From diagnosis to recovery, we will provide seamless, innovative, and equitable hospital care
We're moving towards a future that focuses on combining specialties and clinical expertise, prevents ill health, embraces digital innovation, and expands our care closer to home. Aligned with national NHS goals, this transformation puts patients first and is shaped by the experiences, insights and voices of the people we treat.
Saving lives by providing faster treatment to more people
Having seen and treated record numbers of patients during 2024-25, our focus for the next 12 months will be transforming our services and ways of working.
Under our strategic framework of patients, people and partnerships, we will:
We are proud that our staff work – and many live – in one of the most culturally diverse and vibrant parts of the country.
We are also conscious that east London contains some of the most deprived areas, with the biggest health challenges. It is therefore our top priority to create an inclusive organisation providing equitable services where WeBelong.
We have ambitious plans for the long-term benefit of our patients
We are redeveloping Whipps Cross Hospital and creating a life sciences centre in Whitechapel.
During the next decade we are also developing a network of specialist centres of surgical excellence so that patients get the best possible treatment.
We have come a long way since we were placed in special measures
Our annual reports and quality accounts reflect on the progress we've made so far on our journey to good and outstanding, including how we responded to Covid-19 [pdf] 5MB.