Five staff members known as the ‘Tarmac Troopers’ – including one who was dressed head-to-toe as a Star Wars Stormtrooper - completed the first ever Ealing Half Marathon in late September to raise money for Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital’s Cardiology services. Buoyed by ‘Good Luck’ messages from a number...

Staff at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals were treated to a taste of the red carpet treatment when they turned out for the Trust’s annual Outstanding Staff Celebration and Rewards (OSCaRs) on Tuesday night.

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust will be working with the Royal Free Foundation Trust to explore whether a viable larger Foundation Trust can be created from bringing together the two organisations, in order to achieve patient, staff and financial benefits.

The Appointments Commission has appointed a new Non Executive Director to Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust – Mr David Holt. Mr Holt was appointed from 12 July 2012 until 11 July 2016. He will receive remuneration of £6,096 per annum. The Trust is responsible for Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals, with...

Staff and young patients on Kingfisher Ward in Chase Farm Hospital received a special visit from a man carrying one of the most famous objects in the world right now, and certainly one bigger than the person he had come to see.

Five times Gold-winning Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave and Chief Executive for Sport England Jenny Price have shown their support for the Trust’s running team – ‘Tarmac Troopers’ - at an event in Britannia Village, South East London that brought together Sportsmakers from across London.

The Outstanding Staff Celebration and Rewards (OSCaRs) aim to identify and recognise individuals, teams or services who make an outstanding difference to the care and wellbeing of our patients, their families, carers or our staff.

All NHS Trusts have to achieve Foundation Trust status by 2014, either in their current form, or through some change in organisational structure. The Trust plan for FT status has been under review over the last few months, following the decision in April not to proceed with the proposal to...

The Trust has been working with the BMA to ensure high quality and safe services to patients are maintained during the period of industrial action.

Cllr Brian Schama, the Mayor of Barnet, has chosen Barnet Hospital as one of his charities to raise money for during his term of office.

Around 500 citizens of Enfield – including Mayor Cllr Kate Anolue and local politicians David Burrowes and Nick de Bois – supported local cancer care by strolling the streets of Enfield and its surrounding villages on Friday 18 May for a 15km Night Hike. With the Olympics set to showcase the...

Local patients and Enfield residents are invited to attend an open workshop, one of two which we are holding in Enfield in May. At a time of change in local health services, we want to hear your views on how local primary care health services (outside or away from hospital)...

From Saturday 2 June 2012 Route 307 will be rerouted to improve connections for Barnet Hospital.

Staff at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals marked International Nurses Week with a variety of activities and displays that celebrate the work of their profession and the impact it has had on society.

Young patients in Barnet Hospital’s Treasure Island Ward have been decorating the corridor they share with the Children’s Outpatients Department in preparation for a summer that Britain will never forget.

Barnet Hospital staff are set to raise awareness of Stroke care over the next few weeks through a series of events, including a 100 mile bike ride…taking place in the hospital itself.

The Trust has scored highly in the 2012 Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) Assessments. These examine the areas of environment, food, and privacy and dignity that all have an impact on a patient’s wellbeing during their treatment.

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals have a vacancy for a Non Executive Director who will also chair the Audit Committee. The person we are looking for will have:

The TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack) service at Barnet Hospital has been awarded Gold accreditation. This was presented by the Cardiovascular and Stroke Network and local commissioners, in recognition of the team providing the highest quality of service to our patients. It also makes us the first Trust in the sector...

Works are to commence on alterations to the bus stand located in Wellhouse Lane on Monday 27 February by Transport for London. The work is planned to take 30 working days to complete.