News from Sutton LINk

Visitors and patients help keep Norovirus out of hospital
17 December 2012
St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is asking patients and visitors suffering with symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting (D&V) not to come into hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy.

Health watchdog gives Epsom Hospital full marks
11 December 2012
Epsom Hospital has received a clean bill of health after a recent inspection and review by the Government’s healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

St Helier staff help raise awareness to mark World AIDS Day
07 December 2012
Sexual health staff at St Helier Hospital raised £100 to help local people affected by HIV recently, as part of an event to mark World AIDS Day.

Local hospitals top national expert report
06 December 2012
Influential report says that Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals are the best in the country for ensuring that patients do not stay in hospital for longer than is necessary

‘Give blood and save a life’ urges local doctor
04 December 2012
A leading doctor at Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals is urging local people to show some festive spirit and give the gift of life this Christmas, by giving blood.

Calling all volunteers! Your local hospital needs you
03 December 2012
A rallying call for extra volunteers has been issued by the League of Friends of St Helier and Sutton Hospitals

St George’s Healthcare named in Hospital Guide
03 December 2012
The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 has named St George’s Healthcare as one of an elite group of only 16 trusts in the country to have ‘lower than expected’ mortality rates