60Mpwheresold UTILATThursdEay,JanuaDry8,2015 Inside Man‘slashedinchestandrobbed’inparkattack cwnf£bi.hel1lialR.lae1lcNa.ndmbkHdpgeeiheadScgsoatelole4 wSRaloaDasacirPsahpwEhaE2eidrmwnApoAlnsEincaho3iaxlnnniaicieiaappARTHPHHeLPhadeplsingsne-ibwalottardedosscOsbysd.IrcoshlhiaFmtreecfedbgnkrraCrsRgtoeooloeeoelye.ocesahestsh,eiTnthimsemEmarwovaiwtpotnlmtocebEbta:crlhepoanadvFyhneraedwnoiwRneorgreyrbaaaeFAsicoa@d-ligehriecsgedAdea.lb.oywcsneesggnaOsqdeslkiodraflltiourthchyaJsstclttt&hcaSdritdenaiksehkaheorfeceiremhiae2sseorpptaToEdngssaedbiikletteri9sosab,.sfnaiEhrrntcloata,od:ip.ttgnfaraoo3osedczttRgirptatcharEhi.oCuah.osnhognilua-aedeo“nk3olpwneeankctiprftchiddradTn0mespfrhnshtathsrcspaktavorpdetdoteoourohiigoorthneaiosasristamsabauoswEwitcosemenohaosclsedfnbrlctkatec,iiusopt.kcesiouaircbhinhcraekinsasvc.kmsgetewsotnohytepoecrrophsioegca,ahrchn,uojldepniaosamalrrmtstheuymgddetaugeusomkotctintMafemahreaeessthh,2hstnkorusedgoeHsskernstsei0nsotepneoatbtisdcfra-nersthcomiumeisecntr,olRingw,lnhnpftmsoaerhmnrcaiptudic.tewaobse,athkrenotothbaanaolaaahaeeeerareistttatpdeeirynnnnnkdddddddooooeessss.t----,jElosobpdSptEvcocttmatsrwsirvjaqsdtteuuniiihohhaehaiovoavcfnneioueeooevsgppDS“HA“ApicarareciraecmermsonnutrcrrhyoedaWAswsodpeReniehkroseunndtrtvuattsoorttttoiesdu:eieestetesouu.isi,,einrtytlhisnlmugisem”ahnudoatnlsatcrd“tdrnrttmagoxgocahueprhahonihokgereTtnegbiwhhnlstsobetGhethifacpadaad,bieicuhwrtiraainidetlsrvahevnEwittto:nhoyhe.sheeaeoawsttnitsvsgoeboehle“incnsnshfpefahpdepmeoltchidd,oeebT2LteotaCcoe,ossoeseonrithhaeiSahr0reofbsrehdtawphtkrslvwokaoatgekesuedEiuitiarnutmp,nehideinst.caetnnmihheonnCasilnralswttcatlreeoaestlsn.mcfedihaiahrtaaohnoI”goocbhe.r,cfmtnttceehnadyecatdncefaoskmeadhaweoclheEutstytedk4rbnealmlcsianhhhlintioileur5nuwopnatetlenosonamePeseesaceuea1wsahssdrasgtiroiabcelnaenot4Aaniaoneel.nopiTrS,wkahelsw”gldrda0ltyclfdsuatlfssameitsnpayneue1hont,atoosclhihnanoxrhtona0rueiataimlesrindewowabsopaifcipyandhl9tmkedustmmsafrfuhehp9fcraeingotbesaeicdeloeiitdaa0hoooelearrentlanennndewahaJesar8kswiiravutmesotohivtlnnu.stbJ.knhhsiilgt1ilacaneriuiiereliionpccehaeedeecet0nnhntoaktmbeccerstiithnddpddaooggeee1rtt--------------,, hdtLCIMnroioaieesancrpsnleaoi..lrupha..hrloets..eimao...rdon...ees...ghs...uien...wial..t.lciytn...rhia...nsct...iesam...wm...pa...aypseg...asaei...gbrspppnraaa8aegggwr&eeel7659 NEWS VIBE SPORT Thursday January 8 6 37 54 Theborough’sbestviralvideosof2014atepsomguardian.co.uk 2015 TODAY’S PAPER 02 STARTS ON THE NEXT PAGE 9 772040383030 ‘An inspiration’ Child in black No rest for Eboni 60pwheresold MUTIL ATThursdEay, JanuaDry 8, 2015 60pwheresold Inside Radical changes willbe neededto fillNHS £11m blackhole Man ‘slashed in chest and robbed’ in park attack ...page4 REPORTER cameupbehindhim,putabag Menpleadguiltyatmassbrawl ALICEFOSTER overhishead,thenhithimwith trial.................page5 something, knocked him out, [email protected] rippedhistopoffthenslicedhim withabladethentookhisruck- A man has had a criss-cross sack.” patternslicedintohischestinan AsuperviserattheTexacoser- extremelybizarreincidentthat vicestation,whichusedtobeJet, is being treated as a suspected inRuxleyLane,Ewell,saidac- robbery. cording to his colleague an in- Thevictim,inhisearly20s,was juredmanhadcomeinandasked allegedlyknockedout,mutilated tocallthepolice. andhadhisrucksackandshop- South East Coast Ambulance ping bags stolen in the Horton Service spokesman confirmed Parkareaof EpsomonMonday, that an ambulance was called December29. theretoreportsofanassaultona According to police, the man maninhis20s. saidhewasapproachedfrombe- Hesaid:“Themanwasassessed hind,hadabagputoverhishead andtreatedatthesceneforre- and was forced to the ground ported chest and abdomen in- whilewalkingthroughthepark juries before being taken to shortlyafter3.30pm. EpsomGeneral.” Hesaidhelostconsciousnessin DetectiveConstableSarahJupp a wooded area and woke up to said:“Thisisaconcerninginci- discoverthathistwoplasticcar- dent, but there is still a lot rier bags and rucksack were ofworktobedonearoundestab- Inspirationhealthcampaigner missing. lishing the full details of what dies.................page6 Hewenttoanearbygarageto occurred. call police and was taken to “Wehavenothadanyotherre- Carehomesincrisis....page7 Epsomhospitalfortreatment. ports of this nature and detec- Policesaidthevictimdescribed tivesareworkingcloselywiththe Localheroeswinnewyear