Replacement for St Helier A&E could open just 12 hours a day
Exclusive: A 24-hour urgent care centre (UCC) proposed to replace St Helier's under-threat accident and emergency department could in reality open for only 12 hours a day, it has emerged.
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Exclusive: A 24-hour urgent care centre (UCC) proposed to replace St Helier's under-threat accident and emergency department could in reality open for only 12 hours a day, it has emerged.
Ruth Dombey, leader of Sutton Council, has renewed calls to abandon proposals to shut St Helier’s A&E, after NHS leaders warn A&E units are on a cliff edge.
Merton’s GPs have failed to block proposals to downgrade St Helier Hospital.
A department at downgrade-threatened St Helier Hospital has been handed a £3,000 boost from three generous benefactors.
Sutton's GPs have backed proposals to downgrade St Helier Hospital.
In an open letter today the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has savaged proposals to downgrade Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and urged senior GPs to reject them.
Protests are expected tomorrow as Sutton’s doctors meet to decide whether they support frontline closures at St Helier hospital.
The chief executive of the Epsom and St Helier trust has expressed his “disappointment” at the recommendation to severely downgrade both hospitals.
The future of St Helier hospital looks darker than ever after a leak revealed health bosses are proposing to severely downgrade it.
The Epsom and St Helier trust is proposing to close Sutton hospital two years ahead of plan - but has said it will not affect the £219m redevelopment of St Helier Hospital.