News and events

A patient who praised staff at St Helier Hospital for “saving her life” has bought a brand new television for the hospital’s Acute Medical Unit (AMU).

The specialist team that treats patients with urological cancers (such as cancer of the bladder, kidney and prostate) at Epsom and St Helier hospitals is set to be bolstered thanks to a £326,000 grant from Macmillan Cancer Support.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has been shortlisted for a top prize at the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friendly Awards, an annual event celebrating the achievements of individuals, organisations, projects and partnerships in creating dementia friendly communities.

As winter approaches, staff at Epsom and St Helier hospitals are urging local people to protect themselves against flu, by making an appointment to have the vaccine.

On 20 October 2016, representatives from the 11 organisations from Surrey Heartlands, including Epsom and St Helier hospitals, will meet in public to approve the next stage of the Surrey Heartlands Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP).

The dedicated team of play specialists at Epsom Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children pulled out all the stops to put on a week of fun, games and special surprises in celebration of National Play in Hospital Week.

The brand new state-of-the-art X-ray Department at Leatherhead Hospital has been declared officially open by the original quizmaster of University Challenge, Bamber Gascoigne.

The founder of an Epsom-based charity has successfully completed a 60k cycle, raising £510 to help fund hampers full of essentials (and a few treats) for people going home from hospital over the Christmas period.