Christmas 2018

Christmas was a busy time here at ASPH with a range of festive events for everyone to get involved with. Our 'Decorate a Door' competition broke records, not only in the number of entrants received but in the quality, innovation, and creativity on display throughout the Trust ... read more

Update on West Site

The Boards of Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals and Surrey and Borders Partnership are pleased with the decision taken by Runnymede Borough Council on 7th February 2019 to issue planning consent for the redevelopment of the St Peter's Hospital Healthcare Campus ... read more

Transport Snack Packs

Sometimes babies are born prematurely or unwell in hospitals that do not have facilities to provide the appropriate level of care. In these cases it may be necessary to transport them from one hospital to a specialist unit in another ... read more

Council of Governors' Election

Have you got what it takes to be a Governor? Enthusiasm and support for Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals are the requirements for any would-be Governor.

Dates for the Diary

Click on the link above to see the member events and Council of Governor meetings over the next few months.

Results in the Council of Governor elections in 2018

The recent elections to the Council of Governors have been published ... read more

Council of Governor Elections

Please look out for voting information coming your way and take a few minutes to select the candidate you wish to represent you as Governor on the Council of Governors ... read more

ASPH VTE Prevention commended for outstanding practice

We are delighted to announce that the Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Team at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been “Commended” for their work at the Anticoagualtion Achievement Awards in the category for “The best work in prevention of hospital acquired thrombosis” held on 10 October 2018 ... read more

Dr Peter Reynolds wins national "Who Cares Wins Health Award"

Dr Peter Reynolds, Consultant on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Peter’s Hospital, was awarded Best Neonatal specialist for treating 13oz Frankie Thompson ... read more

Parents Charity Ball raises £10,000 for NICU

Sharon-Peirson Hagger and her husband, Russell along with daughter Mia (aged 10) and son Leo, (aged 13) presented a cheque on 15 August to Dr Tracy Lawson and Dr Peter Martin for £10,000 for Little Roo Neo-natal Fund on behalf of Mia who was born with complications at Ashford and St Peter’s Neo-natal unit ten years ago ... read more

CQC report

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has retained their rating of ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the second consecutive time ... read more

Mayor opens refurbished parents accommodation on NICU

On 18 September, Cllr Dolsie Clarke, Mayor of Runnymede, opened the newly refurbished parents’ accommodation of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey ... read more

Staff awards

TV broadcaster and journalist Victoria Derbyshire, herself a former patient, hosted Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s annual Staff Achievement Awards at Brooklands Museum on Friday 7th September ... read more

What's important to you when you need care urgently?

If you live in North West Surrey you are invited to an interactive workshop to discuss how urgent care services could be improved for you ... read more

Governor Election 2018

Enthusiasm and support for Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals are the requirements for any would-be Governor. Being a Governor can be very rewarding and interesting ... read more

Organ Donation Week: 2 - 9 September 2018

Right now across the UK, there are around 6,000 people in need of an organ transplant, including around 150 children and teenagers. On average three people die every day in need of an organ transplant because there just aren't enough organ donors ... read more

Centre of Excellence for Endometriosis wins two awards

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals CEMIG (Centre for Endometriosis and Minimally Invasive Gynaecology) team won two awards at the annual British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy Conference (BSGE) Conference, held in Edinburgh in May – The Silver video presentation award and a Bronze video poster award ... read more

Quads born at St Peter's Hospital Maternity Unit

We are delighted to announce the arrival of the quadruplets born at St Peter’s Hospital on Wednesday 11 July 2018. Three girls and one boy were delivered by caesarean section to Melisa Patino and Jon Belsey ... read more

High Sheriff visits St Peter's Hospital

On Tuesday 25th June the High Sheriff of Surrey, Mr Jim Glover, paid a special visit to St Peter's Hospital in Surrey to learn more about the Trust's partnership with Surrey County Council's Family Services; particularly the carpentry projects undertaken by young people referred to Surrey Family Services, to make items for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and stroke rehabilitation service ... read more

Premature Babies are helped by 'Octopus'

