Surgeons performing knee replacements at the South West London Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC), which is based at Epsom Hospital, have a new cutting edge assistant in the operating theatre – a robotics-assisted surgical system called NAVIO that helps improve accuracy during surgery.
Epsom and St Helier hospitals are inviting local people, including staff, patients and visitors, to pay tribute to loved ones who have sadly passed away, with memorial Christmas trees at the entrance to both hospitals.
Doctors and nurses at Epsom and St Helier hospitals are urging people to be careful this festive season after seeing a high number of patients in the emergency departments last year, including 326 attendances on Christmas day alone.
A joint statement from NHS Surrey Downs CCG, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, CSH Surrey, GP Health Partners, Dorking Healthcare and Surrey Medical Network.
Epsom and St Helier hospitals are the first in London to receive the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Gold Award.
Join Epsom and St Helier for National Elf Service Day on Thursday 13 December, and help to raise your festive spirit and vital funds for the hospitals.
Young patients at Epsom and St Helier have designed a set of charity Christmas cards that will help to raise vital funds for the hospitals – so if you would like to send season greetings with a card that has been crafted by local children and will support the hospitals, then look no further!
From the lifesaving to the routine, and featuring staff working behind the scenes and on the frontline of our NHS services – Epsom and St Helier have launched a new podcast (thought to be the first of its kind in the country), to help provide more of an insight into the experiences of patients and the diverse and specialised roles that our staff carry out.