hisattackerorattackersasmale. Epsom and Ewell safer neigh- honours..........pages8&9 RayFinch,fromEpsom,shared bourhoodsteamaspartofthein- aphotographoftheinjuredman vestigation and to provide onFacebook inthehopeoffind- reassurancevisitsinthearea. ingthoseresponsible. “AtthisstageIwouldappealto He posted: “Took a mate to anyonewhoeithersawtheinci- EpsomA&Ethisafternoon,this dent, saw the man walking 23-year-oldladwasbroughtin,he through the park or any other was on the Chessington Road eventswhichmayhelptheinves- neartheJetgarage,someblokes tigation,tocontactus.” Anyone with information Scars:Acriss-crosspattern shouldcallSurreyPoliceon101 wasslicedintohischest quotingreference45140109908. The borough’s best viral videos of 2014 at epsomguardian.co.uk 4 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January8,2015 HEALTH: SDCCG chief officer Miles Freeman says its £11m deficit means radical changes Prepare for a radical ‘transformation’ CHIEFREPORTER of services – including haveaskedsometrustswho radicallydifferentlyifweare EXCLUSIVE significantefficiencysavings “Anumberof CCGswere areperformingwelltoseeif going to keep up with our at Epsom Hospital, which theycanimproveevenbetter population demographic HARDEEPMATHARU accounts for half of setupwithdeficitpositions. to improve the overall growth, ie, the number of hmatharu@ the CCG’s budget for acute Ithinkourswassetupwith position. over-75s that will be london.newsquest.co.uk care. “Butthat’safinancialcost increasing. CCGs were set up by the adeficitposition–itjust forus. “Ifwetriedtobroadlytreat Plans to plug an £11.4m 2012HealthandSocialCare “Soinsteadofpeoplebeing them through a model of deficit in the area’s health- ActasGPorganisationsre- wasn’tapparentfortwo treatedwithin18weeks,they hospital care, followed by care commissioning budget sponsibleforcommissioning mighthavetobetreatedin community hospital care, willrequireradical“service themajorityofanarea’ssec- years’’ 14weeks.” followedbylong-termnurs- transformation”andefficien- ondarycareservices. MMiilleess FFrreeeemmaann Alongsidethis,hesaidthe ingcare,itisjustnotgoingto cysavingsatEpsomHospital Theyreplacedprimarycare CCGhasseenabigspikein work. andbeyond,accordingtothe trusts,whichweredissolved its accident and emergency “Wehavegottofindwaysof bossof SurreyDownsClini- lastApril,andareoverseen attendances (See page 10), treating people more effec- cal Commissioning Group byNHSEngland. The chief officer said the which has happened really and the bill to be paid by tivelyinthecommunityand (SDCCG). SDCCG consists of 33 GP CCGhasalsobeenspending over the past two months, SDCCG to NHS Property bringdownthecostof that Miles Freeman, SDCCG’s practicesacrossareasinclud- increasing amounts on its which may be driven Servicesforleaseofitsbuild- communitycare.” chief officer, said he was ingEpsom,Ewell,Ashtead, acutecare,particularlyinthe by the “18-week catch-up ingshasalsorisenby£1.5m Hesaidthat,forexample, expectingtheCCGtobreak BansteadandEsher. pasttwomonths–something campaign”. thisyear. visitsbysocialworkersand even or return a deficit of MrFreemansaidtheCCG’s he believes may have been “Everyonewhoisreferred Mr Freeman, who has nursestothesamehouseon justunder£2mforthisfinan- deficithasbeendrivenbya caused by more stringent under an 18-week pathway workedinNHScommission- the same day must be inte- cialyear,butthatitwillactu- numberof factors,including elective care targets being for elective care has to be ingsince2002andpreviously gratedtoensuremultipleas- allyberecordingan£11.4m NHSEnglandcutting£4.7m placed on its hospitals seen within 18 weeks and workedasaresidentialsocial sessmentsofpatientsarenot shortfall–justayearafter fromitsbudgetlastmonth– because they are actually thereisaguidethatyouhave workerwithyoungoffenders, carriedout. it ended with a £72,000 described as a “specialised meeting the Government’s gottodo92percentwithin18 said he is very concerned Mr Freeman said that as surplus. commissioningadjustment”. target of treating all weeks. about the deficit – “regard- part of efficiency savings, AndtheexperiencedNHS He said: “They've gone patients requiring elective “Wedon’thavemuchof a less of whether it’s just a SDCCGmayhavetoreduce bureaucrat said that al- througharetrospectiveexer- carewithinan18-weektime backlog problem, but be- correction”. thenumberof sitesitoffers thoughheisnotplanningto ciseanddecidedwegottoo