Tag Archives: Croydon NHS CCG

Only 19% of eligible Croydon residents took Health Checks

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

Use it or lose it. And it appears that Croydon residents are about to lose their access to the NHS Health Check, after fewer than 1-in-5 of eligible people participated in the scheme. That’s according to a report from Medicspot, … Continue reading →

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Patient survey shows Mayday needs ‘to improve drastically’

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

A Care Quality Commission survey of Mayday Hospital in-patients has forced the hospital management to admit, “the findings show our overall experience of care needs to improve”. The CQC survey identified Croydon’s largest NHS hospital as “much worse than expected” … Continue reading →

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GPs fail to show registration good practice in their practices

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

Only three of Croydon’s 56 GP doctors’ surgeries consistently provide correct information on patient registration and a helpful way with good attitude, according to an insight report published today by Healthwatch Croydon. And at two surgeries in the borough, phone … Continue reading →

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Sutton GPs denied vital information about secret killer PTHP

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

The postcode lottery in the health service is putting lives at risk here in south London, with an estimated 400 people in Sutton affected every year Everyone knows about bowel cancer and cervical cancer. They are common enough to be … 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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GPs told not to prescribe for colic, diarrhoea or threadworms

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

A senior Town Hall figure says that he is “appalled” that Croydon’s NHS has asked the borough’s doctors to stop giving prescriptions for minor ailments. The move follows guidance from NHS England on those health conditions that should now be … Continue reading →

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Multi-faith mental health workshop, Whitgift Centre, Oct 11

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

The Croydon BME Forum and the counseling charity, Off The Record, are staging a workshop for faith leaders and volunteers next week to improve awareness and coping with mental health wellbeing. The workshop, being held at Trinity Court in the … Continue reading →

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Swann song for NHS chief who has departed unannounced

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

Paula Swann has been replaced as the chief executive of the Croydon NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, the CCG. No official announcement has been made from the CCG’s offices in Fisher’s Folly, the council headquarters, although a member of staff this … Continue reading →

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‘We need to create a climate of kindness and understanding’

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

The council, together with the Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), are supporting Dementia Awareness Week, which begins today, by asking residents and their employees to sign-up to the Dementia Friends initiative at http://www.dementiafriends.org.uk. The week’s activities are organised by the … Continue reading →

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