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St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals issue advice to the public ahead of junior doctor strikes
News & events | 11 Mar 2023
Use our services wisely but continue to come forward in an emergency and attend appointments unless you hear otherwise – that’s the message from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group ahead of the junior doctor strikes next week. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and …
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St George’s Green Plan Workshop
News & events | 10 Mar 2023
This week we ran a workshop to refresh St George’s Green Plan and bring sustainability back into our teams and key stakeholders top priorities. The healthcare we provide in the future depends on the action we take on climate change today. “It will be grimly ironic if the NHS creates …
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Quitting tobacco for good this No Smoking Day
News & events | 8 Mar 2023
On Wednesday 8 March thousands of smokers were encouraged to quit tobacco for good during the annual No Smoking Day. Around 6 million people in the UK smoke, while around 80,000 die every year from smoking-related causes. That’s 80,000 too many. St. George’s Tobacco Dependence team were on hand in …
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St George’s mends broken hearts
News & events | 14 Feb 2023
St George’s structural heart team has doubled the number of hearts they’ve fixed via TAVI procedures in the last two years.
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Tens of thousands of patients tested for HIV in our Emergency Departments
News & events | 10 Feb 2023
Tens of thousands of patients were tested for HIV in our emergency departments last year, thanks to an opt-out scheme that aims to ensure people who have the virus get the support they need quickly. St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group offers opt-out HIV testing in …
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Rare cancer teen survivor inspired to be a nurse thanks to team who saved her life
News & events | 10 Feb 2023
A recovered paediatric cancer patient is hoping to follow in the footsteps of those in the outstanding rated paediatric team at St George’s Hospital that saved her life. Zoe Magness, who recently celebrated her 18th birthday, was just four years old when she became unwell and doctors found a tumour …
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Cancer patient commends St George’s for ‘kindness, compassion and understanding’ post-surgery
News & events | 2 Feb 2023
John Organ was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in November 2022. He was operated on by a specialist team at St George’s just seven weeks later, and successfully had his cancer removed. From diagnosis right through to the operation, John was so grateful for his care. Ahead of World Cancer Day …
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#TeamStGeorges raise awareness for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
News & events | 27 Jan 2023
From 23 – 29 January is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2023, all week long the gynaecology team at St George’s have been raising awareness. In the UK, you are automatically invited for cervical screening if you are between the ages of 25 and 64, are registered as female with your …
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Thank you for taking care of my mum!
News & events | 25 Jan 2023
BBC News producer Sophie Tall says she was “incredibly grateful” for her mother’s emergency care at St George’s over the festive period. When Lorna Clark, Sophie’s mother, fell and shattered her wrist before Christmas, she visited St George’s Emergency Department where she was triaged and seen by a doctor within …
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St George’s surgeons’ pioneering surgery saves life of baby girl born with ultra-rare condition
News & events | 23 Jan 2023
When baby Connie was born with dead bowel, her devastated parents were warned she wouldn’t survive. But thanks to a team of paediatric surgeons at St George’s Hospital for “taking the risk that no one else would”, the tot has made a miraculous recovery. Deborah and Dominic La Spina say …
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