Photo credit:  Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The NHS Trust which runs East Surrey Hospital has stepped down its Critical Incident status which was put in place last Thursday. 

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust credits the hard work by teams at the Trust and across the system which enabled them to step down from Critical Incident to Business Continuity 48 hours later.  The situation arose following high levels of demand and impact from winter viruses.

Additional infection control measures have been introduced at East Surrey including good hand-hygiene, and wearing masks in clinical areas. 

A spokesman said that services remain very busy and residents are asked to consider using 111, pharmacies, GPs, and minor injury units where appropriate, and to only attend the Emergency Department if seriously ill or if your condition is life threatening.

Photo credit and copyright:  Alan French

A special visitor came to Three Bridges Station at the weekend. 

A steam locomotive headed a train excursion to the south coast; the Merchant Navy class pacific 35028 Clan Line, owned by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Society, left Three Bridges early on Saturday stopping at stations to Worthing to pick up passengers before continuing its journey to Salisbury and Bath. 

There were only ever 30 of these locomotives built; each were named after shipping companies that used Southampton and other south coast docks during World War 2.