Keeping cool over the bank holiday scorcher
This weekend looks set to be the hottest one of year so far, prompting doctors at Epsom and St Helier hospitals to share some advice about staying safe in the sun.
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This weekend looks set to be the hottest one of year so far, prompting doctors at Epsom and St Helier hospitals to share some advice about staying safe in the sun.
Staff from Epsom and St Helier hospitals are urging local people to take extra care over the long weekend and to only come to A&E in genuine emergencies, after more than 1,300 people came to the departments over the last bank holiday.
The specialist team at Epsom and St Helier hospitals dedicated to caring for those at the end of their life are encouraging people “not to be afraid” to talk about dying, death and bereavement, following this year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week.
We can confirm our hospitals are running as normal. If you have a hospital appointment today please make sure you arrive as planned.
A senior doctor at Epsom and St Helier hospitals is urging local hay fever sufferers to prepare themselves for the summer, with a number of hints and tips to get through the ‘sneezy season’.
Nursing and midwifery staff at Epsom and St Helier hospitals have been honoured at a special event which saw five exceptional members of staff and one outstanding team recognised with prestigious awards.
Kind-hearted volunteers visited Epsom and St Helier hospitals to donate Easter eggs to the young patients on the children’s wards last week.
A midwife at Epsom and St Helier hospitals was crowned the winner of the Good Morning Britain’s Hospital Health Star Award earlier this week – while she was live on TV with presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid!