Press releases
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 | Tags: back on his feet major trauma centre Robert Williamson
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 | Tags: celebrates 40 years of CT scanning computed tomography CT
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 | Tags: October heat wave Soaring temperature leads to record attendance
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 | Tags: interim chief executive Peter Coles
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 | Tags: Macmillan information and support centre
Public meeting to discuss potential integration with St Helier Hospital – Thursday 6th October
The next public meeting to discuss the potential integration of St George’s Healthcare with St Helier Hospital, including Sutton Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, will take place on Thursday 6th October 2011. The meeting will take place in the Whitehall Lecture Theatre at St Helier Hospital from 18:15 to …
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28 Sep 2011 | Tags: potential integration public meeting
St George’s Healthcare appoints new chief executive
The board of St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London, has appointed Miles Scott as its new chief executive. Miles, who has been chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since August 2005, is expected to take up his new post by January 2012. Before joining Bradford Teaching Hospitals …
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26 Sep 2011 | Tags: Miles Scott new chief executive
Mayor officially opens St George’s £1.4m resuscitation unit
Mayor of Wandsworth, Cllr Mrs Jane Cooper, officially opened the new £1.4m resuscitation unit at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, on 16th September. The unit, the most modern in London, has been expanded and refurbished as part of the hospital’s development as a major trauma centre. The new facility provides eight …
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20 Sep 2011 | Tags: Mayor of Wandsworth opens resuscitation unit
New chair for St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
The Appointments Commission has announced the appointment of Christopher Smallwood as the new chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He will take up his position from 1st November 2011 and succeeds Naaz Coker who has come to the end of her eight year term of office. Christopher …
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15 Sep 2011 | Tags: New chair for St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
St George’s showcases its main entrance during Open House London Weekend
St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is participating in the Open House London Weekend on 17th and 18th September by showcasing the Grosvenor Wing main entrance. St George’s Open House day will run from 10:00hrs -16:00hrs and architect Sylwia Nyga from Gibberd Architects, artist Rebecca Salter and landscape designers Charles Funke will …
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9 Sep 2011 | Tags: Grosvenor Wing main entrance main entrance showcases
Living our values – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report 2010/11
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its 2010/11 annual report and accounts. The report highlights how the trust is living its values, launched in April 2010 – excellent, kind, responsible, respectful – which set out the standards of behaviour expected throughout the organisation. Interim chief executive Peter …
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7 Sep 2011 | Tags: Healthcare Annual Report
St George’s cardiac arrest survival rate among best in London
The survival rate of patients brought to St George’s Hospital having suffered a cardiac arrest is in the top two in London, according to statistics published by London Ambulance Service in August. The annual study examines survival rates across the capital and found that between August 2010 and July 2011 …
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24 Aug 2011 | Tags: cardiac arrest survival rate
St George’s cardiac arrest survival rate among best in London
The survival rate of patients brought to St George’s Hospital having suffered a cardiac arrest is in the top two in London, according to statistics published by London Ambulance Service in August. The annual study examines survival rates across the capital and found that between August 2010 and July 2011 …
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24 Aug 2011 | Tags: cardiac arrest survival rate
St George’s Healthcare’s Annual General Meeting 2011
St George’s Healthcare’s 2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday 29th September starting at 18.00hrs. The evening will include presentations looking back at 2010/11 and forward to the year ahead. Staff will then make short presentations about key areas of work and patients will be invited to …
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22 Aug 2011 | Tags: Annual General Meeting
Share your thoughts on our potential integration with St Helier Hospital
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been invited to formally bid to integrate with St Helier Hospital, including Sutton Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children. To help us develop our bid we would like to invite local stakeholders to share their views with us at a special meeting to …
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5 Aug 2011 | Tags: St Helier Hospital
St George’s Healthcare response to BBC Panorama
This is an extremely sad case and our deepest sympathies go to the Ballantyne family. At the public inquest, the coroner recorded that Suzanne’s death was unavoidable and recognised that medical staff did the best they could, correctly following protocols in use at the time. Regarding the dose of Misoprostol …
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25 Jul 2011
Pioneering healthcare project tailors care around young people in Wandsworth
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a project to help young people with kidney disease in southwest London balance their illness and their burgeoning lives. As part of a national 18-month project led by quality improvement organisation NHS Kidney Care, the trust has formed a multidisciplinary working group, which …
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20 Jul 2011 | Tags: NHS Kidney Care
New information and support centre for St George’s cancer patients
A new Macmillan information and support centre for patients, carers and families affected by cancer open its doors at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, yesterday. The centre, located on the ground floor of Grosvenor Wing, will provide vital free information and support for anyone affected by cancer, whether they are worried …
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14 Jul 2011 | Tags: cancer information and support centre Macmillan
St George’s Hospital leads the way in shortening patient stays
An innovative change in the way cancer services are provided at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, means patients can go home sooner after surgery. The trust is one of only 13 pilot sites in England working in collaboration with NHS Improvement to take forward the day case or overnight stay discharge model for women receiving …
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11 Jul 2011
Better Services Better Value events
NHS South West London are organising two events to discuss the Better Services Better Value review of health services in South West London. These events are aimed at individuals and groups who have a particular interest in health, like Local Involvement Networks (LINks), local councillors and patient groups. The details of the …
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11 Jul 2011 | Tags: Better Services Better Value events