Dear Colleagues,

The Queen will mean different things to different people, but I am sure we all share the same sadness at the loss of our longest reigning monarch.

We have issued the following statement on our Trust social media channels:

Professor David Loughton CBE, Group Chief Executive at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust said: “We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen and our thoughts are with The Royal Family as they mourn the loss of such an influential figure. Her death will have an obvious impact on her immediate family as well as being felt by all who have admired her across the world.

“The Queen has visited Walsall and Wolverhampton areas on a number of occasions and has always received a very warm welcome; our staff and our communities are deeply saddened by the news of her passing.

“Her Majesty has always been an incredible supporter of the NHS and recognised the amazing efforts of NHS workers when she awarded the institution the George Cross earlier this year.

“She has been an incredible servant to our country and her leadership, integrity and dedication will be sorely missed.”

If you are affected by this news, please remember that we have a range of health and wellbeing support available to you. You can find more information here: https://www.rwt.nhs.uk/wellbeing/

Kind regards,

David