Category Archives: Mayday Hospital

Tories choose NHS’s birthday to sound death knell for St Helier

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

The Tory government chose the weekend of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS to sound the death knell for acute services at St Helier Hospital, and at Epsom Hospital in Surrey. A 25-year-long battle to maintain and … Continue reading →

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Government holding back covid data that could help save lives

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

As many prepare to race off to their local pub tomorrow as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, Croydon’s council leader admits he does not have the information needed to make a proper judgement over local infection rates. KEN LEE reports … Continue reading →

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Health chief: ‘We are at the most dangerous time in a pandemic’

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

Rachel Flowers, Croydon’s director of public health, last night issued a stark warning to the council that ending the coronavirus lockdown prematurely would be “most dangerous”. Flowers was addressing a “virtual” meeting of the council cabinet, in which she and … Continue reading →

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Covid death rates linked to poverty and high-density housing

Posted on May 2, 2020 by

Official death rate figures from the ONS show that over-intensification of housing has played a part in helping the spread of coronavirus, as Croydon’s NHS chief warns against ‘inequalities’. BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, reports Croydon has suffered a far … Continue reading →

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Wider pavements and slower cars: King makes road changes

Posted on April 29, 2020 by

The council has announced a range of measures on the streets in West Croydon and Woodside to assist social distancing for pedestrians, improve road conditions for cycling, while suspending parking bays and announcing the intention of enforcing speed restrictions on … Continue reading →

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ONS: London suffers its worst death toll for more than 40 years

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

London has suffered its highest number of registered deaths in a single week for more than 40 years, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics. The death toll is even worse than the first weeks of … Continue reading →

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MP backs Bishop’s call for covid testing closer to Croydon

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

Jonathan Clark, the Bishop of Croydon, has added his voice to calls for more, and more easily accessible, coronavirus testing centres for people living and working in Croydon. The Bishop has called for a testing centre to be set up … Continue reading →

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Plain-clothed police to patrol hospitals to protect NHS workers

Posted on April 17, 2020 by

The Metropolitan Police is sending officers on foot patrols around hospitals and hospital car parks in Croydon, Sutton and Bromley. As well as officers in uniform, the police will be using plain-clothed officers in this operation. The move was announced … Continue reading →

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Fighting for life on the frontline of London’s covid pandemic

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

This is an edited version of an account from a paramedic working for the London Ambulance Service. It was first published by Class War Having worked in the NHS on the frontline as a medic for nearly 20 years, I’ve … Continue reading →

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‘We’re frightened’ the head nurse at Mayday tells TV news

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

According to a report on Sky News overnight from a ward on “one of the worst affected hospitals in London”, 1-in-4 of the patients admitted to Croydon’s Mayday Hospital with covid-19 do not survive. “Patients are understandably frightened, staff are … Continue reading →

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