2011 was another fantastic year for our hospitals, with some amazing highpoints. Here are just a few photos from the special events, celebrations and occasions that we have marked during the past 12 months.
January 2011
Hearing aids donated by our hospitals are helping deaf children in Sri Lanka to hear, thanks to a charity based in Carshalton.
In the picture, Chief Executive of charity Helplanka Sam Goonetillake presents the hearing aids to the Nuffield Deaf School in Sri Lanka.
February 2011
Big Chris, the mechanic from the hit TV show Roary The Racing Car, paid a visit to Epsom Hospital in February to cheer up the children on Casey ward.
From back left to right: Casey ward sister Sara Hindle and nursing assistant Julie Francis share the excitement with 4-year-old James Golding and 7-year-old Piers Bunford.
March 2011
In March we unveliled a £200,000 X-ray unit at Epsom Hospital that was funded by the Friends of Epsom and West Park Hospitals.
The room was completely refurbished, with new equipment installed - including a £170,000 'fluorscopic unit', which can take 15 images every second to create a moving image of a patient's insides.
Guests at the official opening of the unit included The Right Honourable Lord Ashley of Stoke (front centre), Dr Geoffrey Robb (2nd left, back) Chairman of the Friends, and Charlotte Hamilton (3rd left, back), the Trust's Deputy Director of Operations.
April 2011
In April, our £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital took a major step forward as surveyors arrived on-site to assess where, when and how some of the money will be spent.
Read more about the project
May 2011
In May, one of our consultant orthopaedic surgeons, Mr Richard Field, returned from a volunteering mission to the Tunisian-Libyan border.
Mr Field assisted at Tataouine Hospital in southern Tunisia, where he treated wounded fighters from just over the border and refugees fleeing the civil unrest in Libya.
June 2011
Pupils and parents from Beddington Infants School in Wallington dropped into Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in June, to present staff with a cheque for £150.
From left to right in the back row are: Head of Nursing for Women and Children's Services Pauline Fonteriz, parents Ama, Julie, Natasha, Kelly and Caroline. Front row: Emma, Shannon, Jason, Shannon A, Rebecca, Abigail, Lily and Poppy, and Clinical Director for Women and Children's Dr Rim El-Rifai.
July 2011
In July, a team of our cardiac nurses and support staff, affectionately known as St Hel's Belles announced that they were taking on a sponsored hike (dressed in tutus, of course) to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
August 2011
This photo of midwives and volunteers was taken at the official opening of the new maternity assessment unit at Epsom Hospital, which took place in August.
The unit offers mums-to-be a same day service, should they experience any complications.
Read more about our maternity services
September 2011
During this year's London Cycle Challenge, a team of 22 staff members racked up more than 4,000 miles between them and managed to burn off 729 cupcake's worth of calories!
Here is just one member of staff who took part, Ben Bawden, pictured with his cycling-mad son Jamie.
October 2011
In October, the St Helier and Sutton League of Friends donated a new £75,000 ultrasound scanner to Sutton Hospital.
This is great news for our patients and staff, as the new piece of equipment will allow our clinicians to spot life-threatening conditions faster than ever before.
In the picture from left to right is: Diana Everington, member of the League of Friends, Val Brundle, Chair of the League of Friends, Dr Andrew Keane, Director of People and Organisational Development Kevin Croft, Mina Deved and Seena Jaguegivane, radiographer.
November 2011
Television personality Anthea Turner paid a special visit to Epsom Hospital in November, to official open the new £634,000 CT scanner at the hospital.
Anthea's pictured here with staff from the hospital shortly after cutting the ribbon.
December 2011
Players from the Premiership team Fulham FC helped to spread Christmas cheer amongst some of our younger patients in December, as they paid a visit to Queen Mary's Hospital for Children.
The players spent time chatting to the children and donated gifts that they paid for themselves.
In this picture are goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer and Marcus Bettinelli with patient Grace.
