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Panto brings sparkle to hospital children
Children on St George’s Hospital’s paediatric wards enjoyed an early Christmas treat on 1st December with a pantomime production of Aladdin by Starlight Children’s Foundation, as part of its Christmas of Happiness campaign. Rosie Littleboy, lead play specialist at the hospital said: “”Christmas can be a really difficult time for children who are …
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9 Dec 2011
St George’s mortality rates among the lowest in England
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been named as having one of the lowest mortality (death) rates in the country in an annual study published by Dr Foster, the independent healthcare intelligence group, on Monday 28th November. The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011 named St George’s Healthcare among trusts with a …
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29 Nov 2011
St George’s consults on plans that will improve neurorehabilitation services
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has today, Monday 28th November 2011, launched a public consultation on its plans to develop its neurorehabilitation services designed to improve the care offered to patients in southwest London. The trust is consulting on proposals to relocate the majority those services currently provided at the Wolfson …
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28 Nov 2011
Mum receives daughter’s kidney in St George’s first tissue incompatible kidney transplant
The transplant team at St George’s Hospital has performed its first tissue incompatible (also known as HLA incompatible) kidney transplant on a patient from London. Debra Gouldbourne, from Catford, was born with a condition that caused her kidneys to fail and received her first kidney transplant in 1986. In 2010 …
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28 Nov 2011
Public asked to think before heading to A&E
Frontline clinicians at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, are urging local people to think carefully about the most appropriate place to go for healthcare this winter rather than heading straight for A&E. Alternative services include GP surgeries, minor injuries units, walk-in centres or community pharmacies where people will be seen quicker. …
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24 Nov 2011
Joint HR director for trust and university
Wendy Gay has been appointed joint director of human resources at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and St George’s, University of London, and is expected to take up her new post in February 2012. The innovative appointment is part of a partnership programme that is focusing on closer working between …
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9 Nov 2011
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to host diabetes chat on Twitter
On Monday 14th November (World Diabetes Day) St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, will be hosting a chat on Twitter with Dr Roni Sharvanu Saha, consultant in acute medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, to raise awareness of diabetes, a condition which affects more than 2.8 million people in the …
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7 Nov 2011
New specialist staff will improve care for St George’s sickle cell patients
Two new specialist appointments made at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust during September will bring improved care for local sickle cell patients. Dr Elizabeth Rhodes has joined the trust as sickle cell haematology consultant ensuring that patients living with this life-long condition will receive stabilised and consistent care. Dr Penelope …
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2 Nov 2011
St George’s introduces website advertising
During October St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, will introduce advertising onto its website, helping to support the production of high quality information for patients and visitors. The adverts will appear in a way that does not impact on the experience of website users and the trust will retain the right to …
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24 Oct 2011
Pioneering stem cell treatment for sickle cell is a UK first
A pioneering stem cell transplant treatment used for sickle cell patients has been successful in curing 23-year-old Remmy Kamya of this crippling disease. The treatment, which is a UK first, was led by Dr Mickey Koh, director of stem cell transplants and consultant haematologist at St George’s Hospital in London. …
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17 Oct 2011
Robert back on his feet thanks to St George’s major trauma services
Last year single parent Robert Williamson lay in a road with a shattered pelvis, crushed bowel and dislocated hips, wondering if he would ever walk again. Just 12 months later Robert is back on his feet after being taken to St George’s Hospital immediately following his accident. He had been …
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14 Oct 2011
St George’s celebrates 40 years of CT scanning
It was hailed as the biggest medical breakthrough since the stethoscope and the discovery of x-rays. This month, October 2011, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust celebrates 40 years since the very first clinical use of computed tomography (CT). CT scanning is a non-invasive medical imaging method, used to create 3D …
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10 Oct 2011
Soaring temperature leads to record attendance at St George’s A&E
The accident and emergency (A&E) department at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, experienced record attendances during the early October heat wave treating nearly 1200 patients between Saturday 1st October and Monday 3rd October – a record for the time of year. Phil Moss, clinical director for A&E and major trauma, said: …
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10 Oct 2011
Naaz Coker, chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust announces the interim chief executive appointment
Naaz Coker, chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust announces the interim chief executive appointment. Naaz said: “On behalf of the trust board I am pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Coles as interim chief executive. Peter, who will take up the post on Monday 6th June, …
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1 Oct 2011
Macmillan information and support centre officially opened at St George’s Hospital
On 21st September, the new Macmillan information and support centre for patients, carers and families affected by cancer at St George’s Hospital was officially opened by Cllr Mrs Jane Cooper, Mayor of Wandsworth and Chris Cotton, chief executive, Royal Albert Hall and former patient of the hospital. The centre provides essential …
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30 Sep 2011