Volunteer, Sue Morris and a team of collaborators have been knitting octopuses for the neonatal unit at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals to help premature babies. Sue said: "We are a group of people who crochet and knit little octopuses and jellyfish to comfort babies who decided to come into the world a little earlier than expected." ... read more

Congratulations to our Childcare Apprentices

First Steps day nursery at St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has just celebrated with their two apprentices, Paige Ayres and Ellie Nardooni (pictured above left and right), who have just completed their Level 2 NVQ in childcare ... read more

Urology team launch new ‘virtual’ service

The urology team at Ashford and St Peter’s hospitals has launched a new way of working, known as virtual clinics. For many patients this will mean a quicker service and also avoiding an unnecessary trip to hospital ... read more

Mouth Care Matters

Linda Edwards, Mouth Care Matters Lead at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals, together with Dentists Dr Alice Jamison and Dr Pavandeep Narwal, recently visited Sayes Court Children’s Centre in Addlestone, to speak to parents about maintaining a healthy mouth for their children ... read more

Happy New Year

May I take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year with my hope that this year will be a healthy and prosperous one for you! ... read more

Christmas Membership Recruitment Drive

Leading up to the Christmas period, Anu Sehdev, Membership and Engagement Manager, was supported by Governors, Andrew Ryland, Danny Sparkes (pictured above), Richard Docketty and Bertie Swan in recruiting new members ... read more

Visit by Santa, Mrs Claus and their elves to our play room

On Thursday 14th December, the children’s play room on Ash ward at St Peter’s hospital had a very special visit from Santa, Mrs Claus and their Elves on behalf of Hasbro to hand out gifts and play with the children ... read more

Volunteers Christmas Lunch

On Tuesday 19th December we held our volunteers Christmas lunch for all our wonderful volunteers at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Hospitals. It’s held every year to say thanks for their help throughout the year. They were entertained by our staff choir who sang wonderfully.

Angel Tree gifts for children visiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Mum Debbie Thwaites who had two babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the hospital’s charity “Little Roo” who along with one of our midwives Laura Pitfield organised with their church Hillsong a collection of toys to give to the brothers and sisters of babies residing on NICU this Christmas ... read more

Local charity book author has nothing but praise for the NHS

Local charity book author, Sue Chambers, has used the recent launch of her healthy recipe book to speak out about the high quality care and treatment she has received from the NHS and from Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals in particular ... read more

'HANDi' Paediatric App Launched

Developed in collaboration between North West Surrey CCG and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals, ‘HANDi’ is a new paediatric app that has been launched for Ashford and St Peter’s families, parents and carers living across North West Surrey to provide advice and support if their children have symptoms of common childhood illnesses ... read more

Bumps and Pumps – new support group launched for mums with Type 1 Diabetes

Ashford and St Peter’s have recently launched a support group for mums, or mums to be, that have Type 1 Diabetes and use an insulin pump ... read more

All change! Care of the Elderly is now the Senior Adult Medical Service

The Care of the Elderly Team have been working on various co-design projects with their patients, staff, relatives/carers and stakeholders, over the last few months to improve the department ... read more

St Peter's goes purple for World Prematurity Day

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team at St Peter’s Hospital was out in force on Friday 17th November to raise awareness of prematurity and money for their Little Roo Neonatal Fund on World Prematurity Day ... read more

Certificate of Distinguished Service Award for Mr Arun Gupta

We are delighted to announce that our Staff Governor Mr Arun Gupta, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, was recently awarded the " Certificate of Distinguished Service" by the Mayor of London Borough of Hounslow, in honour of his outstanding service to Hounslow's blind and partially sighted residents and excellent contribution to Right to Sight Partnership working in London Borough of Hounslow.

