Category Archives: Health

Police detain man over suspected arson in hospital A&E fire

A 53-year-old man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following yesterday’s fire at Croydon University Hospital which forced the closure of the usually busy Accident and Emergency department for more than 18 hours. According to hospital authorities, arson … Continue reading

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100 evacuated from hospital as fire forces A&E to close

The A&E department at Croydon’s biggest hospital remains closed this morning after a fire destroyed a room in the unit. Around 100 patients plus staff were safely evacuated from Mayday Hospital’s A&E after the blaze broke out just before 3pm … Continue reading

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Ombudsman orders urgent review of council’s housing policies

Retired lawyer and former councillor JERRY FITZPATRICK on a breakthrough ruling for those on Croydon’s housing register with special medical needs In an important and hard-hitting decision, the Local Government Ombudsman has required Croydon Council to undertake a thorough review … Continue reading

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NHS repeats calls for children to be vaccinated against polio

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has joined with the NHS in the capital to urge parents to ensure their children are up to date with their routine immunisations, particularly for mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) and polio. Poliovirus has … Continue reading

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Maternity service at Mayday given improved ‘Good’ rating

Maternity services at Croydon’s biggest NHS hospital have been given an improved rating of “Good” for safety, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. This does not alter the overall CQC ratings for Croydon University Hospital, which is “Requires … Continue reading

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£81,000 pa Mayor: Croydon is too skint to oppose ULEZ

Jason Perry, Croydon’s Tory Mayor, says that his cash-strapped borough doesn’t have enough money to join the Judicial Review legal action being brought by other outer London boroughs against the expansion later this year of ULEZ – the Ultra Low … Continue reading

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Surrey council fined £7,400 over failures for boy with SEND

Croydon is not the only local authority in trouble. Tory-run Surrey County Council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman after a second investigation into its failures to properly support a young boy with special educational needs. The Ombudsman … Continue reading

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Only 1-in-5 of new ‘donors’ have actually given blood

NHS Blood and Transplant is urging anyone considering becoming a blood donor to make 2023 the year they save lives. New figures reveal around 235,000 people who signed up to give blood last year are yet to make their first … Continue reading

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£1.5m government fund ‘targets’ Croydon in drugs strategy trial

Croydon is to receive £1,490,858 from the government’s drug strategy housing support fund, it was announced today. Croydon is one of only two London boroughs (the other is Westminster) included among 28 local authorities receiving the money, allocated from a … Continue reading

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Pro-pollution Dombey re-states Sutton opposition to ULEZ

Environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION on the cynical games being played with people’s lives by some of the capital’s third-rate politicians Ruth Dombey, the leader of LibDem-controlled Sutton, today declared war on ULEZ, warning Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that she … Continue reading

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Ignore ULEZ scare stories – it will reduce traffic and save lives

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Some 80% of vehicles in Croydon are compliant with requirements of the Ultra Low Emission Zone and so will not incur charges. If we want to improve London’s toxic air quality, doing nothing is not an option, says … Continue reading

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Community running group wins national award after one year

One of the country’s leading athletics clubs has been named as winners of a prestigious national award for a community running initiative that already has 200 regular participants in less than a year. Tooting Run Club, based at Tooting Bec … Continue reading

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Brave Brae and family to tell their AT story in BBC appeal

Brae, a boy from South Croydon with a life-limiting condition called Ataxia Telangiectasia, has been selected on behalf of a charity, the AT Society, to appear on a BBC One Lifeline appeal this Sunday at 1.55pm, presented by Louise Minchin. … Continue reading

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14 NHS workers’ unions boycott ‘non-independent’ review body

Fourteen trades unions representing more than 1million nurses, ambulance staff, porters, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists and others working in the NHS in England, have today announced that they are withdrawing from the NHS Pay Review Body process. One union leader has … Continue reading

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NHS issues advice for ambulance and nurses’ strike days

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More Londoners screened and treated for cancer than pre-covid

Thousands more people started vital treatment for cancer in the capital over the last year compared to before the pandemic, according to latest figures from the NHS in London, whose officials described the progress as “a huge step in the … Continue reading

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NHS charity’s supporters go sky-high to hit £150,000 target

Some of the borough’s most seriously ill children now have access to vital play facilities whilst they recover in hospital, thanks to an appeal by Croydon Health Charity hitting a £150,000 fund-raising target. The charity’s “Power of Play” fundraising appeal, … Continue reading

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Planning a ‘merry’ Christmas? Then keep those antacids handy

Stomach ache, food poisoning, vomiting and heartburn are the conditions most frequently viewed on the NHS website over the festive season Heartburn is top of the list for advice on health conditions on the NHS website at Christmas. Analysis by … Continue reading

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NHS urges parents to get children vaccinated against flu

Following a surge in serious cases of flu among under-fives in the capital, parents are being urged by the NHS in London to make sure their children are vaccinated if they are eligible for the flu vaccine. Across England, hospitalisations … Continue reading

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Health report finds poverty and deprivation key in inequalities

Rachel Flowers, Croydon’s director of public health, has highlighted local health inequalities and made raft of recommendations to “narrow the gap” to improve residents’ health at every life stage. Flowers’ report is the first for three years that has not … Continue reading

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Shirley care home enjoys first Christmas Fair since lockdown

MHA Hall Grange, the home in Shirley, organised a Christmas fair last weekend, its first community event since the lockdown, and together with the generous help of volunteers raied £350. The home offers residential and dementia care for up to … Continue reading

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School street scheme scrapped on road next to Mayor’s home

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council last week rejected a healthy schools street scheme that might have displaced traffic to a road of million-pound houses where Jason Perry now lives. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A school street scheme was rejected by … Continue reading

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Local Labour out of step as Streeting calls for outsourcing

Labour councillors in Croydon joined a union-organised march calling for Mayday Hospital’s ancillary jobs – porters, cleaners and food staff – to be brought back in-house and taken out of the hands of private outsourcing giant G4S, just as Keir … Continue reading

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Two years on, the need for covid booster jabs remains strong

Two years since the NHS delivered the world’s first covid jab in Croydon, kick-starting the most successful vaccination programme ever, health leaders are calling for Londoners who are eligible to get their booster dose ahead of Christmas. The NHS in … Continue reading

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Croydon surgeries where half GP consultations are by phone

Don’t get old. Don’t get ill. That was the warning about life under a Conservative government 40 years ago, and it holds true today, as ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, discovered when checking out waiting times just to get an appointment … Continue reading

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