Hospital services across South West London are currently very busy due to extreme heat, pollution and pollen levels. We’re seeing high numbers of people coming in with breathing difficulties and older people who are dehydrated.
The getUBetter app is now being introduced across Sutton to enable patients to self-manage musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and self-refer to our MSK services when further intervention is required.
GPs in Sutton partnered with Sutton Health and Care and St Helier Hospital launched a community ward on site to help people get back on their feet more quickly.
Paramedics at London Ambulance Service are being paired with nurses from community health providers in south west London to respond to elderly and frail patients in a ground-breaking pilot scheme to prevent delays this winter.
Sutton Health and Care has launched a new 24/7 service providing urgent care within two hours to people across Sutton (both in their own homes and within care homes) experiencing a medical crisis.
Carshalton community nurses take home two out of three of this year’s Linda Udeagbala Awards for outstanding contribution to student nurse experience.
Community nurses are visiting over 1,000 vulnerable people in Sutton this week to help keep them safe and well in the extreme weather.
Have fun in the sun but stay safe – that’s the message from George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Group as temperatures start to soar.
Please do not visit A&E unless it is an emergency – that’s the message from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group as it gears up for a very busy bank holiday of Jubilee celebrations and one of the world’s biggest horse-racing festivals.
Sutton Health and Care Charge Nurse, Leonie Brown, has been honoured with the task of escorting the Lamp Carrier through Westminster Abbey at the 57th Florence Nightingale Foundation Commemoration Service.