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New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Love’s Young Dream…
This episode – Love’s Young Dream – features three men who are all at varying stages of their lives and relationships and who are all supported in A&E by their partners.
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12 Sep 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
Auntie’s dinners are a winner in St George’s ED!
Emily Roberts works as a Sister in St George’s Emergency Department (ED). Four years ago she was working the New Year’s Eve shift and her Aunty Mary and Aunty Jill wanted to make sure she didn’t miss out on the celebrations. They decided to deliver Emily a home cooked meal …
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12 Sep 2018
Information for patients – cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital (10 September 2018)
We have taken the decision today to temporarily transfer the operations of a small number of patients requiring the most complex cardiac surgery to other London hospitals.
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10 Sep 2018
Young doctor’s final wish saves lives through organ donation
The mother of a young doctor who died unexpectedly at St George’s is encouraging others to follow her daughter’s example and talk to their family about organ donation.
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7 Sep 2018
Two teams at the Trust shortlisted for prestigious HSJ Award
Well done to our Queen Mary’s prostate cancer team and our Emergency Department team for being shortlisted within the Acute Sector Innovation category of the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards. The awards are one of the largest celebrations of healthcare excellence in the world, recognising and promoting the finest …
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6 Sep 2018
External independent panel to oversee response to challenges in cardiac surgery service at St George’s
St George’s is today (4 September) announcing extra steps to deal with the long-standing issues faced by its cardiac surgical service.
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4 Sep 2018
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: A Friend in Need…
This episode – A Friend in Need – shows the importance of true friendship.
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29 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Down to Earth…
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E features three patients brought to St George’s within one 24 hour period.
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29 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
Dr Shai Betteridge wins the Practitioner of the Year Award from the Division of Neuropsychology
Dr Shai Betteridge, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at St George’s Hospital, has received the Practitioner of the Year Award from the Division of Neuropsychology – a division of the British Psychological Society. Dr Betteridge is Head of Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Health Psychology Department, managing adult psychology services across the Trust. Nominating …
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17 Aug 2018
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Heavens Above…
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E features three patients brought to St George’s within one 24 hour period.
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15 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
Professor Keith Willett visits St George’s stroke service
Professor Keith Willett, Director of Acute Care at NHS England, visited our stroke service to find out more about the care we provide for patients.
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10 Aug 2018
St George’s clinicians lead major study into rates of sudden death in young footballers
Research published this week by New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s leading medical research journal.
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9 Aug 2018
Cardiac surgery at St George’s – updated statement (Thursday, 9 August 2018)
Last weekend, there was extensive coverage in the media about cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital. The media coverage focused on the findings of Professor Mike Bewick’s independent review of cardiac surgery commissioned by the Trust. His review found that our cardiac surgeons ‘were working in camps’ and that there …
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9 Aug 2018
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: In the Line of Duty…
This episode of 24 Hours in A&E focuses on the lengths the staff go to in the line of duty.
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8 Aug 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED emergency Emergency Department trauma
First of its kind organ donation course launched for healthcare professionals
A new online course to educate healthcare professionals about organ donation has been co-created by Professor Hannah Cock following her experience of her son, Alfie, being an organ donor in 2016 aged nine.
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6 Aug 2018 | Tags: medical education organ donation organ donor transplant tree of life