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Join our Board of Directors’ meeting on Thursday
Our next meeting will take place at 11am on Thursday 3 September 2026 at the James Conference Room, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT.
Read Join our Board of Directors’ meeting on Thursday…New Listen to Girls podcast focuses on access to healthcare
In this new episode of Who Run the World, the group discuss current health challenges for girls - including period poverty and who to trust for health advice online.
Read New Listen to Girls podcast focuses on access to healthcare…Bladder and bowel teams to host educational event
Bexley Bladder and Bowel Team and Greenwich Continence Team, together with colleagues in South East London’s Acute Provider Collaborative, will be holding a Women’s Bladder and Pelvic Health Community Education Day on Saturday 5 September at Goldie Leigh in Abbey Wood.
Read Bladder and bowel teams to host educational event…Oxleas Pride 2026 – many voices, one front
Throughout June and July, Oxleas celebrated Pride, championed inclusion and showed support for LGBTQ+ communities across London and Kent.
Read Oxleas Pride 2026 – many voices, one front…HSJ awards shortlist for HMP Rochester
We’re delighted to announce that Oxleas has been shortlisted in the HSJ Awards 2026, recognising outstanding contributions to healthcare.
Read HSJ awards shortlist for HMP Rochester…Learning shared during Singapore delegate visit
This summer, we welcomed a multi-disciplinary delegation from Singapore for a three-day learning and exchange visit, hosted by our Adult Learning Disability (ALD) colleagues.
Read Learning shared during Singapore delegate visit…New podcast episode explores violence against women and girls
Violence against women and girls is one of the biggest issues affecting girls' health, wellbeing and sense of safety today - that is the message young people shared through the latest episode of the Who Run the World podcast out today.
Read New podcast episode explores violence against women and girls…Health hub services showcase for NHS England
We were pleased to welcome Usman Khan, Regional Director of Improvement, Transformation and Partnerships for the NHS in London, and Shaaz Mahboob, Head of Digital Development at NHS England (London), to Queen Mary's Hospital.
Read Health hub services showcase for NHS England…Potential new mental health A&E for QMH
Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup has been chosen as one of the London sites to host a potential new mental health A&E service.
Read Potential new mental health A&E for QMH…Media enquiries
The communications team provides a point of contact for journalists to respond to all media enquiries.
We are happy to help journalists represent the trust accurately, so please do get in touch to ensure your facts and information are up-to-date before publishing your story.
Our media team is responsible for:
- Responding to media queries
- Arranging interviews with our nationally and internationally renowned experts who can talk about some of the trust’s specialist topics
For all media enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, please email oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net where a member of the team will review and action your request.
If you have an urgent enquiry outside of office hours or at the weekend, please contact our director on call via the Bracton Centre switchboard on 01322 294300.
Filming and photography requests
We receive documentary, location and broadcast filming requests on a regular basis – we consider all proposals on an individual basis and will try to accommodate proposals where possible, if appropriate.
No photography or filming is permitted without prior arrangement and agreement. Our patients always come first and we have a duty to protect their safety and confidentiality. Anyone found filming or taking photographs on the trust premises without the permission of the trust’s communications team will be asked to leave by the security department and may face prosecution.
Unless agreed otherwise, film crews and photographers must be accompanied by a member of the Communications Team at all times.
Contact: oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net
