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Old photographs, newspapers and books wanted for Dementia Awareness Week

7:10am Saturday 18th May 2013

Croydon Heath Services NHS Trust are calling on residents to donate old photographs, newspapers and books, that could spark memories among dementia sufferers.

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NHS couple invited to Queen's garden party

7:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A couple who have worked for the NHS for a combined 75 years have been invited to the Queen’s garden party at Buckingham Palace.

Just three members of Surrey GPs commissioning group to decide on proposals to downgrade Epsom Hospital

7:10pm Friday 17th May 2013

Just three members of Surrey’s GP commissioning group will decide the fate of Epsom Hospital, after its governing body voted to delegate the responsibility at a meeting attended by hundreds of people today.

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Caterham student invents pen for eczema sufferers

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Sufferers of severe eczema could soon find writing easier, thanks to an invention dreamt up by a Caterham student.

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Shocking evidence shows hospital A&E closures cost lives - but will it affect Epsom and St Helier decisions?

3:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Evidence has emerged that accident and emergency closures, similar to the ones being proposed at St Helier and Epsom hospitals, costs hundreds of lives.

• "Lives put at risk" as A&E axe looms again
• Fears closure of St Helier's A&E could threaten survival rates
• Ambulance cover warning as St Helier Hospital units face axe
• A&E waiting times worst for a decade

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Community unites to oppose Epsom Hospital downgrade ahead of key meeting

4:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Doctors, politicians, nurses, patients, campaigners and residents have united over the past week to urge local GPs to reject proposals to downgrade Epsom Hospital.

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Grateful patients donate thousands to under threat St Helier Hospital

6:30am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A department at downgrade-threatened St Helier Hospital has been handed a £3,000 boost from three generous benefactors.

• Sutton GPs back downgrade plans

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