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Cancer clinicians appointed LCA pathway group chairs

News & events | 11 Feb 2013 | Tags: cancer LCA Mr Hyde Pathway Groups Professor Powell Ros Given-Wilson

Two St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust clinicians have been appointed pathway group chairs for the London Cancer Alliance (LCA). Mr Nicholas Hyde, lead cancer clinician at St George’s, who already sits on the LCA Clinical Board, has been appointed LCA pathway group chair for head and neck cancer, and Professor Barry Powell, head of melanoma services at St George’s, has been appointed the LCA pathway group chair for skin cancer.
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Staff recognised at London Mayor’s reception

News & events | 8 Feb 2013 | Tags: Boris Johnson staff

Staff from the senior health team at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, met Mayor of London Boris Johnson at an event acknowledging the outstanding work and achievements of members of the community.
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Foundation Trust public consultation will shape the future of St George’s

News & events | 1 Feb 2013 | Tags: Christopher Smallwood consultation Foundation Trust Miles Scott

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is today, Friday 1st February, launching its public consultation on becoming a Foundation Trust. The trust is inviting its staff, patients and members of the public to have their say on the membership and governance proposals which will determine how St George’s is governed in the future.
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Surgery at St George’s presentation

News & events | 1 Feb 2013 | Tags: anaesthetics cancer neurosciences surgery theatres

The division of surgery, theatres, anaesthetics, neurosciences and cancer presented some of their key achievements of the past two years and plans for the future to the Board yesterday.
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Study shows St George’s among best for responding to patient feedback

News & events | 1 Feb 2013 | Tags: Alison Robertson feedback NHS Choices patient opinion

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of only a handful of trusts who effectively respond to patient feedback online.
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St George’s Hospital’s emergency department officially opened

News & events | 23 Jan 2013 | Tags: a&e Dame Ruth Carnall refurbishment

Dame Ruth Carnall, chief executive of NHS London, officially opened St George’s Hospital’s emergency department on Wednesday 23rd January 2013.
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Cold snap is snow joke for elderly and vulnerable south west London residents

News & events | 18 Jan 2013 | Tags: Alison Robertson Dr Phil Moss elderly norovirus winter winter sickness bug

For most of us the snow means snow men, snow ball fights and good times. However, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust clinicians are urging people to consider the well being of others for whom the snow means an increased risk of ill health, and how to help people keep warm and keep well.
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Chair announces non-executive appointments

News & events | 16 Jan 2013 | Tags: Christopher Smallwood Dr Judith Hulf non-executive director Stella Pantelides

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chair Christopher Smallwood has announced that Dr Judith Hulf and Stella Pantelides joined the trust as non-executive directors on 1st January 2013.
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New Year letter to staff

News & events | 3 Jan 2013 | Tags: a&e award community services education Foundation Trust Francis Inquiry improvement inspection Miles Scott partnerships staff

2012 was a momentous year for the country and also for St George’s. The Jubilee and then the Olympics caught our imagination and brought people together as well as heralding unprecedented sporting success.

At St George’s we continued our proud tradition of providing excellent patient care. The Dr Foster Hospital Guide once again identified St George’s as one of a handful of Trusts to have statistically significant low mortality rates, a key marker of quality and safety.
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St George’s Hospital’s Acute Medicine Unit officially opened

News & events | 21 Dec 2012 | Tags: acute medicine unit Ann Radmore

Ann Radmore, chief executive of NHS South West London, officially opened St George’s Hospital’s Acute Medicine Unit on Thursday, 20th December.
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