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2015 at Guy's and St Thomas'

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2015 was a busy year at Guy's and St Thomas'. We've selected 15 highlights from the year. Tweet us @GSTTnhs with your favourite.

October 2015 marked 10 years since we opened the doors of our children's hospital on the site at St Thomas'. We celebrated with a range of events and a visit from James Bond!
Supported by Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, the UK's first Cancer Survivors' Day took place at Guy's Hospital in June.
Our surgeons at Guy's Hospital invited the world into their operating theatre as they took part in the Worldwide Robotic Surgery 24 Hour Event.
Guy's and St Thomas' carries out more research studies than any other NHS trust in London, and is in the top three trusts nationally.
In February we launched the first ever website for Evelina London developed with help from patients and parents.
Hundreds of people took part in Guy's Urban Challenge in October, raising £100,000 for the new, state-of-the-art Cancer Centre being built at Guy's Hospital.
More than 300 people attended an event to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month at St Thomas' Hospital.
Our Chief Nurse Eileen Sills was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in May.
We introduced yellow name badges this year so that staff names are more visible to patients and visitors.
Sir Ron Kerr stepped down from the role of Chief Executive in October. Ron joined Guy's and St Thomas' as Chief Executive in 2007 and received a Knighthood in the Queen's New Year Honours in 2010 in recognition of his services to the NHS.
February marked the 65th anniversary of the invention of modern cataract surgery by Sir Harold Ridley at St Thomas' Hospital.
In March we held a topping-out ceremony of our new Cancer Centre being built at Guy's Hospital. We're looking forward to opening the new centre in Autumn 2016.
To make Guy's and St Thomas' a healthier place for everyone we went smoke-free in June.
Our pioneering surgeons performed an aortic heart valve replacement without splitting the breastbone for the first time in the UK – saving the career of London's Strongest Man.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited the Trust in September to inspect the quality of safety and care in our hospitals and community services.

Diary dates for 2016

We're looking forward to another busy year in 2016. There are lots of dates to add to your diary in our events calendar.