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Arthur Smith helps celebrate staff achievement

News & events | 18 Dec 2012 | Tags: Arthur Smith awards Christp Miles Scott staff

Comedian Arthur Smith brought sparkle and laughter to St George’s annual staff awards as compère for the event which was held on Thursday, 13th December.

Hosted by Christopher Smallwood, chairman, and Miles Scott, chief executive, the dinner honoured staff who have given 25 years’ service to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as well as the trust’s 2012 special achievement award winners. Volunteers who have given 10 years’ service to St George’s were also recognised.
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St George’s clinicians advise public how to keep warm and keep well

News & events | 17 Dec 2012 | Tags: Alison Robertson Dr Phil Moss winter

As the winter draws in and the temperature drops, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust clinicians are urging people to keep warm and keep well.
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Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad bring festive cheer to St George’s Hospital

News & events | 17 Dec 2012 | Tags: children's wards Polka Theatre Rosie Littleboy

A motley crew of riverside friends from Polka Theatre lead by the infamous Mr Toad arrived at the children’s wards at St George’s Hospital in Tooting on Friday, 14th December.
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Gethin Jones sprinkles some Christmas stardust on St George’s Hospital neonatal unit

News & events | 17 Dec 2012 | Tags: Christmas First Touch Gethin Jones ITV neonatal unit

ITV’s Daybreak made St George’s Hospital’s neonatal unit the centre of the nation’s attention this morning as Gethin Jones hosted a live feature about the families and staff who will be spending the festive season on the unit.
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Chief nurse asks visitors and patients to help keep Norovirus out of hospital

News & events | 14 Dec 2012 | Tags: Alison Robertson diarrhoea guidance norovirus vomiting

St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is asking patients and visitors suffering with symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting (D&V) not to come into hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy.
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BreckerWire designed to enhance patient safety

News & events | 14 Dec 2012 | Tags: BreckerWIre cardiac Dr Stephen Brecker Miles Scott TAVI

A consultant cardiologist at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has designed an innovative device with the aim of reducing the risk of complications during cardiac interventions. Known as the BreckerWire, the device is a new design of intracardiac guidewire developed by Dr Stephen Brecker, a cardiologist at St George’s since 1996.
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St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust named in elite group for mortality rates in Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012

News & events | 3 Dec 2012

Date of issue: Monday, 3rd December 2012 The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 has named St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as one of an elite group of only 16 trusts in the country to have ‘lower than expected’ mortality rates for the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI), which …
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BBC newsreader helps celebrate new family centred care role at St George’s Hospital

News & events | 1 Dec 2012 | Tags: BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth family centred care FCC

BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth was the special guest at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, on 21st November, helping to celebrate the new family centred care (FCC) coordinator role created to provide support for families of premature and sick babies in southwest London. The full-time post is shared between Bobbie Everson and …
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Celebrating success in cardiothoracic surgery

News & events | 27 Nov 2012 | Tags: cardiothoracic

In his latest blog Miles shares some of the exceptional work the department of cardiothoracic surgery are doing in terms of clinical care, their dedication to research, training and education.
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Productive Community Services Wandsworth a national beacon

News & events | 16 Nov 2012 | Tags: Caroline Stanfield Jane Attrill Productive Community Services rehabilitation wheelchair service

The wheelchair service at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been selected as a national case study to highlight the benefits of an improvement programme aimed at community services.
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