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St George’s HaMpton app selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator
News & events | 1 Dec 2017 | Tags: app blood pressure Consultant Obstetrician HaMpton NHS Innovation Accelerator
The Home Monitoring of Hypertension in Pregnancy app (HaMpton) is one of 11 innovations selected to join the nationally-celebrated NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA). Dr Asma Khalil, Consultant Obstetrician at St George’s, led the HaMpton app project after having had the idea as a junior doctor. The app was designed to …
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St George’s paediatric venous access service draws international recognition
News & events | 1 Dec 2017 | Tags: paediatric oncology venous access
St George’s is one of only two Trusts in the UK to offer a nurse-led, ultrasound guided venous access service for children, an innovation that Brian Carey Paediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner, has developed over the last three years. Using ultrasound vein-finder technology in children has meant our nurses now have …
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Survival rates for lung cancer buck national trend at St George’s
News & events | 1 Dec 2017 | Tags: cardiothoracic surgery lung cancer surgery survival rates
One year survival rates for patients that have undergone lung cancer surgery at St George’s are higher than the majority of other centres in the country, according to data published this month. The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland has recognised St George’s as a ‘positive outlier’ …
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Parents filled with ‘comfort and pride’ raise awareness for children’s organ donation
News & events | 29 Nov 2017 | Tags: donor organ donation transplant tree of life
Professor Hannah Cock, Consultant Neurologist at St George’s, and husband Martin Scott said that being able to donate Alfie’s organs brought them ‘great comfort and pride’.
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Stephen Jones appointed new Director of Corporate Affairs at St George’s
News & events | 27 Nov 2017 | Tags: board Director of Corporate Affairs executive director governance new appointment
Stephen Jones has been appointed as the new Director of Corporate Affairs at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Stephen is currently Chief of Staff and executive lead for corporate governance at the General Medical Council. Prior to this, Stephen worked as Stakeholder Engagement Director on Co-operation and Competition …
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St George’s Hospital first in UK to install latest Swiss birthing pools
News & events | 24 Nov 2017
Our midwife-led Carmen Suite has had two state-of-the-art birthing pools installed into its newly refurbished rooms – providing a tranquil environment for mothers and babies. We spoke to Emma Spillane, Head Midwife on Carmen Suite, about the benefits these new pools offer to the hundreds of women who give birth …
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HSJ Award win for our BP Home Monitoring Team
News & events | 23 Nov 2017 | Tags: blood pressure Dr Asma Khalil HaMpton home monitoring HSJ Award Maternity win
Congratulations to St George’s Pregnancy BP Home Monitoring Team who won a Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award on Wednesday (22 November).
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Twiddle muffs, made in Spain, and sent with love to St George’s!
News & events | 22 Nov 2017 | Tags: alzheimer's dementia Spain twiddle muffs
Agueda Gota, Older Person’s Assessment and Liaison Nurse at St George’s, mentioned to her mum that our dementia patients were in need of new twiddle muffs, which are specially made hand-warmers that keep them from picking at IV lines and clothing. Agueda’s mum Nati, 75, decided to help out and …
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St George’s neo-natal unit rated ‘best place ever’ to train
News & events | 17 Nov 2017
Our Neo-natal unit at St George’s has been rated as the best place for junior doctors to train and learn new skills.
Our Maternity Unit outperforms national average
News & events | 16 Nov 2017
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published a report on NHS maternity services across the country, and our Maternity Unit was shown to be outperforming the national average in a number of key areas.