The Acute Sickle Cell Unit at University Hospital Lewisham is now running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you live in south east London and you're experiencing a sickle cell related health emergency, call us on our triage line. Learn more at zurl.co/d1ENj

Embrace community in 2026! 🤎 Our free mental health support group for LGBTQ+ Black, POC and mixed-race (global majority) people in Lewisham is currently open to new members! 🏳️🌈 Join us every fortnight on Tuesdays from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in New Cross for our low-pressure, non-judgmental group!

If your child has sickle cell and you live in Lambeth, Lewisham or Southwark, come along to the Children's Sickle Cell Education and Play session on Monday 16 February. Meet the South East London Enhanced Sickle Cell Community Care Team and learn more about living well with sickle cell.

If you have given birth this January or are expecting next month, we warmly encourage you to take part in the upcoming NHS #MaternitySurvey Your feedback will help us understand what works well and what needs improvement. We would love to hear your thoughts! 👉 Available from 20 April 2026

We wanted to share some of our 2025 Magic Moments and say a huge thanks to TeamLGT, our volunteers and partners for their hard work, dedication and compassion this year💛 Thank you to everyone in our community for being so supportive this year, we wish you the best for 2026 🎆 zurl.co/Y5owy

Just five days to go to deliver a festive gift for a child spending Christmas in our hospitals. Drop your gifts off to us at UHL or QEH or with our Toy Appeal partners, Lewisham Shopping Centre, before 22 December. A huge thanks to everyone who has already donated! youtube.com/shorts/19Dwn...

From today (Weds 17) to Mon 22 Dec, resident doctors across the UK will be on strike. Our emergency, urgent care and maternity services will still be available if you need help. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999 or come to A&E. Read more: zurl.co/ZcJLl

It’s a MYTH that healthcare workers are more resilient to flu. FLU FACT: Healthcare workers are more exposed to flu. LGT lost 15,000 days to flu-related illness last winter. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

It’s a MYTH that the flu vaccine is dangerous. FLU FACT: The flu vaccine has been thoroughly tried and tested. It helps everyone stay winter strong. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

A great day with the amazing Lewisham Shopping Centre team, our Charity team, Play Specialists and of course our friendly, floofy mascot Biskers, spreading awareness of our 2025 Christmas Charity Toy Appeal 🎄 Thank you for all of your amazing donations so far! Find out more here: zurl.co/bSxuD 💛

We're back with another 2025 Star Award winner – our Trust charity have named this year's Charity Star as Lauren Clarke! She helped raise over £2k for our charity this year, secured cars and toys for the Dolphin Ward garden, and even offered her salon-ready skills to trim young patients' hair!

It’s a MYTH that you are protected if you have had the flu recently. FLU FACT: New flu strains develop constantly. Past infection offers NO protection. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

We want to catch you up on some of our recent Star Awards winners and the lovely surprise presentations 🎥 First up, here's our wonderful Senior Staff Nurse Cristina Abrio receiving the Star Player Award, for her amazing achievements on Elm Ward at University Hospital Lewisham. Well done Cristina!

It’s a MYTH that flu is harmless. FLU FACT: Flu can make you very poorly. Leading to time off work, hospitalisation and can even be deadly for some. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

It’s a MYTH that flu is harmless. FLU FACT: Flu can make you very poorly. Leading to time off work, hospitalisation and can even be deadly for some. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

Meet Biskers, our new charity cat! Named by 9-year-old Noah, winner of our “Name the Mascot” competition, who got a certificate and goodie bag from our Trust Charity. Now, Biskers is ready to spread joy and support our charity work! Read more: zurl.co/afWrG #teamlgt 🐾

From tomorrow (Fri 14) to Wednesday 19 November, resident doctors across the UK will be on strike. Please be assured that patient care is our top priority - don't hesitate to visit us as needed and treat any appointments you have as going ahead unless you hear otherwise from us.

It’s a MYTH that healthy people don’t need the vaccine. FLU FACT: You can carry the flu virus without showing any symptoms and infect other people who do become ill. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

Our 2025 Charity Toy Appeal launches today! We hope our campaign brings lots of joy to our younger patients & their families. We're also honoured to have been chosen by Lewisham Shopping Centre as their official charity partner this year! Please read our news story to find out more: zurl.co/SXvN1

It’s a MYTH that the flu vaccine makes you ill. FLU FACT: The vaccine is inactive and cannot give you flu. It protects you, reduces severity of illness and aids recovery. #staystrong #getfluvaccinated #fluseason #teamlgt

Our week four Flu Fighter of the week was Andrea Mcdonnell who vaccinated 50 QEH colleagues in seven days! Huge thank you and well done to Andrea who received her certificate and voucher earlier this week and joins our Flu Fighter Hall of Fame! #FluFighter #StayStrong

A big thank you to the wonderful team from ECS Systems Ltd, who visited us to deliver some fang-tastic Halloween treats for our children and young people. Your kindness and support brighten our wards all year round, and today your spooky cheer made Halloween spook-tacular.

