A bold new strategy for Frimley Health
Frimley Health has unveiled a bold new vision to be a leader in health and wellbeing in the next decade, delivering exceptional services across the region. This exciting ambition is at the heart of our new strategy for 2020 to 2025, which we have developed over the last year with thousands of staff, patients and members, as well as our partners, wider local communities and leading healthcare experts.
TV spotlight on garden of Eden
A campaign to create a peaceful new garden for stroke and cancer patients at Wexham Park Hospital has featured in a BBC TV programme. An episode of One Day That Changed My Life followed Eden Ward staff and the Frimley Health Charity team as they bid for thousands of pounds in corporate funding. The money would add to the significant financial and ‘in kind’ donations the project has already received from staff, patients and the wider community.
Plastic fantastic!
A dedicated unit for urgent plastic surgery at Wexham Park Hospital has made a big impact in its first year of operation. The plastics urgent care (PUC) clinic provides fast, state-of-the-art care for people with open wounds and injuries.
Listeria: a statement from Frimley Health
Confirmed case of listeria in Frimley Health patient
‘Superheroes’ to boost Stroke Appeal
Local ‘superheroes’ can support the Stroke Appeal at Frimley Park Hospital by signing up for this year’s Run Frimley fundraiser. Hundreds of fun runners and serious athletes are expected to take to the streets around the hospital near Camberley, Surrey, on Sunday 5 May for the annual 10km road race and 2.5km fun run. The theme for the event is ‘superheroes’ and participants are welcome to wear colourful costumes.
Emergency dept makes its move
The Emergency Assessment Centre (EAC) at Wexham Park is now fully open after the hospital’s emergency department moved in. Staff worked through the night to ensure the move to the EAC at the front of the hospital site went as smoothly as possible. Wexham’s old emergency department (ED) within the main hospital building underwent a phased closure overnight and the new ED began accepting its first patients early on Wednesday 3 April.
New ED to open at Wexham Park
Wexham Park Hospital’s emergency department (ED) will be moving into the new emergency assessment centre (EAC) at the front of the hospital site on Wednesday 3 April. The relocation at the Slough hospital will bring all services within the £49m EAC fully online.
CEO named among top NHS leaders
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Neil Dardis has been rated among the top leaders of NHS trusts. Neil, who has led Frimley Health since March 2018, was included in a list of 50 top chief executives for 2019 by influential healthcare management journal HSJ.
Excellent results in Trust's first full inspection
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as ‘good’ in its first ever full inspection by the Care Quality Commission. In November and December 2018 inspectors visited the maternity and surgical services at the Trust’s three main hospitals – Frimley Park Hospital near Camberley, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot – and its community inpatient service at Fleet Hospital.
More EAC services to come online
More patients will be cared for inside Wexham Park Hospital’s £49m new emergency centre from Saturday 9 March as further services come online. The acute assessment unit (AAU), for patients who are expected to be ready to go home within 24 hours, and an all-new ambulatory emergency care unit (AECU) will be welcoming their first patients.