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New Director of Midwifery appointed
News & events | 14 May 2020
The Trust is delighted to welcome Janet Bradley as our new Director of Midwifery. Janet will join us from University College London Hospital where she worked as both the Deputy Head of Midwifery and more recently the Interim Head of Midwifery. Before joining UCLH in 2017, Janet worked at Homerton …
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McEntee ward at St George’s re-opens after major refurbishment
News & events | 13 May 2020
McEntee ward at St George’s Hospital has re-opened after a major refurbishment, courtesy of funding from St George’s Hospital Charity. The ward was first established in 1988 at the height of the HIV and AIDS pandemic as a purpose built infectious diseases unit, the first of its kind in south …
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Student nurses deployed to wards at St George’s as part of Covid-19 response
News & events | 12 May 2020
This week, we are delighted to welcome over 90 nursing and midwifery students to St George’s as part of our response to Covid-19. The second and third year students will provide care and support for patients on our wards, including those treating patients with Covid-19. The group of student nurses …
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St George’s first ever 3D custom printed bone graft
News & events | 11 May 2020
St George’s trauma and orthopaedic team have carried out their first ever 3D custom printed bone graft in a limb-saving operation. Russell Neighbour, 60, was the first patient to have the procedure at St George’s after he fell from a ladder in December 2018. His fall caused an open fracture …
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Andrew Asbury appointed new Director of Estates and Facilities at St George’s
News & events | 11 May 2020
St George’s is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Asbury as its new Director of Estates and Facilities. Andrew joins St George’s from University College London (UCL) where he has been Director of Estate Strategy. At UCL, he worked closely with the universities’ NHS partners on a variety of …
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Queen Mary’s nursing team supporting Emergency Department at St George’s
News & events | 30 Apr 2020
Last month, emergency nurse practitioners normally based in the Minor Injuries Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital re-located to St George’s. The team from Queen Mary’s are now staffing the minors area of the Emergency Department at St George’s. As a result of Covid-19, and to keep patients safe, the chest …
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Ken Lambatan, cardiac research nurse
News & events | 28 Apr 2020
We are very sorry to confirm the sad news that one of our colleagues, Ken Lambatan, has sadly died. Ken (pictured) was based in the cardiology department at St George’s Hospital, but also worked closely with colleagues in the Clinical Research Facility – so had strong links with both the …
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Send a message to your loved one in our hospitals
News & events | 27 Apr 2020
To help keep patients and staff safe from Covid-19, we have been restricting visitors to our hospitals since March 2020. You can read our latest guidance on the visiting restrictions on our website here. We know how hard this has been for patients and their relatives, and we appreciate how …
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Heart attack survivor urges others to continue accessing care during Covid-19 pandemic
News & events | 24 Apr 2020
A patient treated successfully at St George’s Hospital after a heart attack has urged others to continue seeking urgent care and treatment if they become seriously unwell during the Covid-19 pandemic. Keith Bell, 74, was taken to his local hospital by ambulance early on Thursday morning last week after waking …
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Professor John Norris – a tribute
News & events | 13 Apr 2020
We were very sad to hear the news that Professor John Norris (pictured), Emeritus Professor of Neurology at St George’s, passed away late last week. Professor Norris pioneered the development of stroke services in Canada, before moving to work at St George’s Hospital in south London, where he was based …
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