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September 2010

Trust welcomes 150 new doctors After years of intense studying and practical training, 150 junior doctors have started work at Epsom, St Helier and Sutton hospitals, and are already settling in well. 27 September 2010
Hospital chaplains hold baby memorial service A memorial service for people who have been affected by the loss of a baby has been organised by the chaplains at Epsom, St Helier and Sutton hospitals. The annual service will take place on Sunday 3 October 2010 at 3pm in St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 2RG. 24 September 2010
London Mayor praises Trust for being cycle-friendly Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals have received an award from the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, for helping and supporting staff to get cycling. At a ceremony at the St Charles' Centre for Health and Wellbeing recently (10 September), Mr Johnson presented the award (on behalf of the London NHS Travel Network) to the Trust's cycling lead and waste manager, Gloria Randall. 20 September 2010
Last episode of Surgery School tonight on ITV1 The Trust is currently starring in an ITV1 show called Surgery School. The third and final episode of this three part series will air tonight at 10.35pm on ITV1. The fly-on-the wall documentary followed three of the Trust's trainee surgeons for eight months as they started work at our hospitals. 20 September 2010
Epsom Hospital stroke unit receives 'life saving' £760,000 investment A £760,000 cash injection has been made into funding extra doctors, nurses and clinics on the stroke ward at Epsom Hospital – an investment that will help to save lives and improve the time it takes patients to recover from a stroke. 17 September 2010
New patient phone calls save hospitals £45,000 in one month In July, the Trust launched a brand new service to remind patients about their appointments and to help reduce the number of people who fail to turn up. As a result, patients are now called approximately a week before their appointment is due. 17 September 2010
Have your say on the future of the NHS As you may know, the Government is planning to make significant changes to the way the NHS works. The plans are based on a number of key priorities, including: ensuring the NHS is led by what patients want; revolutionising the amount of information the public have about the NHS and the services it provides; promoting better public health to stop people getting sick. 15 September 2010
Local clinic opens as sexually transmitted infections reach all time high Young people from across Sutton and Merton can access confidential, non-judgemental and impartial sexual health advice easier than ever before, thanks to a new walk-in clinic at St Helier Hospital. 15 September 2010
Expert urges young people to be prepared A leading doctor at Epsom and St Helier hospitals is urging local young people to take up first aid courses, after new figures show that the majority of children aged 11 - 16 have had to cope with an emergency situation. 14 September 2010
Trust starring in ITV documentary tonight The Trust made its small screen debut last Monday, in a new ITV1 show called Surgery School. The second episode of this three part series will air tonight at 10.35pm on ITV1. The fly-on-the wall documentary followed three of the Trust's trainee surgeons for eight months as they started work at our hospitals - and we hope you can tune in to see how they get on. 13 September 2010
Trust who's who updated An updated guide to who's who at the Trust has arrived and is now available for you to download. The who's who introduces the Trust's most senior managers and shows how they are spread across clinical and non-clinical directorates. 13 September 2010
Trust appoints new director to lead improvements As part of the ongoing work to further improve the care Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides to its patients, the Trust has appointed a new Director of Service Improvement, Joe Smyth. Joe has joined the Trust from the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and has taken on the role following the departure of Sue Jones. 09 September 2010
'Learning to live with cancer' course to begin shortly A free course to help local cancer patients and their loved ones deal with the devastating effects of the disease is set to begin at Epsom Hospital later this month (September). The eight-week course, called 'Learning to live with cancer', offers practical advice and emotional support to anyone who has been affected by cancer. 09 September 2010
Children with asthma urged to take extra care Doctors at Epsom, St Helier and Sutton hospitals are urging local children and young people with asthma to take extra care over the coming month, as admissions to hospitals because of the condition jump significantly in September. In September of last year, 37 children were admitted to the Trust's hospitals because of asthma - a considerable increase from just seven in August. 08 September 2010
Midwives invite you to learn more about home births A midwife who specialises in home births at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is running special workshops so that local parents-to-be can find out more about having their baby at home. The free workshops, which are run by the Trust's home birth midwife, Maria Mills Shaw, are aimed at anyone who would like to know more about home births. 06 September 2010
Chief Executive set to move to pasture new The Chief Executive of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Samantha Jones, has announced that she will be leaving the Trust at the end of December. Samantha, who has been at the Trust since 2007 and with the NHS since 1989, is leaving to join Care UK (a leading independent provider of health and social care), as the regional director for healthcare service in the south of England. 02 September 2010