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Doctors, nurses and councillors gather to discuss hospital's future ore than 40 of the Trust doctors, nurses and other staff, as well as local GPs, councillors, patients and representatives from other NHS organisations, gathered today (18 May 2012) to explore potential options for the long term future of St Helier Hospital. 18 May 2012
Planning permission granted for new £1.6 million day nursery at St Helier Staff at St Helier Hospital are celebrating after planning permission was officially granted to build a brand new children's nursery on the hospital site, costing £1.6 million. 20 April 2012
Trust to work with influential King's Fund on St Helier's future The Trust will be working with leading health think-tank The King's Fund, who will help the Board develop pioneering options for the long-term future of St Helier Hospital. 20 April 2012
Our role in 'Better Services Better Value' Doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals and patient representatives across south west London are currently engaged in a review of healthcare in the area. Better Services Better Value is looking at how we can improve the quality of healthcare across south west London. 08 March 2012
Trust announces next steps on de-merger plans In late January 2012, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust withdrew their bid to merge with St Helier Hospital. Last Tuesday, the special committee (known as the Transaction Board) in charge of overseeing the de-merger of Epsom and St Helier hospitals met to discuss the next steps. 13 February 2012
Landmark £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital The recent announcement by St George's Healthcare NHS Trust that they have withdrawn their bid to merge with St Helier Hospital has led to speculation about our plans to spend millions of pounds redeveloping the hospital. 01 February 2012
St George's decide not to proceed with merger process St George's Healthcare NHS Trust have informed us and our strategic authority, NHS London, that they cannot proceed with their bid to merge with St Helier and Sutton hospitals. Throughout the process St George's have been very positive about the strategic opportunity to merge and the benefits this could bring to patients. 30 January 2012
De-merger update - assessment of bids Local people and our patients will be aware that our Trust is unable to achieve foundation trust status in its current form. As such, a special committee (known as a Transaction Board) was set up to explore and, once approved, implement alternative options. This is likely to see Epsom and St Helier (including Sutton) hospitals de-merge and merge with other hospitals. 23 January 2012
Keep those memories of St Helier coming! As work on the £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital continues apace, the Trust is still appealing to former staff to share their memories for an exhibition celebrating the hospital's past. So far, donations have included photos depicting bomb damage from a V2 rocket during World War II and a visit to the nurses' school. 17 November 2011
Gigantic banner puts writing on the wall for £219 million redevelopment St Helier Hospital took centre stage today (14 November 2011) as local MPs unveiled a gigantic banner celebrating the £219 million redevelopment of the hospital. The banner, which has been mounted to the front of the hospital, is 17.5 metres long and 7.5 metres high, making it almost as long as a 'bendy bus', and as tall as a house. 14 November 2011
Merger bids received The board in charge of demerging Epsom and St Helier hospitals to ensure they achieve foundation trust status has confirmed that it has received 'bids' to merge with both hospitals. The deadline for applications was 11 November 2011. 14 November 2011
Hundreds attend meetings on St Helier redevelopment Hundreds of local residents, patients, councillors, staff and volunteers attended public exhibitions recently (13 and 21 October 2011) to view the latest designs for the redevelopment of St Helier Hospital. Before making detailed planning applications to the council, the team in charge of the £219 million project unveiled the latest plans for the very first time. 04 November 2011
Your chance to learn about next steps for hospitals Two further meetings have been arranged so that members of the public can learn more about how Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals intend to achieve foundation trust status. This will see the hospitals de-merge and merge with others. The meetings, which take place next month at St Helier and Epsom hospitals, will also give local people the opportunity to ask any questions they may have about the process. 24 October 2011
St Helier redevelopment exhibition at Sutton Hospital this Friday Local people, patients and the public have another chance to give their opinions on the latest designs for the redevelopment of St Helier Hospital. With the Trust moving forward to making detailed planning applications to the council, the team in charge of the £219 million scheme are holding a dedicated exhibition at Sutton Hospital, following a successful event at St Helier Hospital last week (13 October). 19 October 2011
Royal Surrey withdraw from merger bid On 4 October 2011, we were informed by Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust that they are no longer planning to bid to merge with Epsom Hospital and are withdrawing from the process. Royal Surrey's reasons for doing this are linked to their other strategic priorities and they have been very clear with us that it is no reflection on Epsom Hospital, our staff or the services we provide. 05 October 2011
