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First Touch transforms the neonatal ‘Quiet Room’
News & events | 24 Apr 2015 | Tags: First Touch fundraising neonatal quiet room
The St George’s neonatal unit is a level three centre, meaning it takes care of the sickest and most premature babies across South West London, and sometimes beyond. The ‘Quiet Room’ is an important space within the unit where staff can take parents and relatives to sensitively explain the treatment …
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St George’s Day competition winners announced!
News & events | 24 Apr 2015 | Tags: competition helipad patient stories St George's Day staff examples winners
Last week we launched a special St George’s Day competition asking for people to tell us why St George’s Hospital is special to them. We were inundated with entries from staff, friends, relatives, past and present patients. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to make a submission. …
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Redthread Youth Violence Intervention at St George’s
News & events | 22 Apr 2015 | Tags: Emergency Department gang violence Kings Hospital mayor initiative Redthread specialist youth workers
Hundreds of teenagers fall victim to gang-related violence every year with some becoming trapped in a cycle of violence. Two Redthread specialist youth workers will now be based in St George’s ED to help break this cycle.
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Tell us why St George’s is special to you and you could win a helipad tour!
News & events | 16 Apr 2015 | Tags: Celebrate competition helipad St George's St George's Day
To mark St George’s day we’re asking you to tweet, Facebook or email us with your stories, poems or photos of why St George’s is special to you…
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An emotional award for Edi
News & events | 10 Apr 2015 | Tags: awards Miles Scott patient experience values
At St George’s we share a vision of improving the health of our patients and local community. We keep patients at the heart of everything that we do with our values designed to inspire our staff: Kind • Look after our patients as we would like to be looked after …
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Nick’s moonwalk to recovery
News & events | 7 Apr 2015 | Tags: a&e anti-gravity treadmill Motorbike physiotherapy Sky Crisis Sky1 trauma
In December 2014 St George’s purchased an anti-gravity treadmill to help better treat patients like Nick. The machine is designed to enable patients to exercise at reduced gravity meaning there is less weight being placed on their injured limb. It can be set-up anywhere between 20-100% gravity with 20% being likened to walking on the moon.
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Looking to the future with ’24 Hours in A&E’
News & events | 31 Mar 2015 | Tags: 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E car accident major trauma
This week’s episode focuses on patients and families who try to look to the future, rather than dwelling on the past.
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Strong bonds forged on ’24 Hours in A&E’
News & events | 25 Mar 2015 | Tags: 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E episode 12 Series 8 strong bonds
This week’s episode focuses on families whose strong bonds have been forged through the worst that life can throw at them.
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Stroke patient flown to St George’s for urgent treatment
News & events | 24 Mar 2015 | Tags: helipad KSS Stroke thrombectomy
St George’s received its first hospital transfer stroke patient by air last week. Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance were called to transfer a stroke patient from the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford to St Georges Hospital last week. The patient had failed to respond to his initial treatment and needed …
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St George’s to become the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for non-invasive prenatal screening
News & events | 23 Mar 2015
Leading London NHS trust teams up with Premaitha Health to create the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for non-invasive prenatal screening.
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