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BBC News
25-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Frimley NHS trust pioneers treatment for thyroid eye disease
A Surrey health trust says it is to become the first in the UK to trial a drug for a debilitating eye Health NHS Foundation Trust has recruited its first patient for a weekly injection to tackle thyroid eye by an overactive thyroid gland, the disease can cause eyes to feel dry and gritty, become bulging and swollen and sensitive to light, and can lead to blurred or double vision, according to the new treatment will involve patients injecting themselves with pre-prepared syringes over the course of 24 weeks, rather than having to make regular visits to hospital. The drug being trialled, Efgartigimod, reduces the antibodies thought to trigger the Anuradha Jayaprakasam, consultant ophthalmologist and principal investigator for the research study, said she had seen the "devastating side effects" of the condition."Rather than dealing with the problems that have happened, they can have a drug such as this which would prevent the condition escalating," she said. "The drug has the potential to impact on all aspects of the disease, including the appearance changes, and potentially prevent the disease advancing to the level of sight loss."It is a great motivation for me to be involved in work that could change the course of the disease for many of our patients."
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Frimley Park Hospital patients call for extra parking
Patients say a new extension to Frimley Park Hospital is "pretty pointless" without additional parking Health NHS Foundation Trust opened an extension to the site in April, adding diagnostic facilities and 74 new Baker told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the lack of parking "makes visits very stressful".The NHS trust said it plans to add 40 new parking spaces at the site in 2025 and the new wards provide "much-needed extra capacity". A spokesperson added: "Emergency situations can lead to unpredictable spikes in visitors and so we always advise patients and visitors to consider all travel options, including public transport and planning enough time ahead of appointments."The £49m extension took 16 months to complete and will also include a dedicated breast care outpatient unit once it is fully open later in 2025. 'It's so stressful' While hospital users have welcomed the extension, others have raised concerns about insufficient parking Cross said the extra capacity is "pretty pointless if you can't park anywhere"."Every time I have an appointment at this hospital it's so stressful trying to park," he said."It just adds to the stress of being unwell and having to go to the hospital."Mandi Coxall agreed there were "not enough spaces before this was built". The hospital's planned parking upgrades include LED lighting, improved bay markings, and additional drop off bays, in addition to the extra Trust said in March that new spaces will be available once the new lighting is installed, expected to be between June and August. The government has pledged to start rebuilding Frimley Park Hospital at a cost of up to £2bn by 2030, as about two thirds of the building is made from unstable reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac).A site for the replacement hospital is expected to be announced in May.