Latest plans go on show for St Helier redevelopment Local people, patients and the public are being invited to give their opinion on the latest designs for the redevelopment of St Helier Hospital. 30 September 2011
Are we boring you? St Helier prepares for demolition works The £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital has taken another step forward with a team of expert ground surveyors boring holes of up to 200 feet across the site in preparation for building work to start. A team of specialists spent a total of three weeks drilling bore holes to check that the ground near to where demolition work will take place is strong enough. 05 September 2011
Criteria announced for judging new hospital partners The special board in charge of demerging Epsom and St Helier hospitals to ensure they achieve foundation trust status has announced the criteria by which the organisations bidding to partner them will be judged. Hundreds of local people, patients and staff were consulted on the criteria which will be used to measure the final bids. 18 August 2011
Local people have their say on the future of St Helier Hospital Representatives from charities, local councils and patients' panels met last week (27 June 2011) to help shape the future of St Helier Hospital. 06 July 2011
Local people have their say on the future of Epsom Hospital Representatives from charities, local councils and patients'panels met this week (4 July 2011) to help shape the future of Epsom Hospital. 06 July 2011
Potential hospital partners announced The Board charged with helping the Trust's hospitals achieve foundation trust status has today (16 June 2011) announced the names of the organisations that have formally shown an interest in merging with Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals. 16 June 2011
Over 120 attend meetings on hospitals' future More than 120 local people took their chance to grill experts about the future of Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals last week. At two public meetings, held on 16 and 18 May, patients, visitors, local councillors and members of charities which support the hospitals, all had the chance to quiz key members of the Transaction Board. 26 May 2011
Your chance to quiz NHS bosses on hospitals' futures Two meetings have been arranged so that members of the public can learn more about how Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals intend to achieve foundation trust status. 28 April 2011
Our financial plan for 2011-12 On Friday (May 6), the Trust Board met to agree the organisation's financial plan for 2011-12 and acknowledged that the Trust faces a very challenging position. 12 May 2011
Hospitals move closer to foundation trust status The team charged with helping the Trust's hospitals achieve foundation trust status have published an official notice inviting NHS organisations that may be interested in merging with Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals to come forward. 21 April 2011
£219 million hospital redevelopment surveying begins on site Surveyors are on the ground at St Helier Hospital marking the first practical step in the hospital's landmark £219 million redevelopment. The multi-million pound scheme includes demolishing almost a third of the current site and replacing it with a brand new, state-of-the-art building which will house the majority of the hospital's wards and clinics. 15 April 2011
Hospital redevelopment team get thumbs up from independent review The £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital achieved another milestone recently when the team working on the scheme were given the thumbs up by an independent review team from the Department of Health. 01 April 2011
MP visits to hear about redevelopment plans The MP for Croydon South, Richard Ottaway, visited St Helier Hospital recently (25 March 2011) for a special briefing about plans to spend £219 million redeveloping the site. As well as viewing the latest designs and drawings for the scheme, Mr Ottaway spent time meeting with staff who are leading the multi-million pound project. 30 March 2011
Chair appointed to lead foundation trust work NHS London and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust are pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Sawkins as the independent Chair of the Transaction Board charged with taking both Epsom and St Helier hospitals to foundation trust status. 26 January 2011
Board outlines next step towards achieving foundation trust status At its monthly meeting on Friday (10 December), the Board agreed that the Trust is unable to become a foundation trust in its current form and that it needs to explore alternative options. The decision comes after the new Government restated its commitment to all NHS hospitals becoming foundation trusts (or part of one) and added a deadline for it happening by March 2014. 14 December 2010
£219 million St Helier redevelopment gets Chancellor's backing Trust plans to spend £219 million redeveloping St Helier Hospital were given a massive boost today (20 October 2010) as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, reconfirmed that the Government would be funding the £219 million scheme. 20 October 2010
It's full steam ahead for St Helier redevelopment Plans to spend £219 million redeveloping St Helier Hospital have been given the go-ahead by the new coalition Government. The proposals, which were agreed by the last Government in March, had been subject to a review by HM Treasury along with £34 billion of other projects from across the UK. 18 June 2010
