Northwick Park hosts new breast centre
A new breast service covering north-west London allows for tests and treatment at one location and often during a single visit.
Northwick Park hosts new breast centreNews
Doctor prescribes walking
A local doctor despairing of rising rates of diabetes and obesity in Harrow has set up a walking group in his spare time.
Doctor prescribes walking
Samaritans appeal for more volunteers
The Samaritans started with a one man and telephone offering a ‘999 service for the suicidal’ in 1953.
Samaritans appeal for more volunteers
Hospitals reintroduce masks
A spike in Covid-19 cases across the UK means patients coming into London North West University Healthcare’s hospitals must now wear masks in clinical areas and waiting rooms.
Hospitals reintroduce masks
Heartfelt award for examiner
Dr Abdul-Majeed Salmasi showed his heart was in the right place by helping organise crucial medical exams for aspiring consultants, despite the restrictions of the pandemic.
Heartfelt award for examiner
Cancer patient back pumping iron
A cancer patient who had multiple organs removed is back in the gym bench-pressing 200lb weights less than a year after surgery.
Cancer patient back pumping iron
Choir sings Rony’s song
A national choir has recorded a song originally written by an intensive care doctor during the height of the pandemic.
Choir sings Rony’s song
Dame opens research facility
A state-of-the-art Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Northwick Park Hospital has been officially by Dame Kate Bingham DBE.
Dame opens research facility
Volunteer who lights up lives
Centenarian Beryl Carr has been presented with a Points of Light Award by Downing Street for her work as a hospital volunteer.
Volunteer who lights up lives
HoloLens open surgeons’ eyes to augmented reality
Surgeons at Northwick Park used high tech glasses to operate on a cancer patient for the first time with the aid of augmented reality.
HoloLens open surgeons’ eyes to augmented reality