News and events
Statement on behalf of Ray Wilkins’ family
Statement on behalf of Ray Wilkins’ family It is with great sadness we announce that Raymond Colin Wilkins passed away this morning. We would like to thank St George’s staff for the amazing work they have done to care for our beloved Ray. We would also like to say thank …
4 Apr 2018
Home therapies (including peritoneal dialysis) and renal transplant clinics to transfer to Courtyard Clinic building at St George’s on 9 April
The home therapies (including peritoneal dialysis) and renal transplant clinics will transfer to the Courtyard Clinic building at St George’s Hospital on 9 April. The peritoneal dialysis clinic is currently provided out of Willow Annexe, and our renal transplant clinic is based in Atkinson Morley, both of which are also on the St George’s Hospital …
3 Apr 2018
UK first at St George’s saves life of mother and her unborn baby
Specialists at St George’s have operated on a woman to repair a life-threatening, large swelling in the artery supplying blood to her unborn baby.
27 Mar 2018
Band 5 Nurses invited to learn more about working at St George’s
Following the success of our recent nursing open day, where 60 nurses were recruited, St George’s will be holding a Band 5 nurses open day in March. At our January open day, more than 100 nurses attended to learn more about what St George’s can offer, including our world-leading neurosciences, headline-making neonatal …
20 Mar 2018
Local businessman supports St George’s Staff Appreciation Awards as way of ‘giving back’
St George’s Hospital in London is this week (Thursday 15 March) holding its first ever Staff Appreciation Awards, made possible by the support of the Pelican London Hotel & Residence and Yellow Brick Group.
15 Mar 2018
HSJ nomination for hyperacute neurology service
The hyperacute neurology service at St George’s has been shortlisted for a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Award.
12 Mar 2018
NHS BT staff battle through snow to save St George’s leukaemia patient
A leukaemia patient at St George’s received a lifesaving stem cell transplant last week after selfless staff at NHS Blood and Transplant (BT) battled through the snow to deliver the cells in time. Biomedical Scientists at NHS BT, Geoff White and Sue Bartlett, drove three-hours from their base in Southampton …
9 Mar 2018 | Tags: blood Leukaemia NHS BT Stem Cell transplant
Magnetic controlled ‘growth rods’ used in scoliosis spinal surgery at St George’s for the first time
Surgeons at St George’s Hospital in south London have used adjustable telescopic magnetic rods for the first time to straighten the spine of a young girl with severe scoliosis.
Patient, Harleigh Jackson, 11, underwent the procedure at St George’s before Christmas. She also has Russell-Silver syndrome, a congenital condition which restricts growth
8 Mar 2018
St George’s pilots revolutionary prostate cancer service
St George’s is one of three Trusts using cutting edge technology to reduce diagnosis times for prostate cancer from six weeks to one day in a world-leading new approach.
7 Mar 2018 | Tags: prostate cancer rapid service revolutionary treatment
St George’s paves the way with UK surgical first
Bariatric surgeons at St George’s carried out the first day case gastric bypass procedure in the UK in January.
7 Mar 2018 | Tags: Bariatric Surgery day surgery gastric bypass
BMJ awards nomination for cardiac team
Our Cardiac Surgical Team has been short-listed for a prestigious British Medical Journal award.
The team has been short-listed in the Clinical Leadership Team of the Year category for their management of aortic aneurysm and aortic valve disease.
7 Mar 2018
Burst water pipe – Tooting High Street (Wednesday, 7 March)
Message timed at 8am A water pipe has burst near Tooting Broadway station, causing significant travel and traffic disruption. St George’s Hospital is fully open, but staff and members of the public may experience some delays accessing the site, so please allow extra time for your journeys. Pre-booked patient transport …
7 Mar 2018
Race on to collect as many Easter eggs as possible for St George’s
Local residents and businesses are invited to take part in an Easter Egg Appeal for our paediatric patients at St George’s. Since 2011, Access Self Storage has hosted the appeal and has received more than 3,800 chocolate eggs – weighing more than a tonne of chocolate – for a range …
6 Mar 2018 | Tags: appeal Easter St George's Hospital Charity
BJM win for St George’s Midwife
Congratulations to Debs Livermore on winning first prize in the ‘Innovation in practice’ category at the British Journal of Midwifery awards earlier this month. Debs was short-listed for her work in developing the High Dependency Unit on our Delivery Suite at St George’s. Before the current unit was established, many …
28 Feb 2018
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Lost for Words
Tonight’s episode – Lost for Words – features 54-year-old Richard who arrives in resus suffering symptoms of a suspected stroke.
27 Feb 2018 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E a&e ED Emergency Department Stroke trauma tumour
