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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Children of Men…
News & events | 13 Aug 2019
In this life-affirming episode, we meet George who is rushed to St George’s with a bleed on the brain, Bridget who is in our Urgent Care Centre and Kezia who has a gymnastics injury.
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100% success rate for St George’s pre-reg pharmacists
News & events | 12 Aug 2019
St George’s Pharmacy team is celebrating all 13 of our pre-registration pharmacists passing their assessment exams last month. They can now go on to register as fully qualified pharmacists – well done to them and our Pharmacy team!
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St George’s Viral Hepatitis Team is leading the way in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C
News & events | 12 Aug 2019
With help from St George’s, a Richmond drug service has become the first in England to achieve ‘micro elimination’ of hepatitis C. The most common route for transmission of hepatitis C in the UK is through intravenous drug use, but treatment within a hospital setting can prove challenging for people …
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St George’s patient awarded for living with type 1 diabetes for 70 years
News & events | 12 Aug 2019
David Rice, 77, from Wandsworth has been awarded with the John Macleod Diabetes UK medal, in recognition of his courage and perseverance of living with diabetes. David was diagnosed with diabetes in July 1949 aged 7 – one year after the NHS was established. He received no dietary advice and …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Call of duty…
News & events | 6 Aug 2019
During this episode – Call of duty – we see the stories of three patients during one 24 hour period.
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: The survivors…
News & events | 30 Jul 2019
During this episode – The Survivors – we see the stories of three patients during one 24 hour period.
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Paediatric Intensive Care Unit receives gold accreditation!
News & events | 26 Jul 2019
A huge congratulations to our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St George’s for achieving gold in our ward accreditation scheme! PICU has improved from a silver rating in December 2018, to gold now. The team scored 94.1% overall. The ward will be inspected again within the next four months. …
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New guides help patients with accessibility needs
News & events | 26 Jul 2019
This week, we launched our new AccessAble guides, which help patients, carers, relatives and staff access our hospital and community sites with confidence. The project, generously funded by St George’s Hospital Charity, is the end result of six months work, and involved a team from AccessAble accessing our various sites, …
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Mediterranean diet during pregnancy reduces gestational diabetes and weight gain
News & events | 24 Jul 2019
A simple Mediterranean-style diet in pregnancy does not reduce the overall risk of adverse maternal and offspring complications, but has the potential to reduce weight gain in pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes, according to results of a new clinical trial involving five UK maternity units including St George’s.
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Non-Executive Director Professor Sir Norman Williams moves to new role as Chair of Independent Reconfiguration Panel
News & events | 23 Jul 2019
Professor Sir Norman Williams is stepping down as Non-Executive Director at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust later this year to become Chair of the Government’s Independent Reconfiguration Panel. Professor Williams has been a Non-Executive Director at St George’s since April 2016, but will step down from the role …
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