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Getting to know Louise…
News & events | 31 Oct 2014
Louise Halfpenny is the head of communications for St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust. She was instrumental in securing St George’s as the new home for ’24 Hours in A&E’. Why did the trust agree to be filmed for the series? We thought it would be a great way to show …
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Getting to know Jai…
News & events | 30 Oct 2014 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E Episode One Jai Motorbike Series 8 trauma
Jai is a trauma consultant at St George’s Hospital. He is seen in episode one of the 7th series of ’24 hours in A&E’ (aired 30/10/14) treating a young woman called Kerry who has lost part of her leg in a motorbike accident. What is your role within A&E? Care …
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St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust to provide services at the Nelson Health Centre
News & events | 29 Oct 2014 | Tags: Adam Doyle Merton Merton Clinical Commissioning Group Miles Scott Moorfields Eye Hospital Nelson Health Centre st george's hospital
Patients from Merton will soon be able to get a wider range of health services locally. Three NHS organisations have announced a new partnership which will result in outpatient and diagnostic appointments at the Nelson Health Centre. Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has appointed St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust to …
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A great year for the transplant centre
News & events | 22 Oct 2014 | Tags: acheivement dialysis kidney record number transplant
Last year the St George’s transplant centre carried out a record 145 transplants. This is a tremendous achievement for the team and the trust, helping to improve and save many lives. Alongside these positive results a national report collated and published by NHS Blood and Transplant service last week has …
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Sadiq Khan to host a community coffee morning
News & events | 21 Oct 2014 | Tags: coffee morning healthcare Sadiq Khan St George's
Tooting MP, Sadiq Khan is inviting residents to a community coffee morning that will bring together more than twenty local and national health and well-being organisations in one place. The free event will take place on Friday 24th October, from 10:00am to 1pm at Mushkil Aasaan Community Centre, 220-222 Upper …
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New series of ’24 hours in A&E’ featuring St George’s
News & events | 17 Oct 2014 | Tags: 24 hrs in A&E air date Channel 4 Kings College London new hospital
The new series of Channel 4’s award-winning series, 24 hours in A&E will feature St George’s Hospital, one of the most advanced and busiest A&E departments in the world.
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The ‘Tree of Life’ at St George’s
News & events | 8 Oct 2014 | Tags: donation gift memory tree of life
On Saturday 4th October St George’s unveiled a special memorial ‘Tree of Life’ paying tribute to, thanking and remembering the many people who have donated life-saving organs. More than 90 lives have been saved over the last year thanks to donors and their families consenting to organ donation. The tree, …
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St George’s supports the ‘Hello My Name Is’ campaign
News & events | 7 Oct 2014 | Tags: campaign hello my name is kate granger patient communications st georges university student
Dozens of St George’s, University of London students have showed their support for a national campaign called ‘Hello My Name Is’ which aims to improve communication with patients. The ‘Hello My Name Is’ campaign was started by Dr Kate Granger, an Elderly Medicine Registrar and terminally ill cancer patient, in …
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Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – the most successful yet!
News & events | 7 Oct 2014 | Tags: cake coffee morning fundraising Macmillan
St George’s hosted its annual Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September and right from the start there was a real buzz with lots of people lining up for coffee and cake and people winning prizes at the very lively tombola outside the main reception at St George’s Hospital. Thanks …
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St George’s, University of London ranks in Top 200 best universities in the world
News & events | 7 Oct 2014
For the first time St George’s, University of London, has been ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world in a new authoritative survey by the Times Higher Education magazine. In the World University Rankings 2014 – 2015, St George’s has been placed at 196th globally. Last …
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