We recently launched our latest Chief Nurse Fellows programme!  This programme is all about developing the next generation of incredible leaders who will champion patient care 💙 Our fantastic nurses and AHPs are ready to take the lead – good luck to you all! kelly McGovern

Every Throwback Thursday we share a photo from our archives to celebrate the rich history of West Herts Trust! ⭐ Today we share a photo of volunteers from the Hospital & Community Friends.  Do you recognise anyone in this photo? Get tagging!

What an unforgettable evening! Staff gathered to celebrate a special premiere of Emma Willis: Delivering Babies ✨ Filmed at Watford General, the show captures the dedication of our maternity team. Tune in Thurs 5 Sept at 9pm on the U&W channel! 🙌 #DeliveringBabies

🎉 Big news! Read all about our exclusive premiere party for Emma Willis: Delivering Babies with our incredible maternity staff! 👶✨ bit.ly/3yDMyMQ #Deliveringbabies

We recently celebrated hitting 400 robotic surgeries at West Herts using our CMR Surgical Versius robots ✨ Patients are receiving treatment using cutting edge equipment as our robotic surgery programme continues to go from strength to strength!

Congratulations to our Deputy Director of Nursing, Quality and Safety – Michelle Hope – who recently published her findings from her MBA in Health and Social Care.  Through her studies, she explored the impact of ward accreditation on the quality of patient care.

✨West Herts' colleagues shine on! ✨ We are celebrating a bumper crop of finalists in the Nursing Times Workforce Awards. Congrats also to Dr Shamira Ghouse who is shortlisted for ‘Clinician of the Year’ in the BAME Health and Care Awards 2024.  Good luck to all our finalists!

Meet Riley – our amazing therapy dog! 🐕 ✨ Riley is one of five very special canine volunteers helping to boost morale, lower stress levels and lift spirits across Watford General, dedicating over 200 hours of service 💙 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/WHTHTherapyDogs

✨ We’re celebrating the launch of our fantastic new scanner called a gamma camera at Hemel Hempstead Hospital! ✨     Our fab nuclear medicine department held a special launch event to mark the occasion 🎉      Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/4cRQMyb

The wait is over! Tune in tomorrow at 9pm on U&W for the first episode of Emma Willis: Delivering Babies. We hosted a special staff viewing party to watch a preview of the first episode! catch a sneak peek of what our staff had to say about it!

New Series ✅ New Hospital ✅ New Responsibilities ✅ Emma Willis: #DeliveringBabies returns tonight at 9pm on U&W!

Our Chief Nurse kelly McGovern reflects on being part of the new series Emma Willis: Delivering Babies has truly highlighted the life-changing impact of the incredible work our team does every day. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Emma Willis: #DeliveringBabies, tonight at 9pm on U&W! 👶🍼

Catch Oz Uslu, our Lead Maternity Support Worker, in the latest series of Emma Willis: Delivering Babies! Listen to Oz share her personal highlights and experiences of working alongside Emma. Emma Willis: Delivering Babies starts tonight at 9pm on U&W. youtube.com/watch?v=lCktd5…

We treated thousands of our AMAZING colleagues to a BBQ to say a BIG thank you to everything they have done at West Herts! 🤩 A massive thank you to the Rapid Relief Team UK for supplying over 2,500 burgers to our staff on Thursday lunchtime! 🍔 Read more: bit.ly/3Xw3Q8a

As we recognised the work that physiotherapists do on #WorldPhysiotherapyDay yesterday, we celebrate our own very first Physiotherapy Apprentice, Molly! 👏 This is the first time we have facilitated a support worker to gain a physiotherapy apprenticeship. Congrats Molly! ⭐

Yesterday we extended a very warm welcome our first Year 3 medical students from Brunel University London! ⭐ We will be supporting 18 international students as they navigate their first clinical placement, . Thank you to everyone involved in this success! 🤩