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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Flesh and Blood”
News & events | 21 Feb 2017
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth 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 unfold …
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Gillian Norton appointed Chairman of St George’s
News & events | 17 Feb 2017 | Tags: appointment Chair Council of Governors leadership
Gillian Norton has been appointed as the new Chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E ‘Catch me if I fall’
News & events | 14 Feb 2017
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth 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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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Carpe Diem”
News & events | 7 Feb 2017
34 year old Niki is airlifted to St George’s after crashing into another rider during a charity bike ride between London and Brighton. He was found unconscious and unresponsive by race volunteers, his friend Chris was ahead of him in the race when the accident happened “when I got to one of the stopping points…I heard about the accident…I was thinking this has got to be one of the worst things that could possibly ever happen, he was unconscious and he’d been airlifted off to hospital.”
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New governors elected to the Trust’s Council of Governors
News & events | 6 Feb 2017
We are pleased to welcome four new public governors who have been elected to the Trust’s Council of Governors following the recent elections. Governors have an important role in making foundation trusts better for patients and staff. They hold non-executive directors to account for the performance of the Board, and …
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Success for St George’s renal transplant team
News & events | 1 Feb 2017
The renal transplant team at St George’s Hospital has recently been praised in two separate peer reviews of the service. Each year, the carry out over 130 kidney transplants, with 480 patients attending our transplant clinic for care after surgery. The team has been recognised as providing good care, clear …
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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “TREE OF LIFE”
News & events | 31 Jan 2017
84-year-old Neil is rushed to St Georges after falling down the stairs at home. His wife Jenny describes finding him at the bottom of the stairs and reflects on the shock of realising their life may never be the same again. Orthopaedic Registrar Rob is called to resus to assess Neil’s injuries and is concerned that he has a severe shoulder dislocation. Dr Rob highlights the difficulties of treating elderly patients because of their physical vulnerability. He tells us that the lesson he has learnt is ‘when treating trauma in the elderly, expect the unexpected.’
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Marie-Noelle Orzel to start as Improvement Director at St George’s
News & events | 30 Jan 2017
Marie-Noelle Orzel is to take up the post of Improvement Director at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She will take up her new role at St George’s on an interim basis from 13 February 2017. As Improvement Director, Marie-Noelle will help St George’s in delivering improvements to the …
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St George’s rated best training unit in London for paediatric doctors
News & events | 30 Jan 2017
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as the best training unit in the Capital for paediatric doctors by the London School of Paediatrics, on behalf of Health Education England.
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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24hrs in A&E “Flying Solo”
News & events | 24 Jan 2017
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth 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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