News

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 …
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2 Jun 2015

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. …
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2 Jun 2015

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 …
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2 Jun 2015

St George’s helipad receives nearly 200 patients in its first year
Our helipad turns 1-year old on Friday 29 May. It has been quite a year…
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29 May 2015
Annual Values Awards 2015
For the first time this year the trust held Annual Values Awards to replace our Special Achievement Awards. The awards were presented by BBC journalist Nicholas Owen and were chosen from all the Values Awards nominations made in the previous year by the Listening into Action sponsor group. There were …
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27 May 2015

Exploring clinical research at St George’s
Last week St George’s opened the doors of its Clinical Research Facility (CRF) to mark ‘International Clinical Trial Day’ (ICTD). Each year, ICTD is celebrated on or near 20 May to mark the day that James Lind started his famous trial in 1747 assessing the value of using lemons and …
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26 May 2015
’24 Hours in A&E’ returns for series nine at St George’s!
Series nine, episode one hits our TV screens on Wednesday 27 May at 9pm on Channel 4. Best brace yourself as it features heart-stopping helmet camera footage of a motorbike accident that sees a father and son rushed to St George’s A&E.
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24 May 2015

St George’s pharmacy and therapy teams are “highly commended”
St George’s was proud to see both our pharmacy and therapy teams represented at this year’s national Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) conference. Principle physiotherapist Jennifer Willis gave a presentation to 100 attendees discussing the extended roles of the St George’s therapy team in both our emergency department and acute …
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19 May 2015

Show us your talent Tooting and you could win tickets to ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
Are you a fan of ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’? Ever dreamt of soaking up the atmosphere at a LIVE show? Then this is the competition for you! Last month Stephen Mulhern visited St George’s to film a music video up on our helipad. We were pretty impressed with his rapping …
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15 May 2015

St George’s is the leading trust for organ donation in the UK
Ian Trenholm, chief executive for NHS Blood and Transplant paid St George’s a visit last month. He was here to meet our organ donation team and congratulate them on another successful year.
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13 May 2015

St George’s celebrates International Nurses’ Day
St George’s marked International Nurses’ Day with the trust’s annual nursing awards. The awards identify and celebrate the nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and mentors in the trust who have made an outstanding contribution to patient care.
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12 May 2015

St George’s and Mitie are helping young people into work
St George’s and Mitie, our facilities management company, are working together to help young people with learning difficulties gain vital employment skills. Mitie’s healthcare cleaning team has been supporting three young people through Project SEARCH, an international training programme aimed at guiding young people who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities …
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12 May 2015
St George’s working with Monitor to address our deficit
NHS finances have been extensively documented in the media. St George’s, like many other trusts, has encountered a deficit. In April we reported a £16m deficit for 2014/15 (on a turnover of £740m) having planned a small surplus. As a major trauma centre, we have been particularly affected by the …
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11 May 2015

St George’s opens a new cancer ward
The Gordon-Smith Ward was officially opened by Dr Anne Rainsberry, NHS England’s Regional Director for London, and is the second step of investment in the trust’s cancer services.
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11 May 2015
Nepal earthquake appeal
Buddhi Pant grew up in the Gorkha district in Nepal. His hometown, Simley, and surrounding villages were all destroyed by the earthquake that you will have heard about on the news.
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1 May 2015