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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Go your own way…
This episode features patients and staff members who forge their own path in life and strive to find happiness and fulfilment, against the odds.
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2 Dec 2019
Gold accreditation for our cardiac theatres
A huge congratulations to our cardiac theatres team for achieving gold in its first ever ward accreditation scheme! Stephanie Sweeney, Divisional Director of Nursing for Surgery, Neurosciences, Theatres and Cancer, said: “Achieving gold in the accreditation scheme is a fantastic achievement, so a big congratulations to Jacqui, Ewa, Sandra and …
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28 Nov 2019
St George’s CIO shortlisted in the national Women in Technology Excellence Awards
Our Chief information Officer (CIO), Elizabeth White has been shortlisted for the CIO of the Year Award in the Computing Magazine, Women in IT Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on November 27th 2019, at The Brewery in London. Elizabeth is the only CIO to …
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27 Nov 2019
Medical Examiner role introduced at St George’s
Dr Nigel Kennea, Consultant Neonatologist, has been appointed Lead Medical Examiner at St George’s. We spoke to Nigel about his new role and why it’s important for our patients and staff. The Medical Examiner (ME) system is being introduced in acute Trusts, and across the NHS. It aims to improve …
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25 Nov 2019
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: A pillar of strength…
This episode follows the stories of three patients and the people they turn to when life takes an unexpected turn.
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25 Nov 2019
Top marks for neonatal training
Our neonatal unit at St George’s has been rated as one of the top placements for trainee paediatric doctors. An annual survey carried out by the London School of Paediatrics (LSP) found that 13 out of our 19 trainee doctors described their training experience in neonatal this year as ‘one …
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22 Nov 2019
Bell ringing celebrations for our Pinckney ward and play team staff
Last week, staff on our Pinckney ward and in our play team celebrated with two young patients, Kareena, 3, and Duygu, 8, who both rang the bell to mark the end of their cancer treatment. Kareena was diagnosed with Wilms tumour, a type of kidney cancer, in October 2018, and …
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20 Nov 2019
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E – Series 19 launch: Endless Love…
This first episode of the new series follows the stories of three patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s.
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18 Nov 2019
First major trauma centre to launch specialist clinic
St George’s has become the first major trauma centre in the UK to launch a fully multidisciplinary major trauma clinic for our patients.
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18 Nov 2019
St George’s makes three appointments to its Trust Board
St George’s has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors and an Associate Non-Executive Director to its Board.
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14 Nov 2019
Minor injuries unit at Queen Mary’s achieves gold accreditation
A huge congratulations to our minor injuries unit (MIU) at Queen Mary’s Hospital for achieving gold in our ward accreditation scheme! The unit has improved from a silver rating in March 2019. Dr Jane Evans, Clinical Chair for our Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences Division, said: “Achieving gold in the ward …
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8 Nov 2019
Caps off to Dr Naz!
One of our anaesthetists, Dr Naz Hoque, is helping staff get to know each other better by creating personalised theatre caps.
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8 Nov 2019
St George’s good samaritan Dee Dee
This week we’re recognising Dee Dee Devine, one of our wonderful receptionists, for the compassion and kindness she showed a homeless patient on Vernon ward. Dee Dee has worked here for twenty years and is also the Unison chair for St George’s. She first met the patient when he was …
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7 Nov 2019
“The NHS is a wonder of the modern world” – Interview with John Hallmark, Governor
Our latest governor interview is with John Hallmark, who is one of our representatives for Wandsworth. John was elected in February 2018, and like many of our governors, was motivated by the desire to give something back to St George’s. Tell us a bit about your background “My background is …
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28 Oct 2019
What it means to be a Patient Partner at St George’s
Nicholas Low is one of our Patient Partner’s at the Trust, serving on our Patient Partnership and Experience Group. The group brings together patients, clinicians and managers so that our patients have a voice and can get involved in helping us provide outstanding care, every time. We spoke to Nicholas …
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23 Oct 2019