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Refurbished Harold Gillies Unit officially opens
The Gillies Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, was officially reopened on 8 December by Louie French, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, plus representatives from both King’s College Hospital and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
Read Refurbished Harold Gillies Unit officially opens…Join service user and carer selection panel
Are you a service user or carer for someone using Oxleas services who would like a role in the recruitment of our staff?
Read Join service user and carer selection panel…Leading the way on diversity and inclusion
We are delighted that we have won two prestigious national awards for leading the way in creating a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
Read Leading the way on diversity and inclusion…More mental health inpatient beds open
Oxleas has opened a ward at Green Parks House, Bromley, which had been closed during the Covid pandemic.
Read More mental health inpatient beds open…Rising Star recognition for Tongesayi
Huge congratulations to Tongesayi Zhuwarara, who has won this year’s Good Governance Institute’s Rising Star in Nursing Award.
Read Rising Star recognition for Tongesayi…Queen Mary’s honours James in new conference room
The Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP, was a committed supporter of Queen Mary's Hospital and in his role as MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, campaigned tirelessly to retain and improve services at the hospital for local people.
New prison healthcare colleagues welcomed
We'd like to extend a warm welcome today, to our new colleagues from Devon and Dorset clusters of prisons - we're glad to have you on board.
Read New prison healthcare colleagues welcomed…Home from home support for seriously ill children
Vital support for seriously ill children and their families is being transformed thanks to a unique project between Oxleas and national charity, WellChild.
Read Home from home support for seriously ill children…Greenwich prisons teams enjoy Nursing Times Awards evening
Offender healthcare teams working within Greenwich’s prisons (HMPs Belmarsh, Thameside and YOI Isis) were delighted to be nominated for two categories at the recent Nursing Times Awards 2022 alongside colleagues from Mindworks.
Read Greenwich prisons teams enjoy Nursing Times Awards evening…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
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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.
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Unless agreed otherwise, film crews and photographers must be accompanied by a member of the Communications Team at all times.
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