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’24 Hours in A&E’ shines a light on the importance of support
Episode five of ’24 Hours in A&E’ series nine focuses on the importance of having someone to love and support us when life gets tough. 66-year-old Gerald is rushed to St George’s by air ambulance after falling ten feet from his loft, through his bannisters and then down two flights …
24 Jun 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Channel 4 Emergency Department episode five series 9 support
Sainsbury’s staff vote to support First Touch for second year
Charitable staff at Tooting Sainsbury’s have chosen, First Touch, St George’s dedicated neonatal charity as their ‘Charity of Year’ for another year! Staff have taken part in a number of fundraising events raising money to help sick and premature babies. Last year they donated £2,000 which was used to help …
19 Jun 2015 | Tags: First Touch fundraising neonatal Sainsbury's
Showing care and kindness during ’24 Hours in A&E’
This week’s ’24 Hours in A&E’ episode focuses on caring and kindness, whether from staff, family or friends. 13-year-old cyclist Sam is rushed to A&E after coming off her bike at high speed during a race, landing on her head. She’s complaining of pain down her spine and has been …
17 Jun 2015
St George’s surgeon cycles over 200 miles to raise money for robotic-assisted training in the UK
Dr Nicholas Faure Walker, urologist surgeon from St George’s Hospital has arrived at the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) annual conference in Manchester after a 210-mile long charity cycle ride from London. The funds raised will be used by The Urology Foundation to support the training of more surgeons …
17 Jun 2015 | Tags: BIke2BAUS cycling fundraising intuitive surgical robotic surgery surgeon
Staff pull together to fulfil Margaret’s last wish
Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. – Claude T Bissell Margaret, 56, was a long-term patient at St George’s. She had received chemotherapy and undergone surgery to fight …
15 Jun 2015 | Tags: chemotherapy Gretchen knightingale ward Margaret neck cancer palliative surgery wedding
St George’s receives Accreditation HIMSS Stage 6
St George’s has been recognised and accredited for its hard work in implementing clinical informatics systems within the inpatient areas of the hospital. We are the first major teaching hospital in the UK to be accredited to HIMSS Stage 6 (stage 7 is the highest achievable) and the first UK …
12 Jun 2015 | Tags: accreditation HIMSS IT Stage 6
New dishes fulfil Samuel’s wishes
St George’s celebrated the launch of a new menu for the children’s ward this week. Children were invited to the playroom to enjoy a range of activities – including icing cakes, drawing their favourite meals and of course sampling the food on offer! The introduction of the new menu highlights …
11 Jun 2015 | Tags: children children's ward Dietitians Week food menu Samuel's Charity
Chin up and carry on for tonight’s ’24 Hours in A&E’
Tonight’s episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ features patients who believe in keeping their chin up and carrying on, no matter what life throws at them. Professional actor Dudley has come to A&E after injuring his shoulder in a fall while rushing to catch a train. “It was agony, the …
10 Jun 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E episode 3 fall helipad patient series 9 surgery
Promoting health and wellbeing at St George’s
Dietitians Week (8-12 June 2015) aims to highlight the value of dietitians and their work. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) launched the world’s first Dietitians Week in 2014. Our registered dietitians (RDs) fully backed the campaign, taking over the St George’s Trust social media accounts to reach over 60,000 people …
8 Jun 2015 | Tags: Awareness Campaign celebration Dietitians Week health and well being keep active Social media therapy team work out at work day
St George’s signs a clinical services contract with Gibraltar Health Authority
Dr John Cortes, Minister for Health, Environment, Energy and Climate Change today welcomed Miles Scott, Chief Executive of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation to St Bernard’s Hospital, Gibraltar. The purpose of the visit was to sign a new clinical services contract between the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) and St …
5 Jun 2015 | Tags: clinical services contract GHA Gibraltar Health Authority pioneer Research st georges university teaching hospital
Celebrating normal birth at St George’s
Last month St George’s held its first evening reception to celebrate our ‘Keep birth normal’ (KBN) projects supported by Health Education South London (HESL). The reception organised by consultant midwives Chantelle Winstanley and Lucia Rocca was attended by all of the midwives who were involved in KBN projects, obstetricians, general …
5 Jun 2015 | Tags: Birth Centre funding HESL KBN Keep Birth Normal Maternity training
A day in the life of…Shathuja, a volunteer mealtime assistant
My name is Shathuja. I have been volunteering as a mealtime assistant in Dalby ward for the past 6 months. This role provides me with the opportunity to interact with patients and help feed those who are unable to feed themselves. I start my shift at 8.00am when I go …
3 Jun 2015 | Tags: #volunteersweek volunteers week
A day in the life of…Toni, a volunteer wayfinder
“I’ve been a volunteer at St George’s for nearly seven years. I started soon after I retired from working in local government and for nearly all of that time I’ve been a wayfinder in Lanesborough Wing. I usually stand near the lifts where there’s heavy footfall with many people not …
2 Jun 2015 | Tags: #volunteersweek volunteers wayfinding week
Love is in the air on ’24 Hours in A&E’
Get ready for a Wednesday night full of romance as series nine, episode two features patients who fell in love with their partners at first sight. 93-year-old war veteran Henry is rushed to St. George’s with severe breathing difficulties. Doctors test his blood for signs of damage to his heart. …
2 Jun 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E episode two love at first sight romance series nine
Rosie’s road to recovery
Yesterday St George’s was the location for an emotional reunion between jogger Rosie and the police, and medical staff who saved her life. Rosie Mowbray, 24, was running along Durnsford Road, Merton on the morning of Tuesday, 11 November 2014 when she was hit by a car as she attempted …
2 Jun 2015 | Tags: air ambulance Intensive care Merton Police Paramedic rehabilitation Rosie Thank You
