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London mayor Sadiq Khan granted Honorary Fellowship by St George’s, University of London
News & events | 27 Jul 2017 | Tags: healthcare higher education Honorary Fellowship London Mayor non-executive director Principal Sadiq Khan St George's University of London
Sadiq Kahn has been granted an Honorary Fellowship for his support for healthcare and higher education in the capital.
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GMC trainee survey gives two of our teams top marks
News & events | 27 Jul 2017
The results of a survey of General Medical Council trainee doctors has revealed some positive result for St George’s, with two units in particular praised for the way they help trainee doctors learn and develop. Both our Neonatal Unit (NNU) and neurology team had some excellent feedback from their trainee …
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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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