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Epsom and St Helier hospitals have bolstered the number of nurses, midwives and doctors on the wards, following a highly successful recruitment drive that has secured a full complement of midwives.
Staff from Epsom Hospital threw a surprise ‘thank you’ party for a woman who, despite being diagnosed with a terminal illness, has knitted 3,000 blankets for premature babies cared for in the Neonatal Unit.
The Chief Nurse at Epsom and St Helier hospitals, Charlotte Hall, is going back to the floor and looking at nursing care from every angle – by spending shifts with porters and surgical teams, as well as nurses in Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children.
The South West Thames Kidney Fund, a renal research charity based at St Helier Hospital, is set to benefit from a celebrity charity cricket match between local hopefuls and a team of international sports legends and film stars.
Doctors and nurses at Epsom and St Helier hospitals are being given the chance to hone their skills and test their reactions during life or death situations, thanks to a £100,000 investment in a state-of-the-art simulation training centre.
A local scout group are helping to keep young patients at Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children entertained during a hospital stay, after they donated a brand new Xbox 360, a television, games, gifts and books to the hospital.
The brand new, state-of-the-art Eye Unit at St Helier Hospital – which cost more than £2.3 million to build and stock with the very latest technology and equipment – is now open to patients.
Children about to undergo surgery at St Helier Hospital can now find a welcome distraction as they are taken to the operating theatre – thanks to a well-known, multi-coloured elephant.
