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A food allergy expert at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals is set to be honoured for her work by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI). Dr Isabel Skypala, a consultant allergy dietitian and clinical lead for food allergy in the asthma and allergy group at Royal Brompton Hospital, has been named the 2022 recipient of its Allied Health Professionals Recognition Award. Dr Skypala has been recognised for her commitment to training and mentoring dietitians and healthcare professionals in adult food allergy. Read more

Children and young people have reported overwhelmingly positive experiences as patients at Royal Brompton Hospital, according to a new report. The biennial Care Quality Commission (CQC) Children and Young People’s Patient Experience Survey 2020 revealed that Royal Brompton Hospital performed ‘much better than expected’ for the experiences of patients aged 8 to 15. The hospital witnessed a 7% increase in parent satisfaction with overnight stays. Read more

In the final part of our film series ‘More than meets the eye’, which explores the realities of non-visible disabilities in the workplace, we meet Mark Townsend who discusses the overlap between physical disability and mental health, and how this has shaped his lived experiences as a disabled person. We also meet Robert Craig who, in his role as executive sponsor of our Disability and Wellness Network, has been working with the network to minimise and remove workplace barriers for disabled staff. Watch film

Three nurses from Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals have completed the North West London (NWL) CapitalNurse BME Nursing Programme. Manika Rai, senior staff nurse in ITU at Harefield, Carol Egbuna, respiratory staff nurse at Royal Brompton, and Faridah Byamagero, surgery staff nurse at Harefield, were three of only 50 nurses accepted onto the programme across NWL. Launched in November 2020, the one-year programme gives nurses the opportunity to develop new skills to help support their career development. Read more