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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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Zombie knives handed in after St George’s Hospital installs amnesty bin in UK first
News & events | 12 Mar 2025
A patient has described the terrifying moment he was stabbed with a 15-inch blade while onlookers filmed on their phones – as the hospital where he was treated reveals almost 100 dangerous weapons have been surrendered on site. The male from South London, who did not wish to be named, …
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Rapper Dave helps elderly patients discharged from St George’s Hospital
News & events | 12 Feb 2025
Rapper Dave aka Santan Dave has helped fund a new scheme that helps elderly patients discharged from St George’s Hospital. Free packs filled with essential items such as toiletries, tea, coffee and comforting items such as non-slip socks will be given to the patients to help them settle back into …
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Norovirus advice as diarrhoea and vomiting bug shuts three hospital wards
News & events | 7 Feb 2025
Three wards at St George’s Hospital in Tooting have been closed due to an outbreak of the vomiting bug norovirus. To help reduce the risk of the infection spreading, some bays or wards will be closed to admissions and transfers – to protect new patients from being exposed to the …
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Boy, 7, thrives at school after spending almost half his life having cancer treatment
News & events | 4 Feb 2025
Five years ago this month, Jackson Hall was diagnosed with leukaemia. He was two years old in February 2020, when his parents Sam and Shaun Hall noticed a rash that wouldn’t go away. Concerned, they took him to St Helier Hospital where blood tests were taken – further testing revealed …
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Sir Mark Lowcock KCB appointed as Chair of St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group
News & events | 29 Jan 2025
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Mark Lowcock KCB as Chair from 1 April 2025. Sir Mark is a committed public servant and joins gesh after a distinguished career in the UK Civil Service, where he …
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Latest statement on winter pressures as NHS sees busiest year ever for emergency services
News & events | 9 Jan 2025
Nicola Shopland, Site Chief Nurse at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Help us wage war on winter — our hospitals are facing a barrage of winter viruses including flu, and our emergency departments are feeling the strain. “We need your help — get your flu vaccine, stay at …
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Health chief warns of common mistake people make as hospitals brace for cold weather spike
News & events | 2 Jan 2025
Hospitals across London and Surrey are bracing for the impact of this weekend’s cold snap on emergency services. With the Met Office predicting sub-zero temperatures and snow, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier’s emergency departments (EDs) are expecting demand to soar as the temperature drops. While icy conditions can cause …
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Betfair owner names prize-winning racehorse after nurse who cared for him following Boxing Day heart attack
News & events | 23 Dec 2024
A nurse at St George’s Hospital has had a prize-winning racehorse named after her by a grateful patient who she cared for, following a heart attack at Christmas. Businessman and Betfair co-founder Andrew Black said he wanted to show Coronary Care Unit Manager Breege Skeffington how much she helped him …
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Standing ovation for emergency care teams that see patients every 90 seconds
News & events | 17 Dec 2024
Emergency care teams that see patients every 90 seconds received a standing ovation, alongside hospital cleaners and security staff, at an NHS awards show hosted by Myleene Klass. The awards celebrated the care and contribution of 17,000 healthcare workers across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health …
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