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People with winter bug urged to stay away from hospital
News & events | 14 Dec 2009 | Tags: norovirus winter sickness
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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New transplant technique will benefit local kidney patients
News & events | 30 Nov 2009 | Tags: Nicos Kessaris Steve Purcell technique transplant
Local kidney patients are being given new hope from a pioneering transplant technique, which allows surgeons to transplant a kidney from donor to recipient even if their blood types do not match. This new technique, which was performed by the transplant team at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust …
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St George’s named ‘Large Trust of the Year’
News & events | 30 Nov 2009 | Tags: Dr Foster survey Trust of the Year
Dr Foster Intelligence, the publisher of the Hospital Guide, has named St George’s as its ‘Large Acute Trust of the Year’ for 2009. Each year, Dr Foster Intelligence aims to give patients the information they need to exercise choice with its guide, which is based on analysis of the routine …
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Sticky solution to deadly lung problem
News & events | 16 Nov 2009 | Tags: BioGlue cardiothoracic team lung surgery
A revolutionary procedure that uses surgical BioGlue to prevent potentially life-threatening infection in lung surgery patients has been successfully carried out by a cardiothoracic team at St George’s Hospital, London. [1] Patients who undergo surgery on a lung can be susceptible to infection via a bronchopleural fistula, a hole that …
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St George’s Chair wins Lifetime Achievement Award
News & events | 10 Nov 2009 | Tags: Lifetime Achievement Award Naaz Coker
Naaz Coker, the Chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from an awards scheme recognising the contribution of Asian people to UK society and business. Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards, now in their seventh year, celebrate achievement and success of Asian people in …
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Men in Wandsworth failing to attend life-saving screening appointments
News & events | 29 Oct 2009 | Tags: AAAs abdominal aortic aneurisms
Wandsworth men may be putting their lives at risk by failing to attend life-saving screening clinics at St George’s Hospital. As part of a national programme to cut deaths from abdominal aortic aneurisms (AAAs), men aged over 65 in Wandsworth were among the first in the country invited for free screening which …
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St George’s appoints Interim Director of Human Resources
News & events | 22 Oct 2009 | Tags: interim Director of Human Resources Sally Storey
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Sally Storey as its interim Director of Human Resources (HR) and Organisational Development, to cover in the absence of Helen Gordon who recently took adoption leave. Sally has held Board level HR posts for over 12 years, managing large scale …
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St George’s appoints new Director of Nursing and Patient Safety
News & events | 20 Oct 2009 | Tags: Alison Robertso Director of Nursing and Patient Safety
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has appointed Alison Robertson as its new Director of Nursing and Patient Safety. Currently Chief Nurse at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, she will join St George’s in the New Year. Alison has worked in the NHS for over 25 …
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New Cord Blood Unit opens at St George’s
News & events | 20 Oct 2009 | Tags: cord blood unit
A new centre for the collection of vital cord blood donations was opened at St George’s Hospital, London, on Monday (19th October) by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after a baby is born. It is rich in …
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New NHS Cord Blood Collection Centre opens at St George’s Hospital
News & events | 16 Oct 2009 | Tags: Cord Blood Collection Centre
A new centre for the collection of vital cord blood donations will be opened on Monday by Public Health Minister, Gillian Merron. NHS Blood and Transplant and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have established the fifth site at which mothers can donate cord blood. Cord blood is the …
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