Cancer SMART (severe mental illness access and rapid treatment)

| Updated 8 Sep 2026

Cancer SMART aims to improve cancer outcomes for individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) by addressing delays in diagnosis and barriers to care. Aligned with the NHS Long Term Plan and the 2025 NHS 10-Year Health Plan, the 18-month initiative integrates mental and physical healthcare through a multidisciplinary, data-driven approach. …
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How to contact us

| Updated 27 Aug 2025

Telephone: 020 8725 1896 Referral e-mail: cdcreferrals@stgeorges.nhs.uk Email for all other enquiries: Paediatric.SCDAdmin@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Information for referrers

| Updated 21 Sep 2026

Internal referral criteria (St George’s Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician only): Internal referrals only accepted from a neurodevelopmental paediatrician at St George’s NHS Foundation Trust Child has a GP in Wandsworth Child is aged under 8 years old The child has had a developmental assessment and it is clinically decided that further exploration …
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Frequently Asked Questions

| Updated 16 Oct 2025

What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), often called autism is a natural and lifelong variation in how a person’s brain develops and processes information. It shapes the way a child experiences the world, communicates, learns, and relates to others. Autism is …
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Forms, documents and further resources

| Updated 21 Sep 2026

Forms and documents Referral form for external referrals Parental questionnaire School questionnaire: Teacher observation questionare child over 5 Teacher observation questionare child under 5 Further resources Support for patients, parents and families: ADHD, ASD Partners: Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service (WAAS) Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND): Wandsworth Offer Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service Paediatric …
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Information for parents and carers

| Updated 29 May 2026

What can I do while I am waiting for an assessment for social communication difficulties? This information has been developed for parents and carers of children awaiting a social communication difficulties/autism assessment. The number of referrals to our service is steadily increasing, which has led to longer waiting times. This …
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Pain Management Programme Graduates

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

When you have completed a Pain Management Programme and 2  Pain Management Programme Follow-up sessions we will discharge you from the service….BUT….we know that you will be continuing to work on coping with your pain. As a “graduate” from our Pain Management Programme, you are welcome to contact the team for …
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Pain Management Programme Follow-up sessions

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

Once you have completed a Pain Management Programme we invite you back for 2 follow-up appointments to help you continue to make improvement in how you management your pain. We aim to give you dates for your follow-up appointments when we book your Pain Management Programme dates. One month follow-up This …
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Pain Management Programme timetable

| Updated 11 Aug 2025

The timetable for the Pain Management Programme is shown below The Pain Management Programme is a group based course.   All of the sessions are held in a group apart from the 1:1 review sessions at the end of each week. It runs for three weeks with sessions 3 days a …
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The Fetal Monitoring Group at St George’s University Hospital

| Updated 27 Jul 2026

The Fetal Monitoring Group at St George’s is a team of obstetricians, midwives, and educators improving intrapartum care through a more holistic, physiologically informed approach to fetal monitoring. Rather than relying on pattern recognition alone, we train clinicians to interpret CTGs through the lens of fetal and maternal physiology, helping …
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