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Ashford and St. Peter’s
Hospitals
Visiting Times
Ashford and St. Peter?s Hospitals NHS Trust was formed following the merger of the separate Ashford Hospital & St. Peter?s Hospital NHS Trusts. This took effect from 1st April 1998. The Trust manages two sites - Ashford in Middlesex and St. Peter?s in Chertsey, Surrey.
When to visit patients
We are piloting new visiting times at St Peter’s Hospital until the 30th September 2010:
Evening only visiting times
More relaxed visiting at weekends
Please note that the visiting times for Ashford Hospital will remain the same (2-4pm and 6-8pm).
Coronary Care Unit
2.30pm to 3.30pm and 7pm to 8pm
Maternity Wards
Click here for details
Children’s Wards
Anytime within Reason
Intensive Care Units
Anytime within Reason
Special Care Baby Unit
Anytime for Close Family
Click here for contact numbers for the wards (and their location)
Visiting times are changing from 1st June at St Peter’s Hospital
To help provide a better environment for our patients, we are piloting new visiting times at St Peter’s Hospital from 1st June – 30th September 2010:
Evening only visiting times, 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm weekdays
More relaxed visiting at weekends, 2.30 pm – 8.00 pm Saturdays and Sundays
Of course visitors may still visit in the afternoon by arrangement as we understand this may not suit everybody.
With special permission for those:
Visiting critically ill patients
Who feel uncomfortable driving at night
Those living far away
Those who are reliant on public transport
Disabled visitors who are reliant on others
Parents who need childcare cover
Those who work when the new visiting times would apply
For more information or if you would like to discuss your relative or friend’s care with a doctor, please talk to the Matron, Ward Sister or Nurse in Charge and we will arrange this for you.
These new visiting times DO NOT apply to:
Maternity
Ash Ward (children/adolescents) and NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care)
Medical Assessment Unit
Intensive Care.
Download our Code of Conduct for Visitors.
Other Opening Times at the Trust
Other clinical departments are open during normal office hours:
Pathology
Blood Tests
Blanche Heriot / Sexual Health Clinic
Ashford Health Centre
From 1st July 2009, the walk-in centre at Ashford Hospital became part of the new Ashford Health Centre, run by Greenbrook Healthcare, a GP-led organisation which already manages six practices in close-by Hounslow.
The new health centre employs four experienced GPs and has been integrated with the walk-in centre service. This means there will now be GPs working alongside experienced emergency nurse practitioners which will complement their role and offer an extended service for local people. Patients will continue to have timely access to the hospital’s diagnostic services, such as X-ray, ensuring a comprehensive local service.
Click here for access guides to Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals
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Parking Charges
The Pay and Display service is
operated by CP Plus and if you have any queries they can be
contacted on 020 7431 4001.
Charges for Monday to Sunday
are as follows:
Up to 2 hours £2.00
Up to 3 hours £2.50
Up to 4 hours £3.00
Up to 24 hours £5.00
Weekly Permit £10.00
Any vehicle parked without a valid ticket will be clamped,
and will face the following penalty charges: Clamp notice
£40.00 Clamp release £40.00
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Government offering information on a wide range of topics.
Hearing A
BBC page on deafness and hearing problems with links to many other
health info pages.
Back Pain A
site to help if you have a back pain problem.
- Diabetes A
BBC page on diabetes with links to
many other health info pages.
- Epilepsy A
BBC page on epilepsy with links to
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- Heart British
Heart Foundation at the forefront of the fight against heart disease.
- Snoring A
site to help if you have a snoring problem (or sleep with someone
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- Arthritis A
site to help with arthritis questions
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- Stroke A
BBC page with lots of info & links
relater to strokes.
- Asthma Info.
links & even games
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site to help if you have pain.
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Concern. Services available to people with alcohol-related problems , information & contact
details for advice.
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The biggest web site on mental health (and mental
illness) in the UK
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WHO announces the end of the influenza pandemic
As of 10 August 2010, the Director-General of the World Health Organization announced that the world was no longer in a flu pandemic.
Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and th...
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Interim Director of Health Protection Services appointed
The Health Protection Agency today announced that Dr Paul Cosford has been appointed as interim Director of Health Protection Services for the next six months.
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Latest Hepatitis C figures show year on year increase
New figures released today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show reported cases of Hepatitis C infection in England to have increased by 4.5% from 8,196 cases reported in 2008 to 8,563 cases in 2009.
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MRSA and C. difficile infections fall by a third
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HPA advice on malaria prevention
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Woking Branch
Branch Enquiries and Help Line 01483 753651
Day Centre 01483
753650
Fax 01483 773896
Helpline 01483 753651
woking@alzheimers.org.uk
http://alzheimers.org.uk/BranchWebsites/woking/
 Achor
Pregnancy Counselling Centre
Serving Guildford, Chertsey, Addlestone and Byfleet
Achor Pregnancy Counselling
Centre offers a friendly, discreet, relaxed venue for any girl
or woman who would like to think through and discuss her options
if she finds herself in a crisis pregnancy situation. Our trained
advisors will be able to give all our clients time and space to
come to an informed decision. If the client continues with the
pregnancy we are able to give some advice on benefits and may
be able to offer additional practical help.
