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Generous surgery gift will help St George’s babies
News & events | 30 May 2012 | Tags: Baby Isaac Fund Cristina Villiers Ian Villiers laparoscopy neonatal laparoscopic instrument sets
St George’s Hospital, London, has received two neonatal laparoscopic instrument sets, which will be the first to be used in the UK. The sets, which cost over £20,000, were bought by the Baby Isaac Fund, founded by Ian and Cristina Villiers in 2010 as a legacy for their son Isaac, …
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St George’s baby charity receives £30,000 boost from Martine McCutcheon and Jack McManus
News & events | 21 May 2012 | Tags: baby charity Jack McManus Martine McCutcheon neonatal charity
St George’s Hospital welcomed actress Martine McCutcheon and her fiancé Jack McManus on Wednesday 23rd May as they presented a £30,000 cheque won for the hospital’s neonatal charity, First Touch. As patrons of First Touch, Martine and Jack visited the neonatal unit and spent time talking with parents and staff. The …
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New finance lead for St George’s
News & events | 21 May 2012 | Tags: appointed director of finance New finance lead Steven Bolam
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Steven Bolam to the position of director of finance, performance and informatics. Steven, who is currently director of finance and performance at Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth PCTs, will take up his new post in September. Steven has …
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St George’s breast cancer service wins national improvement award
News & events | 18 May 2012 | Tags: breast cancer service wins national improvement award
The breast cancer service team at St George’s Hospital, London, has won an NHS Improvement award for reducing the amount of time that patients spend in hospital following surgery. In January 2011 the team introduced a new 23-hour discharge model for breast cancer patients. As a result there has been …
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A single pathology service for south west London announced
News & events | 18 May 2012 | Tags: single pathology service
The chief executives of each of the four hospital trusts in south west London have today announced plans to join forces to develop a single pathology service for south west London. The four chief executive have released the following joint statement on behalf of the south west London pathology programme …
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St George’s Nurse of the Year awards celebrate staff dedication
News & events | 16 May 2012 | Tags: Nurse of the Year awards
International Nurses’ Day was celebrated at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Friday 11th May with the trust’s annual Nurse of the Year awards. Awards presented include Nurse of the Year, Midwife of the Year, Healthcare Assistant of the Year and Mentor of the Year. All award nominations were …
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Take That star opens new children’s garden at St George’s Hospital
News & events | 30 Apr 2012 | Tags: Mark Owen Take That
Take That singer Mark Owen took time out of his busy schedule to officially open a new children’s garden at St George’s Hospital, southwest London, on Friday 27th April. The singer, who lives in Wandsworth, met with patients, parents and staff during his visit and also made time to go around the …
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Robotic surgery at St George’s is improving cancer care
News & events | 25 Apr 2012 | Tags: bladder cancer robotic
St George’s Hospital, southwest London, has become one of only a handful of hospitals in the UK to use robotic, minimally invasive, surgery to improve outcomes for bladder cancer patients. Part of the standard treatment for bladder cancer patients is a cystectomy, the removal of all or part of the …
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Improvement in patient experience at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
News & events | 24 Apr 2012 | Tags: Care Quality Commission CQC
The latest inpatients Care Quality Commission (CQC) national survey has confirmed patient experience improvements for St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s patients. The trust is now achieving results expected of a major healthcare provider that compare favourably with similar organisations. Staff developed and implemented a range of changes that …
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Martine McCutcheon helps raise money for St George’s baby charity
News & events | 23 Apr 2012 | Tags: First Touch Martine McCutcheon neonatal charity
Award-winning actress Martine McCutcheon will appear on the ITV game show All Star Family Fortunes on Sunday 29th April to raise money for First Touch, St George’s Hospital’s neonatal charity. Martine and her fiancé Jack McManus are patrons of First Touch, which supports premature and sick babies, their families and the staff who …
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