frame. cause some trusts haven’t Hesaid:“Itisclearthatwe services from – that he makeservicecuts,therewill muchfundingthefirsttime Hesaid:“We’vegotanin- beenabletoincreasetheirac- arespendingmorethanwe acknowledged, “for a lot of beamajor“transformation” round.” crease in our acute spend, tivity quickly enough they aregoingtoberesourcedso people will be a trade-off wearegoingtohavetoputin between convenience and placeplansforustorecover. being able to access the IN NUMBERS: “Thedifficultyisit’shap- service”. pened relatively suddenly The chief officer said andactuallygearingupare- EpsomHospitalisoneofthe SDCCG BUDGET coveryplantakeslonger. majorareaswhereefficiency “Itisunlikelyyouaregoing savingswillneedtobemade. to be able to recover those “Weneedtomakesurewe types of sums in a single are contracting well with year. Epsom Hospital,” Mr Free- £11.4 “Someof itmaybedriven mansaid. M just by our providers – we “Thereispotentiallyadriv- have got an awful lot of erthatit’sbeenanorganisa- providerssothereiscapacity, tion that has improved its youcangetinandhaveyour financial position, partially operation, and that may be through a savings pro- Deficitinthearea’shealthcare drivingdemandsowehave gramme,butlargelybygrow- commisioningbudget, got to ensure that doesn’t ingitscontractwithSurrey ofwhich... mean thresholds of treat- Downsandwecannotallow mentareslipping. thattocontinuetohappen,so “Just because you can there will be negotiations £4.7 replace someone’s hip withthehospitalabouthow M doesn’t necessarily wecanjointlymakeefficien- meanyoushould.” cysavings. Mr Freeman said that “Eachtimesomeonegoesto “service transforma- hospitalwepaywhateveris ...Hasbeencutfrom tion”willbenecessary chargedbythehospital. itsbudgetbyNHS to recover the CCG’s “Soif itfindsnewwaysto England deficit–andthiswillneed chargeus,thenwecanend £1.5 to centre around treating upwithproblemsbecauseof M morepeopleinthecommuni- that. tyanddecreasingthecostof “All of these plans will thiscommunitycare. require public consultation BilltobepaidtoNHS He said: “We are going to andIexpectittobealively PropertyServicesfor havetodothingsfairly debate.” leaseofitsbuildings AlthoughSDCCGendedthe last financial year with a £72,000surplus,MrFreeman saidthisfigurewasforecast £72,000 tobeintheregionof £3.3m, Deadlinepix andthathebelievestheCCG EP76253 wasalwaysgoingtofinditself inthered. Surplusrecordedby SDCCGlastyear He added: “A number of CCGsweresetupwithdeficit positions. “I think ours was set up withadeficitposition–itjust wasn’t apparent for two years. “Once they worked out what the correct money to take off us would be, it ex- posedthedeficitwearein.” CONTACTS EDITORIAL DISTRIBUTION ADVERTISING JOBS CLASSIFIED ONLINEADVERTISING Editor:SeanDuggan Newspaperdeliveries EleniorChircop Pleasephoneoremail Pleasephoneoremail CarolRamsey [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Callsmaybemonitoredfortrainingpurposes Tel:02087226391 Tel:08444774568 Tel:02087226456 Tel:02087226500 Tel:02087226400 Tel:02087226483 EpsomGuardian:30,475 Averagenetcirculation:JanuarytoDecember,2013;99.5%free Audienceontheweb: 56,519uniqueusersvisitthesiteeverymonth(Jan-June2014) 229,330pagesarelookedateverymonth(Jan-June2014) January8,2015 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GE NEWS 5 Violent brawl: Six plead guilty Nightclub will appeal A nightclub has appealed REPORTER of Ewellatabout7.30pmon golfclub,whileThatcherand five 16-year-olds and four Weybridge;andOscarStew- againstadecisiontoreduce ALICEFOSTER November11,2013. oneof thetwoteenagersad- 17-year-olds,whocannotbe art,18,ofLeatherheadRoad, its licensing hours and re- Atthetimepolicesaida15- mitted having poles during namedforlegalreasons,also Chessington. strictadmissiontoover21s. alice.foster@ year-old boy was stabbed hearingsatGuildfordCrown pleadednotguiltytoconspir- MrHallettdeniedhavinga london.newsquest.co.uk BoogieLounge,inWaterloo duringan“altercation”and Courtlastmonth. ing to commit violent metal bar and Mr Dace de- Road,Epsom,haditslicence Sixyoungmenhavepleaded takentohospitalwithsevere RivanKader,18,ofFengate disorder. niedhavingaknife. changedinNovemberaftera guiltyinrelationtoamajor chestinjuries–althoughno Close,Chessington,pleaded These included Caine MrMannanda17-year-old string of violent incidents brawlduringwhichateenag- one has been charged with guiltytointendingtopervert Hallett, 