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Professor Keith Willett visits St George’s stroke service
News & events | 10 Aug 2018
Professor Keith Willett, Director of Acute Care at NHS England, visited our stroke service to find out more about the care we provide for patients.
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St George’s clinicians lead major study into rates of sudden death in young footballers
News & events | 9 Aug 2018
Research published this week by New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s leading medical research journal.
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Cardiac surgery at St George’s – updated statement (Thursday, 9 August 2018)
News & events | 9 Aug 2018
Last weekend, there was extensive coverage in the media about cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital. The media coverage focused on the findings of Professor Mike Bewick’s independent review of cardiac surgery commissioned by the Trust. His review found that our cardiac surgeons ‘were working in camps’ and that there …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: In the Line of Duty…
News & events | 8 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E focuses on the lengths the staff go to in the line of duty.
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First of its kind organ donation course launched for healthcare professionals
News & events | 6 Aug 2018 | Tags: medical education organ donation organ donor transplant tree of life
A new online course to educate healthcare professionals about organ donation has been co-created by Professor Hannah Cock following her experience of her son, Alfie, being an organ donor in 2016 aged nine.
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Cardiac surgery services at St George’s Hospital are safe
News & events | 3 Aug 2018
We are expecting reports in the media on Saturday (4 August) about cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital. Ahead of this, we want to reassure patients and their families that our cardiac surgery services are safe – and anyone scheduled to visit St George’s for cardiac surgery should continue to …
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Heart of the Home…
News & events | 1 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E features three patients brought to St George’s within one 24 hour period.
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Moving On Up…
News & events | 1 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E features three patients brought to St George’s within one 24 hour period.
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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: A Stubborn Kind of Fellow…
News & events | 25 Jul 2018 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E features three patients brought to St George’s within one 24 hour period.
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St George’s rated Requires Improvement in boost for south London Trust
News & events | 19 Jul 2018 | Tags: CQC
St George’s has been rated as Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Trust is no longer rated Inadequate following inspection in March and April 2018.
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