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NHS Trust pays settlement over 11-year-old’s sepsis death
An 11-year-old from Addiscombe died while in the care of Croydon University Hospital in 2020 after a delay in giving her drugs and 10 other issues with her care, according to a report from Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. Annalise … Continue reading
NHS in drive to recruit school leavers for health careers
The NHS has chosen today – A-level results day – to begin a drive to help school leavers explore the vast range of health careers on offer. As A-Level, T-Level and BTEC results are announced across Croydon, pupils are being … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Schools, Shirley
Tagged Cambridge University, Croydon Metropolitan College, National Health Service, NHS, Shirley High School
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NHS staff given short notice of closure for hospital’s nursery
Parents and carers working at Croydon’s Mayday Hospital face an anxious few weeks, as many are being forced to seek new day care provision for their pre-school children after it was announced that the on-site nursery is to close on … Continue reading
Driven to distraction, pro-car Tories are bad for your health
ANDREW FISHER on how the latest manifestation of ‘culture wars’, with attacks on anti-pollution policies and safer roads, smacks of desperation by failing politicians in Westminster and in Croydon The Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election is casting a long shadow … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, 20mph zones, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Rishi Sunak, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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NHS’s new mental health strategy to focus on the young
The NHS in South West London has launched a Mental Health Strategy setting out the ways it aims, over the next five years, to improve and support the mental health of everyone who lives, works or studies in Croydon, Kingston, … Continue reading
Tory councils wasted £1m on High Court challenge to ULEZ
Pro-pollution Tory politicians in and around London were dealt a heavy blow as a High Court judge dismissed their challenge against the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone. The politically-inspired legal case is estimated to have cost Council Tax-payers … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Bexley, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Surrey County Council, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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GMB suspends hospital strike action after 17% pay offer
Strike action this week by cleaners, caterers and other ancillary staff at a south London hospital has been suspended after they were offered a 17per cent pay rise by their outsourcing employers. GMB members employed by ISS at SLaM, the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health
Tagged GMB, Helen O'Connor, SLaM, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
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Brit School event gets ventilator appeal on its way to target
A five-year-old boy from Coulsdon has inspired supporters to raise £17,000 at a special event to fund ventilators that will help save the lives of children across Croydon. Mason Mole was just 18 months old and fighting for his life … Continue reading
Hospital ancillary staff to continue strikes after ‘partial victory’
The GMB union, which represents cleaners, caterers and ancillary staff at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, says it is about to “escalate” its industrial action after what it describes as a “partial victory” on pay. The dispute will … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health
Tagged Beckenham, Bethlem Royal Hospital, GMB, Helen O'Connor, SLaM, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
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NHS at 75: competition winners demonstrate pride and service
Two NHS staff members in London have won their categories in a Fujifilm photography competition for NHS staff and volunteers to mark 75 years of the health service. Today, July 5, 2023, marks 75 years since the founding of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Fujifilm, London NHS, NHS, NHS at 75
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Hospital workers to march on Downing Street for better terms
Cleaners and caterers across South London and Maudsley NHS Trust are taking a week of strike action as they escalate their dispute. The workers, members of the GMB trades union and employees of ISS, are also planning to march on … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Bethlem Royal Hospital, GMB, ISS, SLaM, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
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Mayday Hospital issues A&E advice as NHS feels the heat
Croydon’s NHS hospitals are having to cope with a “perfect storm” this week of hot weather, dangerously toxic air pollution and a junior doctors’ strike, with NHS London issuing a reminder: “No one wants an avoidable trip to A&E”. Matthew … Continue reading
NHS London primes patients ahead of junior doctors’ strike
Londoners are being urged to look after themselves and check in on loved ones ahead of the industrial action by junior doctors this week. The 72-hour walk out by junior doctors across London will start at 7am on Wednesday 14 … Continue reading
Macmillan spends half-a-million to extend link to Croydon
An innovative cancer support service, which has already successfully helped hundreds of people in Wandsworth, is now available to cancer patients in Croydon and Merton. Funded by Macmillan Cancer Support, and in partnership with Enable, Macmillan Community Cancer Link Workers … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Health
Tagged Croydon, Macmillan, Macmillan Cancer Support, Macmillan Community Cancer Link Workers, Merton, Wandsworth
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Only 40% eligible Londoners have had covid spring boosters
Only 4-in-10 of Londoners who are eligible have had their covid spring booster vaccinations, with less than one month of the roll-out timetable remaining. That’s according to figures released this morning by NHS London, which is urging those yet to … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon, London, Mayor, NHS London
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Mayor Khan extends scrappage for businesses and families
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, is broadening the scope of the scrappage scheme ahead of the expansion of ULEZ – the Ultra Low Emission Zone – to outer London boroughs in August. Under the terms of today’s announcement, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Central, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ
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Mayor who took on Trump is ready for his ULEZ showdown
‘You don’t make our country more level by making London poorer’: Sadiq Khan on why keeping the city competitive with its European rivals and cleaning up the capital’s toxic air remain key principles for City Hall Less than 12 months … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Business, Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Donald Trump, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ
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Work and art are helping railway worker cope with her PTSD
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Here, railway worker and West Croydon resident TRACEY FULLER shares her story of how she has found ways of managing her own ill-health Tracey Fuller had a difficult upbringing and faced traumas that … Continue reading
Posted in Health, West Croydon
Tagged Govia Thameslink, GTR, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness Week, Tracey Fuller, West Croydon
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A win-win for mental health in New Addington’s Men’s Shed
Croydon’s Men’s Shed is providing a safe space for people to come together and take care of their mental health while learning new skills, such as gardening, food growing and woodwork. Men’s Shed is a community project based at Good … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Gardening, Health, New Addington
Tagged Good Food Matters, Men's Shed, New Addington
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Time to take a walk and witness the damage we’re all causing
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is not only the Evening Standard that is supporting the London-wide expansion of ULEZ, the Ultra Low Emission Zone, as loyal reader DAVID SQUIRES explains ULEZ is an interesting issue. The ultimate problem is that we need … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, David Squires, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Step out with Inside Croydon for a guided walk into the hills
May is National Walking Month, and to do our bit, Inside Croydon is going for a bit of a stroll this Sunday, May 14, and our readers are very welcome to join us! UPDATE: 9am May 11: This guided walk … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Environment, Health, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Ken Towl, London LOOP, New Addington, Seven Hills of Croydon, Vanguard Way, Walks
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Toxic air in Croydon is in breach of World Health standards
Levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide in Croydon and 13 other London boroughs have been found to break the UK legal limit and to be in excess of the recommended limit set by WHO, the World Health Organization. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Air pollution, Croydon, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Heart patient swims Channel distance as thank you to NHS
A former patient, after recovering from open heart surgery, swam the equivalent of the English Channel to raise £1,250 for Croydon Health Charity. Debbie James was referred to the Croydon Cardiac Rehabilitation service following open-heart surgery, after having been diagnosed … Continue reading
Clancy moves up to top nurse job for NHS South West London
Elaine Clancy, the Chief Nurse at Croydon’s NHS Trust, working across Mayday and Purley hospitals, has been promoted to become the Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS across south-west London. As Chief Nursing Officer, NHS South West London announced, Clancy … Continue reading