26, of Ebbisham denied having sticks, a including one where police erwasstabbed. thisoffence. the course of justice by Road,Epsom;ConnorDace, 17-year-old denied having hadtouseteargasandan- GuildfordCrownCourtsaid DalyDiggins,18,whowas passing a knife to another 18, of Porchester Road, a kinfe and a pole and a other where an officer was 16 others pleaded not remanded in custody, Luke defendant. Kingston; Simon Mann, 21, 16-year-old denied having a kickedinthehead. guiltyduringmultiplehear- Thatcher,20,ofSchoolLane, Another16-year-olddenied of Selwyn Road, New golfclub. AlicensingpanelatEpsom ings in the week before Surbiton, and two 16-year- conspiringtocommitviolent Malden;MarleyDuke,20,of Another16-year-olddefen- Councilintroducedabanon Christmas. olds pleaded guilty to con- disorder,butpleadedguilty RowdenRoad,Epsom;Lewis danthasnotyetbeendealt super-strength beers and The complex case, involv- spiring to commit violent tohavingastickinapublic Williams, 22, of Partridge withbythecourt. non-plasticcups,andordered ing23defendants,relatestoa disorder. place. Lane,Dorking;LennyYoung, Apre-trialreviewhasbeen ittobringlastordersforward fightintheWatersedgearea Digginsadmittedhavinga Sixteen others, including 19, of Monument Road, setforFriday,March20. to1amonFridaysandSatur- daysandmidnightduringthe Wombling Police chopper chase restoftheweek. Thechangeswillnotcome intoforceuntilaftertheap- peal has been heard at the surprise magistrates’ court at an as A Tadworth man has ap- another charge of driving yetunspecifieddate. peared in court following a dangerously, and driving policechasethroughSutton withoutinsurance. towncentrethatsawa The chase took place Haydon the Womble deliv- cardrivearoundthe atnoononFriday, eredpresentstoayoungboy one-way system January 2, with in a cancer hospital on thewrongway. officerssuppor- ChristmasEveafterrunning Lewis Vivian ted by a Met- anappealtomakehisChrist- appeared at ropolitan Pol- masspecial. CroydonMagis- ice helicopter, TheAFCWimbledonmas- trates’Courton pictured, pur- cotvisitedOllieLovis,three, Monday, Jan- suing the whowasattheRoyalMars- uary 5, charged vehiclethrough den Hospital. Ollie started with four counts Carshalton, Sut- chemotherapy just before of stealing petrol SU69562 tonandCheam. Christmas,becausethecan- withoutpayment,and MrVivian,fromSil- cerheissufferingfromhas onechargeoffailingtostop ver Close, Tadworth, will spreadtohisbones. afteranaccident. next appear at Croydon Following the Womble’s The 47-year-old also faces CrownCourtonJanuary19. Coverblown:Theexploded appealtoalsocreatealegacy manholeinLeatherhead fortheEpsomboy,morethan Bang out £1,000 has been donated to charity Momentum, which is fundraising to improve a children’s ward at Epsom of order Hospital. On his blog,Haydonsaid: “Ollie’s mum said after my visittothehospitalheperked A manhole exploded and a up and walked for the first faultyelectricalcablecaused timeintwodays,andwanted apowercutinLeatherhead to walk to the bathroom to town centre on Saturday, turn the light off and play January3. withhisdinosaurtorchthat Womblingglee: Theareawassealedoffand wasdonatedbyakindAFC Haydonthe firemen called out while Wimbledonfan.” Womblevisited powercompaniesworkedto TodonatetoMomentum OllieDavis,three, restore power to several visit justgiving.com/ attheRoyal dozenhomesbytheevening. Momentum-Epsom. MarsdenHospital RAPECHARGE:A 13-year-oldboyfrom Bansteadhasbeen chargedwithrapinga 13-year-oldgirlin Sutton.Theboy,who cannotbenamedfor legalreasons,issaidto haveorallyrapedthegirl nearWoodmansterne Road,onMarch5,last year.Hewasdueto appearbeforeCroydon Magistrates’Courton Tuesday,January6. FLATFIRE:AChristmas decoration,featuringa tealight,pineconesand coniferleaves,is believedtohavecaused aflatfirejustafter midnightonNewYear’s Day.Firefightersbroke intothesecond-floorflat inOxfordCourt,Ashley Road,Epsom,at 12.25amandputoutthe blaze.Theoccupants wereoutatthetime,but fortunatelyaneighbour heardthefirealarmand calledthefirebrigade. 