Frimley Health

02/11/2025

It’s often the simplest things we do that can help keep us, our families, and those we love or care for well when viruses are circulating.

Make sure you’re doing your part to prevent the spread of infections.

01/11/2025

A reminder to all patients, visitors and staff that Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust operates smoke and v**e free sites.

🚭 Smoking or va**ng is not permitted anywhere in the hospital including entrances, grounds and car parks.

Support is available for inpatients - please speak to a member of staff

31/10/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

30/10/2025

Thank you to FHFT Therapies for sharing all about our incredible Speech and Language teams and the work they do in honour of (29 October) 💙

29/10/2025

ITV News Meridian visited Frimley Park Hospital this week to talk with staff and patient Nigel about our record-breaking day performing 12 Aquablation therapy procedures for patients with enlarged prostates BPH.

Watch the latest from ITV News - 12 procedures were carried out in one day using a robot-assisted waterjet technique for enlarged prostates. Many said it improved their quality of life.

29/10/2025

Let's quit smoking together this Stoptober 💪 🚭

Over 5 million adults in England still smoke. Smoking causes 75,000 deaths a year, making it the biggest cause of preventable illness and death. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. The good news
is, if you quit smoking for 28 days, you’re five times more likely to quit for good.

It’s never too late to quit smoking. Even if you’ve tried quitting before, give it another go this .

28/10/2025

Yesterday was and our occupational therapist Gaby Willis has been speaking to BBC Berkshire with patient Stephen Raine about their recent use of a pioneering new casting technique which allowed him to return to his profession as a pianist following a traumatic accident.

Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002l2j1
🔉 1:15:00 - 1:30:40
[Available until 29 November]

27/10/2025

If your immune system is compromised by a health condition or suppressed by medication, please ensure you get your free COVID vaccination. People who are immunocompromised are at greater risk of serious illness following a COVID infection.

Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself. Use the NHS app or website to book, if eligible, or search for a walk-in vaccination service near you.

Find out about NHS vaccination services, including how to book online, find a walk-in site and change your invitation preferences.

27/10/2025

Use this checklist to help your loved one get ready for leaving hospital. Making preparations in advance can help to avoid unnecessary delays or concerns on the day of discharge from the ward.

For more: https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-visit/Getting-ready-to-go-home

26/10/2025

The national campaign encourages smokers to quit the habit during the month of October, with the aim of helping them to stop for good.

At Frimley Health, our maternity department launched its own in-house stop smoking service at the end of March, and in just six months it’s had a number of success stories.

At the time of writing, the service has helped 32 mums-to-be stop smoking (18 at Frimley Park and 14 at Wexham Park), all of whom received a certificate from our maternity to***co dependency advisors (MTDAs) when they made it to 28 days without smoking.

Pregnancy is a transformative experience and there is often a lot of appointments and things to think about. The maternity stop smoking service makes that part of the journey to motherhood a little easier by supporting women to take the first steps to quit for good.

The team has received amazing feedback: 100% of service users were satisfied with their care, and all said they would recommend the service to other people wanting to stop smoking.

Here are just two of the comments received from satisfied patients:

"After 15 years of smoking, I've quit. The lady was very kind, empathic and professional in her role. I’m glad I had nice support she gave me a lovely certificate at the end to celebrate my goal. I really appreciate it. Thank you."

"Eve was amazing and very supportive. Without her I wouldn’t have got as far as I have!"

The team’s ambition was to achieve a ‘smoking at time of delivery’ rate of less than 5%, and in July the team achieved a rate of 4.9%. The rate throughout March – just before the service launched – was 6.9%.

Dr Rebecca Edwards, Consultant Midwife, said: “As we mark Stoptober, I want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible impact the Maternity Stop Smoking Service has had on our department over the past six months.

“This service has quickly become a vital part of the support we offer, and its success is thanks to the dedication and teamwork of so many individuals.

“A heartfelt thank you to all the community midwives who continue to champion the service by referring pregnant mothers.

“A special thank you as well to Kirsty Stone, whose leadership and commitment have been instrumental in guiding our fantastic team of to***co dependency advisors, Carly, Ambreen, and Eve. Your hard work has given this service such a strong start. Thank you all for making such a meaningful difference.”

25/10/2025

Our record-breaking urology team has hit the media headlines today after performing the most Aquablation procedures in a single day 👏

Aquablation therapy was performed on 12 patients to treat their enlarged prostates BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) - a record for an NHS hospital in England.

The symptoms of this condition can have a significant detrimental impact on a patient’s day-to-day life so the team used the Aquablation day to help improve surgical efficiency and see what we could achieve to help more patients waiting a long time for treatment.

For more: https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/news/frimley-health-tackles-prostate-surgery-waiting-lists-new-nhs-record

24/10/2025

This our teams have launched a bra recycling scheme across Frimley Health to support Against Breast Cancer & boost sustainability.

Time to bin your bra – for a brilliant cause 💪 💗

Any bra in any condition can be dropped off at the 'Bra Bins' located at the following sites:

- Frimley Park Hospital - main entrance doors
- Heatherwood Hospital - next to main reception desk
- Wexham Park Hospital - main reception area

Thank you to Frimley Excellence for this initiative