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Media releases archive - 2017

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Tackling winter pressures

11 December 2017

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Encouraging feedback from national children's inpatient survey

29 November 2017

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Watford maternity unit scoops national award

23 November 2017

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Starlight Christmas Pantomime cheers up young patients at Watford General Hospital

21 November 2017

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World Diabetes Day marked with marvellous donation from local charity

14 November 2017

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Award for innovation in end of life care at Watford General Hospital

3 November 2017

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Fundraising ball to benefit children in hospital

25 October 2017

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Trust on target for even better results

17 October 2017

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Notification of a multi-agency training exercise

6 October 2017

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So long, smoke!

29 September 2017

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Collaborative working leads to seamless swap for staff and patients

31 July 2017

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New maternity initiative: 'Live from West Herts Neonatal unit'

27 July 2017

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The Herts and Beds Agency Consortium win their second award

4 July 2017

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Shorter waiting times and planned expansion for emergency patients

16 June 2017

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Celebrating the spirit and lifeblood of our organisation

7 June 2017

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Babies and children to be remembered at Watford Hospital

17 May 2017

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Nursing workforce of the future launches at West Herts

4 May 2017

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Expanded endoscopy unit will ‘save lives’

28 April 2017

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Get up, get dressed and get moving #endPJparalysis

24 April 2017

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Trust celebrates new home for cardiology service

20 April 2017

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West Herts wins its third purple star award

22 March 2017

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Meet Freddie the new addition to our play specialist team!

20 March 2017

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Beads give children courage at Watford Hospital

20 March 2017

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The NHS 2016 national staff survey results are available!

16 March 2017

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Better Care Quality Commission rating reflects wide-ranging improvements

28 February 2017

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We have the nation's best clinical coder

27 February 2017

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Trust in top four for prevention of sharps injuries

6 February 2017

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Case study - surviving and thriving with lung cancer

21 February 2017