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Visit to our surgical ‘super-hub’ at Queen Mary’s
News & events | 19 Jan 2023
Kat Lay, Health reported for The Times, recently visited St George’s surgical ‘super-hub’ at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. The surgical hub is ringfenced to perform high volume, low complexity cases which allows the main site at St George’s to do high complexity, emergency, tertiary and specialist surgery. The surgical …
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‘Breast screening helps save lives’ Estelle from St George’s visits No 10
News & events | 13 Jan 2023
Estelle Le Galliot, Macmillan Health and Wellbeing Coordinator for St George’s, attended No 10 Downing Street on Wednesday 11 January for a special breakfast reception held by Akshata Murty, PM Rishi Sunak’s wife. The event was held in aid of raising awareness of breast cancer screening for females aged 51-70. …
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Lt Col Jeyasankar Jeyanathan honoured with an OBE
News & events | 11 Jan 2023
Congratulations to Lt Col Jeyasankar Jeyanathan, St George’s Consultant In Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, who has received an OBE in His Majesty The King’s first New Year Honours List. Jey Jeyanathan, a Lieutenant Colonel who has served over twenty years in the British Army, was one of a select …
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How Hospital-at-Home teams are freeing-up beds across London
News & events | 6 Jan 2023
The Hospital at Home teams at Wandsworth and Merton are providing intensive hospital-grade care to help patients with serious conditions at home. The scheme is part of an ongoing initiative launched in December 2021 to support early discharges from hospital. So far the scheme has accepted 310 patients saving an estimated …
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St George’s team win ”Best designed virtual service”
News & events | 5 Jan 2023
Our Functional Neurologic Disorder team won at the HETT Unexpected Innovation Awards. Congratulations to our Functional Neurologic Disorder team at St George’s who recently picked up an award at the Healthcare Excellence Through Technology (HETT) Innovation Awards. The team won ”Best designed virtual service” at the awards ceremony. The service …
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Demand in our hospitals – and what to do if you need help
News & events | 5 Jan 2023
Our emergency departments (EDs) and hospitals are under extreme pressure right now – and we expect them to continue to be very busy over the coming months.
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Meet some of the staff at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals who are working on Christmas Day
News & events | 23 Dec 2022
Many people will – deservedly – be spending Christmas Day with family and friends, opening presents, and enjoying a special dinner. But while they are doing so, nearly 3,000 staff at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals will be working hard to care for patients in need. Doctors, nurses, …
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Outstanding efforts of NHS staff highlighted as Christmas approaches
News & events | 22 Dec 2022
As many families settle down to open their presents, doctors, nurses, porters, cleaners and many other crucial employees at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals will be working hard to care for patients.
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Nurses’ strikes at St George’s and Queen Mary’s Hospitals, 30 April – 1 May: information for patients
News & events | 20 Dec 2022 | Tags: Emergency Department
Information for patients on strikes. Please continue to attend appointments unless you are contacted directly. We are always open for emergency care, if you need care that is not an emergency please contact NHS 111 or visit your local pharmacy first.
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AFC Wimbledon spread the Christmas cheer to St George’s paediatric wards
News & events | 20 Dec 2022
AFC Wimbledon’s men and women’s first-team players combined with the AFC Wimbledon Foundation to deliver some early Christmas gifts to patients on our paediatric wards at St George’s – resulting in smiles aplenty! AFC Wimbledon donates gifts to our paediatric wards every Christmas. This visit was particularly special because it …
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