News
We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Director of Midwifery
Shirley Peterson will take up the position on a permanent basis when she joins the Trust in May. Shirley is currently Deputy Chief Nurse/Head of Midwifery at the Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust, a position she has held since 2017. In her current role, Shirley is also co-chair of the …
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7 Feb 2020
High success rates for emergency laparotomy
The latest annual National Emergency Laparotomy Audit shows St George’s has one of the best success rates in the country for a major, potentially life-saving operation that involves opening the abdomen in an emergency. The survival rates for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy surgery at the Trust are much improved, and …
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7 Feb 2020
Shining a light on our nurses and midwives: Charmaine Case
Charmaine Case has worked at St George’s for almost twenty years! She joined in 2000 as a Macmillan Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist, before moving into her current role, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Screening, in 2015. Last year, Charmaine was also appointed President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (UK) …
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5 Feb 2020
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: One of the Family
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twentieth series following patients treated in the same 24-hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – under more pressure than ever. It’s a place where stories of life, love and …
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4 Feb 2020
New governors elected to the Trust’s Council of Governors
Congratulations to our six new public governors on their election to the Trust’s Council of Governors. Our Governors play an important role in representing the interest of our members and the local communities we serve. Joining the Council of Governors are: Nasir Akhtar (Merton) Nasir Javed Khan (Merton) Sandhya Drew …
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4 Feb 2020
Join us for St George’s Question Time!
We’re holding a series of events for you to tell us what you think about St George’s and the services we provide. The events are a chance to meet your Governor representatives and hear from a member of our Trust Board. Everyone is welcome to attend. Our Governors play an …
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28 Jan 2020
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Because the Night…
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twentieth series following patients treated in the same 24-hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – under more pressure than ever. It’s a place where stories of life, love and …
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28 Jan 2020
Sarah Wilton, Non-Executive Director – “The commitment of staff, and the ethos of St George’s, is unparalleled.”
Later this month, Sarah Wilton, the Trust’s longest serving Non-Executive Director, steps down from the role she has held for nine years. As a member of the Trust Board for just under a decade, Sarah has seen the organisation undergo a huge amount of change during that time. We caught …
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27 Jan 2020
Anaesthetic department re-accredited by Royal College of Anaesthetists
Our anaesthetic department at St George’s has been re-accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists for the fifth year running. The accreditation scheme, organised and run by the Royal College requires anaesthetic departments to uphold 193 quality standards. The standards range from how well our anaesthetic teams maintain privacy and …
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24 Jan 2020
Paediatric consultants’ charity bike ride funds new equipment
Well done to some of our paediatric consultants who took part in the London to Brighton – 55 mile cycle last year, to raise funds for St George’s Hospital Charity. The team raised a total of £3778.50, which enabled the charity to purchase two AirvO2 Optiflow systems which help to …
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24 Jan 2020
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Live and Learn…
The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twentieth series following patients treated in the same 24-hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – under more pressure than ever. It’s a place where stories of life, love and …
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21 Jan 2020
St George’s Hospital Charity funds new equipment for The Dragon Centre
St George’s Hospital Charity have funded the installation of a treadmill and an exercise bike for our paediatric outpatients’ department (also known as The Dragon Centre). These pieces of equipment will make a huge difference to the treatment of a wide range of our patients with respiratory conditions. The installation …
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17 Jan 2020
New Director of Medical Education appointed
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director of Medical Education here at St George’s. Dr Indranil Chakravorty has been appointed to the position, and takes over the role vacated by Dr Jonathan Round, who held the post for a number of years before stepping down …
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17 Jan 2020
Crafting for a cause: St George’s sewing club makes pouches for Australian wildlife!
From thousands of miles away, members of the St George’s sewing club are doing their part to help animals that have been burnt by the wildfires in Australia. As the fires keep going, more and more animals need help and it has prompted knitters, sewers and crafters from across the …
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16 Jan 2020
Patient story: The ‘full circle’ of support helped me to feel alive
George Norton was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at the age of 23. Below he talks us through his treatment journey at St George’s and how a chance meeting with Suzanne Ruggles in 2005 – who later founded the Full Circle Fund in 2015 – played a key role in …
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16 Jan 2020