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South London successful in national bid for innovation in health and education
News & events | 14 Jan 2010 | Tags: funding HIEC national bid
NHS, education and social care organisations in south London have become one of only 17 networks across England to receive government funding to improve healthcare delivery and education in the region. The collaboration, made up of around 30 organisations, forms the South London Health Innovation Education Cluster (HIEC) – one …
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Spot check shows St George’s is protecting patients from infections
News & events | 17 Dec 2009 | Tags: CQC inspection spot check Zoe Packman
An unannounced inspection of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by the Quality Care Commission (CQC) on 25th November has confirmed the hospital is meeting its duty to protect patients and staff from infections. The CQC spot check focused on four areas of the hospital, two wards and two …
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St George’s appoints Clinical Director for Emergency Department
News & events | 17 Dec 2009 | Tags: Clinical Director Emergency Department Phil Moss
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Phil Moss as its Clinical Director for the Emergency Department. Phil has extensive experience in emergency medicine having previously worked for Newham University Hospital and the Royal London Hospital as a consultant in emergency medicine before joining St George’s in …
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People with winter bug urged to stay away from hospital
News & events | 14 Dec 2009 | Tags: norovirus winter sickness
People suffering with the winter sickness bug Norovirus are being urged to stay away from hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy. Norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is generally unpleasant but rarely serious. However, by bringing it into hospital, people could be putting vulnerable patients and healthcare workers …
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New transplant technique will benefit local kidney patients
News & events | 30 Nov 2009 | Tags: Nicos Kessaris Steve Purcell technique transplant
Local kidney patients are being given new hope from a pioneering transplant technique, which allows surgeons to transplant a kidney from donor to recipient even if their blood types do not match. This new technique, which was performed by the transplant team at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust …
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St George’s named ‘Large Trust of the Year’
News & events | 30 Nov 2009 | Tags: Dr Foster survey Trust of the Year
Dr Foster Intelligence, the publisher of the Hospital Guide, has named St George’s as its ‘Large Acute Trust of the Year’ for 2009. Each year, Dr Foster Intelligence aims to give patients the information they need to exercise choice with its guide, which is based on analysis of the routine …
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Sticky solution to deadly lung problem
News & events | 16 Nov 2009 | Tags: BioGlue cardiothoracic team lung surgery
A revolutionary procedure that uses surgical BioGlue to prevent potentially life-threatening infection in lung surgery patients has been successfully carried out by a cardiothoracic team at St George’s Hospital, London. [1] Patients who undergo surgery on a lung can be susceptible to infection via a bronchopleural fistula, a hole that …
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St George’s Chair wins Lifetime Achievement Award
News & events | 10 Nov 2009 | Tags: Lifetime Achievement Award Naaz Coker
Naaz Coker, the Chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from an awards scheme recognising the contribution of Asian people to UK society and business. Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards, now in their seventh year, celebrate achievement and success of Asian people in …
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Men in Wandsworth failing to attend life-saving screening appointments
News & events | 29 Oct 2009 | Tags: AAAs abdominal aortic aneurisms
Wandsworth men may be putting their lives at risk by failing to attend life-saving screening clinics at St George’s Hospital. As part of a national programme to cut deaths from abdominal aortic aneurisms (AAAs), men aged over 65 in Wandsworth were among the first in the country invited for free screening which …
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St George’s appoints Interim Director of Human Resources
News & events | 22 Oct 2009 | Tags: interim Director of Human Resources Sally Storey
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Sally Storey as its interim Director of Human Resources (HR) and Organisational Development, to cover in the absence of Helen Gordon who recently took adoption leave. Sally has held Board level HR posts for over 12 years, managing large scale …
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