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An inquest into the death of a baby at Queen’s Hospital has revealed significant shortcomings in maternity care, raising urgent concerns about the treatment of ethnic minority mothers and prompting calls for improvements within Havering’s healthcare services.
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A Rainham mother-to-be has spoken exclusively to the Havering Daily about what she describes as a distressing experience at Queen’s
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Dagenham and Rainham Labour MP, Margaret Mullane, met on Friday 5 June with local parents of children who have complex needs and disabilities to discuss their experiences with accessing treatments
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A Havering mother is calling for the banning of all e-bikes in parks and the introduction of stricter laws following
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March was the busiest month on record for emergency care departments in Redbridge and Havering hospitals, the NHS says, writes
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Hospitals in east London saw their “busiest December ever” last month, writes local democracy reporter Sebastian Mann. The last month
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Keen knitters from The Mercury’s Breakfast Club have been busy creating a heart-warming bumper care package for baby wards at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.
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Elderly patients are increasingly fearful of being taken to Queen’s Hospital in Romford, with some telling family members and even ambulance crews that they do not want to be treated there due to concerns about dignity, privacy and prolonged waits in corridors.
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An Elm Park woman has spoken of her anger and heartbreak after what she describes as degrading and unsafe treatment of her elderly father at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, saying the experience has left her deeply worried about how older patients are being treated.
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The Member of Parliament for Romford-Andrew Rosindell MP, has released a statement in regards to the ‘corridor care’ at Queen’s hospital in Romford.
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This week Margaret Mullane the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, doubled down on her efforts to secure the £35 million needed to refit and expand the Emergency Department at Queen’s Hospital.
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“We all need to stand up and raise awareness of what is going on at Queen’s Hospital, the patients, particularly the elderly have shocking treatment, left with no dignity in corridors for days.”
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Maternity wards in north-east London are under pressure from “increasing complex pregnancies,” a major NHS trust says.
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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.
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Andrew 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.
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I 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.
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More than 200 chocolate eggs were donated for elderly people in nursing and care homes after an appeal by Romford’s Mercury Shopping Centre.
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Twelve-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.
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Last 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.
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‘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.’
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