Our newly refreshed LGT Green Plan (2025-28) is now available!👏 This is a roadmap for how we make LGT a more sustainable organisation, while continuing to provide the best possible care for our patients: zurl.co/KugZu

It's a great day to find out if you could save the lives of someone in need of a blood donation. Drop by Waldron Health Centre today from 10am - 3pm for a free and quick test to find out your blood type and consider signing up to donate in future. #GiveBlood #GivingType

TeamLGT celebrated Black History Month with our first Women, Children and Sexual Health (WCSH) Health Equity and Pride Awards. We were proud to honour colleagues who drive change, champion inclusion, and improve health outcomes across our services. Congrats to all our award winners and nominees! 👏

Congratulations to Felicity Rodrigues, Staff Nurse in the ED, who's been named our Star Player of the Month. Felicity’s dedication, compassion, and teamwork shine through every day. She always goes the extra mile to support patients and colleagues, making a real difference. 💙#TeamLGT

We’re partnering with NHS Give Blood to host a 'What’s Your Blood Type?' event at Waldron Health Centre, New Cross on Mon 27 Oct, 10am – 3pm. Finding out your blood type is first step in making a potentially lifesaving decision that could help someone in need. zurl.co/6WlCW #GiveBlood #GivingType

Yesterday, it was our privilege to open Sidcup Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) along with friends from Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, the South East London ICS, guests Louie French MP & Baroness O'Neill of London Borough of Bexley. A gamechanger for Bexley healthcare! Read more: zurl.co/dZUXb

Tomorrow is the first of the five days of #Diwali – known as Dhanteras – ahead of the main celebration of the festival of lights next Monday. We're taking the opportunity to say Happy Diwali to all our Hindu, Sikh and Jain colleagues, patients and their families! Have a truly wonderful celebration.

PrEP changed Edwin Sesange’s life -and it could change yours too. Protect yourself. Protect your partners. Get FREE PrEP at your local NHS sexual health clinic. #EndHIV #PrEPWorks #PrEP #AAF @lewisham.gov.uk @lgtnhs.bsky.social

At Queen Elizabeth Hospital, we are proud to be Exceptional in our care, our careers, our community, and for our patients. Find out what makes #TeamLGT a great place to work and grow. Watch our recruitment video zurl.co/mnSGl

At Queen Elizabeth Hospital, we’re proud to be Exceptional in our care, our careers, our community, and for our patients. Find out what makes #TeamLGT a great place to work and grow. Watch our recruitment video.

It's the LGT Annual General Meeting in just under an hour at 10am – join us virtually on Microsoft Teams using the link below to learn all the latest news and figures from the Trust and get the chance to hear directly from our senior leadership team: bit.ly/48CRMaX

It's #OrganDonationWeek and there's lots happening here at LGT! Informative stalls, great chats, extra training in our ICUs and we've even turned the skies pink at our hospitals - all raising awareness of the benefits of organ donation. Visit zurl.co/MpOzz#OrganDonationWeekto learn more and join the register today.

Thanks to our local police liaison team and Dr Bike who ran a bike marking and security event in our Wellbeing Garden at University Hospital Lewisham today!

Members of the local police team and our LGT security team will be running a bike marking and registration event on Weds 17 Sep, 12 - 2pm. Drop by the Wellbeing Garden next to the Riverside Building at University Hospital Lewisham to get it marked and get some tips about theft prevention.

It's Know Your Numbers! Week. Have you been putting off getting your blood pressure checked? It's never too late to turn things around even if you do have high blood pressure, and the first step to a healthier life is booking a free test with your GP or pharmacy. #KnowYourNumbersWeek

8-14 September is Know Your Numbers! Week. Do you know if you have high blood pressure? If not, don't worry, it's free and easy to find out. Ask your GP, drop by a pharmacy to ask for a test, or you can test at home if you've got a blood pressure monitor. #KnowYourNumbersWeek

Good Luck to the 20 fantastic #TeamLGT colleagues who will be taking part in this Sunday’s Big Half and are supporting our Trust Charity! To sponsor our Team LGT members follow this link: zurl.co/chzfF#TeamLGT #teamlgt #lgtcharity

We're speeding up access to care for people living with sickle cell disorder. Our Acute Sickle Cell Unit in Lewisham is part of a new wave of centres across England delivering rapid care and treatment for people living with the condition: zurl.co/oDApz

Awards season is here - for TeamLGT at least! If you've had great care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich or Lewisham Hospital, please consider nominating one or more of our colleagues for our special Stardust Award. Stardust nominations - all from the public - can be made here: zurl.co/9XCNP

Did you know that anyone can be born with sickle cell disorder, but it's most common in people from a Black Caribbean or Black African background? Giving blood for #SickleCellAwarenessMonth helps patients get closely matched blood. Register to donate via the NHS Give Blood app or www.blood.co.uk

Some GP services will be available over the bank holiday. If you have a health concern, contact your GP practice or use NHS 111 online or call 111 for urgent medical help. ➡️ 111.nhs.uk

Some local pharmacies may have different opening hours over the bank holiday. To find an open pharmacy near you, visit zurl.co/jdqRz.

With the bank holiday approaching, make sure you order your repeat prescription in advance. For more information on how to do this, visit zurl.co/iPCPP.

It's an honour to announce that we've been shortlisted as Primary and Community Care Provider of the Year for our Adult Community Services in the HSJ Awards 2025! Our community services, mostly covering Lewisham borough, are a vital support for local patients.

[1/2] From tomorrow (Friday 25) to Wednesday 30 July, resident doctors across the UK will be on strike. Please be assured that patient care is our top priority and we are still here to offer you the medical help you need during this time. Don't hesitate to visit us as needed.

Safari Ward at QEH celebrated summer with a magical Butterfly Party where patients nurtured caterpillars, enjoyed crafts and live music! Thanks to Old Royal Naval College Education team, Music in Hospitals, Spread a Smile, Hero Self, and QEH Newhaven Hospital School team for organising this event

It's a great atmosphere and a huge crowd today at #PrideinLondon - we're there and ready to celebrate! It's an honour to once again march on behalf of our LGBTQ+ patients, colleagues and everyone with the courage to be who they want to be and love who they want to love.