End of life care will continue at Whipps Cross Hospital
NHS North East London have proposed improvements be made to the provision of community-based end of life care.
Read End of life care will continue at Whipps Cross Hospital…NHS North East London have proposed improvements be made to the provision of community-based end of life care.
Read End of life care will continue at Whipps Cross Hospital…We spoke to Paul Noblet, Head of Communications and Engagement in the Redevelopment. Paul talks about the role the Communications team shares in the Redevelopment team, challenges faced in communications and more.
Read 60 seconds with Paul Noblet, Head of Communications and Engagement…The Whipps Cross Community Forum is a network where local people can discuss and give their opinions on local health and care services.
Read The Community Forum is recruiting!…Whipps Cross Hospital now have the go-ahead from government for our new multi-storey car park!
Read Construction starting this year!…The NHS has been working with local people and care partners to understand how end-of-life care can be improved across Waltham Forest and Redbridge. At the same time, teams in West Essex continue to evolve the delivery of services for people in areas such as Loughton, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill.
Read Improving end of life care across the local area…Whipps Cross Hospital redevelopment director, Alastair Finney highlights all that has been achieved in 2023. Some of which include the establishment of an Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) that will be hosted at Whipps Cross hospital and the appointment of IHP (Integrated Health Partners) as the ‘preferred contractor’ to build the new multi-storey car park in the early autumn.
Read Turning our vision into reality…Find out how we plan to further reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere in the new hospital.
Read Designing your net-zero Future Whipps Cross Hospital…Across Barts Health NHS Trust we have made great strides towards that target by reducing our carbon emissions by almost 40% over a decade. We spoke to staff at Whipps Cross to find out how they have been contributing to reducing carbon emissions.
Read Delivering the NHS net-zero target one step at a time…Get to know your new Independent Chair of the Whipps Cross Redevelopment Community Forum, Zakriya Mohammed.
Read 60 seconds with Zakriya Mohammed, Independent Chair of the Whipps Cross Redevelopment Community Forum…This appointment is part of the process for securing final approval for the car park from national government, which we anticipate to receive early next year.
Read Integrated Health Projects appointed as ‘preferred contractor’ to build new car park…The first phase of construction for the Whipps Cross redevelopment is expected to begin in 2024, after the government gave the go-ahead for the first of two new car parks for the hospital.
Read First phase of construction to begin in 2024…The redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a state-of-the-art hospital. But the proposed redevelopment is about more than building a new hospital, it’s also an opportunity to transform services across the local area.
Read Transforming local health services: the journey to a new Whipps Cross Hospital…Find out all you need to know about the newest member of the Whipps Cross Redevelopment team, Head of Infrastructure, Allan Harris.
Read 60 Seconds with Allan Harris, Head of Infrastructure, Whipps Cross Redevelopment…The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have approved the outline business case for phase two of the enabling works for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital.
Read Whipps Cross given go ahead for new car park…Get to know Rob Selley who is the Strategy Delivery Director in the Whipps Cross Redevelopment team.
Read 60 seconds with Rob Selley, Strategy Delivery Director, Whipps Cross Redevelopment…Find out why local resident and new chief executive of Whipps Cross, Amanjit Jhund is particularly passionate about the new hospital as we anticipate completion of the new hospital being completed by winter 2028/29.
Read Ambitious new hospital plans move step closer…Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University London have unveiled plans for an Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing in the UK
Read Research Centre for Healthy Ageing set to open at Whipps Cross Hospital…Our redevelopment director shares an update on plans to update Whipps Cross Hospital
Read Whipps Cross redevelopment – an update from Alastair Finney…It was concluded that flexibility, choice, and ensuring the right support is given to parents must be central to the new department after working with parents and staff on maternity services.
Read Improving maternity services in the new hospital…From clearing the site of the former nurses’ accommodation to securing planning permission for the new hospital and multi-storey car park, Redevelopment Director, Alastair Finney looks back at the progress made over the past 18 months.
Read New hospital update…Our maternity services at Whipps Cross Hospital were inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in August 2022. Under the new inspection system, the service retained its overall ‘good’ rating as well as gaining a ‘good’ rating for being a ‘well-led’ department. Find out how we will be making more improvements to maternity services in them new hospital.
Read Maternity services at Whipps Cross…A spokesperson for the Whipps Cross Redevelopment responds after Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy asked the government for an update on the redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital.
Read Response to government update on the hospital redevelopment…Redevelopment programme still waiting for information from the government’s New Hospital Programme and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) about when the funding for the new car park will be released.
Read Update on new hospital plans…Support has now been confirmed for phase two of our ‘enabling works’, which includes construction of a 500-space car park.
Read Secretary of State backs next phase of Whipps Cross Redevelopment…
The demolition works to prepare the ground for the brand new hospital, which began in March 2021, are now complete.
Read Whipps Cross demolition works completed…We held a small event to celebrate the history of the recently demolished nurses’ accommodation buildings and all the nurses who lived there.
