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Homerton Healthcare - Care of women with obesity in pregnancy
Health care professionals have a responsibility to inform women of the risks with preconception care, antenatal care available in all clinics and alert women about possible complications and assist women in changing behaviour in the preconception, antenatal and postnatal period.
Barts - Adult squint/neuro-ophthalmology advice and refer service
Please download Barts Health 3 minute briefing for specialist advice
ENT Services replacement at Royal London Hospital
As you are aware Communitas have been providing ENT services across North East London. However, there are Adult and Paediatric Emergency Services at Royal London Hospital site that are still available on eRS. These services will be closed on eRS and replaced with email two day triage service.
Whipps Cross WX Maternity Self-Referral
Whipps Cross Maternity have been piloting an online pregnancy self-referral form and they are are now promoting a full launch.
Homerton's early pregnancy service is moving
From Wednesday 1 November, the Early Pregnancy Service and Abortion Care Service at Homerton University Hospital are moving to the Emergency Gynaecology Unit.
Update on multidisciplinary rapid access clinic at Barts Health
Barts apologise for pausing the Multidisciplinary Rapid Access Clinic (MDRAC) service at very short notice on 18 August and now have more details.
Bart’s Multidisciplinary Rapid Access Clinic (MDRAC) to pause for 3 months
Due to unexpected severe staff shortages the Bart’s Multidisciplinary Rapid Access Clinic, which is also known as the Rapid Diagnostic Centre and Non Site Specific Cancer pathway, is being paused from Friday 18 August 2023 and will not be able to accept any new USC referrals.
CT KUB Pathway for Whipps Cross Hospital
Whipps Cross University Hospital will be starting a GP Direct Access pathway for non-acute CT Kidney, Ureters and Bladder (KUB) scans from Monday 17 July 2023.
July doctors strikes
Junior doctors will take part in strike action for five days from 7am on 13 July until 7am on 18 July 2023 and hospital consultants will strike for two days hours from 7am on 20 July.
Barts Health: delays to virtual CKD service
In recent months due to staffing challenges and the junior doctors strikes, the virtual CKD service has accumulated a backlog of cases which predominates in Waltham Forest and Newham.
How to refer into the virtual CKD service (BARTS)
During the week of the junior doctor’s strike on Tuesday 11 of April, the entire renal consultant workforce is being redeployed.
Barts update on Advice & Refer service
Barts Health have shared an update on Advice & Refer services.