Lister Hospital

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak to our colleagues, patients, families and the local community celebrating Eid al-Adha 🩵

26/05/2026

Our hospitals’ charity, East & North Hertfordshire Hospitals' Charity , has launched an exiting appeal - ‘Children’s Big Build’ - to raise funds to transform a new purpose-built facility at Lister Hospital into a magical, state-of-the-art children's unit.

They want to raise £2 million to turn the building into a centre of excellence for children’s healthcare.

The new unit will be a beautiful, welcoming space with carefully designed environments to support children and young people at every stage of their development.

To help create a unit built for the future of children's healthcare, please visit: www.enhhcharity.org.uk/bigbuild

25/05/2026

With soaring temperatures continuing to reach over 30 degrees celsius this week, our clinicians are issuing a polite warning to parents of young children:

- Apply sun cream before going out in the sun 🧴
- Avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours ☀️
- Dress children in light, loose-fitting clothing 👕🩳
- Prioritise shaded spots rather than areas in full-sun 🌳🍉
- Ensure they stay hydrated and drink plenty of water 💧
- Keep your home cool 🏡🧊🌡️

Small steps can make a big difference in keeping infants and children safe from the heat and ensuring they can enjoy the sun, safely.

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/news/stay-safe-and-well-during-hot-weather

23/05/2026

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 💚
On Thursday, our Urology cancer team held stall to raise awareness, in partnership with Action Bladder Cancer (ABC) UK. Learn about ABC UK’s work: https://actionbladdercanceruk.org/
The team also had a bake sale to raise money for supplies in the Urology Nurses Bladder Clinic 💙

22/05/2026

Thank you to all our colleagues working over the Bank Holiday weekend! 💙🏥

22/05/2026

As Dementia Action Week comes to a close, we're reflecting on everything we've accomplished together.

A huge thank you to everyone who's been part of this week and helped us shine a light on dementia and the people living with it.

If you've been inspired this week and want to stay involved you can visit our dedicated Dementia Services page: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/services/dementia-services/

Here are some of the brilliant moments from our week 💙

22/05/2026

We are incredibly proud to be the first district general hospital in the country to be recognised as a Sophie's Legacy Approved Hospital, and only the second in the country overall behind Alder Hey Children's Hospital Trust! 🤩💙

Lister Hospital can now provide a better experience for families of children by becoming the first district general hospital in the country to be recognised as a Sophie’s Legacy Approved Hospital this week. The charity Sophie’s Legacy, founded by Charlotte Fairall in memory of her daughter Sophi...

22/05/2026

Our Emergency Department (ED) is very busy 🚫

We're seeing a lot of patients who could be treated quicker within community care, or at our Urgent Treatment Centre's at Lister Hospital in Stevenage or the New QEII in Welwyn Garden City 🏥

If it's not life or limb-threatening, please think NHS 111 before heading to our ED and keep our emergency services for those who need it most 💙

21/05/2026

With soaring temperatures expected to reach over 30 degrees celsius this Bank Holiday Weekend, our clinical colleagues are issuing a polite warning to parents of young children:

- Apply sun cream before going out in the sun 🧴
- Avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours ☀️
- Dress children in light, loose-fitting clothing 👕🩳
- Prioritise shaded spots rather than areas in full-sun 🌳🍉
- Ensure they stay hydrated and drink plenty of water 💧
- Keep your home cool 🏡🧊🌡️

Small steps can make a big difference in keeping infants and children safe from the heat and ensuring they can enjoy the sun, safely.

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/news/stay-safe-and-well-during-hot-weather

20/05/2026

It's day 3 of Dementia Action Week and today was all about bringing joy and connection through engaging dementia-friendly games for our patients and families!

Our gaming sessions helped create a space where everyone can have fun together and enjoy quality time. We also continued our dementia awareness stall and blind book sale as well as giving people the opportunity to test out our dementia bus.

Thank you to everyone joining us so far this week and helping us create a more inclusive, dementia-friendly community where everyone feels valued and connected.

Find out more about our Dementia services by visiting our dedicated Dementia Services page: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/services/dementia-services/