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New hospital inspection plans welcomed

News & events | 29 Jul 2013 | Tags: CQC feedback Healthwatch inspection Wandsworth

Wandsworth Council and St George’s Hospital in Tooting have welcomed the introduction of a new hospital inspection regime.
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Francis report announced today

News & events | 29 Jul 2013

The trust welcomes the report by Robert Francis QC into the failings of Stafford Hospital which will be published later today. Every NHS organisation and every NHS professional must reflect on the report and on their own services to ask “could any aspect of the failings at Stafford Hospital happen …
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New university-NHS alliance to improve healthcare in south London

News & events | 18 Jul 2013 | Tags: education King's Health Partners Miles Scott Peter Kopelman Research St George's University of London

A Strategic Alliance that will share best practice in research and the education and training of students and health professionals has been agreed between King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust Board and St George’s, University of London.
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International honour as St George’s picks up another Centre of Excellence accreditation

News & events | 25 Jun 2013 | Tags: accreditation award blood pressure centre of excellence Dr Antonios hypertension

The blood pressure unit at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, has been recognised as a hypertension Centre of Excellence for providing the highest standards of care to its patients.
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St George’s transfusion initiative named finalist in 2013 HSJ Efficiency Awards

News & events | 19 Jun 2013 | Tags: awards blood efficiency HSJ savings transfusion

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has been listed as a finalist in the 2013 HSJ Efficiency Awards for an innovative blood transfusion initiative which aims to improve patient safety and save money.
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St George’s hosts first conference on prison sexual health services

News & events | 5 Jun 2013

The first national conference on sexual healthcare services in the country’s prisons has today been held at St George’s Hospital, Tooting.
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First Touch garden wins gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show

News & events | 22 May 2013 | Tags: Chelsea Flower Show First Touch garden neonatal unit RHS

A garden created to recognise the work of First Touch, the neonatal unit charity at St George’s Hospital, has been awarded a gold medal at the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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International Nurses’ Day celebrated at St George’s with awards event

News & events | 13 May 2013 | Tags: Auntie Lucy awards Nurses Day

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust marked International Nurses’ Day on Friday 10th May with the trust’s annual nursing awards.

Awards were presented for Nurse of the Year, Midwife of the Year, Healthcare Assistant of the Year and Mentor of the Year. All award nominees were put forward by fellow colleagues for their outstanding contribution to nursing practice over the last year.
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St George’s consultant wins prestigious award for osteoarthritis research

News & events | 9 May 2013 | Tags: award British Society of Rheumatology Dr Sofat Michael Mason medal osteoarthritis rheumatologist rheumatology

A clinician at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a national award for her work leading research into osteoarthritis, the world’s most common form of arthritis.
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Inpatient care at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust continues to improve

News & events | 16 Apr 2013 | Tags: Alison Robertson CQC feedback survey

The 2012 Care Quality Commission (CQC) survey of adult inpatients has shown that St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has maintained and built on its improvements to inpatient care.
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