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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Journey of Life…
News & events | 18 Nov 2020
The award-winning 24 Hours in A&E returns with a series of compilations featuring some of the most memorable staff and patient stories filmed since 2011 at King’s College Hospital and St George’s in South London – places where life, love and loss unfold every day.
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St George’s check-in system shortlisted for three Health Service Journal awards
News & events | 18 Nov 2020
Our emergency department’s new check-in system has been shortlisted for three Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards. EDck.in (‘ED Check-In’) lets patients check-in to the emergency department (ED) virtually when they arrive. Patients complete a brief questionnaire about their health problem on their own smartphone, and can see their real-time queue position …
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St George’s launches study on the impact of carbon monoxide on the brain
News & events | 13 Nov 2020
St George’s examines the neurological effects carbon monoxide (CO) exposure has on the brain in a new study launching in December.
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Freedom to Speak Up Month at St George’s
News & events | 29 Oct 2020
Throughout the month of October, staff at the Trust have been marking Freedom to Speak Month. The awareness month encourages all staff to feel confident to speak up if they have concerns. Activity over the month included: #SpeakUp campaign We launched our #SpeakUp campaign at the beginning of the month. …
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111 First programme launches in our emergency department at St George’s
News & events | 28 Oct 2020
St George’s is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative in our emergency department (ED) – 111 First. Patients that call NHS 111 and need to attend ED can now be allocated a time slot to attend ED for their treatment. This will apply only to patients that …
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Building works underway to improve Emergency Department at St George’s
News & events | 27 Oct 2020
This week (26 October 2020) our estates and facilities team have started building works designed to improve the experience of patients visiting our Emergency Department, and staff based there. The works will take approximately eight weeks to complete, and transform areas of the department to keep staff and patients safe, …
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“Black History Month helps me learn about the impact Black people have had on our nation.”
News & events | 23 Oct 2020
October is Black History Month, and we’re asking some of our staff members to give their thoughts on the importance of the month. Biomedical Engineer Khalid Khan tells us what Black History Month means to him. Khalid Khan I’m a Biomedical Engineer at Queen Mary’s Hospital. I started working at …
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London’s NHS celebrates inspiring Black Londoners
News & events | 22 Oct 2020
To mark Black History Month, the NHS in London has today revealed 36 individuals to be ‘the faces’ of NHS Trusts in the capital. These inspiring people were nominated by Trust staff and all have a connection with the Trust or its local community. Their stories have been added to …
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‘I broke both my wrists cycling, but I’ll get back on my bike thanks to St George’s’
News & events | 21 Oct 2020
Even in a pandemic, the NHS is here to treat much more than Covid-19. Emergency care for patients has not stopped, and that’s something Simon Hawkes understands after his first trip to an emergency department with two broken wrists.
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Joint public statement regarding Justin Nowell, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Trust
News & events | 21 Oct 2020
On 9 August 2018, the Trust excluded Mr Nowell from his employment within the cardiac surgery unit of the Trust. The exclusion did not relate to patient safety concerns or to Mr Nowell’s skills or competence. In excluding Mr Nowell, the Trust accepts that it failed to correctly follow its …
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