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St George’s neuromuscular service receives national recognition for outstanding care

St George’s neuromuscular service receives national recognition for outstanding care

News & events | 23 Jan 2024

St George’s Hospital has been recognised for providing outstanding care to people with muscle-wasting and weakening conditions across South West London and Surrey. The hospital’s Atkinson Morley Neuromuscular Centre has been given a Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity Muscular Dystrophy UK to acknowledge the care it provides …
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Council of Governors Elections 2023/24 results published

Council of Governors Elections 2023/24 results published

News & events | 10 Jan 2024

Voting in the 2023/24 elections to the St George’s Council of Governors closed at 5 pm on Wednesday 22 December 2023. Thank you to all of those who stood in this year’s elections and to all of our members who voted, and congratulations to all of the successful candidates. Election …
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Festive fever: Record-breaking doctors’ strikes disrupt patient care

Festive fever: Record-breaking doctors’ strikes disrupt patient care

News & events | 2 Jan 2024

Severe disruption to NHS services is expected over the coming days as junior doctors prepare to strike amidst a storm of winter pressures.
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Number of emergency department visits at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals set to top 300,000 in 2023

Number of emergency department visits at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals set to top 300,000 in 2023

News & events | 28 Dec 2023

It’s been another busy year for St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group – with 34 people, on average, going to one of our emergency departments (EDs) every hour. 2023 has also seen the birth of about 7,600 babies across our three hospitals, and the number …
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Choose the right care for you

Choose the right care for you

News & events | 21 Dec 2023

A lot of people come to the Emergency Department because they do not know where else to go could get quicker and more appropriate treatment much closer to home
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Nightmare before Christmas as hospital pressures soar

Nightmare before Christmas as hospital pressures soar

News & events | 19 Dec 2023

A spike in very unwell patients has put indescribable pressure on St George’s, Epsom, and St Helier’s emergency departments – and with Christmas and doctors’ strikes on the way, demand could snowball further this winter. Senior clinicians are warning of severe disruption to NHS services over the coming weeks – …
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St George’s publishes full response to the future of children’s cancer services consultation

St George’s publishes full response to the future of children’s cancer services consultation

News & events | 18 Dec 2023

You can read St George’s response in this article. …

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Children’s specialist cancer consultation closed

Children’s specialist cancer consultation closed

News & events | 18 Dec 2023

There will be no sudden changes to how children and young people receive care.
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Teen follows in the footsteps of hero nurses who treated her rare cancer

Teen follows in the footsteps of hero nurses who treated her rare cancer

News & events | 15 Dec 2023

“I am very excited to be following in the footsteps of the  nurses who took amazing care of me and hopefully I can be like them one day” – those are the words of a former cancer patient who is now studying to become a nurse herself. Zoe Magness was …
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Youngster treated by ‘amazing’ St George’s teams gears up for cancer-free Christmas with sports car request

Youngster treated by ‘amazing’ St George’s teams gears up for cancer-free Christmas with sports car request

News & events | 14 Dec 2023

A six-year-old boy hopes Santa Claus will bring him a blue Lamborghini as he celebrates his first cancer-free Christmas since he was two. Little Jackson Hall was diagnosed with leukaemia in February 2020 after a rash appeared on his skin that wouldn’t go away – and was treated by an …
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