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St George’s report celebrates success of 2009/10
News & events | 22 Sep 2010 | Tags: accounts report report and accounts
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its 2009/10 report and accounts, summarising key activity and achievements during the last financial year. The report examines the leading-edge care the trust provides to the local community and highlights how patients from across the country also benefit from its specialist …
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Simulation brings trauma training to life
News & events | 21 Sep 2010 | Tags: simulation training trauma trauma training
Trauma staff at St George’s Hospital, London, are benefiting from a new state-of-the-art simulation manikin, SimMan 3G, designed to teach and test staff working with severely injured patients. The £60,000 manikin, funded through a bid to NHS London, is completely wireless and self contained making it is easy to transport …
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St George’s to build state-of-the-art breast unit
News & events | 7 Sep 2010 | Tags: Breast Breast Diagnostic Unit state-of-the-art
A new Breast Diagnostic Unit, is to be opened at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, it was announced today (7th September 2010). St George’s is a regional cancer centre and its clinical results for breast screening are among the best in London. The trust has identified a site for a modern …
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St George’s Annual General Meeting 2010
News & events | 24 Aug 2010 | Tags: AGM Annual General Meeting Dr Foster Foundation Trust
2009/10 saw St George’s recognised for its high standards of patient safety with the trust named by Dr Foster Intelligence as its `Large Trust of the Year 2009.` Our plans to become a Foundation Trust by 2011 continued to take shape and we were chosen as the preferred provider to …
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Sale of Bolingbroke will improve care for Wandsworth residents
News & events | 24 Aug 2010 | Tags: bolingbroke sale sell
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust is moving ahead with plans to sell the site of the former Bolingbroke Hospital within the current 2010/11 financial year. The sale is expected to raise millions of pounds which will be invested in improving healthcare for the 1.3 million people that St George’s serves …
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Stroke services rated country’s best in national audit
News & events | 19 Aug 2010 | Tags: national audit services Stroke
Stroke services at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in Tooting, southwest London, have been rated the best in the country in results from a national audit released today. The National Sentinel Audit for Stroke, organised by the Royal College of Physicians, assesses quality of care by looking at the process …
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St George’s rare cancer care wins national award
News & events | 13 Jul 2010 | Tags: award Karl-Storz-Harold national rare cancer Telescope
The prestigious Karl-Storz-Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope has been awarded to consultant urological surgeon Mr Nick Watkin from St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London, in recognition of his work in male genital reconstruction and penile cancer. St George’s is a specialist centre for penile cancer, a rare condition affecting around 400 …
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Tooting to the trot
News & events | 6 Jul 2010
The St George’s healthcare community hosted the Tooting Trot and Family Running Festival last weekend. Set in the leafy and spacious grounds of Springfield Hospital, the festival comprised a 5k for adults, a 1k for children and a range of family entertainment. The event was attended by over 100 runners, …
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Emergency services pull together for St George’s
News & events | 21 Jun 2010 | Tags: BATCA emergency services pull Summer Fun Day
Tooting’s emergency services chose St George’s as the beneficiary of their combined effort to pull a 4000 kg ambulance through the streets of Tooting. As part of the Balham and Tooting Community Association (BATCA) Summer Fun Day on Saturday 21June, Tooting Fire Station, Tooting Safer Neighbourhood Team and the London …
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St George’s launches Foundation Trust consultation
News & events | 4 Jun 2010 | Tags: Foundation Trust consultation Sadiq Khan
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust officially launched its Foundation Trust consultation on Wednesday 25th May. Over 120 people attended the evening event including representatives from local patient, community and charity groups. The plans received the support from Tooting MP, Sadiq Khan, who hoped that St George’s relationship with its local …
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