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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Hospitals in Kent, Surrey and Sussex given £67m for repairs
Hospitals across the South East will receive nearly £67m in government funding for small-scale building upgrade cash comes from a £750m fund that the chancellor announced in the 2024 autumn budget to address critical infrastructure and safety risks in NHS buildings, according to the supported by the money included upgrades to faulty wiring, patching leaking roofs and addressing fire safety Secretary Wes Streeting said: "Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose." In Kent, William Harvey Hospital, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital and Kent and Canterbury Hospital will share £13.2m for Maritime Hospital will get £4.8m for better ventilation systems, repairing machinery and replacing its nurse call system, the government Maidstone Hospital was granted £3.5m for a series of works while mental health facilities Coleman House in Dover and Priority House in Maidstone will share £400,000. The government has awarded £2.9m to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, £1.4m to Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, and £1m to Darrent Valley Hospital in Dartford for improvements to "energy systems".Councillors granted planning permission for a two-storey extension to East Surrey Hospital in Surrey County Hospital, Haslemere Hospital, and Milford Hospital have been awarded a combined £2.9m for building fabric, plant equipment and roof works, while St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey will receive £ in Surrey, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust was awarded just over £10m for upgrades to Wexham Park Hospital and Frimley Park government has pledged to rebuild 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).In Sussex, Conquest Hospital in St Leonards-on-Sea and Eastbourne District General Hospital will share £8.5m. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was awarded £11.8m for works at four of its hospitals while Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been granted £2.3m, which it will spend across six Community NHS Foundation Trust was awarded £120,000 for its Brighton General Hospital and Chailey Clinical Services government previously pledged to rebuild Eastbourne District General, Conquest Hospital and Bexhill Community Hospital, but said it did not expect to begin work until at least 2037. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust will receive £810,000 for upgrades to its sites.
BBC News
19-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Chatham cardiac arrest survivor reunited with medic life-savers
A Kent man who had a cardiac arrest has been reunited with the off-duty nurse and medics from South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) who helped to save his Mills, 78 and from Chatham, was out in the town in October 2024 when he collapsed. He had no pulse and his heart had life was saved "against the odds" by off-duty nurse Rachael Lewis, who started chest compressions, and the rapid response of emergency crews, Secamb said."I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the incredible teamwork between the nurse who stopped to help, the paramedics who arrived so quickly, and the hospital staff who continued my care," said Mr Mills. 'CPR truly saves lives' Ms Lewis said she found Mr Mills unresponsive and recognised the signs of cardiac arrest before immediately starting chest compressions, keeping oxygen circulating to his brain and vital organs until help Lewis added: "Thanks to my partner who is CPR-trained, and all the members of the public that stopped to help us, alongside colleagues from Secamb and the emergency services, we were able to deliver effective CPR to save Chris's life."Within minutes of the 999 call, nine members of Secamb were sent to the scene, including community first responder Jade Clabon said: "The actions of Rachael that day gave Chris the best possible chance of survival and it's a reminder of why everyone should know CPR, as it truly saves lives."Mr Mills was stabilised and taken to Medway Maritime Hospital, where he made a recovery. Now, Mr Mills and his wife Brenda are determined to encourage more people to learn CPR so that others can have the same chance he did.
