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CQC inspectors rate maternity unit as ‘requires improvement’

The maternity department at Mayday, Croydon’s largest hospital, where close to 4,000 babies are born each year, has been rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, which runs what is sometimes referred to … Continue reading

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NHS urges public to use its services during doctors’ strike

The NHS in south London has issued a health safety warning, as thousands of resident doctors start a week-long strike today. “People needing medical help or advice should go to 111.nhs.uk, their GP or pharmacy unless it is a life-threatening … Continue reading

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Labour minister Streeting opens New Addington health centre

New Addington has a new multi-million-pound Community Diagnostics Centre, which was formally opened yesterday by health secretary Wes Streeting and local MP Natasha Irons. The centre, on Chertsey Crescent, has been busy with patients since October, and is now fully … Continue reading

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Streeting’s ‘manoeuvres’ do nothing to reduce NHS waiting lists

While the NHS in Croydon is slipping back on one of its key performance measures, the health secretary has been busy positioning himself for a possible new job. ANDREW FISHER on the conflicted priorities of the Labour government At the … Continue reading

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Mayday! Report shows Croydon hospital requires improvement

Croydon’s largest NHS hospital has for the second time in less than three years been given a “requires improvement” rating by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission. In the report, the inspectors found that some patients had to wait more … Continue reading

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Royal College calls on student nurses to help its jobs campaign

The Royal College of Nursing has issued an appeal to third-year students to join its campaign to help more graduating nurses secure proper employment, including with the hospital where they have done their training. Inside Croydon reported last week of … Continue reading

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Student nurses left ‘abandoned’ and ‘neglected’ by NHS Trust

As government launches its 10-year plan for the NHS, newly qualified nurses are being turned down for jobs at the hospital where they have spent the past three years training Around 100 student nurses staged a demonstration outside Mayday Hospital … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Strike at five hospitals as ISS workers complain of being bullied

There is a picket line outside Croydon’s Mayday Hospital and four other NHS hospitals across south London this morning, as ISS workers went on strike amid complaints of being “bullied” and “harassed”. The workers, members of the GMB union, are … Continue reading

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Council director took ‘delegated’ decision to lease out CALAT

Cash-strapped council admits it leased out the site for a long-promised medical centre in Coulsdon without any reference to councillors, while ‘the NHS is yet to confirm the latest forecast completion date for the project’ Croydon Council has admitted that … Continue reading

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Council in secret deal to lease medical centre site as a car park

EXCLUSIVE: Coulsdon residents have been waiting a decade for a promised medical facility in the town centre. In March, the council announced it had sold the site to the NHS. In the summer, local MP Chris Philp promised work on … Continue reading

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£15m NHS intensive care unit draws close to completion

Croydon’s NHS hospital’s £15million new intensive care unit is on course for completion with a few weeks, the latest part of a multi-million improvement to the hospital conducted in the last five years. Providing care for the borough’s most seriously … Continue reading

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£1million cost to Mayday Hospital of every doctors’ strike

As consultants and junior doctors begin the biggest industrial action in the history of the NHS, local trust’s CEO says it could take nine months to catch-up with the Croydon hospital’s back-log of treatments Every strike costs Croydon’s Mayday Hospital … Continue reading

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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

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Champion performances for charity by marathon runners

Two Croydon figures made themselves marathon champions on Sunday, one by setting an example by raising thousands of pounds for the NHS charity, the other by claiming the accolade as the 2023 race’s oldest finisher. David Picksley, at 90, completed … Continue reading

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NHS: Don’t delay coming forward for treatment during strike

Croydon’s NHS management is urging people to come forward if they need urgent care ahead of next week’s junior doctors’ strike. Industrial action is expected to cause major disruption across the NHS, as junior doctors in England prepare to hold … Continue reading

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Police detain man over suspected arson in hospital A&E fire

A 53-year-old man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following yesterday’s fire at Croydon University Hospital which forced the closure of the usually busy Accident and Emergency department for more than 18 hours. According to hospital authorities, arson … Continue reading

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100 evacuated from hospital as fire forces A&E to close

The A&E department at Croydon’s biggest hospital remains closed this morning after a fire destroyed a room in the unit. Around 100 patients plus staff were safely evacuated from Mayday Hospital’s A&E after the blaze broke out just before 3pm … Continue reading

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Croydon surgeries where half GP consultations are by phone

Don’t get old. Don’t get ill. That was the warning about life under a Conservative government 40 years ago, and it holds true today, as ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, discovered when checking out waiting times just to get an appointment … Continue reading

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NHS Trust names pharmacist Gibbons as its new chair

Yemisi Gibbons has been named as the new chair of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, to take up the role from January 1. Gibbons, 45, succeeds Mike Bell, who has chaired the Trust for 10 years. Announcing the initial three-year … Continue reading

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Shopping malls pick Croydon Health as nominated charity

The Croydon Health Charity, based at Mayday Hospital, has been announced as the nominated charity of the year for the Centrale and Whitgift shopping centres. The announcement is a boost for NHS staff and patients across the borough, as the … Continue reading

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NHS asks women to give themselves some life-saving T.L.C.

The NHS is urging women in Croydon to come forward for breast screening appointments when invited. Each year, more than 2million women across the country UK have breast screening. This helps around 1,300 women’s lives being saved, as more cancers … Continue reading

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Gold stars: Your chance to nominate your Croydon NHS heroes

Nominations are open to nominate your NHS “Star of the Year” as part of the Croydon Stars Awards, the annual celebration of more than 4,000 NHS heroes working for and with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. Being staged for the … Continue reading

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NHS Trust sparks fresh demand with its electric ambulance

The local NHS trust has started using the area’s first purpose-built electric ambulance, beginning its replacement of petrol and diesel ambulances with more environmentally friendly ones. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust says that this represents “an important milestone in the … Continue reading

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