A free pregnancy testing
service with immediate results is available.
We also offer a post
abortion support programme for those women who are suffering from
emotional trauma following a termination of pregnancy or miscarriage.
Phone Service Monday
10.30 - 13.30
Open Friday 10.00-12.30 in Woking Community Hospital
01483 729108 - 01483 729108
Woking@careconfidential.com
9 Oaks Road, Woking, GU21 6DU
During times that centre is shut the phone is usually diverted
to an advisor otherwise there is an answerphone on which to leave
your message. We can usually arrange daytime or evening appointments
at a convenient time for you at our centre in Oaks Road or you
can attend the drop in service at Woking Community Hospital.
All advice and counselling
is free and confidential.
Wheelchair
Dance Classes
With the help
of Dutch instructor Corrie van Hugten, Caroline, Karen & Shirley
have set up a wheelchair dance classes in Alfold Hall is on the
Surrey / Sussex Border. I don't think it is strictly a charity,
but I thought a link here might be a good idea. Just click the blue
heading for more details.
Local support
group for osteoporosis sufferers
Jocellyn, Maybourne
Rise, Mayford, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0SH
01483 773768 - jeverettuk@ntlworld.com
http://www.noswestsurrey.org.uk
http://www.windowonwoking.org.uk/sites/noswsurreysupportgroup
A local support group
for osteoporosis sufferers and meet in the evening on the second
Monday of alternate months at Woodham & New Haw Day Centre.
Arrange exercise classes and hold other social events.
Arthritis
Care Advice and Guidance Woking
Branch
anne@sendmanor.com
Give support to members of the community. Monthly meetings with
a guest speaker, raffle and bring and buy sale, as well as outings
to various places.
Achor
Pregnancy Counselling Centre 9
Oaks Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6DU
01483 729108 or 07726214268
info@achor.org.uk
http://www.achor.org.uk
Achor Pregnancy Counselling
Centre is a registered charity which opened in October 2003 to help
women and girls facing an unexpected pregnancy or suffering emotional
difficulties following an abortion. Achor seeks to offer a caring,
compassionate, non-judgemental counselling service, without pressure
or bias, to all women in a ‘pregnancy crisis’, that
will enable them to make an informed choice concerning their pregnancy
and to support and counsel women suffering from emotional trauma
or other difficulties following an abortion or miscarriage
We provide free pregnancy
testing, free crisis pregnancy counselling and free post abortion
counselling.
Mondays 10.30-13.30
9 Oaks Road GU21 6DU (between Pizza Express and the Coign Church),
within easy walking distance of Woking town Centre.
Fridays 10.00-12.30
Family Planning Clinic in Woking Community hospital, Heathside Road
GU22 7HS
Appointments can be
made outside these hours by arrangement
AbilityNet
Thames Valley PO
Box 4815 Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1XZ
0800 269545
enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk
Anyone who finds using
a computer difficult because of a limiting condition can seek help
from AbilityNet.
AbilityNet is a national
charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the
internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.
AllSorts
Mental Health Group
Newholme, Woburn Hill, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2QG
01932 848825
rosemary.moore@virgin.net
AllSorts Mental Health
Group is open to anyone interested in mental health services in
this part of Surrey. It is a support, information and action group.
There is a monthly Notice
about the meetings with information about what is happening in mental
health and associated issues.
The meetings have been
held monthly since January 2005 at the CornerHouse Mental Health
Resource Centre, 2 Courtenay Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 5HQ
B-eat Woking
Corner House,
2 Courtenay Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5HQ
01483 757461
info@beatwoking.org.uk
http://www.beatwoking.org.uk
http://www.windowonwoking.org.uk
B-eat is the
leading organisation providing information, support and help across
the United Kingdom for people affected by eating disorders. B-eat
Woking is a part of the B-eat self-help network. The group provides
a forum where people can meet to share experiences and coping strategies
with others in similar situations.
There are two
groups, one for those with an eating disorder and another for carers.
The British
Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
52 Village Way, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 2LB
01784 255648
hawjpr@aol.com
www.brps.org.uk
http://www.windowonwoking.org.uk
The British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society is a national charity that
seeks to raise money to fund research into the causes and possible
future treatment of people with the genetic eye condition Retinitis
Pigmentosa. This causes people to lose periferal vision and can lead
to severe tunnel vision and blindness. The Woking Branch provides
support for sufferers in the West of Surrey. Our activities include
meetings where we invite speakers from the National Society or from
medical research groups or representatives from SAVI to come and inform
the group on progress in research or ways in which sufferer lives
can be improved. We also hold social meetings and fundraising activities
including collections at local stores to help the National Society
fund the research programmes.
British
Red Cross Woking
Centre Walton Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5DW
01483 772369
NHS- National Library for Health
HITTING THE HEADLINES ARCHIVE
NHS Evidence Health Information Resources - Hitting The Headlines
Displays a listing of Hitting The Headlines
items published by NHS Evidence
Annual Evidence Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 22-26 March 2010
An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence â?? gastroenterology and liver
'Omega-3 can help control eczema'
A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the severity of eczema symptoms reported one newspaper (28 March 2008). The newspaper report generally accurately summarised the findings of a well-conducted randomised controlled trial. The small size of the trial means that further research is needed to confirm the findings.
