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BBC News
2 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Surrey hospital unit treats 'record-breaking' numbers of patients
The Royal Surrey Foundation NHS Trust has said a "record-breaking" number of patients were treated at a hospital unit last month.A total of 1,891 patients were seen at the Haslemere Minor Injuries Unit in May – a 30-40% rise compared with the same period in trust said the "increasing demand" came after Haslemere Community Hospital closed two inpatient wards, following an announcement by a nearby GP surgery that it could no longer provide doctors to staff trust told the BBC that the wards' inpatient services were "still paused". 'Emerging trends' Run by a team of nurses, Haslemere Minor Injuries Unit said it treated every patient within the national four-hour waiting time site, which opened 22 years ago, does not see patients with serious, life-threatening injuries or the trust said the unit was set to be turned in an urgent treatment centre "later this summer", meaning staff would be able to treat conditions such as ear and throat infections, skin complaints, rashes, high temperatures and abdominal trust said the Haslemere unit saw 17,149 patients across the last financial added that in recent months, there had been "several new and emerging trends in attendance, including a noticeable rise in patients travelling from the Guildford area to use the service"."I'm incredibly proud of our teams here," Charlotte Morley, lead emergency practitioner at the Minor Injuries Unit, said."It is testament to everyone's hard work and dedication to their roles."
BBC News
28-02-2025
- BBC News
Headlines: Trees removed from high street and free bus tickets
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories Most of the trees on Weston High Street have been removed because of vandalism. The Weston Mercury reports eight out of 10 of them - planted in 2023 - are says the Minor Injuries Unit in the town is being relocated rather than shutting that a hedge in Castle Cary has been "ripped out" for a new housing development has caused quite a stir on the Somerset Live Facebook a woman from Cheltenham has won £45,000 on ITV's The Chase. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media People living in the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood trial are being offered bus gate exemptions and free bus tickets to help people adjust to the changes, according to this post by the city Search and Rescue has a new canine recruit. After a year of "bonding and obedience training", Dio has officially joined the a popular Tardis bin has had a makeover in Aldbourne in Wiltshire. The structure has been a fixture there for 13 years, according to this post in a local group.
