A BBC radio crew visited the Hospital Group for a documentary entitled “Life in Many Voices”

Staying at the Jerusalem Hospital from 20 – 27 November 2011, BBC World Service producer, Mike Greenwood , and his crew collected audio material for the radio programme, which will feature the work of the St. John Eye Hospital Group.

Carole Hayman and Josh Pulman are also visiting the Hospital in order to gather promotional and research material about the work of the Hospital Group that could be developed into a proposal for a film on the subject.

Farewell to Siw Westman – Ophthalmic Sister and Orthoptist.

When Siw arrived at the hospital in 1990, she did not realize what an exciting career span lay ahead of her at the St John Eye Hospital. She trained as an Ophthtlamic nurse at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden and had spent two years at the King Khaled Eye Hospital in Saudi Arabia by the time she arrived at St John.

The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital group is delighted to announce that Children of Peace has awarded a grant of £5,000 towards our work treating squint in young girls in East Jerusalem and the West bank. 

Squint, or strabismus, is a condition where the eyes do not look in the same direction.  Whilst one eye looks forwards to focus on an object, the other eye turns either inwards, outwards, upwards or downwards. 

Steady at the Helm and Gaza News

It is hard to believe more than three years have passed since John Talbot took over the Chairmanship of our Board.  The time has flown by, an indication of just how busy we have been. A time of mostly highs with a modicum of lows – the latter generally financially driven and beyond our control.  I take this opportunity of sincerely thanking John for his guidance, his wisdom and also his friendship.  John was well supported by his wife Esme and both will be missed.