Dragon Children’s Centre opens its doors

News & events | 17 Apr 2007 | Tags: dragon children's centre

A SIX-MONTH project to refurbish St George’s Children’s Clinic is complete, creating a bright and child-friendly space which will now be known as the Dragon Children’s Centre. The centre was officially opened by Mr Sadiq Khan, MP for Tooting on Friday 13 April. Formerly known as the Children’s Outpatients Department, …
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Former patient returns to St George’s with cash for ward

News & events | 3 Apr 2007

NINE YEARS AGO, Dave Ward was treated at St George’s Hospital for a heart by-pass. He hasn’t forgotten the treatment that saved his life and he returned this week with a cheque for £710.00. Dave, from Wallington in Surrey, raised the money through the sports club he runs as chairman …
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Help for Cancer Patients

News & events | 2 Apr 2007 | Tags: cancer resource centre

PEOPLE with cancer can get help to get the welfare benefits to which they are entitled thanks to Wandsworth Citizen’s Advice Bureau and Macmillan Cancer Support. A recently opened service will run at three different venues, including the Health Information Centre at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, to help cancer …
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St George’s sets the pitch for hearing target

News & events | 6 Mar 2007

HEALTH MINISTER Ivan Lewis visited St George’s Hospital on Monday 5th March 2007 to set the NHS a new challenge: to cut waiting times and treat people with hearing problems more quickly. Ivan Lewis, the Minister of State for Care Services, chose to visit St George’s as an example of …
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New birth unit for top maternity service

News & events | 6 Mar 2007 | Tags: birth unit

A NEW midwifery-led unit is to open at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this summer, providing more choice for women who want to deliver without drugs or medical intervention. The aim is to create a ‘home away from home’ for families. The unit, which has yet to be …
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Who is your St George’s nursing hero of the year?

News & events | 5 Mar 2007 | Tags: nursing hero

FOR THE second year running, patients and staff at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are being invited to nominate their nursing or midwifery hero of the year. The award is given in recognition of the extraordinary contribution made by each of the Trust’s 2,000 nurses and midwives to …
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World Kidney Day

News & events | 26 Feb 2007 | Tags: world kidney day

ARE YOUR kidneys okay? This is the challenge which will be made by doctors and nurses at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, on Thursday 8th March, World Kidney Day. Healthy kidneys remove waste and toxins from our blood, so these can be excreted, along with excess water, as urine. But as …
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Awards for St George’s leaders

News & events | 22 Feb 2007

TUESDAY 13th February, was a proud day for St George’s as its leaders were honoured for their work and achievements within the NHS. Chief Executive David Astley received his OBE from the Queen during a ceremony of investiture at Buckingham Palace. The award, one of those announced in the New …
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Dragon Children’s Centre opens its doors

News & events | 6 Feb 2007

A SIX-MONTH project to refurbish St George’s Children’s Clinic is complete , creating a bright and child-friendly space which will now be known as the Dragon Children’s Centre. The first clinics took place in the refurbished department on Monday 29 January. Formerly known as the Children’s Outpatients Department, the Centre …
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Life-saving cancer screening comes to Sutton and Merton

News & events | 5 Feb 2007 | Tags: cancer screening

A NEW NHS initiative will help people in Sutton and Merton to defeat one of the biggest cancer killers in the UK. Bowel cancer affects one in 20 people, and kills more than 16,000 people in the UK every year. Men and women aged between 60 and 69* are being …
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