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Freddie Flintoff thanks ‘NHS superheroes’ as he is reunited with his care team following crash
News & events | 1 Aug 2025
Former England cricket captain Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been reunited with the care team who treated him following his car crash, praising their “expertise, love and compassion.” In 2022, he was airlifted to St George’s Hospital in Tooting and underwent emergency surgery under the care of Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial …
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Chief Executive Jacqueline Totterdell to step down
News & events | 25 Jul 2025
After eight years at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and four at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Jacqueline will be taking up a new position as Chief Executive of NHS Wales and Director
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Public warned of ‘huge disruption’ to NHS services during resident doctors’ strikes
News & events | 23 Jul 2025
Resident doctors’ strikes will put extra pressure on NHS services over the coming week – as hospitals see their busiest summer in years. The five-day walkout, which will take place across England – including at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) – comes at …
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Celebrating over 17,000 years of service at our gesh 25 events
News & events | 15 Jul 2025
Honouring dedication, compassion and a lifetime of care from over 600 staff. From St George’s to Epsom and St Helier, more than 600 long-serving colleagues have been celebrated over the past year at our gesh 25 events, to recognise an incredible 17,000+ years of NHS service between them. It’s been …
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Critical: Between Life and Death – St George’s set to take the global stage
News & events | 10 Jul 2025
Critical: Between Life and Death launches on Tuesday 23 July. In just under two weeks, St George’s will be seen around the world as Netflix premieres Critical: Between Life and Death – a gripping six-part documentary showcasing the reality of trauma care across London. Filmed partly on-site last summer, the series …
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St George’s trail-blazes life-changing procedure for common heart condition
News & events | 10 Jul 2025
St George’s Hospital is one of the first in the country to pioneer a new way of treating patients with a condition that, if ignored, can be fatal. Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm problem1 in the UK that, as well as causing fatigue and dizziness, increases the …
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Fit for the Future – The 10 Year Health Plan for England
News & events | 3 Jul 2025
The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England has been launched, setting out a bold, ambitious and necessary new course for the NHS. The plan fundamentally reinvents our approach to healthcare so that we can guarantee the NHS will be there for all who need it for generations to come. …
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St George’s in the spotlight in new Netflix documentary
News & events | 25 Jun 2025
Viewers across the world will soon get a glimpse into the ground-breaking care provided by trauma teams at St George’s. Netflix’s new six-part series, Critical: Between Life and Death, hits the global streaming platform on Wednesday 23 July – and will showcase the work of the London Major Trauma System. …
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First patients to receive ‘game-changing’ cancer therapy now in remission
News & events | 28 May 2025
A lifesaving medicine that destroys blood cancer has been given to the first patients in South West London and Surrey – with hugely significant results. Seven patients at St George’s Hospital have now received the highly-effective treatment called CAR-T, and the majority are now in remission. As well as bettering …
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New electronic patient record goes live across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group
News & events | 9 May 2025
Patients and staff across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals are set to benefit from a new groupwide electronic patient record system. The new system, iClipPro, integrates multiple IT systems used across the Trusts’ sites into one, giving staff a complete overview of a person’s care in real time. …
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