| Trust’s Commitment to Sustainability |
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As with many other Trusts across the country the government has put in place specific sustainability targets, to reduce the carbon footprint of the NHS and protect the environment for future generations. The Trust’s Chairman Aileen McLeish and Chief Executive Andrew Liles signed our sustainability commitment this week, pledging to reducing our emissions by 10% by 2015. In terms of fuel cost this is a saving of more than £200,000 and enough CO2 saved to cover the emissions from 1000 homes.
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| Cervical Cancer Prevention Week: 'Screening saves lives' |
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Prevention is key in the fight against cervical cancer, according to a gynaecologist at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals.
Despite being a preventable disease, almost 3,000 women a year are diagnosed in the UK – and 20% of women do not take up their invitation for cervical screening.
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| New Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist service at St Peter’s Hospital |
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The Paediatric Department at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey have a new Speech and Language Therapist service for new-born babies and children who have complex feeding difficulties or in communicating their needs. Joining the wider Multidisciplinary therapists at the Trust, the new therapist will work alongside their Physiotherapy, and Dietetic colleagues, to ensure a coordinated service for our infants and children in hospital.
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| Last Updated on Friday, 17 January 2014 16:34 |
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| Trust Consultant Honoured by Royal College of Surgeons |
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Dr Mike Irani, Consultant Rheumatologist at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England for his commitment to medical education and examining. This comes as a particular honour as Dr Irani was elected for the Fellowship by The Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons, rather than simply being nominated.
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| Trust’s Releasing Time to Care project shortlisted for National award |
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A trust wide nursing project, Releasing Time to Care (RTTC), has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Lean Healthcare Academy Awards 2014. These awards are an opportunity to share successful and pioneering best practice within healthcare across the country.
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