Measles cases are on the rise in London - ensure your child is up to date with their MMRV vaccinations. MMRV is now part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination programme, replacing the MMR vaccine.
It protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox: zurl.co/LNyjc
#Measles #NHS #MMRV
The Acute Sickle Cell Unit at University Hospital Lewisham is now running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you live in south east London and you're experiencing a sickle cell related health emergency, call us on our triage line. Learn more at zurl.co/d1ENj
Embrace community in 2026! 🤎
Our free mental health support group for LGBTQ+ Black, POC and mixed-race (global majority) people in Lewisham is currently open to new members! 🏳️🌈
Join us every fortnight on Tuesdays from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in New Cross for our low-pressure, non-judgmental group!
If your child has sickle cell and you live in Lambeth, Lewisham or Southwark, come along to the Children's Sickle Cell Education and Play session on Monday 16 February. Meet the South East London Enhanced Sickle Cell Community Care Team and learn more about living well with sickle cell.
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If you have given birth this January or are expecting next month, we warmly encourage you to take part in the upcoming NHS #MaternitySurvey
Your feedback will help us understand what works well and what needs improvement. We would love to hear your thoughts!
👉 Available from 20 April 2026
We wanted to share some of our 2025 Magic Moments and say a huge thanks to TeamLGT, our volunteers and partners for their hard work, dedication and compassion this year💛 Thank you to everyone in our community for being so supportive this year, we wish you the best for 2026 🎆
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Just five days to go to deliver a festive gift for a child spending Christmas in our hospitals.
Drop your gifts off to us at UHL or QEH or with our Toy Appeal partners, Lewisham Shopping Centre, before 22 December. A huge thanks to everyone who has already donated!
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From today (Weds 17) to Mon 22 Dec, resident doctors across the UK will be on strike. Our emergency, urgent care and maternity services will still be available if you need help. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999 or come to A&E. Read more: zurl.co/ZcJLl
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It’s a MYTH that healthcare workers are more resilient to flu.
FLU FACT: Healthcare workers are more exposed to flu. LGT lost 15,000 days to flu-related illness last winter.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
It’s a MYTH that the flu vaccine is dangerous.
FLU FACT: The flu vaccine has been thoroughly tried and tested. It helps everyone stay winter strong.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
A great day with the amazing Lewisham Shopping Centre team, our Charity team, Play Specialists and of course our friendly, floofy mascot Biskers, spreading awareness of our 2025 Christmas Charity Toy Appeal 🎄
Thank you for all of your amazing donations so far!
Find out more here: zurl.co/bSxuD 💛
We're back with another 2025 Star Award winner – our Trust charity have named this year's Charity Star as Lauren Clarke! She helped raise over £2k for our charity this year, secured cars and toys for the Dolphin Ward garden, and even offered her salon-ready skills to trim young patients' hair!
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It’s a MYTH that you are protected if you have had the flu recently.
FLU FACT: New flu strains develop constantly. Past infection offers NO protection.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
We want to catch you up on some of our recent Star Awards winners and the lovely surprise presentations 🎥
First up, here's our wonderful Senior Staff Nurse Cristina Abrio receiving the Star Player Award, for her amazing achievements on Elm Ward at University Hospital Lewisham. Well done Cristina!
It’s a MYTH that flu is harmless.
FLU FACT: Flu can make you very poorly. Leading to time off work, hospitalisation and can even be deadly for some.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
It’s a MYTH that flu is harmless.
FLU FACT: Flu can make you very poorly. Leading to time off work, hospitalisation and can even be deadly for some.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
Meet Biskers, our new charity cat! Named by 9-year-old Noah, winner of our “Name the Mascot” competition, who got a certificate and goodie bag from our Trust Charity.
Now, Biskers is ready to spread joy and support our charity work! Read more: zurl.co/afWrG #teamlgt 🐾
A blue graphic with the NHS South East London logo in the top-right. Text reads: "Doctors are on strike Fri 14 to Weds 19 November. Our hospitals are very busy. To get the help you need: For life-threatening emergency or serious injury: call 999 or come to the Emergency Department (A&E). For medical attention and advice: contact your GP. If you cannot contact your GP: search NHS 111 online. For mental health emergency: search NHS 111 online. For expert advice and medicines: ask your local pharmacist.
From tomorrow (Fri 14) to Wednesday 19 November, resident doctors across the UK will be on strike.
Please be assured that patient care is our top priority - don't hesitate to visit us as needed and treat any appointments you have as going ahead unless you hear otherwise from us.
It’s a MYTH that healthy people don’t need the vaccine.
FLU FACT: You can carry the flu virus without showing any symptoms and infect other people who do become ill.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
Our 2025 Charity Toy Appeal launches today! We hope our campaign brings lots of joy to our younger patients & their families. We're also honoured to have been chosen by Lewisham Shopping Centre as their official charity partner this year! Please read our news story to find out more: zurl.co/SXvN1
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It’s a MYTH that the flu vaccine makes you ill.
FLU FACT: The vaccine is inactive and cannot give you flu. It protects you, reduces severity of illness and aids recovery.
#staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt
Our week four Flu Fighter of the week was Andrea Mcdonnell who vaccinated 50 QEH colleagues in seven days!
Huge thank you and well done to Andrea who received her certificate and voucher earlier this week and joins our Flu Fighter Hall of Fame!
#FluFighter #StayStrong
A big thank you to the wonderful team from ECS Systems Ltd, who visited us to deliver some fang-tastic Halloween treats for our children and young people.
Your kindness and support brighten our wards all year round, and today your spooky cheer made Halloween spook-tacular.
Our newly refreshed LGT Green Plan (2025-28) is now available!👏 This is a roadmap for how we make LGT a more sustainable organisation, while continuing to provide the best possible care for our patients: zurl.co/KugZu
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It's a great day to find out if you could save the lives of someone in need of a blood donation.
Drop by Waldron Health Centre today from 10am - 3pm for a free and quick test to find out your blood type and consider signing up to donate in future.
#GiveBlood #GivingType
TeamLGT celebrated Black History Month with our first Women, Children and Sexual Health (WCSH) Health Equity and Pride Awards. We were proud to honour colleagues who drive change, champion inclusion, and improve health outcomes across our services.
Congrats to all our award winners and nominees! 👏
Congratulations to Felicity Rodrigues, Staff Nurse in the ED, who's been named our Star Player of the Month. Felicity’s dedication, compassion, and teamwork shine through every day. She always goes the extra mile to support patients and colleagues, making a real difference. 💙#TeamLGT
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We’re partnering with NHS Give Blood to host a 'What’s Your Blood Type?' event at Waldron Health Centre, New Cross on Mon 27 Oct, 10am – 3pm. Finding out your blood type is first step in making a potentially lifesaving decision that could help someone in need. zurl.co/6WlCW
#GiveBlood #GivingType
Yesterday, it was our privilege to open Sidcup Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) along with friends from Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, the South East London ICS, guests Louie French MP & Baroness O'Neill of London Borough of Bexley.
A gamechanger for Bexley healthcare! Read more: zurl.co/dZUXb
Tomorrow is the first of the five days of #Diwali – known as Dhanteras – ahead of the main celebration of the festival of lights next Monday.
We're taking the opportunity to say Happy Diwali to all our Hindu, Sikh and Jain colleagues, patients and their families! Have a truly wonderful celebration.
