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Gold accreditation for our cardiac theatres
News & events | 28 Nov 2019
A huge congratulations to our cardiac theatres team for achieving gold in its first ever ward accreditation scheme! Stephanie Sweeney, Divisional Director of Nursing for Surgery, Neurosciences, Theatres and Cancer, said: “Achieving gold in the accreditation scheme is a fantastic achievement, so a big congratulations to Jacqui, Ewa, Sandra and …
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St George’s CIO shortlisted in the national Women in Technology Excellence Awards
News & events | 27 Nov 2019
Our Chief information Officer (CIO), Elizabeth White has been shortlisted for the CIO of the Year Award in the Computing Magazine, Women in IT Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on November 27th 2019, at The Brewery in London. Elizabeth is the only CIO to …
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Medical Examiner role introduced at St George’s
News & events | 25 Nov 2019
Dr Nigel Kennea, Consultant Neonatologist, has been appointed Lead Medical Examiner at St George’s. We spoke to Nigel about his new role and why it’s important for our patients and staff. The Medical Examiner (ME) system is being introduced in acute Trusts, and across the NHS. It aims to improve …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: A pillar of strength…
News & events | 25 Nov 2019
This episode follows the stories of three patients and the people they turn to when life takes an unexpected turn.
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Top marks for neonatal training
News & events | 22 Nov 2019
Our neonatal unit at St George’s has been rated as one of the top placements for trainee paediatric doctors. An annual survey carried out by the London School of Paediatrics (LSP) found that 13 out of our 19 trainee doctors described their training experience in neonatal this year as ‘one …
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Bell ringing celebrations for our Pinckney ward and play team staff
News & events | 20 Nov 2019
Last week, staff on our Pinckney ward and in our play team celebrated with two young patients, Kareena, 3, and Duygu, 8, who both rang the bell to mark the end of their cancer treatment. Kareena was diagnosed with Wilms tumour, a type of kidney cancer, in October 2018, and …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E – Series 19 launch: Endless Love…
News & events | 18 Nov 2019
This first episode of the new series follows the stories of three patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s.
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First major trauma centre to launch specialist clinic
News & events | 18 Nov 2019
St George’s has become the first major trauma centre in the UK to launch a fully multidisciplinary major trauma clinic for our patients.
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St George’s makes three appointments to its Trust Board
News & events | 14 Nov 2019
St George’s has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors and an Associate Non-Executive Director to its Board.
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Minor injuries unit at Queen Mary’s achieves gold accreditation
News & events | 8 Nov 2019
A huge congratulations to our minor injuries unit (MIU) at Queen Mary’s Hospital for achieving gold in our ward accreditation scheme! The unit has improved from a silver rating in March 2019. Dr Jane Evans, Clinical Chair for our Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences Division, said: “Achieving gold in the ward …
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