Category Archives: St Helier Hospital

£28m NHS lie that provided Sutton LibDems with life support

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

The Liberal Democrats last night clung to power at Sutton Council, despite losing 12 seats in the local elections. But as CARL SHILTON reveals, they did so by deliberately misleading the public In the final days before Thursday’s local elections, … Continue reading →

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Council should block Hunt’s £1bn NHS cuts says Assembly

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Candidates in May’s Town Hall elections are today being called upon to pledge to block any attempt to impose £1billion-worth of cuts to the NHS in south London. The Croydon Assembly is meeting today at Ruskin House to discuss cuts … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Caragh Skipper, Education, Health, Mayday Hospital, Ruskin House, St Helier Hospital | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Carillion collapse has libraries and hospitals counting the cost

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

Croydon’s libraries have survived their brush with Carillion, although they had to endure a couple of days of IT outages and other issues as council staff worked and negotiated behind the scenes to replace services which had gone unpaid by … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Carillion, Croydon Council, Health, Libraries, St Helier Hospital, Timothy Godfrey | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

St Helier Hospital charges nurses £1,200 to park at work

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

Hard-working and under-paid NHS staff at St Helier Hospital are forced to pay more than £1,200 a year just to use the hospital car park when they go in to work. St Helier is ranked second on a national list … Continue reading →

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Keep Our St Helier campaign public meeting, Morden, Jan 30

Posted on December 10, 2017 by
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10,000 sign KOSHH petition against NHS hospital closures

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

More than 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing the closure of two local hospitals, including St Helier in Sutton. Hospital workers are convinced that Jeremy Hunt, the Tory health minister, is working on plans to close maternity and A&E … Continue reading →

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NHS Trust votes for St Helier closure, despite public opposition

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

The Tory Government is pushing ahead with plans to close the Sutton hospital where former Prime Minister Sir John Major was born NHS chiefs in south-west London want to close all acute, emergency and maternity facilities at two large hospitals, … Continue reading →

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