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Ann faces up to life saving challenge
Ann O’Sullivan is facing the biggest challenge in her life at an age when most retired people have nothing more stressful on their minds than deciding what to watch on TV. The 69-year-old went to see her GP about a sinus problem only to discover her headaches were caused by …
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30 Aug 2013
Community wards shortlisted for prestigious HSJ award
Wandsworth CCG’s ‘Community Wards’ initiative has been shortlisted in the ‘Primary Care and Community Service Redesign’ category at the prestigious 2013 Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards. The HSJ Awards, to be held on 19 November, are the leading awards in UK healthcare. With 22 categories the awards champion best practice …
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23 Aug 2013
£18m boost to tackle major health challenges in South London
Health researchers in south London have been given £18 million to help tackle some of the area’s most pressing health problems.
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9 Aug 2013
Moving times
It’s said that moving house is one of life’s most stressful events. But when you compare that to a CQC (Care Quality Commission) inspection I’m not so sure. We have another CQC visit coming soon so I can tell you in next month’s blog which experience I prefer! Like most married men, …
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9 Aug 2013
Helipad construction gets off the ground
The biggest crane in the UK has been assembled at St George’s Hospital in Tooting where it is helping to build a helipad.
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9 Aug 2013
From PowerPoint to patient
What makes a good week for a hospital chief executive? Well, as I’ve just had one, here’s my view on some of the key ingredients. Learning what’s being done to drive up quality and then hearing from patients how great some of our services are is right up there in …
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1 Aug 2013
St George’s stoma care department wins special patient award
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s stoma care department has received a special award for its dedication and support to their patients.
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31 Jul 2013
Shereen Sadiq awards her very special NHS Hero
St George’s Hospital was the setting for a special reunion this afternoon as Shereen Sadiq returned to the hospital to pay tribute to her NHS Hero, Mr Mehmet Manisali, the maxillofacial surgeon who has turned her life around.
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31 Jul 2013
Award of excellence for St George’s paediatric psychologist
St George’s paediatric psychologist, Dr Gillian Colville, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the field of paediatric psychology. Dr Colville received the Judith Houghton Award from the Paediatric Psychology Network (a sub-section of the British Psychology Society).
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30 Jul 2013
Vast majority of patients recommend St George’s to friends and family
Figures released nationally today from the new Friends and Family Test show that patients who were treated at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and used the new Friends and Family Test feedback system would recommend the trust.
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30 Jul 2013
New hospital inspection plans welcomed
Wandsworth Council and St George’s Hospital in Tooting have welcomed the introduction of a new hospital inspection regime.
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29 Jul 2013
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
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
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