6 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January8,2015 Tributes to ‘inspirational Emily’ Lots of cash to help Alfie CHIEFREPORTER transplantin2007andrelent- 20, her lungs were so badly daughter,auntie,mum,teach- thatdidnotdefineher. HARDEEPMATHARU lessly raised awareness of damaged she was told she er,friendandcampaigner,but “She was a smiley, happy, An auction organdonationandcysticfi- neededadoublelungtrans- hermessagelivesoninher inspirationalyounglady. nightraised [email protected] brosisbeforeandafterthis. plantinordertosurvive. tirelessworkforcharityand “Shelovedherlifeandwhen more than Emily lived and worked Desperately ill and depen- positivemarksheleftonthe shereceivedalungtransplant £5,000 to Aninspirationalcysticfibrosis locallyherwholelife. dentonoxygen24hoursaday, world. in2007shebecameachampi- helpalittle suffererandoutstandingcam- As well as being wife to shewaitedfor22monthsbe- “She will have inspired so on of the organ donor boy whose paigner who wanted to pro- Adamandmumtotwo-year- forereceivingherlife-saving manypeopleinthecommuni- campaign. mum and motechangeintheworldhas oldSophia,Emilywasamusic transplant. tytothinkbigger,dobetter “Shewasrenownedforher brother died. teacher and choir mistress During that time, Emily and make some change public speaking, and raised were both Emily Thackray, 30, from and worked at Kingswood never stopped campaigning aroundthem.” awarenessforboththeCystic killed in a WestEwell,diedonDecember School, Wallace Fields in and,in2006,leftherhospital LucyThackraysaidhersis- Fibrosis Trust and Live life carcrash. Diedincrash: 28atHarefieldHospital. Epsom,andBanstead’sBea- bedtotakepartina5kchal- terwasbubblyandextrovert- Then Give Life charity, of Themoney KaiArnold Bornwiththedisease,which conSchool–whereherGlee- lengeusingawheelchairand ed and was known for her whichshewasaco-founder. wasputina causes progressive lung inspired show choir, Vocal oxygentohelphercomplete publicspeakingskills. “Membersofthelocalgroup trustfundforAlfieArnold, damage, she Blaze,twicewontheSurrey the course and raise more “Shewasaverypositiveper- met with her from time to seven,afterhismotherNico- underwenta ArtsShowChoircontest. than£20,000. sonwithnoregrets. Shewas time,andwereamazedatthe laMorris,29,andhisbrother double Emilywasalwaysinvolved Shealsoco-foundedtheLive going to make the most of wonderful attitude to life Kai,11,diedfollowingacrash lung indramaandtheartsasa Life Then Give Life charity everysingleminute.” whichshehad,whichwasan inEwellRoad,Banstead,on student at Epsom and whilewaitingthreeyearsfor Emily regularly made na- inspirationtoanyonewhohas July5. Ewell High School, thetransplant,whichencour- tionaltelevisionappearances any connection to Cystic His father Dave Arnold’s where she was head ages people to register as raising awareness of organ Fibrosis–alife-limitingdis- cousinStaceyReynoldsand girl. organdonors. donation. ease with symptoms which, herbestfriendTamaraArm- She studied Emily’syoungersisterLucy Havingraisedthousandsof amongotherthings,clogthe strong, 29, organised a French and drama saidthetransplantgaveher poundsforcharitiesincluding lungsandcausemajorrespi- fundraisingeveningforhim atBristolUniversi- family nearly eight extra theCysticFibrosisTrustand ratoryproblems. at the Lord Nelson pub in ty, graduating yearswithEmilyandenabled Live Life Then Give Life, “Wesendoursympathyto NorthCheamlastmonth. witha2.1degree her to get married, have a Emilypickedupthelifetime herfamilyandclosefriends Among donated auction despitebeingina baby,work,travelandenjoy achievement award at the whowillmissthisremarkable prizeswasaChelseafootball wheelchair and life. Justgivingawardsin2011. younglady.” shirtsignedbytheteamand on oxygen at the MissThackraysaid:“Emily She started to fundraise Formoreinformationabout a diary signed by veteran time. believedinthepowerof peo- whenshewasjust10-years- LiveLifeThenGiveLifevisit entertainerLionelBlair. She was diag- ple to make great change – old. livelifegivelife.org.uk/. Ms Armstrong, from nosedwithcysticfi- theycertainlydidinherlife, Her first event was in her Find out how to sign the WorcesterPark,said:“Itwas brosis at birth, and withaperson'sdecisiontobe backgardenwhenshemade organdonorregisterbyvisit- areallygoodnight.Wehada immediately started anorgandonorgivinghera £120. ing organdonation.nhs.uk turnoutof about150people, the daily regime of newleaseof lifeandadvice BarbaraKelley,amemberof /how_to_become_a_donor/ whichwasamazing. medicationstokeepher andguidancefromSurrogacy the Epsom and Kingston registration/consent.asp “I was genuinely touched lungs as healthy as UKenablinghertobeaparent Groupof theCysticFibrosis DidyouknowEmily? Leave bytheshowof loveandsup- possible. inthelastfewyears. Trust, said the branch was a