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Martin Tyler wears a blue padded jacket and stands outside St George's Hospital

Sponsors revealed as renowned football commentator voices support for awards celebrating NHS staff

A renowned football commentator who faced losing his voice has thrown his support behind an event celebrating the dedication of NHS staff. Martin Tyler underwent two operations at St George’s Hospital in South West London and a course of speech therapy which saved his 50-year long career. Now 79, Tyler …
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1 Nov 2024


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Sponsors revealed as renowned football commentator voices support for awards celebrating NHS staff

A renowned football commentator who faced losing his voice has thrown his support behind an event celebrating the dedication of NHS staff. Martin Tyler underwent two operations at St George’s Hospital in South West London and a course of speech therapy which saved his 50-year long career. Now 79, Tyler …
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1 Nov 2024


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Loose Women star to host ‘Oscars’ event celebrating NHS staff

A Loose Women star will host an ‘Oscars’ event celebrating the hard work, care and dedication of NHS workers. The awards ceremony is being held by St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group as a ‘thank you’ to staff and care teams who have made a real difference to …
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24 Oct 2024


Mark Mencias on the left wearing a blue nurse uniform and sitting at a desk with Sumitha Janaky standing while wearing her blue nurse uniform

Internationally-educated nurses named as ‘Rising Stars’ for reducing patient waiting times and ‘lighting the path’ for colleagues

A nurse whose clinic has reduced waiting times for patients to be tested and another who runs a support group for overseas colleagues have been named as ‘Rising Stars’. Mark Mencias’ patients are able to find out faster if their health issues are caused by a rare neurogenetic condition, thanks …
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4 Oct 2024


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Families whose lives were saved by NHS stars call on public to nominate in staff awards

A Covid survivor who was so poorly her children were warned she wouldn’t survive the night and the mum of a young boy who bravely battled leukaemia have thrown their support behind an inaugural event that celebrates incredible NHS staff. Jan Ehtash, from Carshalton, spent 12 weeks in Epsom and …
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26 Sep 2024


“A worthy winner” – National award for St George’s consultant behind our Skin and Mind Clinic

Dr Bernard Ho, a St George’s Dermatology and Lymphoedema Consultant has been awarded the 2024 Quality in Care Award for Psychological Impact of Skin Disease, for his groundbreaking work through our innovative Skin and Mind Clinic. Since its inception in 2022, Dr Ho has led the bi-weekly clinic, providing life-changing …
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18 Sep 2024


Significant milestone in improving the lives of our motor neurone disease (MND) patients

St George’s Hospital, in partnership with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, has launched the MND Care and Research Network in South West London and Surrey. It’s a significant milestone in the journey towards St George’s Hospital improving the lives of those affected by motor neurone disease in South West London …
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18 Sep 2024


Neriya in her hospital bed with one of the St George's play specialists

Ultrasound transforms life of teenager with genetic health condition

A teenager with a genetic health condition is able to play sport and enjoy a pain-free holiday thanks to a pioneering procedure. Neriya-May Hall is one of the sickle cell disease patients at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, South West London, to have their lives transformed by the use of …
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10 Sep 2024


Leukaemia survivor goes from baby of the family to big brother after treatment ends

Schoolboy Jackson Hall was just two and the baby of the family when he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2020. His parents Sam and Shaun noticed a rash that wouldn’t go away so took him to their local hospital where blood tests discovered he had T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Throughout …
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4 Sep 2024


Pulse of innovation: St George’s Cardiology Registrar shortlisted for groundbreaking research award

Dr George Joy, a Cardiology Registrar and Clinical Lecturer at St George’s, has been shortlisted for a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart Hero Research Story of the Year Award. The award spotlights a BHF-funded research project making a significant impact across the UK. Dr Joy and his team’s innovative research …
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3 Sep 2024


You’re invited to our Annual Members Meeting

Everyone is invited to join us at our Annual Members Meeting as we look back on the last year and recognise the hard work of our teams. Further information and details about how to sign up can be found here. When: 5.30pm (doors open) – 7.30pm on Wednesday 25 September …
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19 Aug 2024


St George’s takes to the screen again as Channel 4’s ‘Emergency’ returns for a third series

St George’s will feature in the brand-new series of Emergency airing on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight (Monday 12 August).
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12 Aug 2024


Public encouraged to continue to come forward for care during collective GP action

People are urged to attend appointments as normal during “collective action” by GPs. Members of the public may have seen reports about this, and wondered what it means for them. As well as continuing to keep existing appointments, they are asked to seek medical help as usual by: Visiting NHS …
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1 Aug 2024


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Urgent mental health support for South West Londoners available via NHS 111

People living in South West London with urgent mental health concerns can seek specialist NHS help, advice and clinical support when needed by phone, 24/7, through an NHS 111 for Mental Health service. A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness of this service, which is available to 3.7 …
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22 Jul 2024


Global IT outage: please use NHS 111

We are aware of the global IT outage which is affecting some NHS and GP services. Advice for the public: Access NHS 111 online or call NHS 111 if you have a non-urgent health concern so you can be advised the best place to access the healthcare you require. Our …
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19 Jul 2024