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St George’s bids to cut waiting lists by reducing number of missed appointments

St George’s bids to cut waiting lists by reducing number of missed appointments

News & events | 26 Oct 2016

St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is bidding to reduce its waiting lists by reducing the number of people who don’t turn up for Outpatient appointments. Last year, more than 105,000 people*, around one in seven outpatients, didn’t turn up for their appointments at St George’s – and failed …
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New Non-Executive Directors appointed at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

New Non-Executive Directors appointed at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

News & events | 21 Oct 2016

We are delighted to announce that three new Non-Executive Directors (NEDS) have been appointed to our Board of Directors. Ann Beasley CBE and Stephen Collier joined us on 13 October. Gillian Norton, who has been an interim Non-Executive Director at the Trust for the last five months, has also been …
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St George’s Hospital’s thrombectomy service first in UK

News & events | 20 Oct 2016

St George’s is now the first hospital in the UK to have a fully staffed 24/7 thrombectomy service for acute stroke.

The service the Trust provides covers the south London area, as well as parts of Surrey and Kent.

Thrombectomy is a surgical procedure to remove blood clots blocking blood flow to the brain and restore blood flow to the affected area.
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Improving maternity experience through Whose Shoes? #MatExp

Improving maternity experience through Whose Shoes? #MatExp

News & events | 13 Oct 2016

At the end of September staff from the Neonatal Unit (NNU), Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU), Theatres and Maternity worked with patients to successfully explore ways to improve patient experience, using an innovative workshop approach – ‘Whose Shoes?’
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Maternity services at St George’s

Maternity services at St George’s

News & events | 11 Oct 2016

There is extensive coverage in the media today about potential changes to the way we look after patients from overseas who access our maternity services at St George’s. We want to briefly explain what changes are being proposed, and the steps we are taking to ensure patients continue to receive …
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Former patient reveals new art exhibition ‘New Directions’ at St George’s

News & events | 6 Oct 2016

Former patient Nigel Murray has revealed his latest art exhibition ‘New Directions’ at St George’s. After a few weeks on Ruth Myles Ward, Nigel decided that instead of focusing on his illness he would do what he knows best: get creative. He saw his time in hospital as an opportunity …
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A big cut for an even bigger cause!

A big cut for an even bigger cause!

News & events | 20 Sep 2016

Imagine having to cut your 15-inch long locks after years of growing them? Well that’s exactly what 12 year old Alissa Demmen did on Saturday, 30 July 2016 after seeing poorly children on television with no hair following chemotherapy. Alissa managed to raise over £2000 for charity by letting go …
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Save the date, St George’s Annual Members’ Meeting, Wednesday 12 October, from 5:30pm

News & events | 19 Sep 2016 | Tags: Annual Members' Meeting Annual Report and Accounts Chair chief executive Foundation Trust Members st george's hospital

You are invited to attend the Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) on Wednesday 12 October from 5:30pm at St George’s Hospital.
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Nigel Murray’s New Directions Art Exhibition

Nigel Murray’s New Directions Art Exhibition

News & events | 19 Sep 2016

This event will run between 16 – 21 October Ingredients Restaurant, first floor, Lanesborough Wing To retain a sense of normality and creativity during his time as an inpatient on Ruth Myles ward, Nigel Murray used his time to create collaged imagery using magazines brought by his visitors and other materials he found …
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St George’s Archive Project

St George’s Archive Project

News & events | 15 Sep 2016

Elisabeth Thurlow is the first professional archivist at St George’s, University of London, and has been tasked with organising and developing the archive to enable it to be used as an academic resource for research and to engage people with our shared history, in a post supported by the St …
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