message and make a port everyone came out to However,bythe “Shewillbelovinglyremem- saddenedtohearofthedeath donationtoHarefieldHospital offer.” timeshewas beredandmissedasasister, ofa“remarkableyounglady”. in her memory by visiting Todonatetothefamilyvisit Shesaid:“Emilywasasuf- justgiving.com/emily- https://fundly.com/the- Raisedawareness:EmilyThackray ferer of Cystic Fibrosis, but thackray/ trust-fund-for-alfie-a. January8,2015 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GE NEWS 7 Nursing home awaiting fate ‘‘DDiissgguusstteedd’’ Government inspectors AdrianHughes,deputy are finalising what fur- chief inspector of adult bbyy ffaaiilliinnggss theractiontotakeaftera social care in the south, carehomefailedthreein- said:“Mr Jiwahasbeen spectionslastyearandis unabletoassureusgood stillnotproviding“good quality,ongoingcompas- quality,ongoingcompas- sionate care can be sionate”care. delivered. In a report published “Weare,therefore,final- lastmonth,FirtreeHouse isingwhatfurtheraction NursingHome,inFirtree wewillbetakingtoensure Road,Banstead,wasrated peoplereceivecarethatis inadequateoverallbythe Warned:FirtreeHouse safe,effective,caringand C(CaQreC)Q.ualityCommission NursingHome EP87716 reMsproJniswivaestaoidthFeiirrtnreeeedhsa.”s Inanunannouncedin- issuedtoFirtreeHouse. “donealottoputthere- spectioninJuly,itfound But the CQC has since quirementsinplace”. itsowner,SalimJiwa,was returnedtothehomeand Hesaid:“Tofurtherim- failingtoprovidecarethat isstillnotsatisfiedwith prove,wehaveappointed wassafe,effective,caring, theprogressbeingmade. a consultancy, who are responsiveorwell-led. TheCQCsaidthefind- working hands-on to en- Despair:LindaCackettand,inset, Following the July in- ingsofthemostrecentin- able us to put all of the hermotherEdnaSlann EP89099 spection, two formal spection and details of systems in place so all warnings requiring anyfurtheractionwillbe standards are met CHIEFREPORTER She said she does not under- inspectorof adultsocialcarein urgentimprovementwere “publishedinduecourse”. adequately.” EXCLUSIVE standwhySCCplacedhermoth- London,said:“Duetoanadmin- HARDEEPMATHARU er in Grantley Court when istrativeerror,thereportdidnot shortcomingshadalreadybeen publishontheCQCwebsiteuntil [email protected] identifiedduringaCQCinspec- September2014. tionofthehomelastJanuary. “Weapologiseforthiserror,as The Care Quality Commission InformedabouttheCQC’sapol- weknowhowimportantourre- (CQC)hasapologisedafterfail- ogy, Ms Cackett said she was portsaretostakeholders,resi- ingtopublishareportforacare “disgusted”andhaswrittento dentsandtheirfamilies.” home–thatshoweditwasnot Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ACQCspokeswomansaidlast meetinganumberof keystan- abouttheseverefailingsinthe monthitwas“highlyunlikely” dards–untilninemonthsafterit system. that the first SCC would have wasinspected. SCC said it was not aware of heardoftheconcernsraisedlast GrantleyCourtNursingHome, the January inspection when Januarywerewhenthereport inSutton,wasshutdownbythe theyplacedMrsSlannatGrant- waspublishedonline. CQClastmonthafteritidenti- ley Court, because the report MsCackettsaidshewastoldby fied“significantfailingsinsafety was not published on the CQC an individual at the CQC that andqualityofcare”. websiteuntilSeptember. “werelyonthelocalauthorityto Following the closure, Linda OntheCQC’swebsite,thedate look at the website” when it Cackett,fromEpsom,contacted ontheinspectiononthisreport comestoinspectionreports. this newspaper about her 89- is stated as “13 January, 2014” Shesaid:“Theydon’tcommu- year-oldmother,EdnaSlann. and the date of publication is nicatewiththelocalauthority. Shewasmovedintothehome givenas“April2014”. “Hadtheycommunicatedthe last June by Surrey County Butalinktoaccessthefullre- January inspection findings to Council(SCC),whereshestayed port states: “Inspection report SCC, I would have hoped SCC untilSeptember. published18September,2014.” wouldn’t have put my mother Ms Cackett said her mother Thisweek,theCQCadmitted there.” contractedaseverefootinfection thereportshouldhavebeenpub- MsCackettsaidSuttonpolice whilethere,whichhasleftheron lishedearlier. are investigating her mother’s end-of-lifecare. Sally Warren, deputy chief careatGrantleyCourt. Care home monitored after inspection Concernshavebeenraisedabout havenotreceivedthestandardof athirdcarehomeownedbyaman careweexpect.” whosetwootherhomeswereshut HesaidSuttonCounciliswork- downbyasocialcarewatchdog ingwithSuttonpolicetoinvesti- lastmonth. gatethecareprovidedatGrantley FollowingtheclosureofMerok Concerns:FaygateHouseEP89086 Court. Park,inBanstead,andGrantley A Care Quality Commission Court,inSutton,aSuttonCouncil CheammillionaireSoondressen spokesmansaidanunannounced spokesmansaidFaygateHouse, Cooppen. inspectionhastakenplaceatFay- alsoinSutton,isbeingmonitored. Acouncilspokesmansaid:“In gateHouseandareportshouldbe Allthreehomesareownedby allthreecarehomecases,they publishedbytheendofFebruary. 