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The Elective Orthopaedic Centre

  • Marathon challenge for hip and knee care Jo Wilkinson - EOC London Marathon Runner 2012A member of staff from the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) at Epsom Hospital is taking the love of her job the extra mile - as she's getting ready to take on the London Marathon to raise money for the cause. 12 April 2012
  • Hospitals announce £8.9 million cash injection Work is already underwayEpsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals have started the new financial year with a bang, after announcing a huge £8.9 million to fund almost 100 refurbishment projects and new pieces of equipment across the sites. 11 April 2012
  • Sea Scouts take to the air on hospital radio Scouts talking to EOC patient John SparkesA group of sea scouts took to the airwaves of Epsom Hospital Radio recently (16 March 2012) after they visited patients at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), which is based at the hospital. 29 March 2012
  • Elective Orthopaedic Centre thanked for throwing doors open to aspiring medics Some of EOC’s placement students receive their graduation certificates with Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh (far left), Speaker of the House the Rt Hon John Bercow MP (second from right) and Zoe Beer, who works in EOC’s research department (fStaff at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), which is based at Epsom Hospital, were officially thanked at the House of Commons recently by Mitcham and Morden MP, Siobhain McDonagh. The event (on 28 November 2011) was held to thank those individuals and organisations taking part in a local work experience scheme, arranged by the MP. 13 December 2011
  • Fancy footwork gives orthopaedic research a shot in the arm One of the furrier participants in the EOC walkFormer patients of the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), which is based at Epsom Hospital, turned out in numbers to take part in a sponsored walk to raise money for orthopaedic research recently (12 June 2011). 24 June 2011
  • Best foot forward for charity walk 2009 EOC walk, Nonsuch MansionPatients of the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), their families and friends will soon be putting their best foot forward for charity by taking part in a sponsored walk around Nonsuch Park. The EOC, which is a clinical centre of excellence based at Epsom Hospital, is holding a charity walk to raise money for the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. 07 June 2011
  • From Surrey to the Sahara: Trust doctor volunteers in North African warzone Richard swaps the Elective Orthopaedic Centre for Tataouine Hospital, southern TunisiaA senior surgeon from Epsom and St Helier hospitals recently returned from a two-week mission to a North African warzone. Mr Richard Field, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Epsom Hospital was based at Tataouine regional hospital, located near the Libyan border in southern Tunisia. 12 May 2011
  • It's 'Your hospital' - 1,000 patients and local people wanted! Patient in A&EEpsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals are looking for 1,000 patients and local people to become involved in a special panel to give feedback about their hospital services. 04 March 2011
  • Top job - the Elective Orthopaedic Centre gets national recognition Brian WellsThe Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) at Epsom Hospital has been recognised in a national poll as one of the best employers in healthcare. The annual Healthcare 100 awards polled more than 35,000 health professionals to determine who the best employers in the business are, and thanks to the positive feedback from EOC staff, the centre came away with an award. 26 July 2010
  • New £1 million theatre gives surgeons cutting edge Theatre manager, Stephanie Couzens and Gwynne Howell, Medical Director, in the new theatreA brand new £1 million operating theatre at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) in Epsom Hospital, which gives expert surgeons access to all of the latest technology and allows them to operate with even greater precision, has just opened. 23 July 2010
  • The EOC celebrates another successful year Brian WellsThe Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC), which is based at Epsom Hospital, marked another successful year recently, as it published its annual report for the 2008/09 financial year. The report gives an overview of the work of the EOC during the year, including a number of key achievements. 12 November 2009
  • Raising money just a walk in the park for former patients The Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC, formerly known as SWLEOC)Former patients of the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) at Epsom Hospital turned out in force recently to raise money for vital research into orthopaedic surgery, such as hip and knee replacements. 13 August 2009
  • Patient's years of fundraising pay off Don Hamilton presents a cheque for £5,050 which he has personally raised over the past two and a half years, to EOC's Director of Nursing, Sue KingA former knee-surgery patient of Epsom Hospital can finally put his feet up. After two and a half years of fundraising for new medical equipment, Don Hamilton presented a cheque for £5,050 to doctors and nurses at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) on Wednesday (10 June). 15 June 2009
  • Elective Orthopaedic Centre wins 5th place in national top employer's award EOC team celebrates the good newsThe Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) is delighted to have won 5th place in the prestigious Healthcare 100 top UK employers by the Health Service Journal and Nursing Times. The EOC is hosted by Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and is based at Epsom Hospital. 06 March 2009
  • Health care worker 'breaks a leg' in panto Sarah Jane PullenA health care worker based at Epsom Hospital stepped out of the wards and onto the stage as a leading character in a local pantomime last month. 09 February 2009

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