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Better Services Better Value events
News & events | 11 Jul 2011 | Tags: Better Services Better Value events
NHS South West London are organising two events to discuss the Better Services Better Value review of health services in South West London. These events are aimed at individuals and groups who have a particular interest in health, like Local Involvement Networks (LINks), local councillors and patient groups. The details of the …
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Public pick rose for new breast unit
News & events | 7 Jul 2011 | Tags: Breast Diagnostic Unit Rose Centre
A public campaign to name a new breast diagnostic unit at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, attracted nearly 400 votes, of which more that 50 per cent were for the “Rose Centre.” The Rose Centre, due to open in October 2011, will be named after breast cancer research pioneer Rose Kushner. …
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First St George’s community open day celebrates a Tooting success story
News & events | 23 Jun 2011 | Tags: community open day
Around 2000 people enjoyed St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and St George’s, University of London’s first community open day, which took place on Saturday 18th June. The day was officially opened by the Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Jane Cooper, while the Rt Hon Sadiq Khan, MP for Tooting, was also …
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Name our new breast diagnostic unit
News & events | 10 Jun 2011 | Tags: Breast Diagnostic Unit
St George’s Hospital is a regional cancer centre and its clinical results for breast screening are among the best in London. To modernise the service a stand-alone facility providing state-of-the-art technology for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and other breast diseases is under development and …
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St George’s Healthcare’s stroke services among the best in the UK
News & events | 1 Jun 2011 | Tags: Stroke
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust’s stroke services were rated in the top 25 per cent in the UK, according to the National Sentinel Audit for Stroke, organised by the Royal College of Physicians. The audit assessed the care of patients who had a stroke between 1st April and 30th June …
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Review to look at Better Services, Better Value in southwest London
News & events | 27 May 2011 | Tags: Better Services Better Value review
Doctors, nurses and therapists are coming together with patients and their representatives to review health services in southwest London. They are calling the review: Better Services Better Value. Dr Howard Freeman, local GP in Merton, and Medical Director for NHS South West London said: “We spend £2.2 billion on health services …
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Naaz Coker to step down as chair in October
News & events | 13 May 2011 | Tags: Naaz Coker
St George’s Healthcare chair, Naaz Coker, has announced that she will be stepping down when her second four-year term comes to an end in October of this year. Speaking about her decision Naaz said: “Chairs and non-executive directors can be appointed for two four-year terms and under special circumstances, for …
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Community services information and advice day announced
News & events | 12 May 2011 | Tags: community services advice day
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has joined with Tooting Safer Neighbourhood team (Metropolitan Police), Wandsworth Adult Social Services, Wandsworth Carers Centre and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust and other voluntary sector agencies to pilot a community services advice day in Tooting. This free drop in …
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St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive announces decision to step down
News & events | 6 May 2011 | Tags: chief executive David Astley
David Astley has announced his decision to step down as chief executive of St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in south west London. Since he joined St George’s Healthcare in December 2006 the trust has become a major trauma centre, a hyper-acute stroke unit and, in October 2010, successfully integrated with …
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Record low infection rates at St George’s Hospital
News & events | 5 May 2011 | Tags: Clostridium difficile infection rates MRSA
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has achieved the lowest infection rates it has ever recorded for MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C.diff) at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, and the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre, Wimbledon. Acquiring only nine MRSA infections and 83 C.diff infections during 2010/11, the trust remained within its mandatory performance …
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