19-year-old Caleb Watts will be with the Reds until the end of the season.
The attacking midfielder has been a regular in the Saints youth team as well as playing for them in the Premier League and FA Cup under manager Ralph Hasenhuttel.
He’ll be available for selection when Crawley travel to Carlisle on Saturday.
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Hospitals across Kent, Sussex and Surrey are being asked to discharge hundreds of patients who are well enough to leave by Friday.
The head of NHS South East, Anne Eden, said the beds are needed to deal with an expected surge in admissions of people ill with the Omicron variant.
The NHS nationally has agreed to a reduction of 30% of such patients based on the baseline figure of 13 December. South East hospitals are being asked to make a 50% reduction by 31 January.
In a letter seen by the BBC, Ms Eden said: “This is in order to create the headroom to manage any further Covid pressures, with current modelling indicating a peak in Covid activity in mid-January.” She wrote: “It is now critical that we redouble our efforts to discharge those patients who no longer require bedded care, to create capacity, improve flow and reduce the pressure on staff.”
Ms Eden said staff absences and the need to maintain delivery of critical care for patients mean the NHS “must continue to focus on creating the necessary capacity to meet demand”.
“Failure to do this will significantly increase the risk of a further rise in patient harm,” she said. Ms Eden added hospitals must work with partners, including social care providers, to achieve the reduction in the number of patients in hospital who were well enough to be discharged.
David Brake, Medway Council’s portfolio holder for adult services, said: “We continue to do everything we can to support our hospital colleagues to ensure that patients who are able to be discharged from hospital to continue treatment, or recover, at home are able to leave hospital safely, with appropriate support in place. We know that care providers are under enormous pressure at the moment, and we are committed to ensuring we keep residents who are receiving care, in all settings, as well as the staff who provide this essential support, safe.”
Kent County Council (KCC) said it had “robust plans in place” to ensure vulnerable residents received the care they need.
Clair Bell, KCC’s cabinet member for social care said: “We are doing everything we can to support the NHS and ensure that patients who are discharged from hospital are able to do so safely, with the appropriate support in place.”
A spokesman for East Sussex County Council said: “As part of the wider local health and care system, the council continues to work together with the NHS, our local care homes and home care providers to support the timely and safe discharge of patients from hospital.”
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A woman has died after her car crashed with a lorry parked on the hard shoulder of the M25.
The crash happened on the clockwise carriageway between Reigate and Leatherhead (junctions eight and nine) just after 08:00 GMT.
The car driver was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.
The road was closed for several hours but reopened just after 15:00 GMT, according to National Highways.
Officers are appealing for anyone who saw the crash, and particularly anyone with dashcam footage, to contact them.
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A breakfast club for veterans has been started in Crawley.
The partnership with St. John’s Church aims to help those who have left the forces with their mental health, job prospects and adjusting to civilian life.
Opened by Crawley’s MP, Henry Smith, it will run every Monday between 10am and 12.30pm
Mr Smith said he was, “grateful to local church and forces charities volunteers for their welfare dedication.”
You can find out more here:
https://stjohnscrawley.com/153/The-Bridge-Cafe
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Several road closures are due to take place across Surrey this week which include carriageway resurfacing and drainage repair works.
Pothole repair and safety improvement works will also see roads closed with works scheduled in all the county’s districts and boroughs.
It’s likely that traffic and travel will be disrupted as utility companies and Network Rail may possibly lead to closures in some parts of the county whilst work is carried out.
SurreyLive has looked at roads in each district and borough to provide a list of the ones that are shut this week (from Monday, January 10).
Elmbridge
Runnymede
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