Appeal smashes target
An appeal to raise £1.5m to create a better breast care service for local patients has smashed its target. The news was announced at a thank you event three years after the Frimley Park Hospital Breast Care Appeal was launched with the aim of bringing the latest diagnostic equipment and a dedicated unit for breast cancer patients.
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Frimley first for laser cataract surgery
Frimley Park Hospital is the first NHS hospital in the country to use the latest laser surgery technology as its first line treatment for cataracts. Around 2,400 cataract operations will be carried out on patients every year using Frimley Park Hospital’s new femtosecond laser. That equates to 80% of all cataract removals at the hospital.
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New children's critical care ward showcased
Wexham Park Hospital's refurbished and extended children's critical care ward has been showcased to staff, patients and their families. Slough’s mayor Cllr Arvind Dhaliwal, was guest of honour at the event to celebrate the expansion of the ward from two beds to five. The new unit includes four bedrooms for families to stay and a level of facilities that mean more local children will be able to be cared for nearer to home.
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MP opens upgraded chemotherapy unit
Wexham Park Hospital's Eden Day Unit has reopened after a £440,000 upgrade. The chemotherapy unit has been expanded and improved, enabling cancer patients to have treatment in a bigger, brighter and more comfortable environment. Slough MP Fiona Mactaggart was welcomed to the hospital to official open the new-look facility.
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Ground-breaking news for women's services
Work has begun transforming women’s and maternity services at Wexham Park Hospital. Trust bosses and representatives from developer Kier Group completed a symbolic ‘ground breaking’ ceremony by turning the first spadefuls of earth to mark the start of work on the £10m project. Over the next 12 months the labour ward will be rebuilt in phases to include en suite toilet and bathrooms in all rooms, the birthing centre for midwife-led care will be extended and more birth pools will be added.
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Doctors hail Zambia mission success
Doctors from Wexham Park Hospital offered free operations and treatments to some of Zambia's poorest people during a week-long mission to the African country. Two surgeons and two junior doctors from the Slough hospital were among a seven-strong team of medics who spent a week in the capital Lusaka. They worked at the Coptic Hospital, run by the Coptic Mission church group, performing a range of free treatments.
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Steve gears up for Breast Care fundraiser
Steve Radcliffe is saddling up for a bike ride to Amsterdam as he raises funds for Frimley Health Charity’s Breast Care Appeal. It's the final leg of his effort to complete 12 challenges in six months to raise money for a £1.5m dedicated breast care centre at Frimley Park. The hospital has cared for his wife Janey since she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in March.
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Updated plans on show in Ascot
You can see our latest plans and ask questions about the future of Heatherwood Hospital at a community engagement event on Thursday 4 August. Key members of the hospital team will be talking about the £72m investment at the site during an event at Ascot Racecourse. No need to book, just drop in any time from 3pm to 7pm.
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Trust tops patient safety award
Frimley Health was named Best Organisation at the 2016 Patient Safety Awards. The trust was announced as the winner during a ceremony in Manchester earlier this month. It was shortlisted with other top organisations from across the country in the awards run by the Health Service Journal and the Nursing Times. Judges said naming Frimley Health as Best Organisation was a “unanimous decision” and praised its “courageous approach” to improving safety.
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Wexham Park A&E plans go on show
Come and see our plans for a new emergency department at Wexham Park Hospital. Proposals for the new A&E and assessment centre at will go on show at Slough’s Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre on Wednesday 13 July. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, will be sharing its vision for the £49m project with a display in The Observatory between 10.30am and 3.30pm.
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