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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…Golden moment for our Armed Forces Covenant
Pictured: Proud moment - Veterans Champion Lorraine Jones receiving our award in London
We’re delighted to announce that Oxleas has been presented with the coveted Gold Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, marking our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.
Read Golden moment for our Armed Forces Covenant…World Quality Week at Oxleas
World Quality Week is a yearly campaign celebrated by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), which globally raises awareness of the quality management profession.
Read World Quality Week at Oxleas…Open doors to your prison healthcare career
Are you or someone you know interested in a career in offender healthcare nursing?
Read Open doors to your prison healthcare career…Let’s get real about recycling
This week is recycling week and at Oxleas, and within the NHS more generally, we are committed to increasing recycling and reducing waste.
Read Let’s get real about recycling…Members invited to get involved at Oxleas AMM
Our first face-to-face Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) for three years welcomed lots of our members to the fabulous Woolwich Works.
Read Members invited to get involved at Oxleas AMM…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
