News and events
St George’s named pioneer site for hand hygiene
ST GEORGE’S Hospital has been named a pioneer site as part of a national campaign to stop patients catching infections while staying in hospital. The ‘clean your hands’ campaign, launched today by health minister Lord Warner, hopes to improve hand hygiene among doctors and nurses in a bid to prevent …
1 Sep 2004
Patient poll shows care improves at St George’s
A POLL OF PATIENTS has found the care at St George’s Hospital to be better than two years ago, according to newly released figures. The number of patients who thought care was “excellent” at the Tooting-based Trust jumped from nearly 30 per cent in 2002 to just over 40 per …
24 Aug 2004
Breakthrough use of artificial artery gives dialysis patients ‘second chance at life’
PATIENTS around the world with end stage kidney failure were given hope of a few more years of life today as surgeons at St George’s Hospital in London announced a breakthrough procedure that will allow them to continue receiving dialysis. A metre-long plastic artery used by surgeons at the Tooting-based …
4 Aug 2004
St George’s star rating
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded two stars for its performance between April 2003 and April this year, in national ratings published this week by the Healthcare Commission. Last year, the Trust, which runs St George’s Hospital in Tooting, as well as the Bolingbroke Hospital and …
21 Jul 2004
Revamped website for local health services
A website used by thousands of people every day to find out about health care at St George’s Hospital in Tooting has been revamped and redesigned to make it easier and simpler to understand. The site provides: a full range of patient information, including details of what to bring with you …
13 Jul 2004