8 NEWYEAR’SHONOURS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January8,2015 Honourable mentions Rodney Bennion OBE JEAN STEER MBE CouncillorJeanSteerwasshewas“a Adelightedmanhasfelthum- veryhumblingandemotional bitoverwhelmed”tobemadeanMBE bledbybeingmadeanOBE experience.I’mveryproudto forservicestoAgeConcernandthe for services to construction havebeengiventheaward.” community. trainingandthecommunity AschairmanoftheCYT,he CounSteer,83,whohaslivedinWest inthesouth-east. said it was immensely re- Ewellfor25yearsandsatonEpsom Rodney Bennion, 68, from warding to be able to help Councilfor20years,saidshewas Rookery Hill, Ashtead, said young disadvantaged people amazedtobenamedinthelistafter thehonourcameontheback getontheladderinthecon- hersonDavidnominatedherandsix ofhis12yearsaschairmanof structionindustry. peoplewroteinsupport. theConstructionYouthTrust Hesaid:“Mybusinessprin- Shesaid:“Iwasabitoverwhelmed. (CYT) and a decade as ciplehasbeentorealisethe “Mysonfeelsordinarypeoplelike chairmanof StChristopher’s talent in young people to myselfdon’tgettheacknowledgement Hospice. enable you to have a good withawardsthattheyshould. MrBennionsaid:“I’mabso- business. “Hesaid:‘It’speoplelikeyouthatdo lutelythrilled. “Everybodyhasagotinnate thingsthatholdthecommunity “Ithasbeena talent,butsometimesthattal- together’.” enthasnotbeenrealisedin CounSteer,trusteeandformer therightway.” chairmanofAgeConcernEpsomand WhenhejoinedCYTin2002 Ewell,encouragesretiredpeopletogo theyhelpedjust20young alongtosocialcentressuchas peopleayear,butnowthe Epsom’sWellsCentreandEwell’s trusthasgrownsomuch LongmeadCentre. thatithelps5,000people Askedwhatinspiresher,shesaid:“I ayear. thinkitwasmybasicworkingclass MrBennion,currently upbringingfromalargefamily. chairman of McNi- “Ihavealwaysbeen cholas and Mabey someonewholooks Group,studiedatTif- aroundandsee finSchoolinKingston whatneeds andthenjoinedWates doingand Group, based in bettering Leatherhead. myselfand During39yearsatthe workinghard.” company, he rose through the ranks and took on the role of the group chief operating officer before his retirement. January8,2015 facebook.com/epsomguardian epsomguardian.co.uk @epsomguardian GENEWYEAR’SHONOURS 9 by royal appointment Jane Formby MBE JEN BRZOZOWSKA OBE Thelongestservingtrustee thrilledandhonouredtore- and a founder of Princess ceivedthisaward,butIam AliceHospicehasbeenmade also embarrassed as I am AgeoscientistfromEwellhasexpressed aMemberoftheOrderofthe justonetinycoginawheelof herdelightatbeingmadeanOBEfor BritishEmpire(MBE). people – staff, volunteers, servicestooilandgasinfrastructureinthe JaneFormbyhasbeenin- friendsandsupporterswho NewYear’shonours. volved with the Esher hos- allworksohardtorunour JenBrzozowska,62,headofoilandgas picesince1983,whensheand hospice. explorationattheDepartmentofEnergy a team of neighbours and “Iamhopingthatthiswill, andClimateChange,said:“I’mverypleased businessleaderscampaigned inasmallway,servetohigh- andhonouredtoreceiveit.I’mthrilled. andraisedforahospicetobe lightandpublicisethewon- “Ithinkthehonourssystemisgreat built. derful free service which becauseitrecognisespeoplewhowould She said: “I am very PrincessAliceHospicepro- notnecessarilyberecognisedelsewhere.” vides to patients and their MsBrzozowska,whomovedfrom families across our wide StoneleightoEwellaboutthreeyearsago, catchmentarea.” joinedtheDepartmentofEnergyasa Frominceptiontonow,Mrs geoscientist35yearsagoandis Formby, of Thames Ditton, responsibleforencouragingandissuing hasbeenakeypartofcreat- licensesforexploration. ingmanyof theeventsthe Shenowrunsateamthatincludesfour hospiceisknownforsuchas geoscientists. the Towpath Trundle, Can- Forseveralyearsshewasalso dlelight Christmas and responsibleforallocatingfundingto Women of Our Time lun- promoteeducationaboutpetroleum cheon,andwasinstrumental