Kingston joined the rest of the country in the ‘Clap For Our Carers’ campaign, which saw people applauding the work of NHS staff from their
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Oxford University researchers seek volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
Researchers at the University of Oxford are calling for volunteers to participate in a clinical trial to test a vaccine that could prevent COVID-19. A team of
Kingston residents experience difficulties getting GP appointments
Kingston residents are finding it more and more difficult to get GP appointments since the government announced it would have to cut funding to the
Five NHS Trusts in Surrey found to have increased parking charges during 2017/18 financial year
Five Surrey-based NHS Trusts, in addition to 48 others across England, have admitted to increasing their parking charges during the 2017/18 financial year, a Guardian
Wimbledon charity night raises money for pioneering new cancer treatment
A Wimbledon couple brought their community together on October 13 at a dance-themed auction, designed to generate funds for the new “CAR-T” leukaemia therapy. Alison
Protesters call for Cystic Fibrosis drug Orkambi to be made available on the NHS
Parents of young Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients staged a protest at Parliament Square on Wednesday 28 February calling on the Government to make a new treatment available on
Kingston obesity rate is lowest in England
Kingston has the lowest obesity rate for reception children in the country according to statistics for 2016-17 released by NHS Digital last week. Only 4.8 per cent of four
Kingston patients concerned about possible changes to IVF services
Kingston’s Patient Participation Group (PPG) has expressed its concerns over potential decommissioning of IVF and similar fertility services. Patient Participation Groups have become a contractual requirement for
Junior doctors at Kingston and Tolworth Hospitals picket on day two of all-out strike against Hunt’s contract
On Wednesday this week, junior doctors came out in force at Kingston Hospital and Tolworth Hospital to protest against Jeremy Hunt’s new contract. The strike
Kingston Hospital junior doctors join first ever all-out strike in history of NHS
Junior doctors walked out of Kingston Hospital this week for the fifth time since the row over contracts began. They joined 78 per cent of