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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
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
Hundreds of NHS staff involved in care of young woman who received ‘shock’ breast cancer diagnosis
A graduate who put her cancer symptoms down to hormones and stress is calling on other young people to seek medical help when something doesn’t feel right with their bodies – urging “if in doubt, get checked out.” Mia Ancell was just 23 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer …
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17 Jul 2024
Success of surgical hub where patients go home hours after new knee or hip op
A pioneering surgical hub is such a success that some patients who receive a replacement knee or hip can go home hours after their operation. The efficiency at South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) has also driven down waiting times for some planned operations at below the national average. …
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16 Jul 2024
Groundbreaking mobile critical care service celebrates 3000th referral
A groundbreaking service – set up to transport critically-ill adult patients across the country – is celebrating its 3000th referral, after marking its first year of operation. ACCESS London (Adult Critical Care Emergency Support Service) is a partnership of Barts Health NHS Trust, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, …
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10 Jul 2024
St George’s impresses judges to win new garden to benefit those living with dementia
A sensory garden for people living with dementia will be created at St George’s after the nursing team entered and won a national competition. The dementia team at St George’s will be given £2,500 worth of gardening equipment after scooping the ‘Nominate Your Community Space’ competition by retailer Robert Dyas. …
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5 Jul 2024
Advice to the public as hot weather and strikes impact NHS services
Members of the public are asked to take steps to stay safe and well as temperatures rise – and a round of junior doctors’ strikes begins tomorrow. A heat alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Met Office is in place until 5pm on Thursday 27 June …
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26 Jun 2024
Advice for those concerned about the Infected Blood Inquiry
We understand that many people will have questions. A new national online resource for patients and the public has been set up to provide help and support, as well as answer some of these questions here.
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23 May 2024
Chief nurse left in freezing accommodation on arrival to UK launches app to help overseas health workers
England’s most senior internationally educated nurse has revealed she was left trapped in freezing accommodation with no lights or support when she arrived in the UK. Group Chief Nurse, Arlene Wellman MBE, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh), had come from Trinidad on a …
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10 May 2024
Mum’s praises ‘caring’ team after son survives rare condition during pregnancy
A mum has praised medics at St George’s after her son survived a rare condition during pregnancy. Jessica Bruce was told she could lose her unborn babies from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) without treatment. The mum was referred to St George’s for specialist care and travelled 200 miles from her …
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26 Apr 2024
‘I went for a routine eye test and ended up needing a lifesaving operation’
When Caroline Wrixon booked an appointment with her optician she had no idea it would lead to lifesaving surgery. The 40-year-old project manager says she owes her life to the ‘brilliant’ team at St George’s after her eye test led to a brain tumour diagnosis. She said: “I’m so grateful …
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19 Apr 2024
Commentator Martin Tyler gets his voice – and career – back thanks to NHS surgery and therapy
An “amazing” team of surgeons, doctors, nurses and therapists saved the voice of sports commentator Martin Tyler – and a career that has spanned more than 50 years to date. The prospect of losing your voice forever is frightening – especially when it has made you a living, as it …
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16 Apr 2024
Team of 50 carry out rare op at baby’s birth to save his life
A 50 strong team of specialist medics crammed into an operation theatre recently to carry out a globally rare procedure on a newborn baby and saved his life. Little Freddie Verschueren was delivered at St George’s hospital in South West London using the Ex-utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) procedure which delivers …
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11 Apr 2024