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Category Archives: Croydon NHS Trust
Council in secret deal to lease medical centre site as a car park
EXCLUSIVE: Coulsdon residents have been waiting a decade for a promised medical facility in the town centre. In March, the council announced it had sold the site to the NHS. In the summer, local MP Chris Philp promised work on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, CALAT, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Health, Ian Parker, Matthew Kershaw, Old Coulsdon, Parking
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, Croydon NHS Trust, Ian Parker, Kia Coulsdon, Matthew Kershaw, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Millwall and the Co-op Bank back Donate Breaks blood scheme
Supplies of blood for life-saving transfusions in NHS trauma centres across England remain under Amber alert, with more O-negative and black-heritage donors urgently needed. This has prompted the NHS to start a campaign, partnering leading commercial organisations, ranging from the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged Co-operative Bank, Croydon, London, Millwall FC, NHS, NHS Blood and Transplant, NHSBT
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Little Breaths hospital appeal hits ventilator target in a year
A fundraising appeal launched by the borough’s only dedicated NHS charity has hit its £46,000 target in a year to fund life-saving medical equipment for young people being cared for at Croydon University Hospital. Inspired by six-year-old Mason Mole, who … Continue reading
NHS junior doctors walk out at start of latest five-day strike
Junior doctors working at hospitals across the NHS walked out this morning, at the start of their latest five-day strike in the ongoing pay dispute with the government. Junior doctors make up around 50% of doctors in the NHS and, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital, Purley Hospital
Tagged Croydon, London, Mayday Hospital, NHS London
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NHS appeals for blood donors after ransomware cyber attack
The country’s top doctor has joined calls from NHS Blood and Transplant for blood group O Positive and O Negative donors to book appointments to donate urgently at one of the 25 donor centres in England to boost stocks of … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged Blood donors, cyber attack, NHS Blood and Transplant, O-negative, O-positive, Prof Stephen Powis, ransomware
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Mayday! Hospital under lock down after ‘chemical’ incident
Two police officers treated for exposure to dangerous substance after emergency services called to early morning incident in Thornton Heath Croydon’s main NHS hospital was locked down briefly earlier today following an incident in the early hours in which a … Continue reading
Rapid rise in measles cases forces NHS to issue vax appeal
As measles cases continue to rise in the capital, NHS London is calling on young people to ensure they have their vaccinations. UK Health Security Agency statistics reveal there have been 733 confirmed cases of measles since October 2023, with … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, London-wide issues
Tagged covid, Covid-19, London, Measles, measles mumps and rubella, MMR, NHS, NHS London, vaccination
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‘Underhand’ Tories blame residents for medical centre delays
The almighty row in Coulsdon over a long-promised medical centre has seen the local Tories panicked into issuing multiple press releases to stake claim to some kind of “victory”, after the Tory-led council broke its promises to residents by putting … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon South, Health, Ian Parker, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Community Centre, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS, CWRA, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw, Tory
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Coulsdon ‘shafted’ by Tories as NHS centre site put up for sale
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After an eight-year wait for a new health centre, residents have been shocked to discover the council flogging off the promised site. And now Mayor Perry claims there’s nothing he can do to prevent the sale. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon South, Health, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Community Centre, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS, CWRA, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw, Tory
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‘Greedy landlords’ see children’s cancer charity shop closed
A children’s cancer charity which has raised nearly £1million towards patient care and the rebuild and re-equipping of parts of Croydon’s Mayday Hospital has been forced to close its fund-raising shop in the reception area because of rising rents. The … Continue reading
Cleaners and porters preparing to protest at Croydon hospital
More than 100 workers will stage a demo outside Mayday Hospital tomorrow to protest against the transfer of their employment from one multi-national to another. Members of GMB union will be protesting the transfer of their jobs from G4S to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Croydon University Hospital, G4S, GMB, Helen O'Connor, ISS, Mayday Hospital, Outsourcing
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NHS in Croydon preparing for record six-day doctors’ strike
A record six-day strike by junior doctors begins tomorrow, as the Tory Government refuses to negotiate in a long-running pay dispute. “The walk-out comes at a challenging time for NHS staff as they work hard to meet the surge in … Continue reading
700 Londoners admitted to hospital as covid numbers soar
Doctors fear that New Year’s Eve parties and events could become super-spreader events, as the number of winter virus cases soars and the number of people testing positive for covid continues to rise in London. In the run-up to Christmas, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Dr Mary Ramsay, NHS, NHS London, pandemic, UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA
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Hospital’s £15m intensive care unit is open for treatment
A £15million state-of-the-art intensive treatment unit at Croydon’s largest hospital received its first patients this week. With 22 beds for Croydon’s most critically ill individuals, the ITU opened on Monday at Croydon University Hospital. The new unit has doubles the … Continue reading
Guehi and Ward show off Palace players’ Christmas spirit
Children being treated at Croydon’s largest hospital were delighted by a display of seasonal goodwill thanks to a Christmas visit by players from Crystal Palace Football Club. The visitors included members of the under-23 squad, the women’s team and first-team … Continue reading
NHS is braced for latest round of strikes by junior doctors
Croydon’s NHS hospitals are coming to terms with the latest junior doctors strike, in the ongoing pay dispute with the government. Junior doctors began their latest strike action this morning from 7am, and they will remain on strike until Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Junior Doctors' Strike, NHS
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Health charity pitches in to provide state-of-the-art incubator
Croydon’s tiniest hospital patients will now benefit from a state-of-the-art incubator, thanks to a partnership between Medequip4Kids and the Croydon Health Charity. The incubator features the latest technology such as thermo-regulation to deliver the best possible care for babies requiring … Continue reading
Cleaners and porters call off Mayday strike after G4S pay offer
A two-day strike of porters and cleaners working at Croydon’s biggest hospital which was due to begin today has been suspended following an 11th-hour pay offer from the NHS’s outsource contractors, G4S. The GMB union representing many of the ancillary … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Croydon, Croydon University Hospital, G4S, GMB, Helen O'Connor, Mayday Hospital
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£15m NHS intensive care unit draws close to completion
Croydon’s NHS hospital’s £15million new intensive care unit is on course for completion with a few weeks, the latest part of a multi-million improvement to the hospital conducted in the last five years. Providing care for the borough’s most seriously … Continue reading
Croydon hospital cleaners and porters to stage 48-hour strike
Cleaners and porters employed by outsourcing giant G4S at Croydon’s Mayday Hospital are to stage a 48-hour walkout from midnight on Sunday. The members of the GMB union are demanding the same pay and conditions as staff employed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon NHS Trust, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Croydon University Hospital, G4S, GMB, Helen O'Connor, Mayday Hospital
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Leading figure in covid response to leave Croydon NHS Trust
Lee McPhail is to step down as chief operating officer at the Croydon Health Services NHS Trust after five years in the post, it has been announced by the Trust which operates Croydon’s Mayday and Purley War Memorial hospitals. In … Continue reading
NHS Trust names Kelly as Croydon’s new Chief Nurse
Deborah Kelly has been appointed as the new Chief Nursing Officer for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, which runs Mayday and Purley hospitals. Kelly arrives in Croydon after a 35-year career in which she has held senior nursing and managerial … Continue reading
£1million cost to Mayday Hospital of every doctors’ strike
As consultants and junior doctors begin the biggest industrial action in the history of the NHS, local trust’s CEO says it could take nine months to catch-up with the Croydon hospital’s back-log of treatments Every strike costs Croydon’s Mayday Hospital … Continue reading
