News and events

Sunflowers planted by the children at Willows Nursery at Sutton Hospital have grown beyond all expectations, with some surpassing the 10 foot mark.

Volunteers from Epsom and St Helier hospitals were treated to an afternoon of tea, cake and music as part of a special event held in recognition of the valuable contribution they make to the hospitals, patients, visitors and staff. 

Epsom Medical Equipment Fund has teamed up with the Leatherhead Lions Club to present staff in the Day Case Unit at Epsom Hospital with a brand new portable bladder scanner, which will aid the diagnosis of common urological conditions.

Staff from Epsom and St Helier hospitals are helping a local dance company achieve their dreams of competing at the World Street Dance Championships, raising donations of over £1,000 to send the troupe to Scotland at the end of August.

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.