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Francis report announced today
The trust welcomes the report by Robert Francis QC into the failings of Stafford Hospital which will be published later today. Every NHS organisation and every NHS professional must reflect on the report and on their own services to ask “could any aspect of the failings at Stafford Hospital happen …
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29 Jul 2013
New university-NHS alliance to improve healthcare in south London
A Strategic Alliance that will share best practice in research and the education and training of students and health professionals has been agreed between King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust Board and St George’s, University of London.
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18 Jul 2013 | Tags: education King's Health Partners Miles Scott Peter Kopelman Research St George's University of London
International honour as St George’s picks up another Centre of Excellence accreditation
The blood pressure unit at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, has been recognised as a hypertension Centre of Excellence for providing the highest standards of care to its patients.
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25 Jun 2013 | Tags: accreditation award blood pressure centre of excellence Dr Antonios hypertension
St George’s transfusion initiative named finalist in 2013 HSJ Efficiency Awards
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has been listed as a finalist in the 2013 HSJ Efficiency Awards for an innovative blood transfusion initiative which aims to improve patient safety and save money.
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19 Jun 2013 | Tags: awards blood efficiency HSJ savings transfusion
St George’s hosts first conference on prison sexual health services
The first national conference on sexual healthcare services in the country’s prisons has today been held at St George’s Hospital, Tooting.
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5 Jun 2013
First Touch garden wins gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show
A garden created to recognise the work of First Touch, the neonatal unit charity at St George’s Hospital, has been awarded a gold medal at the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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22 May 2013 | Tags: Chelsea Flower Show First Touch garden neonatal unit RHS
International Nurses’ Day celebrated at St George’s with awards event
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust marked International Nurses’ Day on Friday 10th May with the trust’s annual nursing awards.
Awards were presented for Nurse of the Year, Midwife of the Year, Healthcare Assistant of the Year and Mentor of the Year. All award nominees were put forward by fellow colleagues for their outstanding contribution to nursing practice over the last year.
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13 May 2013 | Tags: Auntie Lucy awards Nurses Day
St George’s consultant wins prestigious award for osteoarthritis research
A clinician at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a national award for her work leading research into osteoarthritis, the world’s most common form of arthritis.
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9 May 2013 | Tags: award British Society of Rheumatology Dr Sofat Michael Mason medal osteoarthritis rheumatologist rheumatology
UK’s first ‘Firefly’ kidney surgery performed at St George’s
A robotic surgical technique which allows the accurate removal of cancerous tumours from the kidney has been performed for the first time in the UK at St George’s Hospital, Tooting. Using ‘Firefly’ technology in the da Vinci surgical robot, the technique is known as immunofluorescence assisted partial nephrectomy. This is …
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7 May 2013 | Tags: Firefly
Inpatient care at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust continues to improve
The 2012 Care Quality Commission (CQC) survey of adult inpatients has shown that St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has maintained and built on its improvements to inpatient care.
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16 Apr 2013 | Tags: Alison Robertson CQC feedback survey
St George’s therapy consultant joins national expert database
A St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust therapy consultant has been selected to join a database of expert health professionals who will help develop national policies for services involving older people.
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11 Apr 2013 | Tags: database Louise Briggs policy rehabilitation therapy
St George’s heart attack team shortlisted for BMJ awards
The heart attack team at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, has been shortlisted for the ‘Cardiovascular Team of the Year’ award at the 2013 BMJ Group Improving Health Awards.
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10 Apr 2013 | Tags: award BMJ Cardiovascular team heart attack multidisciplinary
Project SEARCH students experience St George’s work placements
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Hammersmith and Fulham Action on Disability (HAFAD) have teamed up to give students with learning disabilities of Cricket Green School in Mitcham the chance to gain valuable work experience.
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8 Apr 2013 | Tags: HAFAD Merton Council SEARCH training work placement
Peppa Pig pays special visit to St George’s
Children’s television character Peppa Pig visited young patients in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at St George’s Hospital on Tuesday 19th March.
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St George’s OPAT survey reveals excellent patient experience
The outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) service at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has conducted a survey of its patients which reveals highly positive patient experiences.
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18 Mar 2013 | Tags: antimicrobial feedback microbiology OPAT outpatients survey
