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Tributes to a midwife who delivered the very best of care
The life and work of ‘legendary’ midwife, Olive Jones, has been recognised at a very special event at Edgware Birth Centre. Former colleagues, current staff, Olive’s proud family, as well as mothers...
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Chase Farm Hospital scores double win at prestigious building industry awards ceremony
Chase Farm Hospital (CFH) took centre stage at the Building Better Healthcare Awards, winning in two categories. The CFH redevelopment team’s scooped the estates and facilities team of the year award after they...
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Online appointment system for adult blood tests at Royal Free Hospital
At the Royal Free Hospital, we have been reviewing our blood taking service (known as phlebotomy) to ensure that we are delivering the very best care to our patients. To make sure our patients are getting the best...
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Pears Building reaches new milestone
The final bolt for the highest point of the Pears Building was put in place yesterday, as part of the topping out ceremony for the new home for the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation. The bolt for the seventh...
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A BRILL-iant idea - how a Royal Free London junior doctor is supporting medical students
Father of three David Brill is a junior doctor currently working in the Emergency Department at the Royal Free Hospital. Incredibly enough he’s also found time during training and now working as a junior...
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Chase Farm Hospital redevelopment team scoops award
Chase Farm Hospital’s (CFH) redevelopment team became the proud winners of a prestigious industry award last week. The team were delighted after winning the estates and facilities team of the year trophy at the...
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It’s your time to speak up
Staff welcomed the National Freedom to Speak Up Guardian for the NHS, Dr Henrietta Hughes, to the Royal Free London yesterday. Dr Hughes, who combines her role as National Guardian for the NHS, with being a GP in...
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Exercise classes helping patients on their road to recovery
Older patients at the Royal Free Hospital were encouraged to get out of bed and do what they love as part of International Day for Older Persons celebrations this week. Elderly care wards hosted exercise classes...
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World’s first trial of new gene therapy for patients with rare condition
A patient at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) is the first person in the world to be given a new therapy which could dramatically change the lives of people with a rare condition. People with Fabry disease have a...
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The LINK initiative – set to increase living kidney donation in BAME communities
Patients with kidney disease, clinical staff, charities and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) organisations are invited to a launch event which aims to encourage living kidney donations among BAME communities....
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First UK patient recruited at Royal Free Hospital to trial drug to combat an aggressive skin cancer
A patient at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) is the first in the UK to be given a new drug aimed at tackling a rare type of skin cancer. Merkel cell carcinoma, also called neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, differs...
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Next phase of Royal Free London’s work with Google Health UK
In 2016 the Royal Free London entered into a partnership with DeepMind Health to develop Streams, a secure instant alert app which delivers improved care for patients by getting the right data to the right clinician at...
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Staff enjoy charity sports day fun
Staff went all out during a special sports day held in Enfield Town Park to raise money for the Royal Free Charity. Those working on the 8th floor of the civic centre - admissions, endoscopy, out-comes and out-patient...
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Chase Farm Hospital marks first birthday
Staff enjoyed a bit of tea and cake as part of Chase Farm Hospital’s first birthday celebrations on Friday. As well as enjoying a few refreshments, it was a chance for staff to reflect on everything that had been...
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Celebrating our world class winners at staff awards ceremony
Actor and comedian Hugh Dennis praised the Royal Free London’s (RFL’s) ‘fantastic’ staff at last night’s spectacular Oscars awards ceremony. More than 300 members of staff, including...
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Royal Free Hospital nurses travel to Central Africa in a bid to tackle Ebola crisis
Two nurses at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) who will treat people with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have described it as an “amazing and humbling opportunity”. Ward manager Jess Joyce, who...
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Governor elections 2019 - voting now open
Voting for the governor elections has now opened. The governor seats being elected are: Public constituency - Camden, Barnet, Enfield & Hertfordshire 3 seats Patient constituency 3 seats Staff constituency 1 seat...
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My family supports organ donation .... and so should you!
Vanessa James says she has never regretted the decision she made to donate a kidney to her music-producer son at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) two years ago. Now to mark organ donation week (2-8 September) she is urging...
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Service road improvement at the Royal Free Hospital
The service road at the Royal Free Hospital will be undergoing improvement works over the next four weekends, during which time sections of the road will be closed. In the event of bad weather the works may be...
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Imaging department redevelopment at the Royal Free Hospital
The imaging department at the Royal Free Hospital is undergoing a major redevelopment over the next two years. Ensuring we are able to provide the very best imaging services to our patients and clinical specialist...