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19-year-old patient and Tik-Tok influencer thanks St George’s for new life-saving Covid treatment
News & events | 24 Jan 2022
Nineteen-year-old Tik-Tok star Katie was among the first patients in the UK to receive the new antiviral Covid treatment, Sotrovimab, when St George’s began offering the treatment in December. The treatment is a monoclonal antibody infusion which allows people who test positive for Covid-19 and are immunosuppressed, meaning they would …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Legacy
News & events | 18 Jan 2022
This episode – the first of the 26th series – looks at our accomplishments and our experiences and how they shape the people we become and ultimately the legacies we leave behind.
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St George’s nurse nominated for National Lifetime Achievement Award
News & events | 17 Jan 2022
St George’s nurse, Ediscyll Lorusso is, so rightfully so, in the running for Our Health Hero’s ‘National Lifetime Achievement’ Award. Ediscyll’s achievements, particularly at the age of just 44, are remarkable. Ediscyll joined St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust as a newly qualified nurse when she was 21, back in …
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New site management team for St George’s
News & events | 14 Jan 2022
Following our new group executive team announcement in December, we have now appointed to the site management team at St George’s. The team will be responsible for the day to day running and operational decision making of St George’s and its services, working closely with their counterparts at Epsom and …
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Vaccines are the greatest gift this Christmas
News & events | 24 Dec 2021
The greatest gift this Christmas is being vaccinated against Covid-19 to protect yourselves and loved ones while supporting the NHS over the festive period. The Covid-19 vaccine is estimated to have saved around 127,000 lives in the UK thanks to 47.2 million people being fully vaccinated – but St George’s …
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Great British Bake Off star officially opens new scoliosis scanner at St George’s
News & events | 23 Dec 2021
Bake Off star Alice Fevronia – who had scoliosis as a teenager – officially opened a new scoliosis scanner and judged a charity bake off event raising £437 at St George’s Hospital last week. Scoliosis is a condition where the spine twists and curves to the side causing a progressive …
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Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, visits St George’s vaccine clinic and CMDU
News & events | 23 Dec 2021
Wednesday 22 December was a special day for St George’s University Hospital, as our Trust was visited by Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Dr Richard Jennings, Chief Medical Officer, and Robert Bleasdale, Chief Nursing Officer, gave the Secretary of State a tour around our new …
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“We can help staff understand the things that are important for younger patients” – Interview with Josei Kobayashi from our Children and Young People’s Council
News & events | 20 Dec 2021
Josei Kobayashi, 15, is one of the founding members of our Children and Young People’s Council at St George’s. The council was established in January 2021 as a way for patients aged 10-18 to have their say and help improve our children and young people’s services. We met with Josei …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Keep Calm and Carry On
News & events | 14 Dec 2021
This episode follows the stories of three people and was filmed in 2019, before the covid-19 pandemic.
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Find the best place to get treatment this winter
News & events | 10 Dec 2021
Our Emergency Department at St George’s will always be there for anyone who needs care, but this winter, we want to make sure patients know how to access quicker, safer treatment in the right environment. A lot of patients visit our Emergency Department without being aware of the other healthcare …
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