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St George’s wins international award for infection control
News & events | 29 Apr 2009 | Tags: Infection Control international award prize
The Infection Control Team at St George’s Hospital has won second prize in the international Oxoid Infection Control Team of the Year Awards, designed to recognise and reward those who are making a real difference to improve standards of infection control within hospitals worldwide. The team at St George’s has …
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Local MP opens St George’s Main Entrance
News & events | 24 Apr 2009
The newly refurbished main entrance of St George’s Hospital, London was officially opened by Tooting MP Sadiq Khan on Friday 24 April. The new design provides a designated Patient Transport Lounge and a bigger and more comfortable seating area for visitors. The central location of the reception desk is designed …
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Associate non-executive director appointed to St George’s Trust Board
News & events | 24 Apr 2009 | Tags: appointed appointment director Moira Nangle non-executive Trust Board
A new associate non-executive director has been appointed to the Board of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Moira Nangle is an Organisation Development consultant who has qualifications in teaching, training, coaching, counselling, person-centred psychotherapy and an MSc in Organisation Development. She has held senior Organisation Development roles in …
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500,000th Pacemaker operation at St George’s
News & events | 23 Apr 2009 | Tags: biventricular ICD cardiac heart pacemaker
The 500,000th person in the UK to receive a life-saving heart pacemaker has had the procedure in the same London hospital that undertook the first implant more than 50 years ago. Karl Sidhu, 52, from Camberley in Surrey has had a biventricular ICD fitted, one of the latest generation of …
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St George’s infection rate figures go online
News & events | 13 Feb 2009 | Tags: C.diff Clostridium difficile figures infection rate MRSA
Patients and the public can now check St George’s Hospital’s MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C.diff) figures and learn more about how staff are successfully fighting infection. Infection control is a top priority for St George’s and staff are working hard to monitor and prevent infections. The rates on the website date from …
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The Stroke Association highlights St George’s as a beacon of good practice
News & events | 10 Feb 2009 | Tags: Jon Barrick Stroke
As the Department of Health prepares to launch a major stroke awareness campaign, a new report by The Stroke Association highlights St George’s Hospital as a beacon of good practice. Jon Barrick, Chief Executive for The Stroke Association explains: ‘Just over a year ago the Government issued the National Stroke …
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People with Winter Bug urged to stay away from hospital
News & events | 9 Jan 2009 | Tags: bug norovirus virus 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, but by bringing it into hospital people could be putting vulnerable patients and healthcare workers …
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Health Minister and local MP get the inside track of patient experience at St George’s
News & events | 8 Jan 2009 | Tags: Ben Bradshaw Patient Experience Tracker PET Sadiq Khan
Health Minister Ben Bradshaw and MP for Tooting Sadiq Khan visited St George’s Hospital yesterday (7 January) where they discovered how innovative ways of working are helping to improve patient care. Mr Bradshaw and Mr Khan were shown how the electronic Patient Experience Tracker (PET) helps patients to give immediate …
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Specialist life support training helps save lives at St George’s
News & events | 12 Dec 2008 | Tags: ILS specialist training
2500 St George’s nurses have now completed specialist training which is helping to save the lives of patients seriously ill patients in hospital. The immediate life support (ILS) training which includes an early warning system, teaches staff to recognise and prevent patients suffering cardiac arrests. Paula McLean, Resuscitation Service Manager …
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St George’s staff mark World Aids Day
News & events | 2 Dec 2008 | Tags: AIDS HIV World Aids Day
St George’s Hospital staff marked World AIDS Day on Monday 1 December by raising both public AIDS awareness and funds for HIV patients. It is estimated that six out of every 1,000 of Wandsworth residents aged between 15 and 59 have HIV, but a third of those have not been …
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