Radiotherapy for breast cancer: could fewer doses be equally effective?
Women receiving radiotherapy following surgery for breast cancer could receive fewer doses in future, reported two newspapers (19 March 2008). One newspaper generally accurately reported the findings of a well-conducted randomised controlled trial; the other report was very brief. Longer term data are required to confirm the trial findings.
Does aspirin reduce the risk of asthma in women?
Aspirin reduces the risk of asthma by 10% in women reported two newspapers (13 March 2008). The newspaper reports of a well-conducted trial of 37,270 women with no history of asthma were generally accurate. The study's results appear reliable, but may not apply to all women.
Increased risk of cancer persists after HRT stopped
The risk of cancer remains higher in the period after hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is stopped reported five newspapers (5 March 2008). The reports were based on the well-conducted follow-up study of a large randomised controlled trial (RCT), and were largely accurate.
"Research casts doubt on anti-depressants"
Millions of Britons are taking anti-depressants for no reason reported eight newspapers (26 February 2008). These reported conclusions of a meta-analysis, which showed a small benefit of certain antidepressants over placebo. Though reports were generally accurate, the analysis did not include all available data on the effects of these drugs.
IVF using single embryo transfer strategy boosts success and safety
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) using single embryo transfer boosts success and safety, reported five newspaper articles on 21 February 2008 (1-5). The generally accurate reports were based on a large before- and after-study that found beneficial effects of a single embryo transfer strategy aimed at a selected group of women.
MMR vaccination and autism
There is no link between the MMR vaccination and autism, reported eight newspapers (5 February 2008). The newspaper reports were based on a well-conducted case-control study and were generally accurate. The study findings are likely to be reliable.
'Folic acid may cut premature births by 70%'
Folic acid taken for at least a year before pregnancy can cut the risks of premature birth by 50 to 70 per cent, reported three newspapers (31 January 2008). The reports were based on a press release that summarised the findings of an unpublished observational study.
Non-prescription cough medicines 'could be a waste of money'
Non-prescription cough medicines 'could be a waste of money', reported the Daily Telegraph (23 January 2008). The newspaper was accurate in its reporting of a well-conducted review that appropriately concluded that there was no evidence for or against the effectiveness of over-the-counter medicines due to the lack of good quality trials.
Etanercept for psoriasis in children and adolescents
A drug originally developed for arthritis can reduce symptoms of psoriasis in children, reported the Daily Telegraph (17 January 2008). The newspaper briefly but accurately reported the main result of a well-conducted randomised controlled trial.
Screening for breast cancer
Breast cancer deaths have been nearly halved by NHS breast cancer screening, reported four newspapers (9 January 2008). The newspaper reports were based on a case-control study. The newspaper reports were generally accurate but only one raised the possibility that the study could have over-estimated the benefit of screening.
'Vaccine to fight all flu 'on the way''
A vaccine that could protect against all forms of flu has been developed by British scientists, reported five newspapers (4 January 2008). The reports are based on limited information about early-stage research distributed in a press release, so the reliability of the evidence cannot be assessed.
'Hormone help for prostate cancer'
An early short course of hormone treatment can slow the spread of prostate cancer by up to eight years, reported two newspapers (3 January 2008). The newspapers briefly summarised the findings of a well conducted randomised trial, which found adding four months' hormone therapy to radiotherapy improved disease-specific outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer.
MRSA test 'cuts infections by 40%'
Rapid testing of patients for MRSA reduced infection rates by nearly 40%, reported the Times (19 December 2007). The newspaper accurately reported the results of a study comparing infections before and after the introduction of the test. The causal relationship between testing and the reduction in infections is uncertain.
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BBC News - Health
The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
Hip fracture 'was excruciating'
Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience.
Casualty of weight loss surgery
A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food.
North-South split in alcohol harm
Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.
Phone app to monitor heartbeat
More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone.
Motion capture clue to human behaviour
The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.
Transplant dash driver faces ban
An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.
How to spot and combat bedbugs
Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.
Transplant boy says 'thank you'
A toddler who was just a month old when he had a heart transplant has been reunited with hospital staff who helped to save his life.
Heart drug 'exciting discovery'
Professor Martin Cowie explains how a new drug "slows the pulse down and so helps to take the strain off the heart".
'I have to graze on food all day'
Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life.
'There's confidence in NHS Direct'
The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option.
Vocal therapy for Alzheimer?s patients
Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a difference, one that is brought to life by members of the public affected by dementia.
'How surgery helped us lose weight'
The number of NHS patients having surgery in order to lose weight has increased by nearly 800 per cent in just five years.
Is your doctor's religion relevant?
Professor Clive Seale and Baroness Finlay discuss a study which has found that doctors' religious beliefs affect their decision making
Juggling work and being a new dad
Manish Patel has just become a new dad. He is learning to juggle the responsibility of being a parent, with his high powered career.
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