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Category Archives: Health
Satnam Yoga classes – all abilities welcome – Coulsdon
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Business, Coulsdon, Health
Tagged Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Henna Idnani, Satnam Yoga
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Easier to get appointment as 253 GPs recruited in London
New figures show an extra 253 GPs have been recruited by London practices since October 1. The recruitment boost, part of the government’s Plan for Change, aims to make it easier for people to get an appointment with their GP, … Continue reading
Keeping busy is keeping punk star Griffiths so much happier
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Griff Griffiths is the one-time member of a punk band, now hosting a drivetime radio show on NewDawn FM. Invited on to the show, before they went on air, old friend RICHARD PACITTI, pictured left, had a catch-up … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Cinema, Health, Mind in Croydon, Music
Tagged Are They Hostile?, Bad Actors, Griff Griffiths, Mental Health, NewDawn FM, Richard Pacitti, The Jam
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Man’s dead body discovered behind shops off St James’s Road
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed to Inside Croydon that the body of a man was found this morning in the yard area on Wellington Road, which runs behind a row of shops on St James’s Road in West Croydon. In … Continue reading
BINMAGEDDON 2: Clinical waste collections halved in new deal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Residents and carers using a special service to dispose of hygiene waste were given less than two weeks’ notice that the service was being discontinued – potentially creating ‘a health and safety issue of enormous proportions’. By … Continue reading
Croydon families get help from second ‘hub’ in South Norwood
Croydon families will soon have more support, with a “Family Hub” opening at the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Centre in South Norwood. The council said: “The opening of this hub marks another milestone in the council’s commitment to making sure Croydon’s families … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Education, Family Hubs, Health, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Norwood
Tagged Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, Family Hub, Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre, Selsdon, South Norwood, Woodlands Centre
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Woman broke her back after Croydon Council cut her care aid
The Local Government Ombudsman has ordered the council to pay a resident thousands of pounds in compensation and issue a proper apology A woman fractured her spine using a bed-turning aid installed by the NHS which Croydon Council thought could … Continue reading
Council takes more than year to appoint public health director
The council has announced that its new director of public health is going to be Ruth Hutchinson. But Hutchinson won’t be starting in this key, legally required role within the council until June. Given that she is replacing Rachel Flowers, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Health, Katherine Kerswell, Rachel Flowers, Ruth Hutchinson
Tagged Conservative, coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Director of Public Health, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rachel Flowers, Ruth Hutchinson, Tory
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Now developers peddle padel possibilities at Cancer Hub site
Sutton could get its first public padel courts before Croydon following the announcement from the London Cancer Hub at Belmont. Social Sports Society, the padel operator behind ventures like Wembley Park Padel, has resubmitted a planning application for a change … Continue reading
Purley care home holds party for couple’s 70th anniversary
“We never imagined we’d reach this milestone, but here we are, still holding hands and making memories,” say Roger and Audrey Adcock after celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary at Purley Gardens Care Home, on Russell Hill Road. For the Adcocks, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Care Homes, Purley
Tagged Avery Healthcare, Purley, Purley Gardens Care Home, Roger and Audrey Adcock
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Shocking increase in attacks on ambulance and TfL employees
Two separate surveys indicate a growing lawlessness among Londoners, with damaging consequences for some public sector workers Once every two days. That is how often Transport for London employees working at the capital’s Tube stations are attacked and hurt while … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London Ambulance Service, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport
Tagged London, London Ambulance Service, TfL, Transport for London
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Norovirus emergency admissions nearly double in a week
The latest figures on the number of people in London hospitals with norovirus show cases have increased by nearly 90% in the last two weeks. Around 100 more beds are taken up by people with the illness, which causes sickness … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged NHS England, NHS London, Norovirus, Norovirus emergency
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Football clubs helping obese men score their weight-loss goals
A health group based at a football club in Sutton helped local men to lose half a ton of unwanted weight during 2024. Sutton’s MAN v FAT Football club, which meets every Wednesday at Goals Sutton on London Road, saw … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Health, Sutton Council, Uncategorized
