#TeamBartsHealth blogs
Covid-19 diaries from the respiratory unit at St Bartholomew’s Hospital: Entry #1
In her first diary entry on Covid19, Dr Veronica White reflects on the ability of the respiratory unit to adapt very quickly to change and uncertainty.
From Acorn Ward to ITU
In this interview, Kristy McKeon, Clinical Nurse Specialist for children with cancer talks to us about how her role has changed after being redeployed to help the fight against COVID-19 and how difficult it was saying goodbye to the families under her care.
Paediatric Speech and Language Team redeployed to Adult Services
In this blog post, Clinical Lead Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist at The Royal London Children’s Hospital, Melanie Peck, shares her experience and explains how proud she is of her colleagues for stepping out of their professional comfort zone to support the Adult Services.
New patient engagement tool launched to increase uptake of latent tuberculosis screening
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group have launched a unique SMS patient engagement tool to increase the uptake of latent tuberculosis screening across the borough.
International Year of the Midwife: Crystal Jaiyesimi
To mark International Year of the Midwife we spoke to Crystal Jaiyesimi, midwife at Newham Hospital, about what her role entails and why she chose to pursue midwifery.
Tase Oputu: Barts Health inspiring woman
Tase Oputu, pharmacist and co-site lead of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff network at Newham Hospital and a Barts Health inspiring woman tells us more about what drives her and the change she’d like to see in the world.