Press Releases
Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visit St George’s
St George’s hosted a visit from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steven Barclay on Thursday 16 March.
19 Mar 2023
Celebrating Mother’s Day across our hospitals
To mark Mother’s Day, we spoke to some of the amazing mums and daughters who work for us here at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group…
17 Mar 2023
St George’s mends broken hearts
St George’s structural heart team has doubled the number of hearts they’ve fixed via TAVI procedures in the last two years.
14 Feb 2023
Outstanding efforts of NHS staff highlighted as Christmas approaches
As many families settle down to open their presents, doctors, nurses, porters, cleaners and many other crucial employees at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals will be working hard to care for patients.
22 Dec 2022
Woman inspires others with world first pregnancy at St George’s
A woman with restricted growth wants to inspire others after becoming the first woman in the world with a rare, recessive condition to give birth to a healthy baby.
13 Dec 2022
St George’s keeps allergic children safe with national first emergency allergy bag scheme
A life-saving scheme providing adrenaline autoinjectors – or ‘EpiPens’ – to 140 primary and secondary schools in south London is the first of its kind in the UK.
In addition to launching the emergency bags, St George’s doctors and nurses are urging parents of children with allergies to remember to provide schools with their allergy management plan and emergency medications.
29 Nov 2022
Come along to one of our Patient Engagement Events at St George’s and Queen Mary’s
You are invited to take part in a patient engagement event. We want your voice to be heard and included in our quality recovery plan. The sessions will take place on 27 September and 3 October.
21 Sep 2022
New Covid vaccine approved following St George’s clinical trials
Clinical trials led by the Vaccine Institute at St George’s have enabled a dual-strain Covid vaccine to be approved. The UK is the first country to approve this type of vaccine which tackles both the original Covid virus and the newer Omicron variant.
17 Aug 2022
Community nurses visit hundreds of high-risk people as temperatures soar
Frontline staff from across the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group are advising local people on how to stay safe in the heat and how to access care when needed.
15 Jul 2022
Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chief Executive of Moderna Stéphane Bancel visit St George’s
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s, University of London hosted Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, for a visit this week (Wednesday 22 June).
24 Jun 2022
Mitie staff at St George’s: 20 – 26 June
St George’s is encouraging members of the public to continue to seek hospital care when required while Mitie staff – including cleaners and caterers – take industrial action as additional resources have been put in place to support teams during this time to continue to provide services safely and mitigate …
17 Jun 2022
Public urged to use NHS services wisely as south west London saddles up for Jubilee and Derby weekend
Please do not visit A&E unless it is an emergency – that’s the message from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group as it gears up for a very busy bank holiday of Jubilee celebrations and one of the world’s biggest horse-racing festivals.
1 Jun 2022
St George’s Covid Medicines Delivery Unit within the best in the country
St George’s CMDU team proudly welcomed the Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce from the Department of Health and Social Care last Thursday (26 May) to discuss their day-to-day experience working in the unit, case studies and what worked well.
31 May 2022
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: Turning Over A New Leaf
This episode features three patients filmed at St George’s Hospital who are all in immediate need of different types of care.
24 May 2022
A big thank you to nursing and midwifery staff on International Nurses’ Day
A day of celebrations to mark International Nurses’ Day takes place today starting with a free breakfast for hard-working staff at George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group. A packed programme of events will take place to recognise the amazing work that the thousands of nurses and …
12 May 2022
Frontline staff urge Londoners to use NHS services appropriately this Easter
Staff at St George’s are urging south west Londoners to take extra care and only attend the emergency department in genuine emergencies over the coming Easter weekend.
12 Apr 2022
MyCare St George’s Patient Portal launches
MyCare St George’s enables patients to manage their own appointments and view appointment letters online.
28 Mar 2022
St George’s nurse Edi Lorusso wins national lifetime achievement award
44-year-old St George’s nurse Edi Lorusso has scooped a lifetime achievement award at the sixth annual Our Health Heroes Awards sponsored by NHS Employers (part of NHS Confederation). Despite tough national competition, Edi secured nearly 60% of the public vote, with her impressive track record of achievement leading her to …
25 Mar 2022
Chief Executive thanks staff on National Day of Reflect to mark second anniversary of covid lockdown
Jacqueline Totterdell has reflected upon the last two years in a special video message to St George’s, Epsom and St Helier staff today on the National Day of Reflection (23 March). The National Day of Reflection marks the second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown in the UK. During that …
23 Mar 2022
One stop shop clinics for cancer speed up diagnosis for south west Londoners
Hundreds of south west Londoners are benefiting from NHS clinics that have opened to speed up diagnosis for people who do not have ‘alarm symptoms’ for a specific type of cancer. Rapid diagnostic cancer clinics – one stop shops designed to make assessments quicker – have been rolled out across …
23 Mar 2022
