Keep on going

Keep on going

News & events | 6 Jun 2016 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E 24 Hrs A&E 24 hrs in A&E

All the people in this episode are real goers. They get 10 out of 10 for trying. 31-year-old Liam is rushed to St George’s after collapsing at home during an epileptic seizure. It was his fourth seizure of the day and he experiences another at the hospital. He’s given an …
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Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

News & events | 30 May 2016 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E 24 Hrs A&E 24 hrs in A&E

Animals and lots of blood feature large in this episode. It’s dramatic and tear-jerking. Riveting stuff. Janine talks about her life-long affection for animals. “I have Asperger’s. I find people, social situations very difficult. People are really complicated. Animals, they’re so much easier,” she says. “I’ve been called ‘Little Miss …
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Staff recognised at Long Service and Values Awards Ceremony

Staff recognised at Long Service and Values Awards Ceremony

News & events | 27 May 2016 | Tags: awards chief nurse listening into action long service staff values volunteer

St George’s celebrated over 56 members of staff with more than 25 years of service at the trust at the Annual Long Service Awards Ceremony.
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St George’s fetal monitoring team wins national award

St George’s fetal monitoring team wins national award

News & events | 26 May 2016 | Tags: CTG foetal monitoring gynaecology HSJ awards improvement obstetrics value

St George’s foetal monitoring team has won a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value in Healthcare award at an event held on 24th May.
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Acorn Services – new leaflet provided by the Friends of St George’s

News & events | 23 May 2016 | Tags: sexual health;Courtyard clinic;

New sexual health information leaflet for people with learning disabilities The sexual health services have produced a leaflet on sexual health for parents, carers and health professionals working with people who have a learning disability. The leaflet can be view on the public website here. Please share the leaflet. The …
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Love thy neighbour

Love thy neighbour

News & events | 23 May 2016 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E 24 Hrs A&E 24 hrs in A&E

It’s not just family and friends who can help you when accidents happen. Sometimes, neighbours do a pretty good job too. 48-year-old train driver Andy is rushed to A&E after falling twelve feet from a tree while cutting branches. He was initially treated at a local hospital, but his injuries …
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The Big Lottery Fund supports local patients with 4 year funding award

The Big Lottery Fund supports local patients with 4 year funding award

News & events | 17 May 2016 | Tags: Hospital Charity St George's Hospital Charity

Local people with Parkinson’s disease, those undergoing kidney dialysis, and those recovering from neurological injury will benefit from a £144,776 grant award from the Big Lottery Fund to St George’s Hospital Charity, announced today. The 4-year grant award to St George’s Hospital Charity is to expand services that the charity …
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St George’s celebrates International Nurses’ Day 2016

St George’s celebrates International Nurses’ Day 2016

News & events | 16 May 2016 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Aunty Lucy healthcare assistant International Nurses' Day mentor midwife nurse Wandsworth Prison

St George’s celebrated International Nurses’ Day on Thursday 12th May with the trust’s annual nursing awards.
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“Quality of life” – 24 Hours in A&E is back

“Quality of life” – 24 Hours in A&E is back

News & events | 16 May 2016 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 24 Hours 24 Hours A&E 24 hours in A&E 24 Hrs A&E 24 hrs in A&E

The RTS award-winning documentary series is back following patients treated in the same 24-hour period at St George’s Hospital in south-west London – one of the most advanced and busiest A&E departments in the world. A place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day. 78-year-old Barrie is …
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Announcement regarding St George’s Acting Chief Executive

News & events | 3 May 2016

As a result of serious allegations being made against her, Dr Paula Vasco-Knight has been suspended from her role as Acting Chief Executive at St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The allegations are financial in nature and relate to her work at a previous employer. The Trust Board has asked the …
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