News
Regional Trauma Networks are increasing patient survival rates
New figures show that patients in England have a 30 per cent improved chance of surviving severe injuries since the introduction of Regional Trauma Networks
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2 Jul 2014
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust publishes ward staffing data
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has published its staffing fill rates and safety data on the NHS Choices website this week*. This is in accordance with a 2013 report produced by Jane Cummings, the Chief Nursing Officer for England, the National Quality Board and the Trust Development Authority. Maintaining the …
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25 Jun 2014
The dietitians are coming … are you ready?
This week is the first ever UK ‘Dietitians Week’ established as part of the British Dietetic Association’s (BDA) ‘Trust a Dietitian’ campaign. As part this specialised week St George’s NHS Hospital Trust is supporting registered dietitians by profiling the valuable work of the dietetic team within the trust. We’ll be …
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9 Jun 2014
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust statement on Merton CCG
A spokesperson for St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of hospital services to Merton residents. We have every confidence in Dr Howard Freeman and his team at Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).”
7 Jun 2014
Official Opening of the St George’s Hospital Helipad
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson officially opened the St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust helipad
29 May 2014
First class effort by our First Touch charity
The Chelsea Flower Show is the most famous flower show in the UK. It attracts visitors from all over the world.
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22 May 2014
‘Good’ result for St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
The overall standard of care is ‘good’ across all trust sites, the Care Quality Commission has found, with some aspects of care rated as ‘outstanding’
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24 Apr 2014
St George’s goes live with helipad on 7th April
St George’s helipad came into operation on Monday, 7th April 2014. The helipad cost £5m to build, with £1m being donated by the HELP charity appeal and is expected to become fully functional following test flights that are happening this week.
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4 Apr 2014
New Pathology Service formed for south west London
The chief executives of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust have today signed an agreement to join their current pathology services together to form a new pathology partnership called South West London Pathology
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19 Mar 2014
Kidney donor day delights
St George’s hosted a small celebration for kidney donors and recipients from the last year. Donors and the Renal team were joined by BBC London news, who did a wonderful piece on the team which appeared on both lunchtime and evening news.
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24 Feb 2014
St George’s midwife’s FGM campaign support
Denise Henry, a specialist perineal midwife at St George’s Hospital, is campaigning for more support for women affected by female genital mutilation (FGM).
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5 Feb 2014
An inspector calls …
2013 was quite a year for St George’s and 2014 promises to be equally exciting. In 12 months I hope to be blogging about becoming a Foundation Trust; our new helipad; plans for bigger and better facilities and a faster time for me than last year in the London marathon! …
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10 Jan 2014
Pioneering heart valve operation avoids open heart surgery
A pioneering new heart valve that can be placed inside a patient without the need for open heart surgery has been used for the first time in the UK by a team of cardiologists and heart surgeons at St George’s Hospital, London.
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18 Dec 2013
State-of-the-art dental suite that helps dentists brush up on skills
A state-of-the-art dental simulation suite has opened at St George’s Hospital.
The £350,000 facility will be used to train
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13 Dec 2013
St George’s pioneers new life-saving equipment
Pioneering the use of a new piece of surgical equipment that can control severe bleeding within seconds of being applied.
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29 Nov 2013