Read End of demolition celebration of nurses past and present…We’re looking for participants and volunteers to get involved to help us capture stories about the hospital and preserve them as a historical resource for the future.
Read Whipps Cross Voices - Do you have a story to tell?…The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has given his go ahead to proposals for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross hospital.
Read New Whipps Cross hospital plans approved by Mayor of London…Join us on 30 March 2022 at 17:30 to find out more about our community history project
Read Join the Whipps Cross Voices Online Launch…Whipps Cross Voices is an upcoming project led by Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, in collaboration with the Whipps Cross Redevelopment team. The project is being funded through a grant from Barts Charity.
Read Whipps Cross Voices: Help us celebrate the history of Whipps Cross…Barts Health NHS Trust’s planning applications for a brand new hospital at Whipps Cross and redevelopment of the wider site have been approved by the Waltham Forest Council planning committee.
Read Planning application approved for new hospital at Whipps Cross…The demolition of the iconic chimney marked a major milestone in the demolition works to prepare the site for the brand new hospital at Whipps Cross.
Read Iconic chimney demolition marks major milestone on the way to new Whipps Cross Hospital…From Saturday 13 to Monday 15 November staff will need to exit the staff car parks via the James Lane gate due to demolition works removing the chimney
Read Parking Changes at Whipps Cross to prepare the site for the new Whipps Cross Hospital…Althea Bart has been appointed to the role of Whipps Cross Hospital community participation lead. This is a new role within the hospital to lead on and strengthen our community engagement and participation in the current hospital, with a key focus on the Whipps Cross Redevelopment.
Read New Community Participation Lead appointed at Whipps Cross…We're planning to build a brand-new hospital at Whipps Cross. It will provide the same core NHS services as today, including A&E and maternity, with improved modern facilities, in better surroundings, for the whole community.
Read More and better services planned for a new Whipps Cross hospital…We’re at an exciting stage of progressing our plans for a brand new hospital for our patients, our staff and our communities.
Find out more in our update video from Alastair Finney, Whipps Cross Redevelopment Director.
Read Whipps Cross Hospital Redevelopment: Building a Brighter Future for Whipps Cross…The Minister of State for Health, Ed Argar, visited the Whipps Cross site on Monday 5th July to mark the 73rd birthday of the NHS and to tour the demolition site for the new hospital at Whipps Cross.
Read Health Minister Ed Argar visits Whipps Cross Hospital to mark the NHS 73rd Birthday…In November 2020, Whipps Cross Hospital had an ambition to create a Community Forum to support a stronger relationship between the hospital and the communities it serves.
Read Stronger together - Establishing a Community Forum…Barts Health has submitted planning applications to Waltham Forest Council for a brand new hospital at Whipps Cross and for the wider development of the site, after construction of the new hospital is completed.
Read Barts Health submits planning applications for a brand new Whipps Cross hospital…Work starts shortly to remove the derelict buildings on the site where the new Whipps Cross Hospital will be built. You will start to see activity from the demolition contractor as they prepare to remove the old nurses’ accommodation.
Read Preparing the ground for a new hospital at Whipps Cross – the demolition of derelict buildings and parking changes…As part of the planning consultation of the emerging designs for Whipps Cross Hospital and the wider site we held three virtual public meetings in February and March 2021. A summary of the meetings, the slides presented, and a recording of the presentation can be viewed here.
Read Whipps Cross Redevelopment – Phase 2 planning consultation virtual public meetings…We are delighted to share our updated designs for a new, modern Whipps Cross Hospital, surrounded by green spaces and community facilities. Please find out about our updated plans in our booklet and complete our online survey to give us your views.
Read Have your say on the latest designs for the new hospital and a brighter future for Whipps Cross…As part of the planning consultation of the emerging designs for a new Whipps Cross Hospital and the development of the wider site we held three virtual public meetings in December 2020. A summary of these meetings and a recording can be viewed here.
Read Whipps Cross Redevelopment – Phase 1 planning consultation virtual public meetings…In October and November 2020, we held three virtual public meetings with our local partners for the communities who use Whipps Cross hospital in Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Epping Forest District. A summary of these meetings is provided here.
Read Whipps Cross Redevelopment – Virtual Public Meetings…A brand new, state of the art, hospital could be built within a garden setting under plans for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross.
Read Local residents asked for their views on Whipps Cross Hospital redevelopment proposals…Over the past few months, our clinicians have considered what impact these changes might have on our plans for a new Whipps Cross hospital.
Read Health and care in a new Whipps Cross Hospital…Waltham Forest site one of six hospitals to benefit from £2.7billion cash injection over the next five years.
Read Barts Health welcomes Whipps Cross funding announcement…A new and improved Whipps Cross Hospital is a step closer as work starts on detailed plans for a multi-million pound redevelopment of the 100 year-old site.
Read Work starts on plans for multi-million pound Whipps Cross redevelopment…