Annual review 2018

Contents 

Introduction from the chair and chief executive

About us

Our vision and values

Performance and achievements

Health secretary visits Royal Brompton 

New partnership to deliver world-class care for heart and lung patients

The Darwin programme 

• Future-proofing our specialist care

• Harefield Heart Division: The cardiology lounge

• Royal Brompton Heart Division: Day case unit open for business

• New "one stop shop" is more convenient for patients with lung disease

Our specialist heart services in 2018

• Royal Brompton hailed as "stand-out area" of CHD research by European Society of Cardiology

• Inaugural Arrhythmia Summit takes place

• Nurse wins national award for work with familial hypercholesterolaemia

• New heart surgeon joins the Trust

• Harefield Heart Live encourages teamwork in heart attack response

Our specialist lung services in 2018

• New procedure gives asthma sufferers hope 

• Study highlights potential for life-changing lung procedure

• Trust experts help shape the future of respiratory medicine

• New medicines help improve quality of life

• Research shows benefits of Tai Chi for patients with COPD

• Research leadership success for cystic fibrosis expert

A dedicated service for children and young people

• Longer hospital stay improves outcomes for babies

• 'Social Club' makes time in hospital easier for babies and parents

• Festive trip for babies with congenital heart disease

• Care Quality Commission places our children's service in top six nationwide

• Man's best friend brings fun to children's ward

• Simulation doll provides vital lifesaving training

• Paediatric respiratory course success

A smooth transition: supporting young people moving from child to adult services

• GOSH patients meet the Harefield team

• Transition event inspires young heart patients with learning disabilities

Record-breaking year for Harefield transplants

• Perfusionists: a vital part of the transplant team

• Home for Christmas with a total artificial heart

• 'Heart in a box'

• Harefield Hamsters Transplant Club

• Harefield site transformed

Research highlights

Medical education

Listening to our patients

Emergency planning and preparedness

Rehabilitation and therapies

Our charities

The healing arts

Our profile in the media

Governance

Trust accounts