#TeamBartsHealth blogs

Hello, my name is Philomina and ’m a nurse at Newham Hospital. I originally trained as a nurse in my country of origin, Ghana.  

We spoke to Stephen Kinghorn, Unit Manager in Pre-Operative Assessment and Teresa Aspinall, Staff Nurse in Pre-Operative Assessment about their redeployment to the vaccination hub at Whipps Cross.

As part of the #OurWXpeople spotlight series, this week we are highlighting the great work carried out by the domestic team. We caught up with Georgeta, Patient Ambassador, to give us all the details on the department.

Louise Crosby, Director of Nursing and Governance at Newham Hospital reflects on what’s been an incredibly challenging year for nurses and why on International Nurses Day, in International Year of the Nurse, there’s no denying that nurses are a voice to lead – a vision for future healthcare .

To mark International Day of the Midwife, student midwife Farida Al-Ismaily writes about her experiences so far, including her inspirations, challenges, victories and what it was like working during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

As part of the #OurWXpeople spotlight series, this week we are highlighting the great work carried out by the governance team. We caught up with Sarah, Associate Director of Clinical Governance, to give us all the details on the department.

Ruff Cajanding explains how to identify the extent of heart damage amongst coronavirus patients in a new article for the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Advanced Critical Care Journal.

Ahlam Muthanna, a medical doctor from Yemen, who is now working as a medical support worker at The Royal London shares her experience of our differing healthcare systems around the world.

Andrew Kelso, Medical Director for Newham Hospital, explains why moving outpatient clinics online is nothing to be scared of – and something we need to do more of.

As part of the #OurWXpeople spotlight series, this week we are highlighting the great work carried out by the imaging team. We caught up with Jacquie, scheduler and receptionist, to give us all the details on the department.