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On Wednesday 26 August, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published the results of the 2025 National Adult Inpatient Survey. The survey gathered feedback from around 500 patients aged 16 and over who stayed in our hospital for at least one night during November last year who shared their experiences of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) is delighted to announce that its Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Workforce Planning Team has been shortlisted for Workforce Initiative of the Year and its Urology Team has been shortlisted for Acute Sector Innovation of the Year at the HSJ Awards 2026.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) aims to increase the number of babies who are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to 60% by 2030. Breastfeeding benefits both mother and baby, helping to protect against infections as well as longer-term conditions including obesity, diabetes, some cancers and heart disease. Supporting more families to breastfeed could save the NHS up to £50 million each year as well as reduce hospital admissions and GP consultations (Unicef UK, 2026).
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Patients attending the emergency department (A&E) at St Peter's Hospital who need a blood test will soon be routinely screened for HIV as part of a national NHS programme.
