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'A&E units on a cliff edge so don't shut St Helier's' says council leader

2:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Ruth Dombey, leader of Sutton Council, has renewed calls to abandon proposals to shut St Helier’s A&E, after NHS leaders warn A&E units are on a cliff edge.

• Sutton GPs vote to back downgrading of St Helier Hospital
• Epsom at St Helier Hospital Trust chief executive Matthew Hopkins disappointed with proposed downgrade
• BSBV NHS leak reveals St Helier hospital downgrade will be worse than previously feared
• Will the new Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group save St Helier Hospital from losing its A&E and maternity?

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UPDATE: Insults fly in heated meeting as GPs fail to block St Helier downgrade

2:10pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Merton’s GPs have failed to block proposals to downgrade St Helier 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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UPDATE: Sutton GPs vote to back downgrading of St Helier Hospital

2:53pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Sutton's GPs have backed proposals to downgrade St Helier Hospital.

• BSBV NHS leak reveals St Helier hospital downgrade will be worse than previously feared
• Will the new Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group save St Helier Hospital from losing its A&E and maternity?
• Sutton council's chief executive, Niall Bolger, outlines Better Services Better Value Review flaws

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Nurses warn Epsom and St Helier downgrade would put even more strain on 'overstretched' services

2:46pm Thursday 9th May 2013

In an open letter today the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has savaged proposals to downgrade Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and urged senior GPs to reject them.

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Protests planned tomorrow as GPs decide St Helier hospital fate

2:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Protests are expected tomorrow as Sutton’s doctors meet to decide whether they support frontline closures at St Helier hospital.

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Hospital chief exec disappointed with downgrade

4:10pm Friday 3rd May 2013

The chief executive of the Epsom and St Helier trust has expressed his “disappointment” at the recommendation to severely downgrade both hospitals.

• Proposals to close A&E and maternity units in SW London hospitals announced
• BSBV NHS leak reveals St Helier hospital downgrade will be worse than previously feared

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NHS leak reveals St Helier hospital downgrade will be worse than previously feared

3:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

The future of St Helier hospital looks darker than ever after a leak revealed health bosses are proposing to severely downgrade it.

• Leak also reveals Epsom Hospital to lose A&E and maternity under preferred option

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Epsom and St Helier trust to close Sutton Hospital two years early

8:00am Thursday 25th April 2013

The Epsom and St Helier trust is proposing to close Sutton hospital two years ahead of plan - but has said it will not affect the £219m redevelopment of St Helier Hospital.

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