The QEH King's Lynn

Today is #NationalCancerCNSDay! Every day, Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists play a vital role in cancer care, providing expert knowledge, practical and emotional support, and a trusted point of contact for people through diagnosis, treatment and beyond. 💚

Curiosity drives innovation. With over 50 specialisms in healthcare science, there’s a career for every kind of curious mind. Find your healthcare science career. healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/… #HCSWeek2026 🧬🥼🔬🧫

🌎🌍🌏 | It's #overseasnhsworkersday a day to celebrate the wonderful contributions of our international colleagues. dauk.org/overseas-nhs-w…

Emergencies can happen without warning – are you prepared? Having supplies ready means you can leave quickly or stay safe at home if you need to. Include essentials like food, water, a torch, batteries, medication. For a full checklist and tips, visit: ow.ly/WHho50Y7tOk

If something in your body doesn’t feel right, and you’re worried it could be cancer, contact your GP practice. Know what's normal for you. Get to know your body and be aware of any new or concerning changes. Read more about cancer symptoms ➡️ nhs.uk/cancersymptoms

If you have received your cervical screening invitation, or missed your last one, book an appointment through your GP practice or local sexual health clinic now. It could save your life. Find out more: nhs.uk/tests-and-trea… #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek

Today marks a huge moment in the journey towards a new hospital for @TeamQEH in #KingsLynn with the opening of a new purpose-built helipad. The new facility has been funded through a £516,000 donation by us! To find out more: helpappeal.org.uk

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP. Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

🎄 Merry Christmas to our wonderful staff, patients, volunteers and everyone in the community 🎁 Wishing you all a safe and well Christmas

Some pharmacies may have different opening hours over Christmas and New Year. To find an open pharmacy near you visit nhs.uk/service-search…

We’re thrilled to be shortlisted for a national HSJ Partnership Award 2025 🏆 Our partnership work has helped patients leave hospital sooner, recover faster and regain independence – especially older and frail people in West Norfolk. Find out more: shorturl.at/icUVw

Thanks to the amazing generosity of our community, more than 300 toys have been donated to children spending Christmas at #TeamQEH! Huge thanks to @RadioWestNorfolk and Ward Gethin Archer for organising the Annual Christmas Toy Appeal. Read more: tinyurl.com/3e6unrre

Great results for our Maternity team in the 2025 CQC Maternity Survey🌟 🔹 17 questions scored better than the national average 🔹 Strong performance in pain management, dignity, personalised support & listening to women Read more here: shorturl.at/pM2aB

Congratulations to this week’s Team of the Week - Coronary Care Unit Their nomination from a very appreciative patient praises them for allaying their fears following a heart attack. Well done team for this wonderful nomination.

A huge thank you to the Swaffham Women's Institute for their recent donation of beautifully handmade syringe driver bags to our Peddars Way Unit. The wonderful Christmas themed bags have also been shared with Shouldham Ward.

Our Community Diagnostic Centres and partners @Bidwells have won the @RTPIPlanners Excellence in Planning for Health & Wellbeing Award 2025. A huge thank you to everyone involved in delivering these state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities. tinyurl.com/2dubnxbf

A special cohort of nurses who qualified together in 2005 are celebrating two decades at The QEH — many still caring for patients across NICU, paediatrics, ED, cancer and more. Thank you for everything you do. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdzcnpse

Congratulations to this week's Team of the Week - Radiology Clinical Support Workers Emma, Wendy & Jurgita are always supportive & kind. Helping the DAU team & checking in regularly which is greatly appreciated. They are honoured to have you next door.

Our next meet (& last one for 2025!) is scheduled for Saturday 27th December. Whilst Christmas will have been & gone by then, we will still be dressing up in honour of the festive period. Please feel free to join us & spread the good work of @MOVEcharity. #MoveAgainstCancer 🩵

🏅 We’ve done it again! The QEH has been awarded Gold Level status in the NJR Quality Data Provider Awards 2025. This recognises our commitment to patient safety, excellent data quality and outstanding joint replacement outcomes. 🔗 Full details: tinyurl.com/5djwpxdb