Digital step forward for maternity services

There are some exciting developments afoot in maternity services at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals with the launch of a new electronic medical record system known as BadgerNet. This will replace the traditional folder of handheld notes used by pregnant women and mean everything is securely stored electronically and available at the touch of a button ... read more

'Gold standard' prostate biopsy now available

The urology team at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals has introduced a new prostate biopsy procedure – known as ‘template biopsy’- to provide more accurate detection of prostate cancer in men ... read more

Make sure you choose the right health services this winter

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced an innovative new Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC) in a bid to reduce outpatient appointments. The new clinic which comprises a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Virtual Fracture Clinic Nurse and Administrative Support will significantly help cut the number of times patients have to attend a traditional fracture clinic ... read more

Lunch4Life committee's continuous donations to our Breast Clinic

Members of the ‘Lunch4Life’ committee presented a cheque for £16,000 to Consultant Breast Surgeon, Mr Tayo Johnson, at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 10th November 2017 and since 2016 have given a total of £28,860 to the Breast Care Unit ... read more

'Adopt a Grandparent' scheme wins FAB NHS Award

We are delighted to announce that Ashford and St Peter’s ‘Adopt a Grandparent’ scheme received the Academy of Fabulous NHS Stuff (FAB) ‘Tiny Noticeable Things’ (TNT) Award on the 23rd November 2017 ... read more

Trust Introduces New Virtual Fracture Clinic

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced an innovative new Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC) in a bid to reduce outpatient appointments. The new clinic which comprises a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Virtual Fracture Clinic Nurse and Administrative Support will significantly help cut the number of times patients have to attend a traditional fracture clinic ... read more

Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, visits Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals

Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP and his Senior Clinical Advisor, Professor Sir Norman Williams visited Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals on Friday 15th September to discuss patient safety with around 40 members of staff. The event kicked off with a presentation from Trust Medical Director, Dr David Fluck, who described the patient safety journey taken by the Trust ... read more

Hospitals shortlisted for prestigious national award

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals has been shortlisted in the 'staff engagement' category of the 2017 HSJ Awards. The awards are one of the largest celebrations of healthcare excellence in the world, recognizing and promoting the finest achievements in the NHS ... read more

Trust pledges to #EndPJParalysis

Older patients at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were encouraged to 'get up, get dressed and get moving' last week as part of the Trust's week-long series of events to highlight its commitment to ending pyjama paralysis ... read more

We are in the top rank for safe care of hip fracture patients

The latest report by the National Hip Fracture Database, detailing outcomes for patients admitted to 177 hospitals in England with a hip fracture in 2016, shows that Ashford & St. Peter's (ASPH) was in the top 10% for the first time for achieving best practice in treatment and care, low mortality and shorter length of stay ... read more

Planning Application Submitted for Redevelopment of part of St Peter's Healthcare Campus, Chertsey

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Optivo have submitted a planning application to Runnymede Borough Council for the redevelopment of surplus land at St Peter's Healthcare campus in Chertsey, Surrey ... read more

Appointment of new Interim Chief Nurse

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Tranka as our new Interim Chief Nurse. Sue joins the Trust from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, where, as Deputy Chief Nurse, she has led a portfolio covering workforce (safe staffing) and education, healthcare governance, quality improvement and non-medical productivity. ... read more

British Healthcare equipment could soon be making Nigerian patients more comfortable

In a presentation to an international Global Health conference in Lagos, the Nigerian capital, last month, Sue Southey, Adviser on Moving and Manual Handling at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, demonstrated – not in person but over the internet via Skype from Ashford Hospital 7,500 miles away – a range of aids like slide sheets and electrically-adjusted beds which are routinely used here to make the moving of patients safer and more comfortable ... read more

Elderly patients enjoy songs on the wards

Patients on the four Care of the Elderly wards, Swan, Cherry, Cedar and Swift, at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, were treated to a song recital earlier this month by soprano Michelle Juengo from Musical Memories, which was originally set up to entertain patients at East Surrey Hospital in Reigate and was very popular there ... read more

St Peter's Hospital marks International Day of the Midwife with mum, baby and midwife reunion

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust marked this year's International Day of the Midwife by reuniting mums who had their babies at St Peter's Hospital with the Midwives who helped deliver them. The Abbey Wing at St Peter's hospital played host to the event last week which saw mums and midwives mingling and discussing life pre and post maternity ... read more

