A vicar from Merstham will take part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride this month and will stop off en route to lead his usual Sunday Service. 

Reverend Nigel Griffiths, Rector of All Saints Church in Merstham will set off from the race start in Clapham supported by his team of parishioners known as ‘Holy Spokes’. 

Nigel should arrive at All Saints Church in time to lead the 10 am service which will be an all age bring your cycle or scooter to church service.  He will then jump back on his bike to complete the remaining 36 miles to the seafront in Brighton. 

The Reverend and his team are completing the challenge to raise funds for the church.

East Surrey Hospital will roll out Martha’s Rule in a major new patient safety initiative. 

It is one of 143 hospitals nationally that will test and roll out the new rule in its first year.  It provides a process for patients and families to request an urgent review and second opinion if a condition deteriorates. 

The process will be known as Call 4 Concern or C4C and will initially be trialled on adult inpatient wards.

The hospital’s Critical Care Outreach team will work with ward teams to escalate care concerns. 

The scheme is named after Martha Mills, who died from sepsis three years ago at King’s College Hospital after her family’s concerns about her deteriorating condition were not responded to.