Tagged Dagnall Park, Football, Goals Sutton, MAN v FAT, obesity, Weight loss
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Low cancer screening rates in London prompt NHS campaign
The NHS in London is encouraging more women to attend potentially life-saving breast screening appointments, as national figures show almost half – 46.3% – of women invited for the first time don’t act on their invitation. Around 400,000 women are … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London-wide issues
Tagged Breast cancer, Breast cancer screening, NHS, NHS London
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NHS plans bring Coulsdon’s eight-year saga close to an end
Residents’ associations in and around Coulsdon are encouraging their members and other locals to weigh-in with support for plans to build the long-promised NHS medical centre on the site of a former primary school on Malcolm Road. With £9.8million funding … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill Park Residents' Association, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Health, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Place Review Panel, Planning
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon West RA, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon South, East Coulsdon RA, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, OCRA
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NHS urges public to take vaccine to reduce cervical cancer risk
The NHS is encouraging parents, carers and young people to learn about the life-saving HPV vaccine during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The vaccine, which was introduced in 2008, helps protect against HPV – human papillomavirus. As a result of people … Continue reading
St Helier facing ‘catastrophic failure’ as hospital plans delayed
INSIDE SUTTON: Yesterday’s announcement by Labour health secretary Wes Streeting that the promised new hospital at Belmont will be delayed by at least another seven years drew dire warnings from health professionals, reports DAVE BURTON “We’re going to have to … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Epsom and Ewell, Health, Luke Taylor MP, St Helier Hospital, Surrey, Sutton Council
Tagged Belmont, Bobby Dean MP, Conservative, Dave Burton, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Luke Taylor MP, Royal Marsden Cancer Hub, St Helier Hospital, Tory, Wes Streeting
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Croydon schools left trailing other boroughs over active travel
Six times as many schools in neighbouring Bromley have achieved Gold standard in a London-wide active travel scheme that discourages parents driving their children to school than in Croydon, official figures show With the Government’s target for 55% of primary … Continue reading
Hospital admissions for flu rise as NHS urges public to have jab
The NHS has issued an urgent appeal to Londoners to get vaccinated against flu, as more people with flu have been admitted to the capital’s hospitals than at any point last year. While nationally the NHS has around 100,000 beds, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital, Purley Hospital
Tagged Flu, Flu vaccine, Karen Bonner, NHS, NHS London
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Croydon NHS issues health warning over freezing weather
While Croydon and most of London has so far escaped any settled snow fall, much of the rest of the country has been coping with the winter weather, and Croydon’s NHS is encouraging people to be prepared and take action … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon NHS Trust, Dr Subhro Banerjee, Flu, Weather warnings, Winter weather
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Croydon hospital charity appeals for help down Memory Lane
Croydon Health Charity has been running its first Christmas advert, to launch its Memory Lane Garden appeal. The appeal needs to raise £160,000 “to bring a piece of home to hospital”, the charity says, transforming part of Croydon University Hospital … Continue reading
NHS appeals to Londoners: help us to help you at Christmas
Faced with a surge in demand for hospital beds because of seasonal viruses, the NHS in London is asking the public to “help us help you” this Christmas. As winter viruses flourish, the NHS is under increased pressure, with more … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged covid, Covid vaccine, Covid-19, Croydon, Flu, Flu vaccine, London, NHS, NHS London
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Thousands left without water as SES crisis enters third day
A ‘critical valve’ has left thousands of people across south-west London and Surrey without reliable water supplies, affecting a major hospital and forcing schools to close. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports Up to 4,000 households across Carshalton, Sutton, Cheam, Epsom and even … Continue reading
‘Doctors say only a new hospital is the answer’ for St Helier
SUTTON COMMENTARY: Shocking scenes shown by BBC News this week should be a wake-up call for government and the NHS to revive previously approved plans for a state-of-the-art new hospital, writes DAVE BURTON The problems facing St Helier Hospital, as … Continue reading
Posted in Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Health, Luke Taylor MP, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, St Helier Hospital, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Bedmont, Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton, Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Luke Taylor MP, NHS, Royal Marsden Cancer Hub, St Helier Hospital, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam
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