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St George’s neuromuscular service receives national recognition for outstanding care

St George’s Hospital has been recognised for providing outstanding care to people with muscle-wasting and weakening conditions across South West London and Surrey. The hospital’s Atkinson Morley Neuromuscular Centre has been given a Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity Muscular Dystrophy UK to acknowledge the care it provides …
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23 Jan 2024


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Council of Governors Elections 2023/24 results published

Voting in the 2023/24 elections to the St George’s Council of Governors closed at 5 pm on Wednesday 22 December 2023. Thank you to all of those who stood in this year’s elections and to all of our members who voted, and congratulations to all of the successful candidates. Election …
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10 Jan 2024


Festive fever: Record-breaking doctors’ strikes disrupt patient care

Severe disruption to NHS services is expected over the coming days as junior doctors prepare to strike amidst a storm of winter pressures.
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2 Jan 2024


Number of emergency department visits at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals set to top 300,000 in 2023

It’s been another busy year for St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group – with 34 people, on average, going to one of our emergency departments (EDs) every hour. 2023 has also seen the birth of about 7,600 babies across our three hospitals, and the number …
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28 Dec 2023


Choose the right care for you

A lot of people come to the Emergency Department because they do not know where else to go could get quicker and more appropriate treatment much closer to home
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21 Dec 2023


Nightmare before Christmas as hospital pressures soar

A spike in very unwell patients has put indescribable pressure on St George’s, Epsom, and St Helier’s emergency departments – and with Christmas and doctors’ strikes on the way, demand could snowball further this winter. Senior clinicians are warning of severe disruption to NHS services over the coming weeks – …
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19 Dec 2023



Moving children’s cancer services further away will be ‘devastating’, says senior clinician

St George’s Hospital has a long history of treating children with cancer – but now, that hangs in the balance. Under proposals drawn up by NHS England, the service that’s been provided at the hospital for more than 25 years could be closed and moved to another hospital. Dr Sijo …
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18 Dec 2023


Children’s specialist cancer consultation closed

There will be no sudden changes to how children and young people receive care.
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18 Dec 2023


Teen follows in the footsteps of hero nurses who treated her rare cancer

“I am very excited to be following in the footsteps of the  nurses who took amazing care of me and hopefully I can be like them one day” – those are the words of a former cancer patient who is now studying to become a nurse herself. Zoe Magness was …
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15 Dec 2023


Youngster treated by ‘amazing’ St George’s teams gears up for cancer-free Christmas with sports car request

A six-year-old boy hopes Santa Claus will bring him a blue Lamborghini as he celebrates his first cancer-free Christmas since he was two. Little Jackson Hall was diagnosed with leukaemia in February 2020 after a rash appeared on his skin that wouldn’t go away – and was treated by an …
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14 Dec 2023


Plans for new children’s hospital are ‘bold, fresh, and exciting’ say St George’s Prof Paul Heath

NHS England is consulting on the future of children’s cancer services in the region – with St George’s one option, and Evelina London the other. We think Kids Deserve St George’s, and are ready to build a new state-of-the-art hospital that would ensure children with cancer can receive care for …
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13 Dec 2023


Strike action during December and January: Information for patients

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will take part in strike action from 7am on 20 December 2023 until 7am on 23 December 2023 and from 7am on 3 January 2024 until 7am on 9 January 2024. The strike action will impact services at St George’s …
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13 Dec 2023


St George’s children’s cancer ward has a “sense of safety” says Dr Holly Tallentire

Outstanding care and empathy shown by staff are just some of the reasons kids cancer services should stay at St George’s, according to Paediatric Psychologist Dr Holly Tallentire. Dr Tallentire, who is based on Pinckney Ward, says there is a “sense of safety” where she works that would be hard …
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13 Dec 2023


Rise in winter viruses ramp up pressures in emergency departments

Winter illnesses like flu and norovirus are on the rise across Surrey and South West London – and hospitals are facing extreme pressures as a result. Every winter is challenging for St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group – and for the wider NHS – but …
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7 Dec 2023