#TeamBartsHealth blogs

We caught up with Ruquyya Vankad, who recently joined the Chaplaincy Team at Whipps Cross Hospital.

Mr Rehan Khan, consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, discusses how filling out your details when you attend a hospital appointment is helping us to identify and reduce health inequalities. 

Our director of chilren's nursing Kath Evans has helped work on a world-first guideline for babies, children and young people's experience of healthcare.

Dr Charlotte Hopkins, deputy chief medical officer at Barts Health and patient safety specialist, discusses how the small action of endorsing results can lead to big benefits for patient safety. 

Dr Bryan Fernandes, consultant allergist, gives us the low down on allergies and why getting allergy documentation right can help us keep patients safe.

The theme of this year’s World Patient Safety Day is aimed at improving safe maternal and newborn care. To mark it Gulnar Vasta (Gully), Senior Improvement Advisor at Barts Health, discusses how a new maternity safety programme aims to do just that. 

We caught up with midwife Nicola Johnson to discuss her nomination for The Sun Who Cares Wins award and to highlight the important work she is being recognised for.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. To mark it, we caught up with Jacqui Seaton, a Macmillan clinical nurse specialist in paediatric oncology, working on Rainbow Ward at Newham Hospital.

We talk to Mel Crawford, Operations Manager for Serco, who has very deservedly been shortlisted for an Unsung Hero Award, in the Estates & Ancillary category.