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NHS trust accused of misleading people over possible closure of Queen Mary's Sidcup - 01 February 2012

AN NHS trust has been accused of misleading people over the possible closure of Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup.
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Exposed: How patients are dying needlessly from bedsores and the hospitals where you're most at risk - 31 January 2012

Pamela Goddard, an 82-year-old music teacher who conducted an amateur choir, had battled breast cancer for 50 years.
Yet it was not the cancer that killed this grandmother of five — it was a bedsore.
Three years ago, Mrs Goddard was admitted to East Surrey Hospital for breathlessness connected with heart failure.
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"Champion of Better Patient Care" Steps Down from Trust Chairman Role - 06 October 2011

The Trust is announcing today that its Chairman ,George Jenkins OBE, has decided to step down from his role... read more ...

RCN wants longer hospital visiting hours - 26 September 2011

Hospital visiting times should be extended so patients' relatives can become more involved in their care, the Royal College of Nursing has said. read more ...

Elderly carers 'need more support from GPs' - 12 September 2011

GPs throughout the UK should be giving more support to carers who are aged over 60, a charity says.

David Cameron's NHS 'support' claim disputed by staff - 08 September 2011

A row has broken out after David Cameron told MPs that doctors and nurses were now "supporting" government plans to overhaul the NHS in England.

Nurses and Midwives urged to get flu jab - 06 September 2011

Nurses and midwives are being urged to get their flu jabs after figures reveal less than a third did last year.

Inquest into Pensioners Death - 06 September 2011

A PENSIONER from Bexleyheath died following a major operation when hospital staff failed to notice she had an infection, an inquest heard. read more ...

Critics renew attacks on NHS overhaul - 06 September 2011

Critics have renewed their attacks on the government's overhaul of the NHS in England as Parliament prepares to debate the reworked plans. read more ...

NHS competition extended to community Care - 21 July 2011

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Goal to rid world of Polio by end of 2012 "off track" - 21 July 2011

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South London Healthcare Trust defends itself against MP's calls for its break-up - 26 January 2011

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Bexley Mencap marks 40 years of Campaigning and Fundraising - 13 January 2011

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E like a scene from MASH - 01 December 2011

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E like a scene from MASH - 01 December 2011

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E like a scene from MASH - 12 January 2011

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Borough GPs to be pathfinders for new NHS commissioning - 13 December 2010

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QUEEN MARY'S: Short term decisions must not prejudice long term future says Health Secretary - 09 December 2010

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Future of Queen Mary's reaches "the last throw of the dice" - 18 November 2010

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Queen Mary's: We take your appeal to the top - 03 November 2010

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Bexley LINk's press release re the proposed closure of A&E and Maternity Depts at QMS - 27 October 2010

Bexley LINk today issued a release following the announcement by South London Healthcare Trust that they will proposed to their board at their meeting on Wednesday 29th Septmber 2010 to close the A&E and Maternity departments by the end of November 2010 because they are concerned about maintaining patient safety.
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South London Healthcare Trust announce temporary closure of the A&E and Maternity Departments at QMS - 27 September 2010

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Bexley Care Trust in the bottom 10 in the country - 27 September 2010

please click on the link to read the article from the Bexley Times Newspaper regarding Bexley Care Trust being one of the ten worse performing Care Trusts in the country. http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/bexley_pct_in_the_country_s_bottom_ten_1_649928

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