News and media

Media releases archive

December 2018

New trust chief executive 'returns' to her home town and county

11 December 2018

Picture of buildings at the three sites of the trust

Christmas comes early for West Herts with £11 million windfall for emergency care transformation

7 December 2018

Picture of Lucy Mitchell with her parents and staff standing underneath a bell

Lucy rings in the best Christmas gift ever!

6 December 2018

Rak-Su visits Watford children’s ward

3 December 2018

November 2018

Support for our EU staff

28 November 2018

Picture of Joanne Green, Dr Michael Clements, Dr Thomas Galliford and others

Healthy competition raises money for diabetes patients

14 November 2018

Picture of Mary

West Hertfordshire Hospital Charity launches its new name with special Christmas appeal

1 November 2018

October 2018

Picture of Nyah wearing a white lab coat whilst standing at a machine that analyses blood

Nyah's tour of the pathology labs with Harvey’s Gang

25 October 2018

Picture of the main block at Watford hospital

Royal Free London and West Herts Hospitals announce new clinical partnership

4 October 2018

September 2018

Picture of #ChainofAction to raise Sepsis awareness

West Herts #ChainofAction raises sepsis awareness

13 September 2018

August 2018

Picture of people in a room sitting around table wathing a person do a presentation in front of a screen

Facing the future without fear

24 August 2018

July 2018

Picture of organ donation lift wraps

West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust among the best performing trusts for organ donation

10 July 2018

Picture of nurse with patient

Inpatient survey results show encouraging improvement at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

10 July 2018

June 2018

Left to right - picture of Professor Steve Barnett, Chair; Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; Richard Harrington, MP for Watford standing outside Willow House at Watford Hospital

Patient safety must always be the priority

15 June 2018

Picture of the main block at Watford hospital

Blue badge parking at West Herts

7 June 2018

May 2018

Picture of staff standing outside the Michael Clements Diabetes Centre

Local healthcare heroes chosen to represent region in NHS 70 birthday parliamentary awards

18 May 2018

April 2018

Picture of Lucy Mitchell, in a laboratory

When Lucy joined Harvey's Gang at Watford General Hospital

25 April 2018

Picture of Jenson Galloway with his family in Children's ward, in front of a bell

End of treatment bell for cancer rings loud and proud for young patients at West Herts

9 April 2018

Picture of Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford Hospitals

Mitie awarded multi-service facilities management contract with West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

5 April 2018

March 2018

Picture of Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford Hospitals

Trust's gender pay gap is better than the national average

28 March 2018

Picture of Katie Fisher, Trust Chief Executive

Chief Executive leaves to join health charity

21 March 2018

February 2018

Picture of Sian and Samuel Austin with baby daughter

Woman gives birth in car park

20 February 2018

Picture of David and Becky

Our Schwartz Round team has done it again!

1 February 2018

Picture of the women's services logo

Survey shows significant maternity services progress

1 February 2018

January 2018

Picture of Ginny Edwards, Jonathan Rennison and John Brougham

Our non-executive directors successfully reappointed to board

25 January 2018

Picture of Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford Hospitals

Sustained improvements mean hospital trust has moved out of special measures

10 January 2018

Picture of Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford Hospitals

Responding to national guidelines on winter pressures

5 January 2018