Press releases
Medical Director elected president of Royal College
A MEDICAL DIRECTOR from St George’s Hospital has been elected President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Dr Patricia Hamilton, one of the country’s leading experts in the care of premature babies, will hold the title of President Elect until April 2006 when her three-year term of … Continue reading
11 Apr 2005 | Tags: Dr Patricia Hamilton Medical Director President
Hospital scientists reach invention contest final
TWO DEVICES built by scientists from St George’s Hospital have reached the final of an NHS contest for new medical technology. The inventions, one of which offers a more accurate test for genetic conditions such as Down’s syndrome in foetuses, were developed by medical physicists Professor Dariush Nassiri, Dr Alan … Continue reading
6 Apr 2005 | Tags: competition contest invention prizes
Doctors warn of TB Risk: Figures show 40 per cent rise in cases between 1999 and 2003
WANDSWORTH could face a rise in cases of tuberculosis unless people are made more aware of the symptoms of the disease, public health experts have warned. The warning came as London health chiefs announced the return of TB screening vans to the streets of the capital for the first time … Continue reading
24 Mar 2005 | Tags: contagious infectious disease TB tuberculosis vaccinations
Stroke care at St George’s ranks among the best in the country, says report
ST GEORGE’S Hospital has one of the best stroke units in the country, according to an independent report. Researchers for the Royal College of Physicians listed St George’s as one of the top ten hospitals in the land for the care of stroke patients in the National Sentinel Stroke Audit … Continue reading
21 Mar 2005 | Tags: independent report Stroke stroke units
MRSA infections halved at St George’s
CASES of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA have been halved at St George’s Hospital in the last three years, according to new figures published earlier this week. According to a Government report there were 54 cases of MRSA bloodstream infections at St George’s Hospital between April and September 2001. This fell … Continue reading
11 Mar 2005 | Tags: infections MRSA
St George’s publishes cardiac death rates
St George’s Hospital in Tooting has published mortality rates for cardiac surgery on its internet site. As well as raw data on deaths following three kinds of heart operation, the Trust is also publishing risk-adjusted information which takes account of the complexity and severity of the illness of the patient. … Continue reading
14 Feb 2005 | Tags: cardiac surgery Euroscore mortality rates
Bolingbroke patient transfer – update
The transfer of elderly inpatients from the Bolingbroke Hospital in Wandsworth to other locations is progressing well, according to senior staff at St George’s Hospital. Of the 54 continuing care, rehabilitation and intermediate care beds previously at the Bolingbroke: 27 of the 29 rehabilitation beds from the Bolingbroke have been … Continue reading
St George’s takes lead in fight against superbugs
ST GEORGE’S HOSPITAL in Tooting, London, has become the first to send a major party to the UK’s first ever Clean Hospitals Summit, on April 14-15. Nine delegates from the hospital will join top NHS figures, plus those from industry and concerned public organisations, to pool ideas and knowledge to … Continue reading
A&E care is better, say patients
DOCTORS and nurses in the A&E department of St George’s Hospital may be treating people in record time, but now a new report says the care they give their patients is better than a year ago. An independent survey has found nearly 85 per cent of patients think that the … Continue reading
Hospital renames wards
ST GEORGE’S has today (Tuesday 1 February) renamed three of its wards to help patients and visitors find their way around the hospital. Benjamin Brodie ward has been renamed Florence Nightingale ward after the legendary nurse and public health reformer who was a Governor of St George’s Hospital towards the … Continue reading
1 Feb 2005 | Tags: Florence Nightingale Hospital renames wards Ocean ward Trevor Howell
St George’s physio named NHS champion
A PHYSIOTHERAPIST from St George’s Hospital has scooped a top award for her work with children. Children’s physiotherapist Hilary Rattue was named an NHS Champion on Tuesday 18 January after being nominated for the award by three London families. The awards, which are run by The Evening Standard, the independent … Continue reading
20 Jan 2005 | Tags: NHS champion
Trust must act to protect Bolingbroke patients
Elderly patients staying in beds at the Bolingbroke Hospital in Wandsworth are to be moved to different accommodation because the outdated nature of the building means it could be difficult to evacuate them safely in the event of a fire. It is hoped that the transfer of inpatients will be … Continue reading
17 Jan 2005 | Tags: Bolingbroke patients
Clot-busting drug given to stroke victims
A DRUG which can stop stroke victims being permanently paralysed after an attack is being given to patients by brain specialists at St George’s Hospital. Doctors at the Trust are giving a thrombolytic drug called Alteplase to patients who have suffered strokes to break up blood clots before they destroy … Continue reading
14 Jan 2005 | Tags: Stroke
Weathermen help hospital docs predict rise in patients
WEATHER experts from the Met Office have teamed up with doctors from St George’s Hospital to help them predict the number of patients needing treatment over the winter months. According to the scheme which began in November, the hospital receives two forecasts a week from the UK’s Met Office. Each … Continue reading
12 Jan 2005
Miracle girl Jodie Duffin presents £20,000 cheque to her medical team
JODIE DUFFIN, the young girl from Morden who was the victim of a hit and run accident in June, returned to the hospital where she recovered from her injuries on Saturday 11 December 2004 to present a £20,000 cheque to her medical team. Jodie, aged 12, was joined by her … Continue reading
19 Dec 2004
Local NHS issues advice for residents on Winter Vomiting Disease
Two local NHS organisations are teaming up to issue health advice for local residents, following an increase in cases of diarrhoea and vomiting in the community, which is probably due to Winter Vomiting Disease (also known as norovirus). Wandsworth Primary Care Trust (PCT) and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation … Continue reading
16 Dec 2004 | Tags: norovirus
Actors entertain hospital kids
ACTORS FROM community theatre troupe Ladder to the Moon are back with more fantasy-fuelled mayhem for the children’s wards of St George’s Hospital. The theatre company has been weaving their magic at the Tooting-based Trust for the past two weeks, gathering ideas and stories from children and the staff who … Continue reading
9 Dec 2004
Patients to quiz hospital staff over clean hands
PATIENTS at St George’s Hospital, London are to be given new powers to quiz doctors and nurses who forget to clean their hands. The announcement forms part of a wider crackdown on hospital-acquired infections at the Tooting-based Trust, where cases of MRSA have fallen in recent years. There were 93 … Continue reading
2 Dec 2004
Health clinics to hunt for cancer gene in families
A NETWORK of health clinics for people who fear they may be at risk of cancer because their family has a history of the disease is being piloted by St George’s Hospital, London. The clinics, which will run at three GP surgeries and two hospitals in the South East of … Continue reading
2 Dec 2004 | Tags: cancer gene
Safe sex plea by hospital
AS HEALTH activists across the world today promote World Aids Day (1 December 2004), safe sex campaigners at St George’s Hospital release new figures which show a 13 per cent rise in the number of HIV infections in the local community. Data published by the Health Protection Agency reveals the … Continue reading
1 Dec 2004 | Tags: sexual health
