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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E ‘Broken Heart’
News & events | 26 Jul 2017 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a thirteenth series following patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain. It’s a place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day. This episode follows …
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Oldest implant patient hears family again
News & events | 24 Jul 2017 | Tags: cochlear implant ENT world's oldest implant patient
Raymond Kelly, 91, becomes the world’s oldest patient to be fitted with a new type of cochlear implant.
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Local mums say thank you to St George’s staff through Love4Legends
News & events | 21 Jul 2017 | Tags: Emergency Department hamper local community Love4Legends
Our Emergency Department (ED) staff were surprised with a visit from the team behind Love4Legends on Tuesday (18 July).
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X-ray service at St George’s Hospital (Tooting) now running as usual
News & events | 20 Jul 2017
Message timed at 5pm on Thursday, 20 July On Tuesday this week, we had to temporarily close our X-ray department in St James Wing at St George’s Hospital (Tooting) due to a significant water leak. This meant we had to cancel all patients attending for routine, walk-in, GP and outpatient …
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A tribute to Dr Jean-Pierre van Besouw (“J-P”)
News & events | 20 Jul 2017
It is with great sadness that the Trust learned this week of the death of Dr Jean-Pierre van Besouw (pictured), a former Consultant Anaesthetist at St George’s, and previously one of our staff Governors. “J-P” (as he liked to be known) qualified from Barts in 1981 where he also began …
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Minor Injuries Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital closed on Thursday 20 July
News & events | 19 Jul 2017 | Tags: Minor Injuries Unit Queen Mary’s
Due to a temporary staffing shortage, the Minor Injuries Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital (Roehampton) will be closed all day (8am – 8pm) on Thursday 20 July. The unit will re-open as usual on Friday 21 July. The rest of Queen Mary’s Hospital is unaffected, with services operating as normal. …
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Day Surgery Unit/X-ray Outpatients at St George’s Hospital (Tooting)
News & events | 19 Jul 2017
Message timed at 11.30am, Wednesday 19 July Day Surgery Unit at St George’s We are pleased to say that our day surgery, maxillofacial and hand units re-opened as normal this morning (19 July 2017). The facility has been closed since last Wednesday due to a problem with the water supply, …
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Update on the temporary closure of the outpatient x-ray department at St George’s Hospital (Tooting)
News & events | 18 Jul 2017
Message timed at 2.45pm, Tuesday 18 July Due to a significant water leak in the St James Wing X-ray department at St George’s Hospital (Tooting), the unit will remain closed to routine walk-in, GP or Outpatient X-ray patients for the rest of today (18 July) and tomorrow morning. All outpatient x-ray appointments scheduled for tomorrow …
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Temporary closure of day surgery unit at St George’s
News & events | 12 Jul 2017
Today (Wednesday, 12 July), we have taken the decision to temporarily close our day surgery unit at St George’s Hospital (Tooting). There is currently a problem with the water supply to the unit so, as a precautionary step, we have closed the unit until further notice. The patient daycase services …
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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E ‘Special Relationships’
News & events | 12 Jul 2017 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth series following patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s. This episode explores ‘special relationships’. 36-year-old Lee is rushed to St George’s after being involved in a high-speed road traffic collision. Staff are concerned about what to expect as …
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