The GiST

In this edition of the GiST you can find out about our new values and 5-year strategy, how we have been supporting new research to improve patient care, and about Gloria Sirbu, a 3-year-old who received a life-saving kidney transplant at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

A text only version of the GiST, issue 45 is also available.

In this edition of the GiST you can find out about Evelina London Children's Hospital's newly launched services to treat rare bladder diseases, how Royal Brompton Hospital's new lung cancer trial, and a pilot project to improve kidney donation rates.

You can also read about Dr Thelma Bates who transformed the way we care for terminally ill patients, how we are supporting local students, and about pioneering robotic treatment.

A text only version of the GiST, issue 44 is also available.

In this edition of the GiST you can find out about our brilliant @home service that was launched 10 years ago, learn about the world's longest surviving heart transplant patient, and our new series of long COVID videos that were created with the help of our patients.

You can also read about our recent Trust Awards, how to look after your bones, and MediCinema at Guy's Hospital which recently celebrated its 10th birthday.

A text only version of the GiST, issue 43 is also available.

In this edition of the GiST read about how the recently opened Children's Day Surgery Unit has transformed the surgery experience for young patients.

You can also learn more about our new electronic health records system, Epic, and the new MyChart app which allows patients to easily access their health record.

This issue also includes highlights some of the sustainability work underway across the Trust.

A text only version of the GiST, issue 42 is also available.

In this edition of the GiST read how Jack Pepper, who was just 18 years old when he had a heart transplant at Harefield Hospital, is getting back to living his life to the full.

You can also learn more about the work of the South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS), and how celebrity fitness coach Joe Wicks joined forces with the Trust to create a free online exercise video for people with Parkinson's. 

This issue also includes advice on how to combat hay fever symptoms.

A text only version of the GiST, issue 41 is also available.

In this edition of the GiST you can read about how intensive care unit sister Ginny Wanjiro devised a project to look after the hair and skin of patients from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

You can also read about the winners of the inaugural Kofoworola Abeni Pratt Fellowship Inclusion Awards who are improving equality, diversity and inclusion across the Trust.

A text only version of the GiST, issue 40 is also available.