The Sutton Guardian have today run a story in the print edition of their newspaper, covering the fact that the Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust have missed the government’s A&E target for 95% of patients to be seen within 4 hours, for August 2015, September 2015, October 2015, November 2015, December 2015 […]
The Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust have missed the government target for A&E waiting times every month since August 2015. Until recently, the government target for the percentage of A&E patients to be seen within 4 hours was 98%, but in June 2010, the Con-Dem government relaxed this target to 95%. There are a number […]
The British Medical Association have published the latest news on the ongoing junior doctors’ dispute, and the planned industrial action as outlined below. As stated previously (on numerous occasions), KOSHH fully supports the junior doctors in this action. You never know when you might rely on a junior doctor to save the life of you, or a loved […]
As we reported here on 07/02/2016, the BBC have in the past been accused of not covering protests. On this particular occasion however it seems that the decision was taken not by the BBC, but instead by the authorities within Parliament. During today’s lunchtime news coverage, the BBC’s Norman Smith was in the process of […]
As we reported here and here, the Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is forecast to end the financial year with a deficit of over 28 million pounds. The Epsom Guardian have today (22/03/2016) covered the story in some detail, and have quoted KOSHH campaigners in their article. You can read the coverage on […]
KOSHH believes that June will see the announcement of the long feared plans to demolish Epsom, St Helier and Queen Mary’s Hospitals. The plan was first leaked during the “Traingate” incident. In the plan, the “preferred option” was to demolish Epsom, St Helier and Queen Mary’s hospital for children, and it would appear that this […]
As discussed here, the Epsom & St Helier Trust have reported that they are due to end the financial year with a deficit of £28.4 million, and in order to address this, they say that the Trust Chief Finance Officer has said that they have taken out a “loan” from Public Health England to the […]
On the 19th of March 2016 at: St Helier Hospital – 10 am, Whitehall Lecture Theatre Epsom Hospital – 2 pm, Conference Room 1 Come along to hear chief executive of Epsom & St Helier Hospitals Trust, Daniel Elkeles talk about the future of our hospital buildings. Mr Elkeles’ previous job was Senior Responsible Officer in the […]
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a comprehensive free trade and investment treaty currently being negotiated behind closed doors between the EU and the USA. In February 2013, in his State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama first announced the intention to launch TTIP negotiations, and the negotiations began in July that […]
During the junior doctors’ strike on the 9th of March 2016, we were treated to several excellent musical performances by various healthcare professionals. You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone BMA Rep, and junior doctor Davey Thaxter treated us to a great rendition of the Joni Mitchell classic, Big Yellow Taxi. The […]
@chrismaxwell41 @GNev2 And yet, the NHS Is the most cost efficient, fairest, and among the best performing health s… https://t.co/LeXMIbYbRk
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RT @DrUmeshPrabhu: @drbobgill @davidschneider @drbobgill is amazing
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RT @drbobgill: @davidschneider Thank you for sharing.
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RT @davidschneider: Very good explainer from @drbobgill on how the NHS is being turned into a cash cow for private corporations and gov… https://t.co/MWMRnKtak5
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RT @GNev2: Had it explained to me last night by a GP. The most deceitful government of all time ! https://t.co/QZLNiUCftZ
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