Baby diagnosed with cancer after eagle-eyed medics spotted ‘extremely rare’ symptoms

Baby diagnosed with cancer after eagle-eyed medics spotted ‘extremely rare’ symptoms

News & events | 18 Oct 2023

When baby Zak was diagnosed with leukaemia, it left parents Tammy and Mitch “broken-hearted”. But fast-forward several months and their little one is thriving – and it’s thanks in no small part, says Tammy, to the teams at St George’s Hospital for spotting his rare symptoms. Little Zak was born …
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Daphne Steele Day

Daphne Steele Day

News & events | 17 Oct 2023

On 16th October 2023 St George’s, Epsom, and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group marked the first, of what will become an annual celebration, Daphne Steele Day. The hospital group celebrated Daphne’s dedication to the nursing profession on what would have been her 94th birthday, as part of its …
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Celebrating our Allied Health Professionals… meet Diana and Rachel

Celebrating our Allied Health Professionals… meet Diana and Rachel

News & events | 13 Oct 2023

Allied Health Professionals make up an essential part of our workforce at St George’s Hospital and play a key role in many patients’ journeys. On Allied Health Professionals Day (Saturday 14 October 2023) we celebrate the skilled workforce, whose roles are as follows: Art therapists Dramatherapists Music therapists Podiatrists Dietitians …
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Ambitious plans for one of the largest renal services in the UK are unveiled

Ambitious plans for one of the largest renal services in the UK are unveiled

News & events | 11 Oct 2023 | Tags: kidney care NHS Kidney Care renal programme

Kidney care in South West London, Surrey and beyond will be transformed under exciting new plans for a specialist renal unit designed to treat the most seriously ill patients. The proposed state-of-the-art facility – based at St George’s Hospital in Tooting – will be used by patients who currently receive …
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St George’s proudly receives Veteran Aware accreditation

St George’s proudly receives Veteran Aware accreditation

News & events | 9 Oct 2023

St George’s Hospital has been awarded with a Veteran Aware accreditation, this comes following the Trust’s commitment to providing the best standards of care to the armed forces community. Kate Slemeck, Managing Director of St George’s Hospital, said: “It is only right that St George’s Hospital gives the best possible …
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Transforming Maternity Care: Our progress since the CQC inspection

Transforming Maternity Care: Our progress since the CQC inspection

News & events | 2 Oct 2023

At St George’s, we are committed to providing high-quality maternity care to our patients. Following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we have taken significant steps to address the areas of concern and make meaningful improvements to our maternity services. This article provides as an update to …
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Second round of joint strike action to have major impact on hospitals

Second round of joint strike action to have major impact on hospitals

News & events | 29 Sep 2023

Nearly 14,000 appointments at a hospital group have been postponed during this year’s strikes – and with another round of action next week, that figure is set to rise even further.
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#KidsDeserveStGeorges – help us to keep caring for children with cancer

#KidsDeserveStGeorges – help us to keep caring for children with cancer

News & events | 27 Sep 2023

A consultation into the future location of children’s cancer services for those living in south London and much of south east England has launched yesterday (Tuesday 26 September). To coincide with the NHS England (London and South East regions) led consultation, St George’s has launched #KidsDeserveStGeorges to keep caring for …
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Children’s healthcare heroes give life-saving CPR on London to Brighton fundraiser

Children’s healthcare heroes give life-saving CPR on London to Brighton fundraiser

News & events | 25 Sep 2023

A cyclist who went into cardiac arrest during a charity ride has praised the “stunningly brilliant” team of doctors pedalling behind him who restarted his heart and ultimately saved his life.
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First of its kind children’s cancer research nurse role at St George’s

First of its kind children’s cancer research nurse role at St George’s

News & events | 19 Sep 2023 | Tags: #kidsdeservestgeorges

We’re catching up with some of our children’s cancer team to find out more about their roles and why they do what they do. At St George’s we have over 120,000 visits from children each year, and more than 25 years of expertise caring for children with cancer. That’s why …
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