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Young patient beats cancer for his birthday
News & events | 26 Jul 2022
St George’s cancer patient Patrick McCarthy celebrated his tenth birthday in style by ringing the end of treatment bell. Patrick was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in January 2019. ALL is the most common type of leukaemia in children, with about 450 to 500 new cases diagnosed in the …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: An Education in Happiness
News & events | 25 Jul 2022
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twenty seventh series following patients treated in the same 24-hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – a place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day. …
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COVID-19 vaccine study calls on south London pregnant women to help build upon booster dose guidance
News & events | 21 Jul 2022
Preg-CoV Study compares different doses of approved booster vaccines in pregnant women It will provide robust data that could shape national and international guidelines Participants are closely monitored and will have a 24-hour phone line to their study team An ongoing national COVID-19 vaccine study is urging more pregnant …
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BBC documentary on vaccine hesitancy features St George’s experts
News & events | 21 Jul 2022
St George’s features in a BBC Two documentary, Unvaccinated, looking at vaccine hesitancy this week.
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Something Changed
News & events | 18 Jul 2022
Filmed in the autumn of 2020, the RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twenty seventh series following patients treated in the same 24-hour period at St George’s in South West London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – a place where stories of life, …
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Celebrating Black Leaders’ Awareness Day across St George’s, Epsom and St Helier’s hospital group
News & events | 18 Jul 2022
Monday 18 July is the annual national Black Leaders’ Awareness Day. It’s a day to inspire young black people to go for opportunities for career progression, and to also raise awareness for increased diversity in leadership positions. Below are just a few of the incredible black leaders from across the …
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Help shape the future of our hospitals: Join a public workshop to help develop our new strategy
News & events | 18 Jul 2022
Join a public workshop to help develop our new strategy.
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Community nurses visit hundreds of high-risk people as temperatures soar
News & events | 15 Jul 2022
Frontline staff from across the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group are advising local people on how to stay safe in the heat and how to access care when needed.
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Another UK first for St George’s Hospital’s latest sustainability efforts: the ‘catalytic converter for gas and air’
News & events | 14 Jul 2022
Dental patients and women in labour will be given ‘green gas and air’ at St George’s hospital, reducing pain on the planet as well as during childbirth and tooth extractions. In a UK first, St George’s University Hospital is investing in a device in its dental unit dubbed the ‘catalytic …
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St George’s Hospital Charity fundraiser chosen to perform Wimbledon coin toss
News & events | 12 Jul 2022
Earlier this year, the Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, invited residents of Merton and Wandsworth to nominate inspirational young people who had gone above and beyond to care for their friends, family and communities during the pandemic. Two young people from …
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