Health Trust That Runs Queen’s Hospital Says Obesity, Diabetes And Hypertension Are Contributing To Difficult Births.
Maternity wards in north-east London are under pressure from “increasing complex pregnancies,” a major NHS trust says.
Maternity wards in north-east London are under pressure from “increasing complex pregnancies,” a major NHS trust says.
The NHS has reintroduced hospital league tables for September 2025, and the results show just where our local hospital stands. Queen’s Hospital in Romford, part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), has been ranked joint 57th out of 134 acute hospital trusts across England, with a performance score of 2.26.
Read moreAndrew Rosindell-Member of Parliament for Romford, has issued a strong plea in the House of Commons for immediate investment in Queen’s Hospital, Romford, citing the worsening crisis in its A&E department where patients are routinely left on trolleys in corridors for extended periods.
Read moreI will continue to support the campaign for a new A&E Department at Queen’s in any way I can for as long as it takes to secure the necessary funding so that the people of Romford, Havering and the wider area are able to access the best and fastest possible NHS services they rightly deserve.
Read moreMore than 200 chocolate eggs were donated for elderly people in nursing and care homes after an appeal by Romford’s Mercury Shopping Centre.
Read moreTwelve-year-old Molly from Harold Hill is proving that age is no barrier when it comes to spreading kindness. The compassionate Year 7 student has collected hundreds of Easter eggs to donate to Queen’s Hospital in Romford, all to help bring smiles to young patients’ faces.
Read moreLast week, The Mercury Shopping Centre Breakfast Club had the privilege of visiting the pre- and post-natal wards, as well as the baby bereavement department at Queen’s Hospital, with a very special delivery. Our heartfelt gifts—including beautifully hand-knitted baby hats, teddies, blankets, and cribs—were lovingly crafted by the talented ladies of our Breakfast Club.
Read more‘The nurse shortage across all wards at Queen’s and King George were 8% and 5% respectively. But within the totals there were some alarming gaps for specialist nurses.’
Read moreThe one problem with our local hospital is that the A&E department is completely overstretched. People are waiting on trollies, sometimes for 24 hours, which is unacceptable
Read moreResidents of Barking, Dagenham, and Havering are being asked to donate wool for a heartwarming initiative to create comforting items for Queen’s Hospital. The knitting group at Eastern Avenue Baptist Church is actively supporting this project, seeking donations of used wool to make knitted hearts and blankets. Contact Marilyn Wyatt on Facebook to get involved.
Read moreQueen’s Hospital Adult Critical Care Unit in Romford received pairs of matching bereavement blankets, crafted by Sew London Project CIC. The initiative, led by Kemi Awonubi-Oloyede, received support from volunteers and donors, aiming to provide comfort to grieving families. For contributions, contact sewlondonproject@gmail.com.
Read moreHospitals in north-east London are reporting improvements in their performance, though the number of complaints has dramatically risen.
Read more“Our message is clear: don’t drive to Queen’s Hospital if you can get in by other means.”
Read moreA midwife and her husband are walking from London to Brighton in memory of their niece who tragically died following a long battle with a brain tumour.
Read moreFigures published by NHS England showed the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital Trust (BHRUT) had improved greatly in the number of patients being treated within four hours, despite the pressures it faces.
Read moreDementia and delirium patients at Queen’s and King George hospitals will benefit from colourful twiddlemuffs, knitted by members of The Mercury’s breakfast club.
Read moreQueen’s and King George continue to see increasing numbers of patients in their emergency departments – 28,800 in January – meaning they struggle to keep up with demand.
Read moreA baby that was so eager to be born was delivered on a bench in the carpark of Queen’s Hospital last Sunday 7 January.
Read moreFirst-time parents Katie Bowers and Stefan Wyatt, both 33, knew they were due to welcome their baby on a special
Read moreAmber 17, who is ‘Miss Teen Galaxy International’ and her team of collection box ambassadors, children from Dagenham and Romford,
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