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Royal Free 'put lives at risk'

THE Royal Free Hospital has failed to implement 15 patient safety measures issued by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) in the past five years, it has been revealed. The charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) has researched... » MORE

Royal Free's plans for top private restaurant

BOSSES at the Royal Free Hospital are looking to open a swanky five star restaurant to rival the best in the business. But this is not an attempt by the Royal Free Trust to add to Hampstead s burgeoning restaurant scene nor does it mean NHS patients are... » MORE

Ham&High launches campaign to save Whittington's A&E

IN THE week that hundreds of furious residents confronted health bosses over plans to close the Whittington Hospital s A&E department, the Ham&High and Ham&High Broadway have joined the fight to keep this vital service open. We will seek to un... » MORE

WHITTINGTON: Mutilation of services IS a dreadful prospect

Your trenchant editorial and the letter from members of the Islington BMA (H&H Comment and letters, November 19) will be welcome by all those who may one day need the acute medical services at the Whittington – as I did just one week ago. It is a major... » MORE

At the Whittington I know I’m in the best place possible

BY CAROLINE COOK When I was diagnosed with cancer, the NHS swung into action immediately, and cared for me at every stage ---- How often these days do any of us hear a good story about the NHS? Not very often, it s true, but 18 months ago at the age of 42 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my experience with the NHS throughout this journey could not have been more positive. I... » MORE

A&E is vital service, says former Whittington chairman

A FORMER chairman of the Whittington Hospital has pitched in to condemn the possible closure of the accident and emergency department. Professor Eric Moonman, who presided over the Highgate Hill hospital from 1983 to 1995, said it would be dis... » MORE

Stroke unit changes hailed a good move by specialists

Tan Parsons STROKE specialists at the Royal Free Hospital have defended changes which mean the site is no longer the primary treatment centre for victims in the Ham&High area. Residents in Hampstead, Golders Green and Hampstead Garden Suburb were dismayed... » MORE

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