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Tooting girls’ school raises money for children at St George’s
News & events | 24 Apr 2006
OVER 250 girls aged 12 and 13 from Burntwood School in Tooting have raised an amazing £2,400 for the children’s intensive care unit at St George’s Hospital. Taking part in a sponsored walk around the school playing fields, the year 8 girls raised the money by convincing family and friends …
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A picture of health
News & events | 11 Apr 2006
FLYING the flag for St George’s at the London Marathon this year will be 38-year-old Louise Coast-Smith, a former patient of St George’s who wants to raise money for the surgeon who saved her life – Henry Marsh. Louise became seriously ill six years ago, when she collapsed without warning. …
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Nurse runs St George’s Day marathon to raise money for hospital
News & events | 3 Apr 2006
A NURSE in the children’s intensive care unit at St George’s Hospital is training hard in preparation for this year’s London Marathon and is enjoying the fact that her efforts on St George’s Day (23 April) will benefit St George’s Hospital. Vikki Cameron, who is running and fundraising with her …
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Hospital endoscopy unit ‘excels’, say Government and Royal College inspectors
News & events | 16 Mar 2006 | Tags: endoscopy
THE ENDOSCOPY unit at St George’s Hospital is set to become a screening centre for bowel cancer after reviews by the Government and a group representing four Royal Colleges described it as an “outstanding” centre for patient care and medical training. The reviews, which were held in November 2005 by …
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Wimbledon charity raises £48,000 for epilepsy dietitian at hospital
News & events | 15 Mar 2006 | Tags: epilepsy dietitian
Children in south west London who suffer from a drug-resistant form of epilepsy will be able to try a special diet that can control their seizures from today following a campaign by a local charity to raise thousands of pounds for a specialist dietitian at St George’s Hospital. The Daisy …
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Stay away from hospital if you have winter sickness bug
News & events | 22 Feb 2006 | Tags: norovirus winter sickness bug
DO NOT come to hospital if you are suffering with the winter sickness bug, St George’s Hospital has warned. The winter virus which causes diarrhoea and vomiting is described as ‘unpleasant but rarely serious’ by doctors, but by bringing the virus into hospital you could be putting vulnerable patients and …
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Hospital staff join police to improve security
News & events | 15 Feb 2006 | Tags: police security
STAFF at St George’s Hospital in Tooting are being asked to become Special Constables and patrol the hospital, acting as a powerful deterrent to crime and disorder. As part of the Metropolitan Police Force’s HospitalWatch scheme, staff would patrol the hospital site with experienced officers once a fortnight, training to a high …
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Nominate your nursing hero of the year
News & events | 8 Feb 2006
PATIENTS are being invited to nominate a nurse or midwife for a major new award launched today by St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Nurse/Midwife of the Year award is being held for the first time this year to ‘celebrate and recognise the extraordinary contribution’ made to patient …
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Research shows new drug can stop mother-baby transmission of HIV
News & events | 24 Jan 2006 | Tags: drug HIV mother-baby transmission
DOCTORS from St George’s Hospital have found that a new drug for treating HIV infections can prevent pregnant women infected with a drug-resistant form of the virus from transmitting it to their babies. Two case studies published by a team of virology, paediatric and sexual health experts from the hospital …
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Radiologist appointed hospital Medical Director
News & events | 17 Jan 2006 | Tags: Dr Derek Dundas Medical Director
A SENIOR radiologist has been appointed a medical director of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust announced today [17th January] that Dr Derek Dundas, 53, is the new medical director with responsibility for children’s and women’s services as well as the hospital’s diagnostic units and intensive care …
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