April - June 2010
Chewing gum or fine art
Ben Wilson is a local artist from Muswell Hill.
Camden and Islington diabetic retinal screening
In November of last year the Peer Review External Quality Assurance (EQA) temporarily suspended the Camden and Islington Diabetic Retinal Screening Service. find out about the suspension of the service
Bowel cancer awareness
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK and the second most common cause of cancer death.help raise awareness
Whittington marathon success
Congratulations to our seven runners who all made it across the line with fantastic times. James Barnes in physiotherapy came in first out of all our runners at 3 hours 29 minutes - Well done!read more about the marathon
Safeguarding – the story for adults
There has been a lot of publicity recently about keeping children safe and quite rightly so. find out about safeguarding adults
Daily Telegraph interviews Whittington consultant Pauline Leonard
read more on Dr Leonard's interview
Nurses' day - 12 May 2010
Tomorrow Wednesday 12 May 2010 is nurses day. find out about the day
International day of the midwife
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is responsible for the organisation each year of the International Day of the Midwife which is held annually on 5 May.find out about international midwife's day
International nurses day
Wednesday 12 May was international nurses’ dayfind out about The Whittington's stand
Choir in the hospital
The ‘Singing in London Highgate’ choir have been singing at the hospital and supporting The Whittington’s fundraising campaigns ever since their inception four years ago.find out about the choir
The Whittington appoints new Director of Nursing
On Tuesday 1 June Bronagh Scott joined the Whittington as Director of Nursing and Clinical Development. find out about the new director
Take care in the sun
On Wednesday 9 June n educational sun awareness stand was set up by dermatology nurse Lucy Reeves, on level one of the atrium.find out about the stand
The nursing set of June 1990
On Saturday 5 June 2010 a group of 10 nurses who trained at The Whittington 20 years ago came to visit the hospital.find out about their visit
The birth centre is one
Tuesday 8 June saw The Whittington’s state of the art birthing centre celebrate its first birthday. read about the birthday party
Japanese midwives visit The Whittington
Four Japanese midwives visited the Whittington labour ward and birth centre on Thursday 10 June. read about their visit
The Whittington Hospital launches FerriScan on Choose and Book for GPs
FerriScan, the MRI for Liver Iron Concentration, was launched on the Choose and Book system by The Whittington Hospital on Friday 4 June, meaning that GPs can now easily access the FerriScan test for patients when iron overload is suspected.read about the new booking procedure
MBE for John Farrell
As part of the Queen’s birthday honours, John Farrell has received an MBE for his services to healthcare.
The sickle cell network site launches
The sickle cell network site has launched in conjunction with world sickle cell day on 19 June. find out about the website
Whittington doctor leads the way in breast cancer treatment
Dr Jayant Vaidya, a consultant oncologist at The Whittington, has been part of a team of three UK experts who have achieved a breakthrough in breast cancer treatment after 10 years of research and trials.read about the scientific development
National breastfeeding awareness week
The week of 21 June marked National Breastfeeding Awareness Week.read about our involvement in the week
British Journal of Midwifery award
The Whittington team of supervisors of midwives was recently shortlisted for a national award for “Excellence in Supervision” by the British Journal of Midwiferyfind out about the award ceremony
Islington breast screening moves into the digital age at The Whittington
From today 29 June 2010, Islington women will be able to benefit from a new digital mammography unit that has been developed at The Whittington Hospital for breast screening. read about the new Whittington service
Student concerts at The Whittington
Friday 2 July sees students from the City and Islington College 'Blast Beat' music group perform for patients and staff in the main entrance of The Whittington hospital.read about the musical performance
Customer service excellence in cardiology
On Monday 28 June the Clinical and Academic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine passed its first "Health Check" for Customer Service Excellence. find out about the award
Last updated24 Aug 2010