News
New website improves online access to St George’s
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has today (25th January) launched its new website www.xstgeorges.nhs.uk. The new site enables easier access to information about the work of the Trust to the public, patients and GPs. The website has been rebuilt and designed by the Trust’s own in-house team. It benefits …
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25 Jan 2010
South London successful in national bid for innovation in health and education
NHS, education and social care organisations in south London have become one of only 17 networks across England to receive government funding to improve healthcare delivery and education in the region. The collaboration, made up of around 30 organisations, forms the South London Health Innovation Education Cluster (HIEC) – one …
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14 Jan 2010
Spot check shows St George’s is protecting patients from infections
An unannounced inspection of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by the Quality Care Commission (CQC) on 25th November has confirmed the hospital is meeting its duty to protect patients and staff from infections. The CQC spot check focused on four areas of the hospital, two wards and two …
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17 Dec 2009
St George’s appoints Clinical Director for Emergency Department
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Phil Moss as its Clinical Director for the Emergency Department. Phil has extensive experience in emergency medicine having previously worked for Newham University Hospital and the Royal London Hospital as a consultant in emergency medicine before joining St George’s in …
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17 Dec 2009
People with winter bug urged to stay away from hospital
People suffering with the winter sickness bug Norovirus are being urged to stay away from hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy. Norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is generally unpleasant but rarely serious. However, by bringing it into hospital, people could be putting vulnerable patients and healthcare workers …
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14 Dec 2009
New transplant technique will benefit local kidney patients
Local kidney patients are being given new hope from a pioneering transplant technique, which allows surgeons to transplant a kidney from donor to recipient even if their blood types do not match. This new technique, which was performed by the transplant team at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust …
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30 Nov 2009
St George’s named ‘Large Trust of the Year’
Dr Foster Intelligence, the publisher of the Hospital Guide, has named St George’s as its ‘Large Acute Trust of the Year’ for 2009. Each year, Dr Foster Intelligence aims to give patients the information they need to exercise choice with its guide, which is based on analysis of the routine …
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30 Nov 2009
Sticky solution to deadly lung problem
A revolutionary procedure that uses surgical BioGlue to prevent potentially life-threatening infection in lung surgery patients has been successfully carried out by a cardiothoracic team at St George’s Hospital, London. [1] Patients who undergo surgery on a lung can be susceptible to infection via a bronchopleural fistula, a hole that …
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16 Nov 2009
St George’s Chair wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Naaz Coker, the Chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from an awards scheme recognising the contribution of Asian people to UK society and business. Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards, now in their seventh year, celebrate achievement and success of Asian people in …
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10 Nov 2009
Men in Wandsworth failing to attend life-saving screening appointments
Wandsworth men may be putting their lives at risk by failing to attend life-saving screening clinics at St George’s Hospital. As part of a national programme to cut deaths from abdominal aortic aneurisms (AAAs), men aged over 65 in Wandsworth were among the first in the country invited for free screening which …
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29 Oct 2009
St George’s appoints Interim Director of Human Resources
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Sally Storey as its interim Director of Human Resources (HR) and Organisational Development, to cover in the absence of Helen Gordon who recently took adoption leave. Sally has held Board level HR posts for over 12 years, managing large scale …
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22 Oct 2009
St George’s appoints new Director of Nursing and Patient Safety
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Alison Robertson as its new Director of Nursing and Patient Safety. Currently Chief Nurse at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, she will join St George’s in the New Year. Alison has worked in the NHS for over 25 …
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20 Oct 2009
New Cord Blood Unit opens at St George’s
A new centre for the collection of vital cord blood donations was opened at St George’s Hospital, London, on Monday (19th October) by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after a baby is born. It is rich in …
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20 Oct 2009
New NHS Cord Blood Collection Centre opens at St George’s Hospital
A new centre for the collection of vital cord blood donations will be opened on Monday by Public Health Minister, Gillian Merron. NHS Blood and Transplant and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have established the fifth site at which mothers can donate cord blood. Cord blood is the …
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16 Oct 2009
Annual Healthcheck measures Trust performance
Annual Health Check results published today, Thursday 16th October, by the Care Quality Commission today show that St George’s has rated ‘fair’ for both its quality of services and financial performance. The survey shows that St George’s met its 18-week referral-to-treatment target, achieved standards for MRSA and Clostridium difficile infections, …
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14 Oct 2009
