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Patient inspired to work in healthcare after being treated at St George’s
News & events | 21 Jun 2017
Laura Mattei travelled to London from Italy in 2013 to start a new life with her husband. After an appointment with her GP, she was referred to St George’s Hospital in September 2015 at which point she was diagnosed with the condition Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Laura got in touch with St …
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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E ‘Road to Freedom’
News & events | 21 Jun 2017 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 Hours 24 hours in A&E a&e ED Emergency Department trauma
Tonight’s episode explores the value of freedom, and what it means to be faced with the possibility of it being taken away.
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Paediatric Nurse Recruitment Open Day
News & events | 21 Jun 2017
We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals, committed to excellent patient care, to join our team. We would like to recruit both newly qualified and experienced children’s nurses into our various specialties: Medicine, Surgery, Neuroscience, Oncology, Haematology, Infectious Disease, Emergency Department and Paediatric Intensive Care.
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St George’s Chairman Gillian Norton awarded OBE
News & events | 19 Jun 2017 | Tags: Chair Chairman Gillian Norton non-executive director obe Queen's Birthday Honour List
Gillian Norton, Chairman of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Gillian, who became Chairman of St George’s in April this year, receives the award for her services to Richmond upon Thames and local Government. Gillian Norton was Chief Executive of Richmond …
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Minister of State for Health visits St George’s Hospital
News & events | 16 Jun 2017
Minister of State for Health Philip Dunne MP visited St George’s Hospital in Tooting on Thursday 15 June. He met managers and clinicians from our Emergency Department, where staff described how they are looking at new and innovative ways of working. Recent changes include creating a ‘rapid assessment and treatment’ …
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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Growing Pains”
News & events | 14 Jun 2017
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 – under more pressure than ever. It’s a place where stories of life, love and loss …
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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Love through the ages”
News & events | 7 Jun 2017
The RTS award-winning documentary series follows patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s. 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 focuses on the changing nature of relationships between parents …
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Isabella gives the greatest gift
News & events | 6 Jun 2017 | Tags: children donation gifts paediatric wards play room play specialist play team
When Isabella turned nine years old, she decided to donate all her birthday presents to the children staying in our paediatric wards.
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Ellis Pullinger appointed St George’s new Chief Operating Officer
News & events | 5 Jun 2017
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Ellis Pullinger as its new Chief Operating Officer. Ellis is currently Assistant Chief Executive at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, a position he has held since April 2016. Prior to this he was Divisional Director of Operations for the Trust’s Division …
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St George’s shortlisted for a Sustainable Cities Award
News & events | 1 Jun 2017 | Tags: st george's hospital staff health and wellbeing Sustainable Cities Award
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been nominated for a Sustainable Cities Award.
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