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Surgeons rebuild face of junior doctor injured by horse
Surgeons at St George’s have rebuilt the face of junior doctor Elizabeth Calton, who was severely injured whilst out riding her horse.
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18 Jan 2018
24 Hours in A&E: “Why do we keep doing it? Because it helps us put our best foot forward.”
This week marks the 100th episode of 24 Hours in A&E at St George’s. Dr Will Glazebrook shares his experiences of being part of the longest running documentary series in the UK…
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16 Jan 2018
St George’s celebrates 70 years of NHS with 100 episodes of 24 Hours in A&E
24 Hours in A&E celebrates its 100th episode at St George’s today with ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ featuring three women who are stabbed in a supermarket car park.
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16 Jan 2018
Dr Robert Morgan appointed President of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe
Congratulations to Dr Robert Morgan, Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who was recently appointed President of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe (CIRSE). CIRSE is the largest interventional radiology society worldwide and has over 7,000 members. While the majority of CIRSE …
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15 Jan 2018
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Bringing up Baby
Tonight’s episode – Bringing up Baby – displays the strengths of parental love. (Tuesday 9 January)
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9 Jan 2018
Help us reduce the risk of flu infection
At this time of year, flu is more prevalent in the community, and hospital patients in particular can be more prone to infection. We are urging our staff to get vaccinated, and to date, more than 80% have had their jab – however, we are also asking patients and their …
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8 Jan 2018
St George’s Staff Appreciation Awards
On Thursday 15 March, St George’s Hospital Charity is hosting the first ever Staff Appreciation Awards to celebrate the excellent work of our staff. Supported by the Pelican London Hotel & Residence and Yellow Brick Group, the special event will be held at Wandsworth Town Hall and will recognise staff …
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5 Jan 2018
GP appointments now available in the evening and at weekends
Our Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the country, especially at this time of year, so we would like to encourage everyone to be aware of the other ways to access local healthcare Since December 2017, GPs across London have started to offer appointments in the evenings and …
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4 Jan 2018
24 Hours in A&E is back with its 14th series
This episode marks St George’s 99th episode of #24HrsAE and is the first episode of 2018 – the year celebrating 70 years of the NHS.
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2 Jan 2018
Off duty nurse saves man’s life during supermarket shop
A nurse from St George’s Hospital has been reunited with the man whose life she helped save during a trip to the supermarket.
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22 Dec 2017
Pumping Marvellous! St George’s staff win national heart failure awards
Matthew Sunter, Heart Failure Nurse, and Dr Lisa Anderson, Heart Failure Cardiologist, have been nationally recognised and honoured by patients for their exceptional quality of care and treatment in the Pumping Marvellous Foundation Awards. Matthew was nominated by patients to receive the ‘You’re Simply Marvellous Award’ while Dr Anderson received …
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20 Dec 2017
St George’s Radiology Department take over international conference in Chicago!
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the most esteemed global annual meeting, with over 60,000 international attendees, ended last week. This year, the St George’s Radiology Department led the UK in academic contribution and award recognition. In addition to organisation and leadership roles in educational …
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19 Dec 2017
Open Day to showcase Band 5 staff nurse opportunities at St George’s
Come along to our special Nursing Recruitment Open Day on Saturday 27 January, from 9.30am – 3pm. We’re recruiting Band 5 nurses for many different specialties and services.
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18 Dec 2017
Health Secretary visits St George’s ahead of presumed consent consultation
Jeremy Hunt, MP and Secretary of State for Health, visited St George’s as one of the leading Trusts for organ donation in the UK ahead of the consultation announcement on presumed consent for organ donation.
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12 Dec 2017
St George’s achieves third consecutive year of Royal College accreditation
Congratulations to St George’s Anaesthetic Team on their re-accreditation with the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The team recently had the news confirmed that they had achieved the Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) again, making St George’s one of only five Trusts across the country to do so for three consecutive years. …
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8 Dec 2017
