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The pomp and circumstance of a Coronation is rare given Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in British history but centenarian Beryl Carr notched up her third coronation on Saturday.

The trust has created a new role at Northwick Park Hospital that sits between the existing roles of therapists and nurses fostering greater ‘care collaboration.’

Trust chief executive Pippa Nightingale renewed the trust’s commitment to its Armed Forces by re-signing a covenant at Northwick Park Hospital.

A Harrow nurse whose highflying career included serving in the Royal Air Force has been named Nurse of the Year.

The Physician Associate (PA) network was launched earlier this week highlighting the work of the trust’s 27 PAs.

An online questionnaire that helps up to half of all patients avoid coming into hospital for a pre-operative appointment has allowed a London hospital to almost double its capacity for ensuring patients are fit for surgery.

A care co-ordination platform that helps the trust provide acute-level care in patients’ homes has saved more than 20,000 ‘bed days’ by helping support early discharges and reducing admissions.

The trust has been awarded a Pastoral Care Quality Award for its work supporting overseas nurses and midwives coming to work at the trust.

Post-natal depression (PND) is well documented among women but a trust researcher has highlighted its impact on men in an interview with GQ magazine.

Patients’ ability to access and add to their medical records in the same way health professionals can is giving them a greater say in their care.