News and Events
A great year for the transplant centre
Last year the St George’s transplant centre carried out a record 145 transplants. This is a tremendous achievement for the team and the trust, helping to improve and save many lives. Alongside these positive results a national report collated and published by NHS Blood and Transplant service last week has …
22 Oct 2014 | Tags: acheivement dialysis kidney record number transplant
Sadiq Khan to host a community coffee morning
Tooting MP, Sadiq Khan is inviting residents to a community coffee morning that will bring together more than twenty local and national health and well-being organisations in one place. The free event will take place on Friday 24th October, from 10:00am to 1pm at Mushkil Aasaan Community Centre, 220-222 Upper …
21 Oct 2014 | Tags: coffee morning healthcare Sadiq Khan St George's
New series of ’24 hours in A&E’ featuring St George’s
The new series of Channel 4’s award-winning series, 24 hours in A&E will feature St George’s Hospital, one of the most advanced and busiest A&E departments in the world.
17 Oct 2014 | Tags: 24 hrs in A&E air date Channel 4 Kings College London new hospital
The ‘Tree of Life’ at St George’s
On Saturday 4th October St George’s unveiled a special memorial ‘Tree of Life’ paying tribute to, thanking and remembering the many people who have donated life-saving organs. More than 90 lives have been saved over the last year thanks to donors and their families consenting to organ donation. The tree, …
8 Oct 2014 | Tags: donation gift memory tree of life
St George’s supports the ‘Hello My Name Is’ campaign
Dozens of St George’s, University of London students have showed their support for a national campaign called ‘Hello My Name Is’ which aims to improve communication with patients. The ‘Hello My Name Is’ campaign was started by Dr Kate Granger, an Elderly Medicine Registrar and terminally ill cancer patient, in …
7 Oct 2014 | Tags: campaign hello my name is kate granger patient communications st georges university student
Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – the most successful yet!
St George’s hosted its annual Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September and right from the start there was a real buzz with lots of people lining up for coffee and cake and people winning prizes at the very lively tombola outside the main reception at St George’s Hospital. Thanks …
7 Oct 2014 | Tags: cake coffee morning fundraising Macmillan
St George’s, University of London ranks in Top 200 best universities in the world
For the first time St George’s, University of London, has been ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world in a new authoritative survey by the Times Higher Education magazine. In the World University Rankings 2014 – 2015, St George’s has been placed at 196th globally. Last …
7 Oct 2014
St George’s is one of the most improved trusts for cancer patient experience
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been listed as one of the most improved trusts for cancer patient experience. This is according to a league table released by Macmillan Cancer Support.
2 Oct 2014 | Tags: improvement League Table Macmillan patient experience survey
Official opening of the First Touch garden at St George’s
On Friday 26th September BBC television presenter, Sophie Raworth officially opened the First Touch garden at St George’s.
29 Sep 2014 | Tags: BBC Charity First Touch garden neonatal Raising Awareness Sophie Raworth
A very generous gift from the Harrison family
On Tuesday 23 September our neonatal unit received a very generous gift from the Harrison family. Dean Harrison completed the Great North Run this month to raise funds for First Touch and to thank St George’s neonatal unit for the care his son Lenny received. Lenny was born at exactly …
25 Sep 2014 | Tags: First Touch fundraising neonatal neonatal charity
St George’s has received its 100th helipad patient
St George’s has received its 100th helipad patient.
The patient who was involved in a road traffic accident needed emergency medical care and was flown to the hospital’s major trauma centre on September 14th.
23 Sep 2014 | Tags: Boris Johnson helipad HELP appeal major trauma patient
All welcome at our 2014 Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting (AGM) The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an opportunity to learn more about these achievements and the work of the trust as well as our plans for the future. It is also your chance to put questions directly to the trust chair and chief executive. Members of …
17 Sep 2014
Bone marrow study day at St George’s
Tuesday 2nd September was the bone marrow study day at St George’s healthcare NHS Trust. With over 80 delegates attending, the afternoon session brought together a mixture of professionals from the haematology and surrounding teams with an aim to improve their knowledge of the bone marrow transplant process. Dr Mickey …
9 Sep 2014 | Tags: Bone Marrow Transplant patient experience Sharing Experience Stem Cell Study Day transplant
Come and join the St George’s team!
Are you a registered nurse with a passion for providing high quality and innovative care? Come and join our ambitious and progressive team at an exciting time of expansion for the cardiovascular directorate at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust. We are developing a pioneering 17-bed cardiology heart failure unit with …
1 Sep 2014 | Tags: cardiology jobs nurse staff recruitment
Come Dine With Us at St George’s
We invited our twitter followers and members of the public visiting St George’s Hospital to a free taste-testing session.
1 Sep 2014 | Tags: come dine with us department of health Hospital food NHS Food nutrition st george's hospital
