News & events

A Hillingdon consultant recently performed a UK first in breast surgery at Mount Vernon Hospital. The first Single-Incision Endoscopic Breast Conserving Surgery (SIE-BCS) in the United Kingdom was carried out by Vishal Patel, consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, using the Applied Medical GelPort® Mini.

The Hillingdon Hospitals Children and Young People with Diabetes (CYPD) team are celebrating after being given a prestigious award for transforming patient experience for those with neurodiversity and mental health needs.

They won the Unsung Hero category at the Quality in Care Diabetes Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in diabetes care across the UK.

Resident doctors have announced that they will strike for five days - a full walk-out from 7am on 14 November until 7am on 19 November. 

Professor Tim Orchard has been appointed group chief executive of the North West London Acute Provider Group due to launch formally on 1 April 2026.

Iran Jahanbakhsh, operating department practitioner at Hillingdon Hospital, has been awarded Sarah Burton, chief nurse's, annual Allied Health Profession (AHP) award. 

The incredible work of two healthcare support workers at Hillingdon Hospital has been recognised by the chief nursing officer for England.

The Great Big Cheer Awards are here, and nominations are now open! The awards present an important opportunity to highlight and congratulate the incredible work and efforts of our staff. 

Hillingdon has been confirmed as one of 43 sites across the country to benefit from the government's new neighbourhood health plans.

The borough will be among the first neighbourhood health services in the country. 

The service can provide several contraceptive methods which are all safe to use when breastfeeding

The Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Service at Mount Vernon Hospital will be reconfigured into the Urgent Treatment Centre at Hillingdon Hospital.