Local hospitals welcome top-notch new nurse

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte Hall as Chief Nurse.

Charlotte, who is an experienced hospital and community senior nurse and midwife with extensive experience working in acute hospitals services, joins us after a lengthy career serving in the NHS, including her latest post as Director of Nursing and Midwifery at the West Middlesex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Charlotte, who joined the trust at the beginning of June, said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the trust at such an exciting time. There are a number of challenges ahead which I’m really looking forward to leading on.

“After just a few weeks of work, it’s become very clear to me that we have a dedicated, passionate and talented nursing and midwifery workforce at our hospitals. I am confident that these exceptional teams will all contribute towards delivering on consistently high standards of patient care.

“We will be continuing the range of improvements in our infection prevention practice and reducing the variability of our patients' experiences to ensure everybody receives the same standard of care across the board. We will also be working much more closely with our local community providers and the public.

“I'll also be working closely with other teams to help stabilise our nursing workforce through an ongoing recruitment drive - so all local nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants should keep their eyes peeled for upcoming recruitment events!

“In the meantime, I'm looking forward to meeting as many of our staff as possible and working together with everyone, clinical and non-clinical, to contribute towards providing great care to every patient, every day.”

With a degree in Health Care Management and also Specialist Community Practice (District Nursing), Charlotte has worked in a wide variety of NHS roles. Starting her career as a staff nurse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and then training as a midwife at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff before moving into more managerial positions, Charlotte has a full appreciation of what it takes for nursing staff at all levels to achieve true excellence in patient care.

Laurence Newman, Chairman of the Trust, said: "We couldn’t be happier that Charlotte is joining us as Chief Nurse and as an executive member of the trust board. Her experience speaks for itself and I’m sure that she will be an outstanding leader for our already outstanding nursing teams.