officer, Hemlata Mistry, discusses her experience as an inclusion ambassador (IA) and why she wants to encourage colleagues to get involved.