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Arthur Smith helps celebrate staff achievement

Comedian Arthur Smith brought sparkle and laughter to St George’s annual staff awards as compère for the event which was held on Thursday, 13th December.

Hosted by Christopher Smallwood, chairman, and Miles Scott, chief executive, the dinner honoured staff who have given 25 years’ service to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as well as the trust’s 2012 special achievement award winners. Volunteers who have given 10 years’ service to St George’s were also recognised.
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18 Dec 2012 | Tags: Arthur Smith awards Christp Miles Scott staff


St George’s clinicians advise public how to keep warm and keep well

As the winter draws in and the temperature drops, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust clinicians are urging people to keep warm and keep well.
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17 Dec 2012 | Tags: Alison Robertson Dr Phil Moss winter


Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad bring festive cheer to St George’s Hospital

A motley crew of riverside friends from Polka Theatre lead by the infamous Mr Toad arrived at the children’s wards at St George’s Hospital in Tooting on Friday, 14th December.
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17 Dec 2012 | Tags: children's wards Polka Theatre Rosie Littleboy


Gethin Jones sprinkles some Christmas stardust on St George’s Hospital neonatal unit

ITV’s Daybreak made St George’s Hospital’s neonatal unit the centre of the nation’s attention this morning as Gethin Jones hosted a live feature about the families and staff who will be spending the festive season on the unit.
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17 Dec 2012 | Tags: Christmas First Touch Gethin Jones ITV neonatal unit


Chief nurse asks visitors and patients to help keep Norovirus out of hospital

St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is asking patients and visitors suffering with symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting (D&V) not to come into hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy.
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14 Dec 2012 | Tags: Alison Robertson diarrhoea guidance norovirus vomiting


BreckerWire designed to enhance patient safety

A consultant cardiologist at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has designed an innovative device with the aim of reducing the risk of complications during cardiac interventions. Known as the BreckerWire, the device is a new design of intracardiac guidewire developed by Dr Stephen Brecker, a cardiologist at St George’s since 1996.
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14 Dec 2012 | Tags: BreckerWIre cardiac Dr Stephen Brecker Miles Scott TAVI


St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust named in elite group for mortality rates in Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012

Date of issue: Monday, 3rd December 2012 The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 has named St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as one of an elite group of only 16 trusts in the country to have ‘lower than expected’ mortality rates for the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI), which …
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3 Dec 2012


BBC newsreader helps celebrate new family centred care role at St George’s Hospital

BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth was the special guest at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, on 21st November, helping to celebrate the new family centred care (FCC) coordinator role created to provide support for families of premature and sick babies in southwest London. The full-time post is shared between Bobbie Everson and …
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1 Dec 2012 | Tags: BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth family centred care FCC


Celebrating success in cardiothoracic surgery

In his latest blog Miles shares some of the exceptional work the department of cardiothoracic surgery are doing in terms of clinical care, their dedication to research, training and education.
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27 Nov 2012 | Tags: cardiothoracic


Productive Community Services Wandsworth a national beacon

The wheelchair service at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been selected as a national case study to highlight the benefits of an improvement programme aimed at community services.
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16 Nov 2012 | Tags: Caroline Stanfield Jane Attrill Productive Community Services rehabilitation wheelchair service


Pre-operative care centre improving patient safety

The new pre-operative care centre (POCC) at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is enhancing the quality of care for patients coming to hospital for a procedure.
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13 Nov 2012 | Tags: Claire Painter POCC Sue Hutchinson


“A Very Special Hospital 1960-1998” – Queen Mary’s Hospital Museum Exhibition

The Archive & Museum Group of Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton today launched its new exhibition entitled “A Very Special Hospital 1960-1998”, in the Reception area on the Lower Ground Floor. It was opened by Di Caulfield –Stoker, Divisional Chair, Community Services Wandsworth before the Mayor of Wandsworth, Cllr Adrian Knowles, the Leader of the Council Ravi Govindia and 70 past and present patients, staff and Friends of the Hospital.
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31 Oct 2012 | Tags: archive exhibition museum


Toyah Willcox opens new children’s exhibition at St George’s Hospital

Television presenter and former pop star Toyah Willcox officially opened a new children’s art exhibition at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, on Friday, 19th October.
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25 Oct 2012 | Tags: Bedford Hill Gallery children's exhibition Dr Suresh C. Chalise Nepal Toyah WIlcox


St George’s opens its doors for the 2012 Community Open Day

On Saturday, 13th October, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s, University of London opened their doors to members of the public for the 2012 St George’s Community Open Day.
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18 Oct 2012


Community Open Day at St George’s

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s, University of London will co-host a Community Open Day at their shared main site in Tooting on Saturday 13th October.
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5 Oct 2012 | Tags: community Miles Scott open day Professor Peter Kopelman