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Help us reduce the risk of flu infection
News & events | 8 Jan 2018
At this time of year, flu is more prevalent in the community, and hospital patients in particular can be more prone to infection. We are urging our staff to get vaccinated, and to date, more than 80% have had their jab – however, we are also asking patients and their …
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St George’s Staff Appreciation Awards
News & events | 5 Jan 2018
On Thursday 15 March, St George’s Hospital Charity is hosting the first ever Staff Appreciation Awards to celebrate the excellent work of our staff. Supported by the Pelican London Hotel & Residence and Yellow Brick Group, the special event will be held at Wandsworth Town Hall and will recognise staff …
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GP appointments now available in the evening and at weekends
News & events | 4 Jan 2018
Our Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the country, especially at this time of year, so we would like to encourage everyone to be aware of the other ways to access local healthcare Since December 2017, GPs across London have started to offer appointments in the evenings and …
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24 Hours in A&E is back with its 14th series
News & events | 2 Jan 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E Channel 4 documentary series Emergency Department
This episode marks St George’s 99th episode of #24HrsAE and is the first episode of 2018 – the year celebrating 70 years of the NHS.
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Off duty nurse saves man’s life during supermarket shop
News & events | 22 Dec 2017
A nurse from St George’s Hospital has been reunited with the man whose life she helped save during a trip to the supermarket.
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Pumping Marvellous! St George’s staff win national heart failure awards
News & events | 20 Dec 2017 | Tags: award cardiologist heart failure pumping marvellous
Matthew Sunter, Heart Failure Nurse, and Dr Lisa Anderson, Heart Failure Cardiologist, have been nationally recognised and honoured by patients for their exceptional quality of care and treatment in the Pumping Marvellous Foundation Awards. Matthew was nominated by patients to receive the ‘You’re Simply Marvellous Award’ while Dr Anderson received …
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St George’s Radiology Department take over international conference in Chicago!
News & events | 19 Dec 2017
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the most esteemed global annual meeting, with over 60,000 international attendees, ended last week. This year, the St George’s Radiology Department led the UK in academic contribution and award recognition. In addition to organisation and leadership roles in educational …
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Open Day to showcase Band 5 staff nurse opportunities at St George’s
News & events | 18 Dec 2017
Come along to our special Nursing Recruitment Open Day on Saturday 27 January, from 9.30am – 3pm. We’re recruiting Band 5 nurses for many different specialties and services.
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Health Secretary visits St George’s ahead of presumed consent consultation
News & events | 12 Dec 2017 | Tags: consultation department of health donor health secretary Jeremy Hunt lead governor organ donation presumed consent secretary of state tree of life
Jeremy Hunt, MP and Secretary of State for Health, visited St George’s as one of the leading Trusts for organ donation in the UK ahead of the consultation announcement on presumed consent for organ donation.
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St George’s achieves third consecutive year of Royal College accreditation
News & events | 8 Dec 2017 | Tags: ACSA Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation anaesthetics re-accreditation royal college
Congratulations to St George’s Anaesthetic Team on their re-accreditation with the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The team recently had the news confirmed that they had achieved the Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) again, making St George’s one of only five Trusts across the country to do so for three consecutive years. …
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