explorationandprovidingbursariesto in setting up the first Mastersstudents. PrincessAliceHospiceshop. Shesaid:“Ihavecontributedtotheoil The hospice now has 39 andgasindustrybybeinghere.Weissue shopswithnumber40dueto licensesforexploration.” opensoon. Afteramastersin Nicki Shaw, chief execu- micropalaeontology tive,said:“I’mnotsureIcan andpriorto find the words to put how joiningthecivil much Jane has accom- service,she plished,andcontinuestoac- spenttimeat complishintoperspective. Robertson “Sheisatrulydrivenand Researchin inspiringperson. Walesand “Sheisaskilfulcampaign- BritishNational er, fundraiser, networker OilCorporationin andpublicspeaker.Sheisin- Glasgow. crediblyselflessanddedicat- edandshedoesthisallwith awonderfulsenseof hu- mour and with such graceandhumility.” Dame Fiona Kendrick Thefirstfemalebossof Nes- work to raise awareness of tleUKisdelightedherdame- the importance of food hood has recognised the manufacturing. importanceof foodmanufac- “Iparticularlywanttoen- turinginthiscountry. courageourindustrytopro- Tadworth resident Fiona vide employment and Kendrick,chairmanandchief training opportunities for executiveofficerofNestleUK youngpeople.” andIreland,wasnamedinthe New Year’s Honours for services to the food and drink industry and skills development. DameFionasaid:“Iamde- lightedtoreceivethishonour. “I am particularly pleased because it recognises the importance of UK food manufacturing.” She is the first woman to headuptheUKbusinesswith aturnoverof£2.7bnand8,000 employeesacross23sites. AfterjoiningNestleUKasa commercial graduate in the frozenfooddivisionin1980, shetookonaglobalroleman- aging the strategy for its beverage brands, including Nescafe,in2008. DameFionasaid:“Ihave juststartedmyroleaspres- ident of the Food and DrinkFederation,which representsourindustry andIamlookingfor- wardtocontinu- ing our 10 NEWS GE Advertising:02087226455 Distribution:08444774568 Newsdesk:02087226341 January8,2015 Under pressure but ‘coping’ REPORTER atKingstonHospitalonSunday. samedatelastyear. ALICEFOSTER AshfordandStPeter’sHospitalshave OnDecember1therewere476atten- alsoannouncedtheyareunder“severe dees,upfrom370;onDecember10there [email protected] pressure”andaskedforpeopletoonly were447,upfrom346;andonDecember cometoA&Einarealemergency. 15therewere506attendees,upfrom398. While nearby hospitals have been The trust said: “Non-emergency Overthemonth13,044peoplewentto overwhelmedbytheincreaseinpeople patientsarelikelytohaveanextremely A&E,comparedto11,864inDecember attendingaccidentandemergency(A7E) longwaitandcouldbetakingstaffaway 2013–ariseof almost10percent. units, Epsom and St Helier hospitals’ fromcaringforpatientswhoneedemer- Figurespublishedtodayalsoshowthe departmentsarestillcoping. gencyorlife-savingcare.” NHSinEnglandhasnotmetitsfour- OnTuesday,EpsomandStHelierhos- ButaspokesmanforEspomandStHe- hourA&Ewaitingtimetargetforthe pitalsdescribedthepressureonA&Es lier said: “While the pressure on our firsttimesincethestandardwasintro- Earlystart:ChrisFoot,CEOofFennies,ChrisGrayling as“unprecedentedandchallenging”,but A&Edepartmentsisunprecedentedand ducedadecadeago. saidtheywerestillmanagingtocope challenging,wearecopingwiththede- LastyearJeanetteEllis,deputygener- NMPeandwFennnieus’frousndeerrSyarahsFeennt toDeaodlinpepixeEP8n8993 withtheinfluxofpatients. mandandthetrustisneitherincrisisor almanagerinmedicinewithafocuson Nine hospitals across the country, inamajorincidentsituation.” A&EatEpsomandStHelierHospital includingCroydonUniversityHospital, Thehospitalshavebeenparticularly trust,saidtheaveragenumberofatten- havenowdeclaredmajorincidentsdue busysofarthiswinterandonseveral dancesatEpsomA&Ewas120adayfive A new nursery for toddlers inHookRoad,Epsom. toexceptionalpressureontheirA&Es dayslastmonthstaff dealtwithnearly yearsago. and young children was The nursery, with five andtherewerereportedsix-hourwaits 30percentmorepatientsthanonthe InDecember2013thisnewspaperre- officiallyopenedlastmonth. rooms and an outdoor play portedthisfigurehadrisento160aday, Fenniesrunastringofnurs- area, already has about 40 butonaparticularlybusydayitcould eriesandwelcomedMPChris children,butthereiscapacity be200. Graylingtoitslatestaddition for132childrenintotal. Garage smash Firefighters rescued a woman from rubble after she apparently drove throughthebackofhergarage. ThecarwentthroughawallinBrad- stockRoad,Stoneleigh,onMonday.