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Annual report 2011/12 looks back over exciting year for St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

News & events | 14 Sep 2012 | Tags: Christopher Smallwood CQC Dr Foster Miles Scott report

The St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust today published its annual report and annual accounts 2011/12

The report has been published in a number of formats to try and cater for everybody’s needs. The best way to read the report is on the St George’s Healthcare website at www.xstgeorges.nhs.uk/annual The report is optimised for mobile phones so the layout will automatically adjust to your phone’s screen size, and there are also versions available for e-readers and Kindles, as well as a PDF version and a summary report on the website that will also be available around St George’s and Queen Mary’s Hospitals and health centres across Wandsworth.
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St George’s Hospital open for business as usual

News & events | 11 Sep 2012 | Tags: major incident major trauma centre

St George’s Hospital is operating business as usual following a major incident in the early hours of Tuesday 11th September, which saw five patients brought to the hospital’s major trauma centre following a road traffic accident on the A3.
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New divisional chair begins role at St George’s

News & events | 7 Sep 2012 | Tags: divisional chair Drew Fleming Miles Scott

Drew Fleming started in his new role of divisional chair of surgery, theatres, neurosciences and cancer at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this week. Drew had previously held the post of clinical director for surgery at the trust.
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Steven Bolam and Neal Deans take up new executive roles

News & events | 5 Sep 2012 | Tags: estates and facilities finance and funding Miles Scott Neal Deans Steven Bolam

Steven Bolam started in his new role of director of finance, performance and informatics at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this week.
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St George’s Hospital Heart Attack Centre catheter lab has London’s best survival rates

News & events | 3 Sep 2012 | Tags: angioplasty catheter lab heart attack centre LAS Pitt Lim

A report published by London Ambulance Service (LAS) shows that the catheter lab at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is achieving the best survival rates in London.
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New dementia awareness scheme launched

News & events | 13 Aug 2012 | Tags: butterfly scheme dementia Jen Tulloch

A new initiative aimed at helping raise awareness of patients with dementia in hospital has been launched at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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New joint director of estates and facilities for St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s, University of London

News & events | 9 Aug 2012 | Tags: estates and facilities Neal Deans

Neal Deans has been appointed to the role of joint director of estates and facilities for St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s, University of London.
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Who is your NHS Hero?

News & events | 3 Aug 2012 | Tags: award Miles Scott NHS Hero nominations

NHS Heroes is a new national award scheme that recognises the efforts of staff whose expertise, passion for care, concern and everyday kindness touches the lives of patients and their families in hospital and community services. People whose day-to-day work has changed, enhanced or even saved a life dear to them.
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NHS Heroes and staff awards

News & events | 3 Aug 2012 | Tags: Miles Scott NHS Hero

In his latest blog Miles discusses the opportunity the NHS Heroes awards scheme offers to recognise the people who go the extra mile to make a difference and who do great things every day.

Miles also discusses the St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust staff values, the Living our Values Awards winners and how the trust celebrated International Nurses’ Day.
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Innovative project named finalist in 2012 HSJ Efficiency Awards

News & events | 27 Jul 2012 | Tags: award efficiency estates and facilities heat recovery HSJ Hugh Gostling

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has been listed as a finalist in the 2012 HSJ Efficiency Awards for a heat recovery project that aims to reduce the trust’s carbon footprint and save money.
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