Strike action during December and January: Information for patients
Junior doctors will take part in strike action from 7am on 20 December 2023 until 7am on 23 December 2023 and from 7am on 3 January 2024 until 7am on 9 January 2024.
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Mum who spent three months in intensive care says going to St Helier Hospital was ‘the best decision’ of her life
A woman who was paralysed by a very rare condition that meant she had to learn to walk and talk again has praised the “incredible” team of nurses and doctors who cared for her.
Rise in winter viruses ramp up pressures in emergency departments
Winter illnesses like flu and norovirus are on the rise across Surrey and South West London – and hospitals are facing extreme pressures as a result.
Opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments helps patients get quicker diagnosis
Tens of thousands of patients going to St George’s, Epsom and St Helier’s emergency departments (EDs) have been tested for HIV in the past year, thanks to a pioneering scheme that helps people with the virus start treatment more quickly.
When the Loose Women met #TeamESTH’s Andrea Cox
On Friday 22 December's episode of ITV’s Loose Women, presenters Nadia Sawalha and Judi Love spend time with the maternity team at Epsom Hospital.
When the Loose Women met #TeamESTH’s Anne Okonkwo
On Friday 22 December's episode of ITV’s Loose Women, presenters Nadia Sawalha and Judi Love spend time with the maternity team at Epsom Hospital.
Don’t miss #TeamESTH’s maternity feature on Loose Women
Epsom Hospital’s maternity team will feature on ITV’s Loose Women this Friday (22 December) for a behind-the-scenes look at a career in midwifery.
Aspiring tattoo artist bed-bound by illness launches his own business after life-changing seven-hour operation
A young man who was “bed bound” for months by a debilitating condition is now “in a better place than he could ever imagine”, thanks to life-changing surgery at Epsom Hospital.
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