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We want to hear from you!


On 5 July next year the NHS turns 70 and we’ll be joining other trusts to celebrate the incredible history of our much-loved service.


During celebrations at our own Trust we want to feature stories from our staff and volunteers through the decades, so if you have memories to share we want to hear from you. We’re looking for your experiences of friendships and relationships that began at the Trust; personal connections such as a birth at one of our hospitals or outstanding care received by you or your family; ground-breaking innovations; and insightful gems about the history of our staff and hospitals – past and present.


Whether you’ve been here a few months or through the decades, please share more about your time with the Trust by completing our quick survey (surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NHS70_Pulse), emailing imperial.communications@nhs.net or tweeting @Imperialpeople


06 Celebrating 10 years of Imperial College Healthcare


08 Providing psychological support for staff 10 Why frailty is everyone’s concern 12 Help at hand for patients in crisis 14 Start your career in research 15 Tweeting thanks: patients praise care 15 Then and now: Professor Phillip Bloom 16 What’s on? 17 Imperial Health Charity column 18 All in a day’s work: Jacqueline Owusu-Ansah 19 Overseas patients


Design: Artful Dog Publishing Photography: The Photo Unit: pages 1-3, 5-13, 18 and 20 Imperial College London, Thomas Angus: page 14 Imperial Health Charity: pages 16-17 BBC Two: page 19


View the digital edition online at imperial.nhs.uk/pulse www.imperial.nhs.uk 12


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04 Get Winter Ready 05 The big deal about big rooms


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