Latest news from Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

Congratulations to our OSCaRs winners!

Created 20/09/2011 11:41 Last updated 20/09/2011 11:43
The Outstanding Staff Celebration and Rewards were presented on Tuesday 13 September in the Spice of Life Restaurant at Barnet Hospital. The winners and highly-commended entries of each category received their trophies and certificates from Irish-Iranian, surgeon-loving, staff-hugging comedian Patrick Monahan, the latest in a line of well-loved entertainers (previous...
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Winner of ITV1 comedy show to present Trust awards ceremony

Created 31/08/2011 16:40 Last updated 31/08/2011 16:41
Hot off the heels of winning ITV1's "Show Me The Funny", hilarious Irish-Iranian comedian Patrick Monahan is to present the OSCaRs at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals’ Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 13 September. 
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Junior Sister on Bramley Ward retires after 35 years

Created 31/08/2011 16:38 Last updated 31/08/2011 16:39
A Junior Sister based at Chase Farm Hospital’s Bramley Ward has retired after a nursing career that saw her care for local patients for over a third of a century. 
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Much-loved Staff Nurse retires after 25 years

Created 04/08/2011 12:29 Last updated 04/08/2011 12:32
Clara Douglas, a staff nurse in the Medical Day Unit at Chase Farm Hospital, has retired after serving the local community for a quarter of a century.
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Over £2million to be invested in upgrading paediatric services

Created 14/07/2011 09:44
The Trust Board at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust have agreed to over £2 million worth of investment to upgrade the Paediatric Assessment Units (PAU) at Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital.
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Investment in maternity services at Barnet Hospital

Created 13/07/2011 09:06 Last updated 13/07/2011 09:07
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust runs one of the largest maternity units in London. We delivered almost 7,000 babies last year and as a Trust we aim to provide a high standard of maternity care to meet women's individual needs.
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Non Executive Director vacancy

Created 11/07/2011 09:51 Last updated 11/07/2011 09:52
We currently have a vacancy for a Non Executive Director who will chair the Audit Committee as part of their role. 
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Happy Birthday NHS!

Created 06/07/2011 11:12 Last updated 06/07/2011 11:15
The NHS is 63 on Wednesday 6 July.
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Article in The Times Friday 17 June

Created 22/06/2011 09:26 Last updated 22/06/2011 09:33
For publication
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300 mile bike ride for da Vinci Robot

Created 01/06/2011 11:19 Last updated 21/01/2013 16:03
Last month Graham Martin, Managing Director of Orchard Recruitment in Enfield, undertook a gruelling 300 mile London to Paris bike ride in aid of the da Vinci Robot fundraising appeal.
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Mike Gatting supports Trust at cricket demonstration

Created 25/05/2011 11:47 Last updated 25/05/2011 11:49
Staff from across the Trust enjoyed an exciting game of cricket at the first ever NHS Cricket Demonstration Day last week. Staff played on a team led by Mike Gatting OBE against a British Telecom team led by Tony Chanmugan, Non Executive Director. The team from BT won by a...
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Hospital Radio Barnet recruiting chatterboxes

Created 25/05/2011 11:43 Last updated 25/05/2011 11:47
Hospital Radio Barnet, the in-house broadcasting service to the patients and staff of Barnet Hospital, is celebrating National Volunteers Week by holding a recruitment drive.
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da Vinci Robot appeal boosted by £25,000 donation

Created 20/05/2011 15:55 Last updated 20/05/2011 16:06
The da Vinci Robot appeal received a boost recently thanks to a generous donation of £25,000 from The Garfield Weston Foundation.
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Join our midwives on a fun-filled walk

Created 15/04/2011 12:05 Last updated 18/04/2011 12:55
International Day of the Midwife Thursday 5 May
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Raising awareness of Dementia

Created 30/03/2011 15:21 Last updated 30/03/2011 15:22
Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing society today. There are over half a million people in the UK suffering from Dementia and the number is rising. It is predicted that this number will reach over 1 million within the next 30 years.
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Take part in the Enfield Night Hike!

Created 30/03/2011 14:24 Last updated 15/04/2011 12:08
In collaboration with London Borough of Enfield, the Nightingale Community Hospice Trust and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, you are invited you to put your pyjamas on and join the inaugural Enfield Night Hike (Girls only night out) on 10 June.
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Hospital Radio Barnet marks National Hospital Radio week

Created 28/03/2011 13:08 Last updated 28/03/2011 13:12
Barnet Hospitals own radio station, Hospital Radio Barnet marked the start of National Hospital Radio week this week by interviewing ex-member and Gold Radio DJ Dean Martin live on air. Dean started his broadcasting career at the hospital radio station in Wellhouse Lane, Barnet
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No Smoking Day at Chase Farm Hospital

Created 02/03/2011 15:38 Last updated 02/03/2011 15:45
Almost a million smokers in the UK kick the habit on No Smoking Day every year which this year is on Wednesday 9 March 2011.
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Walk the Walk donate scalp coolers to Barnet Hospital

Created 25/02/2011 10:15 Last updated 25/02/2011 13:46
Walk the Walk, the UK's leading grant making breast cancer charity, has granted two Orbis Paxman scalp cooling machines to Barnet Hospital. The machines can help prevent or reduce hair loss in some patients undergoing certain types of chemotherapy treatment.
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Appointment of Mark Easton as Chief Executive

Created 24/02/2011 16:28
Mark Easton has been appointed as the Chief Executive of Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust.
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