News
St George’s is taking part in pioneering new buddy scheme to improve experience of care for cancer patients
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be taking part in a pioneering ‘buddy scheme’ to help some NHS trusts in England to improve cancer patients’ experience of care. St George’s was identified by the recent Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) as being one of the most …
Continue reading
13 Feb 2015 | Tags: buddy scheme cancer Cancer patient experience mentor patient experience
Mark’s Miracle
St George’s is one of the largest single-site hospitals in the UK and has one of Britain’s most advanced and busiest A&E departments. Approximately 400 people visit our emergency department (ED) every day. They come to us seeking care and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions – painful …
Continue reading
11 Feb 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Consultant Will major trauma miracle
A teaser for episode six of ’24 Hours in A&E’
This week’s episode focuses on freedom, independence and renewal.
Continue reading
10 Feb 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E air ambulance major trauma mental health tree surgeon
Fifth episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ at St George’s FT!
This week’s episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ focuses on older patients who are often reluctant to get the help they need, while younger patients are treated after very different accidents.
Continue reading
3 Feb 2015 | Tags: 24 Hours 24 hours in A&E Foundation Trust Geriatric medicine
St George’s becomes an NHS Foundation Trust
Health regulator Monitor has authorised St George’s to be a Foundation Trust.
To reflect this achievement, the trust’s formal title will change to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Continue reading
2 Feb 2015
Episode Four of ’24 Hours in A&E’ – Handling Anxiety
This week’s episode looks at the anxiety faced by patients, family and staff.
Continue reading
28 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Anxiety episode four Series 8
Providing Offender Healthcare: Healthier – Inside and Out
Getting the balance right behind bars is what it’s all about for trust staff working at HMP Wandsworth. The Offender Healthcare Service, led by Jo Darrow, has been set up to improve the health of offenders whilst working in an environment designed to limit their liberty. Jo relishes her job …
Continue reading
23 Jan 2015
St George’s secures further funding to improve patient safety in Ghana
A partnership set up to share patient safety initiatives and approaches between KATH and St George’s has been part of a World Health Organisation (WHO) two-year programme.
Continue reading
22 Jan 2015 | Tags: funding Ghana KATH Patient Safety WHO
Episode Three of ’24 Hours in A&E’ – Questioning Our Mortality
In this week’s episode staff and patients talk about mortality and how being in A&E brings difficult questions to the fore…
Continue reading
19 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Consultant Will Mortality Nurse Daryl
Getting to know Simon…
Nurse Simon makes his first appearance in series 8, episode 2 of ’24 Hours in A&E’ (aired on 14 January 2015, 9pm on Channel 4). We hear about how working in the stressful environment of A&E means Simon and his colleagues need to find ways to let off steam. What …
Continue reading
14 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E A&E pressures Emergency Care nurses Simon
Episode Two of ’24 Hours in A&E’ – Coping Under Pressure
In this week’s episode staff discuss how A&E is somewhere they, as well as patients, face deeply challenging situations on a daily basis and people’s different coping mechanisms…
Continue reading
12 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E nurse Simon working pressures
Getting to know Rhys…
Consultant Rhys has featured alongside his St George’s colleagues in previous series’ of ’24 Hours in A&E’ but we see him in episode 1 of series 10 – the 100th episode – treating 89-year-old Sir John Cockburn who arrives at St George’s with acute abdominal pain. Here we find out …
Continue reading
8 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Channel 4 ED Profile Rhys Series 8
St George’s doctor receives award from Prime Minister
Dr Na’eem Ahmed who established an organisation to help young people to volunteer using their professional skills in 2015 has been named a ‘Point of Light’ by Prime Minister David Cameron. Dr Ahmed set up the Selfless charity, an online volunteering website to promote ‘skillanthropy’, encouraging young people to use …
Continue reading
6 Jan 2015 | Tags: award Charity point of light prime minister volunteer
’24 Hours in A&E’ is back at St George’s for another series!
A new series returns to Channel 4 at 9pm on 7th January. In this week’s episode staff and patients discuss how A&E is a place where support really matters…
Continue reading
5 Jan 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Channel 4 consultant Rhys new series patient support Series 8
St George’s staff awarded cancer team of the year award
A specialist cancer team, based at the St George’s Hospital in Tooting, has been recognised with a national award for its pioneering approach and care for men facing penile cancer. The dedicated multi-disciplinary team at the London based hospital fought off competition from around the country and was praised for …
Continue reading
23 Dec 2014
