The question that built Queen Mary’s Hospital
In January 1915, in a ward at Millbank Military Hospital, Mary Gwynne Holford stopped beside a soldier who…
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Wandsworth wrote the asbestos checklist. It just doesn’t do the checking.
Only two of 48 buildings have had the safety check the council itself requires
Wandsworth’s asbestos bill tops £1m, with new claims still coming
Four cases are open, two of them in court, and a new claim has arrived every year since 2020
Thirteen Wandsworth buildings used by children contain asbestos
The council's own paperwork counts five, and the one school on its list was last surveyed in 2012
Hospital group admits it is likely blind to patient-harm
Realisation comes one year after this paper flagged the same issue repeatedly and was ignored
The council has finally named its 48 asbestos buildings. It still won’t say when they were checked
Putney Leisure Centre and the Town Hall are on it, along with a primary school and pre-school centres
Regulator steps in as money troubles hit Putney’s hospital
The trust says it's on plan, but nearly half its savings this year are one-off
A historian is racing to save the story of Putney’s migraine clinic
MPs argued twice about the Putney clinic. Time is running out to hear from anyone who remembers it.
Mental health crisis? Wandsworth is getting a dedicated A&E
A walk-in mental health centre needing no referral is also planned for a Wandsworth high street
Free heart checks at Craven Cottage in honour of Clarissa Nicholls
Free heart screenings are taking place at Fulham Football Club’s stadium next week with the aim of detecting…