Category Archives: Mayday Hospital

Step out to help raise funds for Mayday children’s cancer unit

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

Sunday May 5 is the date set for the first large-scale fundraiser for The Lily Pad Appeal, which is trying to raise £750,000 for a state-of-the-art children’s oncology unit as part of the new Integrated Paediatric Village at Mayday, Croydon … Continue reading →

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Croydon third-worst for alcohol-related hospital admissions

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

Councils across London are being urged today to provide more funding to treat alcohol abuse, as figures from Public Health England show rising numbers of hospital admissions due to alcohol. According to PHE figures, 13 per cent of all hospital … Continue reading →

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Croydon NHS say they’re ‘saving’ £20m by denying treatments

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

Our health correspondent, ALAN FINLAY, on the latest cuts by stealth being implements in the NHS in Croydon, and across the country Croydon NHS is saving £20million a year through what they call “demand management”. To most reasonable people, it … Continue reading →

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Mayday Hospital is already operating at 100% capacity

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Our health correspondent, ALAN FINLAY, on the latest emerging crisis at the borough’s largest hospital, where there can be four-hour waits for emergency beds Mayday Hospital is already been operating at more than 100 per cent capacity for bed use, … Continue reading →

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Help support the Croydon children’s cancer Christmas appeal

Posted on December 7, 2018 by
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Kershaw moves quickly to appoint ‘business team’ at Mayday

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

Matthew Kershaw, recently appointed as the chief executive at Mayday Hospital, has announced a series of appointments to, according to the Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, “strengthen the senior team”. Kershaw took over as “interim CEO” on October 1, as … Continue reading →

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NHS set to announce A&E and Maternity closures at St Helier

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

NHS chiefs in Merton will later this week propose the closure of the Accident and Emergency department and the Maternity unit at St Helier Hospital, according to an MP for the area. The MP, Siobhain McDonagh, warns that any such … Continue reading →

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