Health

A BRAVE mother is in a race against time to raise money for her critically ill son.

Amy Deller, who works as a medical buyer for St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, is trying everything to raise the £200,000 that could save her son's life.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust has issued an apology to the family of a serial killer, his victims and their families following the publication of a report into his care at the Abraham Cowley Unit at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey.

Fiona Edwards, chief executive of the Trust said, that it accepted that more should have been done to engage Gonzales when he was treated for schizophrenia at the unit between September 1998 and April 2000.

Karolyne Foster, 37, a secretary and part-time barmaid from Knaphill, has raised more than £3,000 for charity by trekking the Inca Trail in Peru.

She joined a group of around 50 trekkers to follow the demanding trail to Machu Picchu in aid of Action Medical Research.

A midwife from Woking has denied waiting 15 minutes to call for help for an unborn baby at a misconduct hearing.

Katherine Lawes, 32, is alleged to have delayed alerting medics to the pregnant mother's plight, a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel heard on Wednesday November 19.

The Runnymede Dolphins' assisted swim sessions are due to restart on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th of September at the Woking Leisure Centre.

If you are a disabled person with physical or sensory problems, but would like to have fun and get fit, this is the place for you! A happy atmosphere, group physiotherapy given in the pool and transport for Runnymede residents if needed. The cost is £1.50 per session.

Give us a call for more details: Wendy on 01483 874611 or visit our website for further information.

Here are two of Woking's newest residents who are appearing in the new arrivals section of this week's Surrey Herald.

Read on to find out more about them and if you've recently welcomed a baby into your family (or are about to) get in touch with us and we'll feature your new addition.

A motorcyclist skidded and came off his bike in Kerria Way, Woking, at about 6.50am on Thursday (31).

The 21-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey with a leg injury.

Woking support teacher Paula Miller is putting her fair skin to the test in some of the toughest climates in the world.

Mother-of-three Paula, 42, of Mabel Street, left on July 26 for a two-week tour of Cairo, Delhi and Tianjin in China.

A £700 donation to Woking Hospice has been made in memory of a woman who died after a two year battle against cancer.

Maria Raimondi, of Kingfield, Woking, died on June 6 aged 76 and the money was collected at her funeral service at St Dunstan's Church on July 12.