The NHS in Sutton is working with the charity Hidden Disabilities Sunflower to support people with disabilities which are not immediately obvious with the new ‘Our NHS, Your Sunflower’ campaign. In the UK one in five people have a disability and 80% of these are hidden. Hidden Disabilities Sunflower’s aim is to help make the […]
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New GP Clinical Chair appointed for NHS South West London CCG, Sutton Borough
On 1 October 2020, Dr Dino Pardhanani took up the role as GP Clinical Chair, Sutton Borough, SWL CCG, taking over from Dr Jeffrey Croucher who is returning to work as a full‑time GP in Sutton. Prior to his appointment, Dr Pardhanani was Clinical Vice-Chair and a Clinical Director for Sutton Borough (formerly Sutton CCG) […]
Annual General Meeting held virtually – watch the recording
South West London CCG held its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 23 September 2020. In light of the ongoing pandemic, the meeting was held virtually. […]
Special education services in Sutton make significant progress
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have confirmed that Sutton’s Local Area services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have made “sufficient progress” in all three areas identified in the SEND Local Area inspection, and therefore Sutton no longer requires a Written Statement of Action (WSOA). […]
Local GPs warn “don’t wait to seek medical help if you need it”
GPs in South West London have launched a new campaign to persuade the public to seek the urgent care and treatment they need. The plea comes alongside new findings by NHS England that four in ten people are too concerned about being a burden on the NHS to seek help from their GP. Seeking medical […]
South West London pharmacies open over Easter
Pharmacies across South West London will be open over Easter to support patients during the coronavirus outbreak. Most local pharmacies will be open from 2pm to 5pm on both Good Friday (10 April) and Easter Monday (12 April) unless social distancing rules make it impossible – for example in large shopping centres. Some opening hours […]
South West London GP surgeries available for essential services over Easter
GP surgeries across south west London are available for essential services over Easter to support patients during the coronavirus outbreak. People will be able to access GP services on both Good Friday (10 April) and Easter Monday (12 April) in line with the usual core surgery hours. Although those days are Bank Holidays GPs will […]
Improving Healthcare Together Consultation Ends
The Improving Healthcare Together consultation has now finished. Thank you to everyone who responded in person, online, through social media and by phone and letter over the past 12 weeks. An independent research company will analyse the responses and produce a report by the late spring. The report will then be published and considered by the […]
Letter of support from GPs for Improving Healthcare Together
Dear resident As GPs working across Sutton and Merton, we want to make sure you know we support the £500m investment and NHS proposals to improve services at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust, called “Improving Healthcare Together”. Our patients deserve better care – not only in new and refurbished hospitals, but also by […]
Face-to-face engagement for Improving Healthcare Together consultation cancelled to protect public health
The Improving Healthcare Together consultation will continue online and on social media for the remaining two weeks. This follows the latest advice from the Government regarding Covid 19 (Coronavirus). The final sessions of our planned face-to-face public engagement relating to the Improving Healthcare Together consultation will now be cancelled to protect the health of local residents […]