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Celebrating our NHS heroes
Staff turned out in force for an emotional clap at 5pm on Sunday to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the NHS. To mark the occasion, staff across the whole of the Royal Free London have been treated to free...
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Royal Free London announces new chief nurse
The Royal Free London is delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Hamilton as its new group chief nurse. Julie replaces Deborah Sanders who was appointed chief executive of Barnet Hospital in March 2020. As group...
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Team Royal Free London captured on camera for NHS’s 72nd birthday
The Royal Free London has teamed up with a photographer to the stars to celebrate the heroism of its staff in a series of images released to mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS. Award-winning photographer Frederic Aranda...
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72 years of our NHS
On Sunday 5 July, it will be 72 years since the NHS was founded. During the last few months, the NHS has been through the greatest test of its lifetime. And we will continue to deal with the many challenges brought...
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‘On the road’ COVID-19 testing scheme launched to help restart routine surgeries and procedures
Vulnerable and isolated patients waiting to go into hospital will be tested for COVID-19 at home by St John Ambulance volunteers, in a scheme that’s the first of its kind in this country. The charity’s new...
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Work restarting for state-of-the-art imaging upgrade
The Royal Free Hospital’s imaging department is undergoing an exciting and important upgrade: we’re bringing in three MRI scanners, three interventional radiology labs, two cardiac catheter labs and two...
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New parking machines at the Royal Free Hospital
A new simplified and more user-friendly parking system is to be introduced at the Royal Free Hospital on Wednesday 1 July. New parking machines, which are easier for patients and visitors to use, have been installed as...
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Welcome to our world!
Meet baby Anastasia, photographed with midwife and Royal Free Hospital (RFH) labour ward co-ordinator Laura Halpin, at the end of April, not long after her birth. This striking image has been entered by the Royal Free...
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Staff are all smiles as Sir Quentin Blake designs mugs for NHS charity
Our staff sipped on a brew to celebrate the launch of a range of mugs designed by world-renowned artist and illustrator of Roald Dahl’s famous books, Sir Quentin Blake, to help raise funds for the NHS. Royal Free...
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Say hello to Harry
If you’re in the restaurant at the Royal Free Hospital then why not say hello to Harry - one of our newest members of staff. Harry Stevens, 25, from Highbury and Islington, is on an apprenticeship scheme at the...
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BBC Two documentary Hospital returns to RFL
The Royal Free London will be the focus of a new series of the award-winning BBC Two documentary Hospital. It follows the success of the special two-part documentary Hospital Special: Fighting...
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Happy first birthday to Chalkmill Drive
The Chalkmill Drive decontamination unit in Enfield celebrated its first anniversary. The state-of-the-art unit is the biggest and most advanced of its kind in the UK. It decontaminates equipment safely and efficiently,...
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I kept working in A&E while my partner lay on a ventilator in the same hospital
An A&E receptionist at the Royal Free Hospital was determined to come to work and support patients and colleagues, despite the knowledge that her partner of more than 20 years was fighting for his life with COVID-19,...
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The use of face coverings when coming to our hospitals
From Monday 15 June, you will need to wear a face covering when you come to our hospitals. If you are coming to hospital as a visitor or for planned outpatient care, it is important that you wear a face covering at all...
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Urgent planned care has restarted at the Royal Free London
Urgent planned care is restarting across North Central London this month, following a reduction in activity to allow health and care teams to support the increased demand for services during the COVID-19 outbreak. We...
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20,000 surgical gowns handmade by RFL volunteers
A team of volunteers, coordinated by the Royal Free Charity, have now created 20,000 surgical gowns for use at the Royal Free London. Fashion and sewing experts, community volunteers and staff from the Royal Free London...
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Chase Farm Hospital car parking update
During the last construction phase of the Chase Farm Hospital multi-storey car park refurbishment, the contractor will be working around the front entrance area. Staff and patients will only be able to use the...
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Information on visiting patients
Visiting restrictions remain in place at all of our hospitals as of Friday 5 June 2020. We understand the government has made an announcement about hospital visiting restrictions and we will be reviewing visiting rules...
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Black Lives Matter
A joint message from Royal Free London group chief executive Caroline Clarke; Royal Free Hospital chief executive Kate Slemeck; Barnet Hospital chief executive Deborah Sanders; Chase Farm Hospital chief executive Natalie...
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Always in our hearts
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic staff at the Royal Free London have shown their utter determination to go the extra mile for their patients, however challenging the circumstances. From taking deliveries of phones for...
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Celebrating our NHS heroes
08/07/2020