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St George’s unable to proceed with St Helier merger
News & events | 30 Jan 2012 | Tags: St Helier merger
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust submitted a bid for a potential merger with St Helier Hospital in November 2011. The board is clear that a merger between St George’s Healthcare and St Helier would be an excellent strategic opportunity, with the potential to bring significant improvements to the care of …
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Wolfson move to start in March
News & events | 27 Jan 2012 | Tags: Improving neurorehabilitation services public consultation
After reviewing the outcomes of the recent Improving neurorehabilitation services in southwest London public consultation, St George’s Healthcare is moving ahead with plans to relocate services based at the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre. The trust’s long-term plan is to relocate the majority of the services currently provided at the Wolfson to Queen Mary’s …
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Mayor officially opens new breast unit at St George’s
News & events | 20 Jan 2012 | Tags: Councillor Jane Cooper Mayor of Wandsworth Rose Centre
The Rose Centre, a £4m state-of-the-art breast diagnostic unit, was officially opened at St George’s Hospital, London, on Thursday 19thJanuary by the Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor Jane Cooper. St George’s Hospital is a regional cancer centre and its clinical results for breast screening are among the best in London. The …
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Visitors and patients can help keep Norovirus out of hospital
News & events | 11 Jan 2012 | Tags: norovirus
St George’s Hospital, Tooting, is asking patients and visitors suffering with symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting (D&V) not to come into hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy. Alison Robertson, director of nursing and infection control at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, says: “People with symptoms of D&V could …
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Daybreak comes to St George’s
News & events | 23 Dec 2011 | Tags: Daybreak comes to St George’s ITV’s Daybreak breakfast programme live broadcasts
ITV’s Daybreak breakfast programme featured live broadcasts from St George’s Hospital, London, on Friday 23rd December 2011. The programme focused on frontline care and what it was like for parents and staff on the hospital’s neonatal unit at Christmas.
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News & events | 22 Dec 2011 | Tags: ITV’s Daybreak programme live broadcasts neonatal unit
ITV’s Daybreak programme will include live broadcasts from St George’s Neonatal Unit on Friday 23rd December. The national breakfast programme is on air from 06.00 to 08.30hrs and reports from the hospital are expected to include interviews with staff, patients and their families and explore what hospital life is like …
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State-of-the-art medical training facility opens at St George’s
News & events | 19 Dec 2011 | Tags: State-of-the-art medical training facility opens at St George’s training facility
A new £350,000 state-of-the-art training facility was officially opened at the St George’s campus, southwest London, on 15th December by Niall Dickson, chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council. The Advanced Patient Simulator Centre, a joint project between St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and St George’s, University of …
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People with winter bug urged to stay away from hospital
News & events | 16 Dec 2011 | Tags: norovirus People with winter bug urged to stay away from hospital winter sickness bug
People suffering with the winter sickness bug Norovirus are being urged to stay away from hospital and instead contact their GP or pharmacy. Norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is generally unpleasant but rarely serious. However, by bringing it into hospital, people could be putting vulnerable patients and healthcare workers …
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Panto brings sparkle to hospital children
News & events | 9 Dec 2011 | Tags: Panto brings sparkle to hospital children pantomime Starlight Children’s Foundation
Children on St George’s Hospital’s paediatric wards enjoyed an early Christmas treat on 1st December with a pantomime production of Aladdin by Starlight Children’s Foundation, as part of its Christmas of Happiness campaign. Rosie Littleboy, lead play specialist at the hospital said: “”Christmas can be a really difficult time for children who are …
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St George’s mortality rates among the lowest in England
News & events | 29 Nov 2011 | Tags: lowest mortality (death) rates in the country
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been named as having one of the lowest mortality (death) rates in the country in an annual study published by Dr Foster, the independent healthcare intelligence group, on Monday 28th November. The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011 named St George’s Healthcare among trusts with a …
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