Homerton Hospital boss says number of Covid patients may be ‘plateauing’ – but staff pressures still ‘tight’
Tracey Fletcher said medics were ‘expecting a pretty dire weekend’ but actually cases ‘seemed to level out’
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Covid patients fill four wards at Homerton Hospital as 300 staff self-isolate
Close to 100 patients have the virus, but spokesman says they are ‘not as critically ill’
Homerton Hospital’s chief executive to move on next spring after nine years at the helm
Tracey Fletcher is set to take up a similar role at East Kent’s NHS Trust
Homerton Hospital staff donate to Hackney Foodbank as a ‘thank you’ to the community for its support during the pandemic
Hospital workers ask for on-site donation points to be made permanent after collecting 55kg of food and essentials for those in need
NHS launches local campaign in three languages to promote its app among minority groups
Video shot in Somali, Romanian and Bengali is designed to improve access to health information
Coroner calls for changes to warning alarms on oxygen machines after confusion ‘hastened’ death of Covid patient in Hackney
Chimezie Daniels, 60, died in January after his oxygen supply was cut off for at least 20 minutes
‘Young people are getting vaccinated in secret to avoid being seen as sell-outs’, health bosses warned
Hackney CVS chief says uptake among youngsters could be improved if they are able to get the jab ‘covertly’
Patient has wrong side of thyroid removed during surgery at Homerton Hospital
Error is one of a number of serious incidents reported by the hospital in its latest quality review
Plans for crumbling St Leonard’s Hospital could involve parts of Grade-II listed building being sold for housing
Controversial Whipps Cross sell-off being looked at as a ‘template’
New health alliance sparks ‘grave concern’ over Homerton Hospital’s independence
Councillors say any change in governance would be met with an ‘awful lot of resistance’
Homerton man died after catheter was left unchanged for almost a year
Homerton Hospital and a local GP practice required to take action by coroner following death of 87-year-old Macauley Wilson
Hackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
Stage show based on NHS nurse’s bestselling memoir announces Hackney dates
The Language of Kindness, an adaptation of Christie Watson’s book, will be at Shoreditch Town Hall in June
Remote medical services could ‘disenfranchise’ patients, councillors warn
Members of health scrutiny committee fear older people, disabled people and those with no internet access may be ‘forgotten about’
Captain Tom cash to help fund wellbeing programme for Homerton Hospital staff
The efforts of the late NHS hero will see relaxation rooms and snack trolleys become permanent fixtures
Jennette Arnold urges government to act on low vaccine uptake in Hackney
London Assembly Member for north-east London fears borough could be left ‘vulnerable to future rise in infections’