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The ‘Tree of Life’ at St George’s

News & events | 8 Oct 2014 | Tags: donation gift memory tree of life

On Saturday 4th October St George’s unveiled a special memorial ‘Tree of Life’ paying tribute to, thanking and remembering the many people who have donated life-saving organs. More than 90 lives have been saved over the last year thanks to donors and their families consenting to organ donation. The tree, …
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St George’s supports the ‘Hello My Name Is’ campaign

News & events | 7 Oct 2014 | Tags: campaign hello my name is kate granger patient communications st georges university student

Dozens of St George’s, University of London students have showed their support for a national campaign called ‘Hello My Name Is’ which aims to improve communication with patients. The ‘Hello My Name Is’ campaign was started by Dr Kate Granger, an Elderly Medicine Registrar and terminally ill cancer patient, in …
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Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – the most successful yet!

News & events | 7 Oct 2014 | Tags: cake coffee morning fundraising Macmillan

St George’s hosted its annual Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September and right from the start there was a real buzz with lots of people lining up for coffee and cake and people winning prizes at the very lively tombola outside the main reception at St George’s Hospital. Thanks …
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St George’s, University of London ranks in Top 200 best universities in the world

News & events | 7 Oct 2014

For the first time St George’s, University of London, has been ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world in a new authoritative survey by the Times Higher Education magazine. In the World University Rankings 2014 – 2015, St George’s has been placed at 196th globally. Last …
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St George’s is one of the most improved trusts for cancer patient experience

News & events | 2 Oct 2014 | Tags: improvement League Table Macmillan patient experience survey

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been listed as one of the most improved trusts for cancer patient experience. This is according to a league table released by Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Official opening of the First Touch garden at St George’s

News & events | 29 Sep 2014 | Tags: BBC Charity First Touch garden neonatal Raising Awareness Sophie Raworth

On Friday 26th September BBC television presenter, Sophie Raworth officially opened the First Touch garden at St George’s.
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A very generous gift from the Harrison family

News & events | 25 Sep 2014 | Tags: First Touch fundraising neonatal neonatal charity

On Tuesday 23 September our neonatal unit received a very generous gift from the Harrison family. Dean Harrison completed the Great North Run this month to raise funds for First Touch and to thank St George’s neonatal unit for the care his son Lenny received. Lenny was born at exactly …
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St George’s has received its 100th helipad patient

News & events | 23 Sep 2014 | Tags: Boris Johnson helipad HELP appeal major trauma patient

St George’s has received its 100th helipad patient.
The patient who was involved in a road traffic accident needed emergency medical care and was flown to the hospital’s major trauma centre on September 14th.

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All welcome at our 2014 Annual General Meeting

News & events | 17 Sep 2014

Annual General Meeting (AGM) The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an opportunity to learn more about these achievements and the work of the trust as well as our plans for the future. It is also your chance to put questions directly to the trust chair and chief executive. Members of …
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Bone marrow study day at St George’s

News & events | 9 Sep 2014 | Tags: Bone Marrow Transplant patient experience Sharing Experience Stem Cell Study Day transplant

Tuesday 2nd September was the bone marrow study day at St George’s healthcare NHS Trust. With over 80 delegates attending, the afternoon session brought together a mixture of professionals from the haematology and surrounding teams with an aim to improve their knowledge of the bone marrow transplant process. Dr Mickey …
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