St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Today we visited St Thomas Hospital in London. The facility is one of the busiest of the National Health Service (NHS). They treat about 900,000 patients a year. St Thomas' is a well known teaching hospital. We were privileged to meet the Site Nurse Practitioner and 7 members of the nursing staff. Each outlined their roles and explained the services their specialties provide. A CNS from Gynecology and Oncology discussed cancer treatments. A CNS from Adult Congenital services explained the expanding services now offered to her patient population. We also heard a Cardiac Liaison, a Diabetic Specialist Nurse, a Chest pain Specialist and two Nurses from the Cardiac Research/TAVI (aortic valve replacement) unit who showed us a new type of heart valve they are using. We also toured two Cardiovascular wards. We appreciated their taking time from their busy schedules to meet with us. They gave us a unique personal look at the NHS.