Trust news

The Mayor of Croydon joined staff from Barclays bank, former international rugby star Craig Chalmers, local landscaping company Chris’ Gardens, and national charity Abigail’s Footsteps at Croydon University Hospital recently to help improve the environment for women who have suffered pregnancy loss.

A major study of 6,000 patients in West London is expected to almost halve the number of invasive procedures by 2020 by improving the accuracy of bowel cancer tests.

NHS Improvement has confirmed the appointment of Richard Oirschot as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. His appointment will run from 1 September 2017 and end on 31 August 2020.

Sepsis isn’t a health problem people talk about much in public – but did you know it’s responsible for more than 44,000 deaths in the UK every year? More than 250,000 people get sepsis each year too.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is urging more people to register as organ donors and to remember to tell a family member about their decision.