Welcome
Welcome to the website of The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust. This site will keep you up to date with our news, current vacancies and public initiatives. It will also tell you about the Trust and how to find us.
News 
- Visiting Restrictions Lifted at UHL (08/03/2010)
- The recent outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting in the community has been successfully contained in the hospital through our strict infection control procedures, and no major outbreak has occurred in the hospital during the second wave of this illness. The visiting restrictions have undoubtedly played a part in limiting the introduction of this illness to the vulnerable patient population, and the cooperation of the public has been very much appreciated. Now that the threat of a major outbreak has subsided, we are lifting the visiting restriction. General visiting is now allowed from 3pm - 8pm on our adult wards, and 3pm - 7pm on the children\'s wards. We still ask that any one with any symptoms of cold of flu like illness, or suffering diarrhoea or vomiting in the past 48 hours does not visit the hospital
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- Public Board Meeting (09/03/2010)
- The next public Trust Board meeting will take place on Tuesday 23 March 2010 at 1:00pm. More...
- New Direct Access Midwifery Service (23/02/2010)
- University Hospital Lewisham and NHS Lewisham Roll Out New Direct Access Midwifery Service More...
CHKS Top 40 Hospital
In May 2009, The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust was named as one of the CHKS 40 Top Hospitals 2009. These awards celebrate excellence amongst CHKS clients across the UK and are based on the evaluation of 21 key performance indicators covering safety, clinical effectiveness, health outcomes, efficiency, patient experience and quality of care. Please see the attached report for more detail.
We Choose Lewisham
Find out ten good reasons to choose Lewisham Hospital - find out what our staff, from nurses and doctors to cleaning teams and support staff are doing to ensure excellent and safe patient care.
One of the Lowest Rates of MRSA in London
After much hard work, Lewisham Hospital now has one of the lowest MRSA rates in London. Click the title above to find out more or read the MRSA and Infection Control information page or the associated press release. One of our local newspapers, The Mercury, has investigated further and published a feature article about how we are now leading the way in MRSA prevention.
Statement of Compliance on MRSA and Elective Screening
All elective patients are screened in accordance with our MRSA policy. Click here to link to document.
Statement of Compliance on Safeguarding
The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust is confident that it is meeting all the recommendations made by David Nicholson and the Care Quality Commission around Safeguarding children.
Care Quality Commission Core Standards Declaration 2008/9
The Trust has declared compliance against all Core Standards for the year 2008/9. The declaration also includes comments from the LINKs organisation, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Child Safeguarding Board.
Fitness and Wellbeing Physiotherapy Services (private)
Offering assessment, advice, treatment and rehabilitation to our local community with emphasis on fitness and keeping active.
The Riverside
The new wing of University Hospital Lewisham contains over 400 beds in single rooms and four bedded bay units. The new block also includes additional theatres, an endoscopy suite, a large booked admissions unit and an integrated Critical Care Unit for our seriously ill patients.
More information about the new ward block is available on this site, including pictures showing the inside of the construction and aerial views taken from the top of the cranes.
Direct Access to Midwives
NHS Lewisham and University Hospital Lewisham have launched a new direct access service for expectant mothers or women who think they may be pregnant. Women in Lewisham now have the choice of getting in touch directly with their community midwife without seeing their GP first when they find out they are pregnant.
The service, initially launched in Deptford and New Cross on 1st April 2009, was rolled out across further sites in Lewisham in December 2009. Women will now be able to see a midwife at the following drop-in centres:
Waldron Health Centre, Stanley Street, SE8 4BG - Tuesdays, 12 noon to 3pm
Downham Leisure Centre, 7-9 Moorside Road, BR1 4QN - Saturdays, 9:30am to 12 noon
St John's Medical Centre, 50-60 Loampit Hill, SE13 7SX - Thursdays, 3pm-7pm
Antenatal Clinic, UHL - Lewisham High Street, SE13 6LH - Wednesdays, 1pm-4pm
Sydenham Green Group Practice, 26 Holmshaw Close, SE26 4TH - Fridays, 2pm-5pm
Alternatively, women can call 07554 115649 to arrange an appointment to see a midwife at a time that suits them.
These changes come as a result of consultation with pregnant women and new parents in Lewisham. Last year, NHS Lewisham asked these individuals how they would like their maternity care arranged and the majority said they would prefer to go straight to a midwife.
A patient in the Cardiology Department
