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Cancer patients benefit from role of support workers at St George’s Hospital
News & events | 6 Nov 2017
It’s the two year anniversary of a cancer care partnership between St George’s and Macmillan Cancer Support, and patients at the hospital are continuing to benefit. One of the ways the partnership is improving care for patients, is by increasing the time they are able to spend with a Clinical …
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St George’s staff recognised as academic promotions announced
News & events | 1 Nov 2017
Seven members of St George’s staff, and 22 people in total including St George’s, University of London staff, have been recognised in the annual academic promotions.
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Vietnam mission ‘resounding success’ for St George’s Consultants
News & events | 1 Nov 2017 | Tags: anaesthetics Charity consultants maxillofacial surgery mission orthognathic orthondontics vietnam
A team of four consultants from St George’s spent one week in Vietnam last month to lead the first targeted mission to treat children and young adults with a range of orthognathic conditions. The mission was carried out with the charity Facing the World which helps to treat children in …
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Payment for copies of baby scans at St George’s – media coverage today (28 October, 2017)
News & events | 28 Oct 2017
There are reports in the media today about the alleged misuse of monies collected from pregnant women and/or their partners paying for printed copies of baby scans at St George’s Hospital (Tooting). In light of these reports, we would like to make the following points clear: All baby scans for …
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St George’s youngest ever surgical patient turns one this week
News & events | 23 Oct 2017 | Tags: baby birthday neonatal unit paediatric surgeon world first youngest ever patient
Abi Peters, the youngest ever patient to undergo an operation at St George’s, turns one this week.
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St George’s staff honoured at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Peace Conference
News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association award community
Last Friday (13 October), staff from St George’s were presented with a prize as a thank you from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Tooting, for all the work our staff do in the community. The staff who picked up the award (pictured right), were Theo Ackah-Yensu (Facilities), Ben Miller (Security) and Luke Mangion (Security). …
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St George’s celebrates World Mental Health Day
News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: heath and wellbeing time to change World Mental Health Day
Last week, staff and patients at St George’s got together to mark World Mental Health Day. Our Health and Wellbeing team arranged an awareness stand in Grosvenor Wing reception at St George’s, and gathered signatures for the Time to Change Mental Health Pledge. Signing the pledge is a commitment to challenge mental …
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First Touch Ball raises £5667 for our Neonatal Unit
News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: Charity First Touch Charity National Baby Loss Week neonatal unit
Long term supporters of the First Touch charity, Suzanne Radford and Angela Hegarty, held their annual First Touch Ball on Saturday October 7, raising nearly £5700 for St George’s Neonatal Unit. The ball was hosted by The Hilton in Croydon, welcomed 160 guests and raised £5667. The funds will be …
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Team performs St George’s first robotic hysterectomy
News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: Da Vinci Robot robotic hysterectomy; hysterectomy; robotic surgery
Thomas Ind, Gynaecological Surgeon at St George’s, led the Trust’s first robotic hysterectomy earlier this month. The procedure, which lasted little over an hour, was undertaken using the Da Vinci Robot SI and had a team of eight people (pictured) to ensure that the surgery went smoothly. The operation was …
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St George’s welcomes renowned spinal surgeon Dr Mario Brkaric
News & events | 11 Oct 2017
Earlier this week (Monday 9 October), St George’s hosted Dr Mario Brkaric, a renowned spinal surgeon and expert in 3D printed intervertebral cages for the spine. Dr Brkaric travelled from Indianna to visit St George’s and meet with our team of surgeons. Dr Brkaric is a fellow of the American …
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