Consultant praises local students for creative A&E film

Dr Asim Nayeem, A&E Consultant at Ashford and St Peters Hospital presented Year 8 and 9 students from Chertsey-based Sir William Perkins School with prizes and certificates last week after they were crowned Kent, Surrey & Sussex regional winners in the 2017 Health Education England organised 'Step into the NHS' competition ... read more

Aileen McLeish commended by Institute of Directors

Aileen McLeish, Chair of Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was the recipient of a 'Highly Commended' Award in the category of Public & Third Sector Director of the Year at this year's Institute of Director's (IOD) London & the South East awards ... read more

Ashford and St Peter's named as one of the CHKS Top Hospitals 2017

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of the CHKS Top Hospitals 2017, an accolade awarded to the top performing CHKS client trusts. CHKS is part of Capita Healthcare Decisions and The Top Hospitals award is one of several awards that are part of the CHKS Top Hospitals programme ... read more

Mallinckrodt donates £100,000 to support Neonatal Care

Mallinckrodt plc, a leading pharmaceutical company, today marked the donation of £100,000 to Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey. Aileen McLeish, Chairman of Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust thanked Mallinckrodt for the donation, which will help support the important work undertaken by the Trust's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ... read more

Have your say on redevelopment proposals for part of the St Peter's Healthcare Campus

Local people, patients, people who use services, families and hospital staff will be able to have their say on proposals for the redevelopment of surplus land on the St Peter's Healthcare campus in Chertsey ... read more

Generous patients boost Haematology Day Unit's refurbishment fund

A team of nurses, volunteers and some very generous patients have helped raise a staggering £25,000 towards the refurbishment of the Haematology Day Unit at St Peter's Hospital ... read more

Trust shortlisted for CHKS national healthcare efficiency award

We have recently been shortlisted for two national CHKS awards as part of the CHKS annual Top Hospitals programme for 2017. The awards celebrate the success of healthcare providers across the UK and are given to healthcare organisations for their achievements in healthcare quality and improvement ... read more

Members' Event on Research and Development

A singular pleasure for members and governors of ASPH is attending Trust Members' events. As an academic researcher interested in NHS organisation research, I was particularly fascinated to join fellow governors and members at an event, led by Dr Martha Wrigley (ASPH's R&D Manager) in February, that showcased the research activity at the hospital ... read more

Improving Stroke Services across West Surrey

We would like to draw your attention to a 12 week public consultation that has recently been launched on improving stroke services across West Surrey. A number of events are taking place across this area which we would encourage local people to attend and give their views ... read more

Members' Event: Eye Health

You may be interested to learn that our next Members' Event is on Eye Health. Wednesday 10th May 2017 from 4.00 - 6.00 pm, Postgraduate Lecture Theatre, St Peter's Hospital ... read more

Re-boot Week

We recently carried a Re-boot week in an effort to introduce new ways of working at our hospitals. The changes we introduced were designed to help us improve each patient's experience/journey and bring better, meaningful and lasting changes to the way we work. The week was about business as usual, but more of it ... read more

Trust shortlisted for National Patient Experience Awards

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has two quality improvement projects shortlisted for the 2017 National Patient Experience Network Awards (PEN) ... read more

Head Midwife's Pledge to Care

Jane Urben, our Divisional Chief Midwife for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals, recently signed the Royal College of Midwives' (RCM) 'Caring for You' charter, which is a commitment to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of her team of midwives, student midwives and maternity assistants at work ... read more

Excellence in Teaching Awards

Our Chief Executive, Suzanne Rankin and Dr David Fluck, Medical Director joined Dr Gulam Patel, Clinical Lead for Undergraduate Medicine, and colleagues for a celebration of the delivery of high quality Undergraduate Teaching at ASPH ... read more

Annual General Meeting 2016

We held our Annual General Meeting on the 19th of July which was a huge success, with a great turnout considering it was a hot evening, and everyone who came seemed both interested and impressed with what we are doing, and there was lots of positive feedback ... read more

Success of Dedicated Unit for Elderly Patients

At the end of last year a new Older Persons Short Stay Unit - named Cherry Ward - opened at St Peter's Hospital, specifically to care for patients over the age of 75 ... read more