A controversial healthcare review aiming to axe A&E, maternity and children’s services at Epsom and St Helier hospitals has again been delayed based on concerns about its financial viability.
13th, June 2013, 11:22pm
Mums who daubed their pregnant bellies in protest against closures at St Helier hospital have recreated their famous photo with their babies.
10th, June 2013, 02:10pm
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.
23rd, May 2013, 03:00pm
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.
22nd, May 2013, 02:00pm
Merton’s GPs have failed to block proposals to downgrade St Helier Hospital.
16th, May 2013, 02:10pm
A department at downgrade-threatened St Helier Hospital has been handed a £3,000 boost from three generous benefactors.
14th, May 2013, 06:30pm
Sutton's GPs have backed proposals to downgrade St Helier Hospital.
9th, May 2013, 02:53pm
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.
9th, May 2013, 02:46pm
Protests are expected tomorrow as Sutton’s doctors meet to decide whether they support frontline closures at St Helier hospital.
8th, May 2013, 02:00pm
The chief executive of the Epsom and St Helier trust has expressed his “disappointment” at the recommendation to severely downgrade both hospitals.
3rd, May 2013, 04:10pm