Virtual wards avoid hospital admissions
A team of specially trained nurse practitioners has already avoided 333 COVID-19 patients from being admitted to Frimley Health's hospitals by treating them at home and monitoring them remotely.
Pain pumps lead way in breast care
Frimley Health is the first trust in the UK to use pain pumps for breast cancer patients, allowing them to go home on the same day as their surgery. The use of the pain pumps has seen 73% of patients who have had mastectomies discharged within hours of the procedure.
Meet our new ViPs
We have honoured four more colleagues with Values into Practice Awards to recognise their dedication and hard work. The awards are presented at our public board meetings and honour staff who have exemplified our shared values: Committed to excellence, Working together and Facing the future. Nominations come from Trust colleagues and members of the public.
Trust hits awards hat-trick
Frimley Heath has recorded a hat-trick of awards for the high-quality information it provides about joint replacement surgery.
Safeguarding nurse wins national award
Safeguarding nurse Francine Franks was recently honoured with an NHS Safeguarding award for her fantastic work both at Frimley Health and within the national safeguarding team.
Para Snow Sports athlete credits Frimley
Ollie Hill, one of the key snowboarders taking part in the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Norway has given a ‘shout out’ to Frimley Park Hospital for the care he received following a life changing car accident.
Ringing in the changes at Frimley Health
From 29 January all Frimley Health telephone numbers will start with ‘0300’. All numbers starting with 01252, 01276 or 01753 (with the exception of King Edward VII Hospital) will no longer connect.
Proposal to redevelop Frimley Park Hospital
We have asked for national funding to carry out a transformational redevelopment of Frimley Park Hospital.
Collecting keys to Heatherwood
Heatherwood Hospital, a brand new centre of excellence for non-emergency care, has been officially handed over to Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust by construction company Kier.
Frimley celebrates vaccine anniversary
Today marks the one year anniversary of the first UK resident receiving their COVID-19 vaccine. Since then, over 100 million doses have been administered across the UK and at least 50,000 of those were provided by Frimley Health