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Queen Mary’s Hospital gain JAG accreditation
The Endoscopy Unit at Queen Mary’s has recently been awarded JAG accreditation which is an accreditation awarded to endoscopy departments that are able to demonstrate a safe, patient centred and efficient service.
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31 Dec 2015 | Tags: endoscopy departments Endoscopy Unit JAG accreditation Lucy Titheridge Paul Alford Queen Mary's Hospital Queen Mary’s
A teaser for episode 12 of ’24 Hours in A&E’ titled “Through the Ages”
You’re never too young or too old to visit A&E and this episode has examples of people from 3-41 years old who end up in A&E much to their surprise.
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31 Dec 2015 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E 24 Hrs A&E 24 hrs in A&E
Life is hard in episode 11 of ’24 Hours in A&E’
This week’s episode focuses on patients and families whose good humour and positivity helps them to cope in tough circumstances. Life can often deal out tough hands to people but with the right frame of mind, it’s possible to rise above very difficult situations. This episode proves it. 84-year-old Paula …
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29 Dec 2015 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E
Dilemmas of ‘fathers and sons’ in episode 10 of ’24 Hours in A&E’
The next episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ will be aired next Wednesday, 23rd December, on Channel 4 at 9pm. It is about fathers and sons, their intertwining relationships and an over-riding emotion of people rushed to A & E is fear and confusion.
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18 Dec 2015 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E emergency services fathers and sons
“When you get a phone call like that, everything stops”. All is revealed in episode 9 of ’24 Hours in A&E’
Twenty-two-year-old motorcyclist Adam has crashed into a car and been thrown 30 metres. Rosa, who’s 18, fell off her bike after a night out with friends. Her mum is not impressed.
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16 Dec 2015 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 Hours A&E 24 hrs in A&E Emergency Department
St George’s scores a first in providing more accurate screening for Down’s syndrome
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London, today opened the doors of its new laboratory for processing blood samples of pregnant women whose babies are at a high risk of developing Down’s, Edwards and Patau syndromes.
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10 Dec 2015 | Tags: Basky Thilaganathan CVS Down's Syndrome Edwards syndrome Edwards's syndrome Maternity NIPT Patau syndrome Patau's syndrome pregnancy Professor Basky SAFE test
Spoiler alert for episode eight of ’24 Hours in A&E’
In this week’s episode on Channel 4 (aired on Wednesday 9pm) two little girls and an elderly gentleman requiring much needed treatment from our A&E team, including Simon, the nurse. Simon has made his first appearance in series 8 and is a turning into quite a TV star already!
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10 Dec 2015 | Tags: 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E a&e Channel 4 nurse Simon
Showcasing quality care in television documentaries
Earlier this month, we had a stand at NHS Providers conference in Birmingham to showcase the work related to ‘24 Hours in A&E’ and how this had had an impact on the quality of care. It was a great opportunity to share our experience with other providers – why and how we managed the process of allowing film crews into our busiest department – managing the consent process, address quality of care and why we did it.
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2 Dec 2015 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E consent process consultant in adult & paediatric emergency medicine emergency medicine consultant film crews Garden Productions head of communications Louise Halfpenny NHS Providers NHS Providers 2015 NHS Providers conference quality care Rhys Beynon television documentary Will Glazebrook
Vascular scientist at St George’s awarded prize for work in the field
Fabrizio D’Abate, a Clinical Vascular Scientist at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London received the 2015 Ann Donald award for Scientist of the Year on 14 November 2015 from the Society of Vascular Technology of Great Britain and Ireland (SVT).
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2 Dec 2015 | Tags: 2015 Ann Donald award Cardiovascular team Clinical Vascular Scientist cyclists Fabrizio D'Abate iliac endofibrosis marathon runners Scientist of the Year Scientist of the Year 2015 Society of Vascular Technology of Great Britain and Ireland sports doctors sports physiotherapists SVT triathlon athletes vascular vascular neurosurgery vascular scientist Vascular team vascular ultrasound
Is it an emergency? Choose well this winter
A lot of people come to the Emergency Department because they do not know where else to go could get quicker and more appropriate treatment much closer to home. Read our quick guide below before you decide where to go for your treatment.
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2 Dec 2015 | Tags: 111 999 colds conjunctivitis coughs diarrhoea emergency Emergency Department fever flu nausea NHS 111 novovirus pharmacists pharmacy sickness vomiting Wandsworth winter flu winter pressures winter sickness
Emotions are running high in episode 7 of ’24 Hours in A&E’
We are back for another 60-minutes of A&E drama this Thursday at 9pm on Channel 4. In this week’s episode an orthopaedic registrar Arash and a surgical advanced nurse practitioner Terry will be treating a critically injured crushed victim.
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30 Nov 2015 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E a&e Channel 4 crushed victim Emergency Department
Untold secrets revealed in episode 6 of ’24 Hours in A&E’
The nation’s favourite medical documentary series continues tomorrow (24th November 2015) on Channel 4 at 9pm. In this week’s programme a young boy faces losing a finger.
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23 Nov 2015 | Tags: 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E 24 hrs in A&E Channel 4 resus
Additional rapid HIV test services are available across Wandsworth during National HIV Testing Week
National HIV testing week (21-25 November 2015) is an opportunity to highlight the changing face of HIV infection in London and to highlight the ongoing need to emphasise the benefits of testing and early diagnosis of HIV. Approx 35,000 people are diagnosed with HIV and accessing care in London. However there …
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23 Nov 2015
Interactive whiteboards providing improved access to patient information
At St George’s our aim is to have one comprehensive medical record for all patients. This record will follow the patients’ journey through the hospital and providing continuity of care during a patient’s lifetime.
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20 Nov 2015 | Tags: electronic records interactive whiteboards medical record Nursing Technology Fund
Macmillan and St George’s Hospital join forces to transform the experience of cancer care for people in south west London
Macmillan Cancer Support and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have announced a three-year partnership which will endeavour to provide people affected by cancer who are treated at St George’s with an excellent experience of care.
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18 Nov 2015
