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St George’s to create a new specialist youth service for victims of gang-related violence
News & events | 17 Feb 2015 | Tags: deputy mayor funding gang-related violence major trauma major trauma centre new initiative specialist youth workers
St George’s will be one of the major trauma centres (MTC) to host specialist youth workers dealing directly with young victims of gang crime, it was announced today. The youth workers will be placed in every MTC to support victims and reduce youth violence in London under the major expansion …
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‘Broadchurch’ at St George’s!
News & events | 16 Feb 2015 | Tags: Broadchurch David Tennant filming health advice Olivia Colman pacemaker
On one overcast Saturday in September 2014 St George’s opened its doors to the crew and cast of ITV’s award winning drama, ‘Broadchurch’. The 30-strong crew arrived early in the morning and parked up their three lorries that were brimming with lighting, costume changes and location props – it was …
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St George’s is taking part in pioneering new buddy scheme to improve experience of care for cancer patients
News & events | 13 Feb 2015 | Tags: buddy scheme cancer Cancer patient experience mentor patient experience
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be taking part in a pioneering ‘buddy scheme’ to help some NHS trusts in England to improve cancer patients’ experience of care. St George’s was identified by the recent Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) as being one of the most …
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Mark’s Miracle
News & events | 11 Feb 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Consultant Will major trauma miracle
St George’s is one of the largest single-site hospitals in the UK and has one of Britain’s most advanced and busiest A&E departments. Approximately 400 people visit our emergency department (ED) every day. They come to us seeking care and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions – painful …
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A teaser for episode six of ’24 Hours in A&E’
News & events | 10 Feb 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E air ambulance major trauma mental health tree surgeon
This week’s episode focuses on freedom, independence and renewal.
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Fifth episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ at St George’s FT!
News & events | 3 Feb 2015 | Tags: 24 Hours 24 hours in A&E Foundation Trust Geriatric medicine
This week’s episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ focuses on older patients who are often reluctant to get the help they need, while younger patients are treated after very different accidents.
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St George’s becomes an NHS Foundation Trust
News & events | 2 Feb 2015
Health regulator Monitor has authorised St George’s to be a Foundation Trust.
To reflect this achievement, the trust’s formal title will change to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Episode Four of ’24 Hours in A&E’ – Handling Anxiety
News & events | 28 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Anxiety episode four Series 8
This week’s episode looks at the anxiety faced by patients, family and staff.
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Providing Offender Healthcare: Healthier – Inside and Out
News & events | 23 Jan 2015
Getting the balance right behind bars is what it’s all about for trust staff working at HMP Wandsworth. The Offender Healthcare Service, led by Jo Darrow, has been set up to improve the health of offenders whilst working in an environment designed to limit their liberty. Jo relishes her job …
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St George’s secures further funding to improve patient safety in Ghana
News & events | 22 Jan 2015 | Tags: funding Ghana KATH Patient Safety WHO
A partnership set up to share patient safety initiatives and approaches between KATH and St George’s has been part of a World Health Organisation (WHO) two-year programme.
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