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24 Hours in A&E compilation episode: Always by your side
The award-winning 24 hours in A&E returns with a series of compilations featuring some of the most memorable staff and patient stories filmed since 2011 at King’s College Hospital and St George’s in South London – places where life, love and loss unfold every day. This episode features three patients …
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13 Jun 2022
Springer publish St George’s consultants Renal Cancer book
St George’s consultants Mehran Afshar and Chris Anderson’s new book on Renal Cancer has been published by one of the most prestigious publishers in the world, Springer. ‘Renal Cancer: Current Status and Innovations’ includes useful information on the fundamental basics and latest diagnostic and treatment techniques for Renal Cancer. With …
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10 Jun 2022
Research finds endurance exercise could impact body’s largest artery differently in men and women
Older male athletes could be at higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases than female competitors of a similar age, according to new research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester. The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), …
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7 Jun 2022
Public urged to use NHS services wisely as south west London saddles up for Jubilee and Derby weekend
Please do not visit A&E unless it is an emergency – that’s the message from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group as it gears up for a very busy bank holiday of Jubilee celebrations and one of the world’s biggest horse-racing festivals.
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1 Jun 2022
St George’s Covid Medicines Delivery Unit within the best in the country
St George’s CMDU team proudly welcomed the Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce from the Department of Health and Social Care last Thursday (26 May) to discuss their day-to-day experience working in the unit, case studies and what worked well.
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31 May 2022
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Side by side
This episode features three patients filmed at St George’s Hospital who are all in immediate need of different types of care.
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31 May 2022
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Turning Over A New Leaf
This episode features three patients filmed at St George’s Hospital who are all in immediate need of different types of care.
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24 May 2022
“At times I wanted to make myself smaller” – Group Chief Nurse Arlene Wellman speaks at St George’s World Cultural Diversity and Dialogue Day event
Saturday 21st May is World Cultural Diversity and Dialogue Day and St George’s Hospital in Tooting held a celebration event in advance on Thursday 19th May. Group Chief Nurse of the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Group, Arlene Wellman, attended the event giving a keynote speech on her …
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20 May 2022
Please follow these guidelines if you have monkeypox symptoms
The UK Health Security Agency has reported that a very small number of people in the UK have been diagnosed with monkeypox. If you are attending the Emergency Department with a fever and rash or have had contact with any person known to have a monkeypox infection, put on your …
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19 May 2022
Mothers share their appreciation for donated breast milk this World Milk Donation Day
St George’s Hospital in Tooting hosts a human milk bank on the neonatal unit, generously supported by Neonatal Unit charity, First Touch. Human breast milk is collected, pasteurised and distributed to St George’s, Kingston and Croydon Hospitals, thanks to generous donors who make this work possible. Naomi gave birth to …
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19 May 2022
St George’s welcomes charity partner Momentum to celebrate their 18th birthday
This May Momentum Children’s Charity, a local charity which partners with St George’s hospital in Tooting to support families with seriously ill children, will be celebrating their 18th birthday. Momentum Children’s Charity provides personalised support to families who have a child with cancer or life-challenging illness. They offer a wide …
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16 May 2022
A big thank you to nursing and midwifery staff on International Nurses’ Day
A day of celebrations to mark International Nurses’ Day takes place today starting with a free breakfast for hard-working staff at George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group. A packed programme of events will take place to recognise the amazing work that the thousands of nurses and …
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12 May 2022
International Day of the Midwife at St George’s
Thursday 5th May marked the annual International Day of the Midwife, and St George’s hosted a whole range of activities to celebrate midwifery teams. St George’s welcomed Kate Brintworth, Chief Midwife for London to their celebrations to cut the ribbon to officially open the brand-new maternity education room, which the …
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6 May 2022
Undiagnosed Children’s Day 2022
In the UK 6,000 children are born every year with a genetic condition likely to remain undiagnosed. Families affected by a syndrome without a name face living with no answers to a myriad of questions, such as: Will my child walk? Will they talk? Will they have a shorter life …
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29 Apr 2022
Jacqueline Totterdell named in HSJ’s Top CEOs of 2022
Jacqueline Totterdell, Group Chief Executive of St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group has been named as one of the Top 50 leaders of NHS Trusts by the Health Service Journal (HSJ). The HSJ has compiled the Top 50 CEOs list annually for the last eight …
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21 Apr 2022
