Media enquiries
The Communications Team handles all media enquiries and should be the first point of contact for all journalists.
On this page
During working hours (Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm), please email ghn-tr.comms@nhs.net and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
If your request is urgent, outside working hours, please contact the switchboard on 0300 422 2222 as they have our mobile and home numbers.
What we do
Our Communications Team is here to:
- Respond to media enquiries for comment or statements
- Issue proactive news about our hospitals
- Manage requests for interviews or filming on our hospital sites
- Provide accurate facts and figures.
Taking photographs or filming on site
If you would like to film or take photographs while on our hospital sites you must obtain permission from our Communications Team.
Anyone who is found filming or taking photographs without permission will be asked to leave.
Freedom of Information requests
Please see more about Freedom of Information
Our news
We publish all our news on our website.
Follow us on social media
We are active on platforms including Facebook YouTube, Instagram and X.
Get in touch
If you have a media enquiry, please contact the Communications Team. We are open from 8am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Tel: 0300 422 3563/3120
Email: ghn-tr.comms@nhs.net
Communications Manager: Kate Jeal
Communications Manager: Michelle Dolphin
Out of hours
If you are calling out of hours, please contact the hospital switchboard on 0300 422 2222 and ask for the Communications Team.
Condition checks
We can assist with requests about the condition of patients being treated at our hospitals. These are known as condition checks. However, the following rules and guidelines apply:
- We place great emphasis on patient confidentiality. We will not give any information about a patient without permission from either the patient or their next of kin.
- If permission is granted, only a brief indication of the progress of the patient will typically be given. For example, if the patient is comfortable, stable, or critical.
- If the patient or their next of kin has specifically requested that no information is released to the media about their condition, their wishes will always be respected.
- To carry out a condition check, we need the patient’s first and last name and their date of birth.
Major incidents
Like all NHS Trusts, we have a plan to help us manage major incidents and large-scale emergencies that directly or indirectly involve the Trust. This plan includes arrangements for the media, who we want to work closely with to ensure a consistent flow of accurate, up-to-date information to patients, and members of the public.
During a major incident:
- the communications team will provide regular updates via the Trust’s social media accounts.
- we will make every effort to provide up-to-date and timely information to the media.
- depending on the nature of the incident, there may be an opportunity for interviews with hospital staff.
- we will update our website homepage regularly.
Media enquiries
For all media enquiries email us at ghn-tr.comms@nhs.net