Trust flooded by messages of support Samantha Jones, Chief Executive of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has spoken today about the overwhelming level of support the Trust has received from patients, local people, staff, volunteers and politicians since the announcement on Monday (22 March) that St Helier Hospital is to be redeveloped at a cost of £219 million. 26 March 2010
Government gives go ahead for £219 million St Helier Hospital redevelopment A landmark scheme to spend £219 million redeveloping St Helier Hospital in London has been given the go ahead by the government. As a result, almost of third of the current site will be demolished and replaced with a brand new building, which will house the majority of the hospital's wards and clinics. To help improve the privacy of patients and reduce the spread of infections, more than 50 per cent of the 346 beds in the new building will be in single rooms. 22 March 2010
St Helier Hospital redevelopment takes major step forward Proposals to spend more than £200 million on a much needed redevelopment of St Helier Hospital took a major step forward last night when Sutton Council approved the Trust's outline planning application. The plans include demolishing a large part of the hospital and replacing it with a state-of-the-art building which will house the majority of the hospital's wards and clinics. 11 March 2010
£220 million plans laid out on the table Local people and patients are being invited to a public exhibition to view Trust plans to spend more than £220 million on a major redevelopment of St Helier Hospital. Between Tuesday 19 January and Thursday 21 January, the latest designs for the redevelopment will be on display in the Re:treat Restaurant at St Helier. 12 January 2010
Full house for public meeting on Epsom Hospital Epsom Town Hall was full last Wednesday (11 November 2009) for a public meeting about proposals to invest millions of pounds at Epsom Hospital. The meeting was jointly organised by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, NHS Surrey and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. 18 November 2009
Trust Board agrees future shape In late 2008, the Trust announced plans to review the way it is shaped to see if there was a better way to structure and manage the hospitals. 06 November 2009
An opportunity to hear hospital development plans Residents from across Epsom and the surrounding areas are being invited to attend a public meeting to hear more about plans for redeveloping the Epsom Hospital site. The meeting, organised by the Trust in partnership with NHS Surrey and Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, will take place on Wednesday 11 November from 7.30pm - 9pm in Epsom Town Hall. 27 October 2009
Community leaders come together to develop Epsom Hospital vision It might have been the hottest day of the year so far, but more than 60 local residents, politicians, charities and other stakeholders from across Epsom and the surrounding areas attended an event at Epsom Hospital on Wednesday night (19 August) to help shape a vision for the future of the hospital. 21 August 2009
Local stakeholders to shape future of Epsom Hospital Patient representatives, local residents, politicians, charities and a whole host of other key players from across Epsom and the surrounding areas have been invited to attend a special event to help the Trust shape the future of Epsom Hospital. 05 August 2009
St Helier Hospital redevelopment - sneak preview picture released A picture released today by the Trust offers a sneak preview into the size and scale of its plan to invest £190 million redeveloping St Helier Hospital. The plan includes demolishing the hospital's five-storey Ferguson House and replacing it with a brand new, state-of-the-art hospital building which will house the majority of St Helier's wards and clinics. 03 August 2009
Major milestone for Better Healthcare Closer To Home Proposals to reshape local health services in Sutton and Merton at a cost of £264 million have passed a major milestone this week, with NHS London's Capital Investment Committee giving approval for the next stage of the development. 14 July 2009
£215 million proposals going to Boards of local NHS A proposal to reshape local health services in Sutton and Merton at a cost of around £215 million is going to the Boards of Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust this month for approval. 04 December 2008
Trust announces further details about organisational review In July, the Trust announced plans with NHS London, its strategic health authority, to review the way that it is configured with a view to establishing whether there is a better way of managing the hospitals. 04 December 2008
£200 million proposals for health care services to be considered by local NHS A proposal to reshape local health services in Sutton and Merton at a cost of up to £200 million is to be discussed by the Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust and the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust next month. 04 December 2008
Trust announces plan to review its future shape Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has today announced plans to review the way that it is configured with a view to establishing whether there is a better way of running the hospitals so that it can further improve the service it provides to local people. 04 December 2008

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