Cancer patient getting the right royal treatment
The first cancer patient set to undergo a revolutionary new procedure that could cut treatment time to almost a quarter said it was a “ privilege” to be given the … Read More
Category: Health
Better private – public health communications could prevent deaths
A young woman tragically took her own life in Surrey prompting a warning from a coroner over communication barriers between hospitals. Meghan Chrismas, who suffered from anxiety disorder, depression, complex … Read More
Varying opinions on local maternity services
Epsom and St Helier Hospital NHS Trust claims it has a ‘strong’ maternity service despite failings in a recent CQC report. Safety in the maternity service was rated ‘inadequate’ in a … Read More
Bags of Confidence in Epsom for cancer survivors
Epsom-based cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better is partnering with Epsom Café Moka in the Ashley Centre for a pop-up sale of preloved bags on Thursday 29th February 2024 … Read More
Surrey’s hotline for mental health
Ahead of Helpline Awareness Day (Friday, 23 February), Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey County Council are highlighting a local 24-hour NHS mental health crisis helpline that … Read More
Coroner catalogues care failures in diabetic death
Surrey County Council (SCC) has been accused of not taking its responsibilities seriously after an eighteen-year-old tragically died from diabetes. Jake Baker, an 18-year-old with a learning disability and type … Read More
Dementia nurses coming closer to Epsom
Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, in partnership with Leeds Building Society, is launching free face-to-face ‘Closer to Home’ clinics to provide life-changing support to families living with dementia … Read More
Surrey boost for mental health includes Epsom
Surrey County Council has announced a significant investment of £3.6 million from the Mental Health Investment Fund (MHIF) into 13 innovative, community-focused projects. This allocation follows a previous grant of … Read More
A helping hand from the Council
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has launched a local campaign to tell residents about community support services that offer them, and their loved ones, a helping hand. The council offers … Read More
Local A&Es stretched in the cold snap
More than a thousand people visited one of St George’s, Epsom and St Helier’s emergency departments (EDs) on Monday, as demand for care soars. It was the busiest day this winter, placing … Read More
Different ways to tackle foul-deeds
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s approach to dog-fouling in its public parks may seem rather tame compared with the nearby Surrey Borough of Spelthorne. Spelthorne has adopted powers in the … Read More
Epsom centre brings hope to youth who need support
With one of three Surrey centres based in Epsom the multi-agency Hope Service gets a glowing Ofsted report. Published last month the report finds that the Hope Service, provided by … Read More
Council wants to prevent suicides
Tuesday 16th January Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Community and Well-Being Committee considered local suicides. In 2019, the Borough Council launched its Health & Wellbeing Strategy (HWBS), recognizing a concerning … Read More
Surrey team addicted to changing futures
A former aircraft engineer has spoken out about how his alcohol addiction threatened to wreck his life. Steve Saunders, 66, from Pyrford, Woking says that what started as social drinking … Read More