Celebrating normal birth at St George’s

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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A day in the life of…Toni, a volunteer wayfinder

A day in the life of…Toni, a volunteer wayfinder

News & events | 2 Jun 2015 | Tags: #volunteersweek volunteers wayfinding week

“I’ve been a volunteer at St George’s for nearly seven years. I started soon after I retired from working in local government and for nearly all of that time I’ve been a wayfinder in Lanesborough Wing. I usually stand near the lifts where there’s heavy footfall with many people not …
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Love is in the air on ’24 Hours in A&E’

Love is in the air on ’24 Hours in A&E’

News & events | 2 Jun 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E episode two love at first sight romance series nine

Get ready for a Wednesday night full of romance as series nine, episode two features patients who fell in love with their partners at first sight. 93-year-old war veteran Henry is rushed to St. George’s with severe breathing difficulties. Doctors test his blood for signs of damage to his heart. …
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Rosie’s road to recovery

Rosie’s road to recovery

News & events | 2 Jun 2015 | Tags: air ambulance Intensive care Merton Police Paramedic rehabilitation Rosie Thank You

Yesterday St George’s was the location for an emotional reunion between jogger Rosie and the police, and medical staff who saved her life. Rosie Mowbray, 24, was running along Durnsford Road, Merton on the morning of Tuesday, 11 November 2014 when she was hit by a car as she attempted …
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Annual Values Awards 2015

News & events | 27 May 2015

For the first time this year the trust held Annual Values Awards to replace our Special Achievement Awards. The awards were presented by BBC journalist Nicholas Owen and were chosen from all the Values Awards nominations made in the previous year by the Listening into Action sponsor group. There were …
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Exploring clinical research at St George’s

Exploring clinical research at St George’s

News & events | 26 May 2015 | Tags: Awareness Clinical Research facility International Clinical Trial Day patient involvement public engagement Research st georges university

Last week St George’s opened the doors of its Clinical Research Facility (CRF) to mark ‘International Clinical Trial Day’ (ICTD). Each year, ICTD is celebrated on or near 20 May to mark the day that James Lind started his famous trial in 1747 assessing the value of using lemons and …
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’24 Hours in A&E’ returns for series nine at St George’s!

News & events | 24 May 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Episode One helmet camera motorbike accident series nine

Series nine, episode one hits our TV screens on Wednesday 27 May at 9pm on Channel 4. Best brace yourself as it features heart-stopping helmet camera footage of a motorbike accident that sees a father and son rushed to St George’s A&E.
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St George’s pharmacy and therapy teams are “highly commended”

St George’s pharmacy and therapy teams are “highly commended”

News & events | 19 May 2015 | Tags: acute medicine unit awarded intervention pharmacy Research SAM conference therapy

St George’s was proud to see both our pharmacy and therapy teams represented at this year’s national Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) conference. Principle physiotherapist Jennifer Willis gave a presentation to 100 attendees discussing the extended roles of the St George’s therapy team in both our emergency department and acute …
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