News and Events
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer yet it’s a disease which is often overlooked and diagnosed too late. Every year over 41,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer and around 16,000 people die of the disease. To mark the awareness month, our Colorectal Cancer team, along with … Continue reading
10 Apr 2019
World-first maternity project saves babies’ lives and reduces emergency Caesarean sections in multiple births
A pioneering project working with mothers of twins, triplets and more has reduced the number of caesarean sections and admissions to hospital during pregnancy. Continue reading
5 Apr 2019
Good luck to The Garden Productions as 24 Hours in A&E nominated for a BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have shortlisted 24 Hours in A&E within the Factual Series category of this year’s awards ceremony.
The nomination is the end result of a huge amount of hard work involving our Emergency Department, plus staff and teams from across the Trust – both clinical and non-clinical. Continue reading
3 Apr 2019
Patient visitors now welcome all day at St George’s and Queen Mary’s
From Monday 1 April, friends and family can visit their loved ones at our hospitals any time between 8am-8pm, any day of the week. The extension of visiting hours at both St George’s Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton is designed to improve the experience of patients, … Continue reading
2 Apr 2019
Inspirational Issy dancing again following paralysing stroke
Issy Dolby, 9, returned to dancing in January after being left paralysed from having a stroke last year. Continue reading
29 Mar 2019
New NIPT quality standards to be developed by St George’s Professor
Professor Asma Khalil, Consultant Obstetrician at St George’s, is part of a collaborative partnership to develop quality standards for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Continue reading
26 Mar 2019
Teams across the Trust celebrate Nutrition and Hydration Week
Last week (11-17 March) was Nutrition and Hydration Week, with teams across the Trust organising a variety of events and giveaways for patients, staff and visitors. The week aims to educate and engage people on the value of food and drink in maintaining health and wellbeing in health and social … Continue reading
20 Mar 2019
Call for more living kidney donors on World Kidney Day
139 people in London have received a kidney transplant from a stranger in the last five years thanks to someone they didn’t know donating altruistically while they are still alive as part of the UK Kidney Sharing Scheme. Continue reading
13 Mar 2019
UK first for trauma and orthopaedic team at St George’s
Our trauma and orthopaedic team became the first in the UK and second in the world to use the new T2 Alpha Stryker tibial nail in February. Continue reading
8 Mar 2019
St George’s rolls out London’s first asthma bag scheme to local schools
St George’s is rolling out a new scheme to provide every primary and secondary school with an emergency asthma kit, which is believed to be the first initiative of its kind in London. Continue reading
4 Mar 2019 | Tags: asthma
The John King Brain Tumour Foundation presents £133,000 cheque to our Neurosurgery department
Tuesday, 19 February saw the presentation of a £133,000 cheque to our Neurosurgery department on behalf of the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. John King sadly died following treatment for a glioblastoma, a type of brain tumour, at St George’s Hospital in 2016. His wife Laura King set up the … Continue reading
4 Mar 2019
Double St George’s on TV tonight! (26 February)
St George’s will be on ITV’s This Time Next Year featuring a renal transplant story at 8pm tonight, followed by 24 Hours in A&E on Channel 4 at 9pm. Continue reading
26 Feb 2019
Connecting Your Care: Improving how we use your information
We are working with South West London Health and Care Partnership to improve the way we connect your care across south west London. Soon, healthcare professionals will be able to access your records from other NHS services when you need them to. This will make it quicker and easier for … Continue reading
22 Feb 2019
Issues with incoming calls to St George’s Hospital: Friday 22 February resolved
Update 7pm, Friday 22 February The issue with our phone lines has been resolved and they are now working as normal. Thank you for your patience during this time. _____________________ 9am, Friday 22 February We are currently experiencing no incoming calls to St George’s Hospital. This does not affect our … Continue reading
22 Feb 2019
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Look both ways…
This episode – Look both ways – looks at the paths people take when they reach a crossroad in their lives, whether or not the decisions remain in their control. Continue reading
19 Feb 2019
