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Showing care and kindness during ’24 Hours in A&E’
News & events | 17 Jun 2015
This week’s ’24 Hours in A&E’ episode focuses on caring and kindness, whether from staff, family or friends. 13-year-old cyclist Sam is rushed to A&E after coming off her bike at high speed during a race, landing on her head. She’s complaining of pain down her spine and has been …
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St George’s surgeon cycles over 200 miles to raise money for robotic-assisted training in the UK
News & events | 17 Jun 2015 | Tags: BIke2BAUS cycling fundraising intuitive surgical robotic surgery surgeon
Dr Nicholas Faure Walker, urologist surgeon from St George’s Hospital has arrived at the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) annual conference in Manchester after a 210-mile long charity cycle ride from London. The funds raised will be used by The Urology Foundation to support the training of more surgeons …
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Staff pull together to fulfil Margaret’s last wish
News & events | 15 Jun 2015 | Tags: chemotherapy Gretchen knightingale ward Margaret neck cancer palliative surgery wedding
Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. – Claude T Bissell Margaret, 56, was a long-term patient at St George’s. She had received chemotherapy and undergone surgery to fight …
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St George’s receives Accreditation HIMSS Stage 6
News & events | 12 Jun 2015 | Tags: accreditation HIMSS IT Stage 6
St George’s has been recognised and accredited for its hard work in implementing clinical informatics systems within the inpatient areas of the hospital. We are the first major teaching hospital in the UK to be accredited to HIMSS Stage 6 (stage 7 is the highest achievable) and the first UK …
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New dishes fulfil Samuel’s wishes
News & events | 11 Jun 2015 | Tags: children children's ward Dietitians Week food menu Samuel's Charity
St George’s celebrated the launch of a new menu for the children’s ward this week. Children were invited to the playroom to enjoy a range of activities – including icing cakes, drawing their favourite meals and of course sampling the food on offer! The introduction of the new menu highlights …
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Chin up and carry on for tonight’s ’24 Hours in A&E’
News & events | 10 Jun 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E episode 3 fall helipad patient series 9 surgery
Tonight’s episode of ’24 Hours in A&E’ features patients who believe in keeping their chin up and carrying on, no matter what life throws at them. Professional actor Dudley has come to A&E after injuring his shoulder in a fall while rushing to catch a train. “It was agony, the …
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Promoting health and wellbeing at St George’s
News & events | 8 Jun 2015 | Tags: Awareness Campaign celebration Dietitians Week health and well being keep active Social media therapy team work out at work day
Dietitians Week (8-12 June 2015) aims to highlight the value of dietitians and their work. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) launched the world’s first Dietitians Week in 2014. Our registered dietitians (RDs) fully backed the campaign, taking over the St George’s Trust social media accounts to reach over 60,000 people …
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St George’s signs a clinical services contract with Gibraltar Health Authority
News & events | 5 Jun 2015 | Tags: clinical services contract GHA Gibraltar Health Authority pioneer Research st georges university teaching hospital
Dr John Cortes, Minister for Health, Environment, Energy and Climate Change today welcomed Miles Scott, Chief Executive of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation to St Bernard’s Hospital, Gibraltar. The purpose of the visit was to sign a new clinical services contract between the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) and St …
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Celebrating normal birth at St George’s
News & events | 5 Jun 2015 | Tags: Birth Centre funding HESL KBN Keep Birth Normal Maternity training
Last month St George’s held its first evening reception to celebrate our ‘Keep birth normal’ (KBN) projects supported by Health Education South London (HESL). The reception organised by consultant midwives Chantelle Winstanley and Lucia Rocca was attended by all of the midwives who were involved in KBN projects, obstetricians, general …
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A day in the life of…Shathuja, a volunteer mealtime assistant
News & events | 3 Jun 2015 | Tags: #volunteersweek volunteers week
My name is Shathuja. I have been volunteering as a mealtime assistant in Dalby ward for the past 6 months. This role provides me with the opportunity to interact with patients and help feed those who are unable to feed themselves. I start my shift at 8.00am when I go …
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