Ashford & St Peter's

To celebrate Nutrition and Hydration Week, we hosted our Global Tea Party! Thanks to Brakes, Bidfood, and Paddy & Scott, all our patients enjoyed a delicious cream tea 🍰☕ A huge thank you to our suppliers for helping make it a success! 💛

Eid Mubarak to all our colleagues and local communities who are celebrating! ☪️

Meningitis symptoms can develop quickly, so it’s important to act immediately if you spot them. More info ➡️ nhs.uk/conditions/men…

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals are excited to announce that we are working with Deep Medical Ltd, a healthcare partner, to improve our outpatient services and reduce the number of patients who do not attend their appointments. Read the full story here: ow.ly/xTFJ50Ywe5c

Cases of invasive meningococcal disease have been confirmed in Kent. Sadly, 2 people are known to have died. It's important to know the signs of symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia. Get more info from @NHSuk. 🔗 nhs.uk/conditions/men…

We're proud to share that Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals has led Surrey’s first expansion of paediatric critical care, bringing Level 2 high dependency care closer to home for local children and families. 🔗 Read the full story: ow.ly/qhPq50YvKiE

Our Group Chief Executive Louise Stead is joining an expert taskforce –chaired by Health & Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting– to implement the recommendations of Baroness Amos’ independent national investigation into NHS maternity services once published ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/latest-news/34…

Today we’re proud to celebrate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day and recognise the dedication of our Cancer CNS team at ASPH. Read more about what our amazing CNS team do here: ow.ly/kum150YuJtN #CancerCNSDay

We are delighted to announce Gale Brathwaite, Deputy Sister in ITU, as the winner of February’s Star of the Month. If you know someone who is a star, please nominate them by visiting our feedback pages here: ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/patients/your-…

Tonight we picked up a Highly Commended Award in the Supporting The Community - Organisation category at the Runnymede Civic Awards. Thank you to @ASPHFT for our nomination. It is so good to support the patients and staff at the Trust.

Today is No Smoking Day! 🚭 Let us know if this is your quit day and if we can help in anyway. Remember: a smoke free life starts with a smoke free day. 💪 Quit smoking today: nhs.uk/better-health/…

🎙️ Good luck, Radio Wey! 🍀 We’re incredibly proud of Radio Wey, our health and wellbeing radio station, which has been shortlisted for four awards this year. Best of luck to everyone attending the awards ceremony tonight at Thorpe Park - we’re all cheering you on! ⭐

There’s another way to contact your GP practice, by simply sending your symptoms and requests through their website or the NHS App. Tap it, type it and we’ll take care of it. For more info ➡️ nhs.uk/GPOnlineForms

🌍 International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March each year. To celebrate this year, we’ve created a special podcast featuring inspiring staff member and leader Sheryl Cornelio, Deputy Team Leader in Theatres, listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=93z95-…

On Saturday 7 March, the road where the main bus stop is at St Peter’s Hospital will be closed between approximately 7am to 5pm. During this time, the main bus stop will be relocated a short walk from its usual drop off and pick up location – please see map below.

We’re hiring! We have a vacancy for a Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Advisor (Non-Clinical, Band 5) For full details and how to apply: ow.ly/szlR50Yq8xc

🎉 A wonderful milestone at St Peter’s Hospital! Baby Freddie, born on 18 February, is the 5,000th baby welcomed at our Abbey Birth Centre. Read more: ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/latest-news/34…

As part of our ASPH Sustainability Week, we’re highlighting how our catering teams help reduce food waste every day. By using every part of the vegetable in soups, stocks, sauces and stews, they’re cutting waste and doing something positive for the planet 🥕♻️

To mark International HPV Awareness Day, we’re reminding everyone that prevention works. HPV vaccination and cervical screening together offer the strongest protection against cervical cancer. Please get the HPV vaccine and attend screening when invited.

We are currently dealing with an ongoing incident on the #M25 at junction 10. Traffic is being held in both directions and we will give further updates when possible.