Head Orthoptist Eleanor Burley and Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist Jane Leitch are taking on the challenge to raise funds for a new clinic based at the Tadworth Children’s Trust, where children and young people with brain injuries are cared for. Currently, patients at Tadworth have to travel to Epsom or St Helier for their ophthalmology care, but the new clinic will be based at the trust.
Two members of the eye team from Epsom and St Helier hospitals are set to make a splash later this month, when they take on an open water swim to raise money for a brand new service for children and young people with brain injuries.
Head Orthoptist Eleanor Burley and Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist Jane Leitch are taking on the challenge to raise funds for a new clinic based at the Tadworth Children’s Trust, where children and young people with brain injuries are cared for. Currently, patients at Tadworth have to travel to Epsom or St Helier for their ophthalmology care, but the new clinic will be based at the trust.
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Sutton Council’s Admiral Nurses service, which provides specialist support for borough families living with dementia, has been shortlisted for this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards. The service has been shortlisted in the category of CCG and Local Authority Integrated commissioning for Carers. Judges had a tough job scoring and commended the high quality of entries this year. The Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who play a unique, caring role by working across different parts of the health and social care system. They ensure that the needs of family carers and people with dementia can be addressed in a co-ordinated way. Sutton is one of a few local authorities in England to host an Admiral Nurse Service team. The service is a partnership between Sutton Council, NHS Sutton CCG and Dementia UK, the national charity that develops and maintains Admiral Nursing. Alastair McLellan, Editor of HSJ, said: “With the NHS experiencing a tough time as funding fails to keep up with demand, the HSJ Awards are once again the best reminder of the excellence the service is capable of. Taken together the entries to the HSJ Awards represent work which, directly or indirectly, has saved thousands of lives and enhanced many times that number.” The shortlisted organisations will complete presentations and interviews to a judging panel made up of senior and influential figures from the health sector. The winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony on 23 November at the Intercontinental O2 in London. September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and Epsom and St Helier Hospital trust has shared details of their Haematology Support Group. The group offers support for those affected by hodgkin or non-hodgkin lymphoma, leukaemia or myeloma. The group meets each month, and sessions include a focus on a particular topic delivered by a guest speaker. South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has completed the first stage of the procurement process for the Estate Modernisation Programme (EMP).
The programme will deliver two new hospitals, develop extensive community services and provide new homes and parkland for the local community. The first stage of the process was a key milestone for the Trust and involved selecting the ‘Long List’ of six development partners. The Trust has a three stage process to select the right development partner to deliver the whole of the Estate Modernisation Programme. There are still some places left on the Sutton Mental Health Foundation's Mental Health First Aid course which will now take place on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th October .
The course is £250/person for 2 days and further discounts can be discussed if you are part of a third sector organisation, or a person using services or a carer. QEF Mobility Services has a Mobility Services Invitation Open Morning 22nd September 2016. QEF Mobility Service is approved by the Department for Transport and the DVLA. Accredited by the Forum of Mobility Centres, recognised by the DSA and working in partnership with Motability, has provided specialised training for over 30 years, and within that time has trained professionals across the UK and delegates from South Africa, New Zealand, Hungary, Malta and Lithuania. South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust annual public meeting is on Thursday, 29 September 2016
Displays and Networking: 5.30pm – 6.00pm Meeting: 6.00pm–7.45pm Light Buffet to follow Conference Room A Building 14, Springfield University Hospital 61 Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ Click here to see the map There is an invitation for the public to attend from 5.30pm to hear about the work undertaken over the last year and plans for the future. There will also be the opportunity to talk to staff from across the Trust. Agenda • Review of 2015/16 and future vision and priorities - David Bradley, Chief Executive • Annual Accounts and Financial Review - Clive Field, Interim Director of Finance • Clinical Overview 2015/16 – Dr Emma Whicher, Medical Director • Round Table discussions – Trust’s Non-Executive and Executive Directors If you would like to register to attend this event please go to Eventbrite or ring 0203 513 6438 RSVP by Tuesday 20 September 2016. If you have any questions please email [email protected] Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is holding its Annual General Meeting:
Tuesday 27th September 2016 1.30-2.00pm (registration and refreshments) 2.00-4.00pm AGM Good Shepherd Church Centre, Queen Mary’s Avenue, Carshalton, SM5 4NP Please note this meeting will be a meeting in public. Please contact [email protected] to confirm your attendance An art competition has been organised by Sutton Uplift to help celebrate World Mental Health Day. Painting, drawings or photographs can be submitted digitally to [email protected] by October 7. Pharmacies Minister David Mowat MP announced at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference that planned cuts to community pharmacy had been put on hold. The government had previously announced that from October it would cut £170m from community pharmacy funding. The then Department of Health Minister Alistair Burt had admitted that this would lead to up to 3000 pharmacy closures across the country. |
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