Introducing the Junior Doctors Assistants

It’s been over 20 years since the first Medical Support Workers were employed at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals to assist Junior Doctors. The role was created in order to aid Junior Doctors of some of their administrative duties and enable them to spend more time on the wards ensuring that patients are seen quickly and that follow up care is organised efficiently ... read more

West Site Update

The Boards of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 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

Community Corner opens for patients

After looking at ways in which they could improve patients experience whilst staying in hospital, the team on the Senior Adult Medical Services Ward (SAMS) at Ashford and St Peter’s decided to create a sociable area for patients and visitors which they have named the 'Community Corner' ... read more

Accident and emergency departments busy across Surrey Heartlands

Hospitals across Surrey Heartlands are reporting an increased demand on accident and emergency departments, which is impacting on patient waiting times ... 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 – such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Peter’s Hospital (the only one in Surrey) ... read more

Thameside Quilters generous donations to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Shirley McBreen and her team, the Thameside Quilter, have been crafting quilts for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at ASPH since 1998 and recently provided four quilts, beautifully made by Jacquie Cranfield, for a set of quads who were born here on Wednesday 11 July 2018, three girls and one boy. The first quads born at St Peter’s for twenty five years! ... read more