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Hospitals prepare for a challenging bank holiday weekend and strikes
News & events | 28 Apr 2023
Up to 2,000 nurses at St George’s are entitled to strike this bank holiday weekend leaving services severely disrupted across south west London. Members of the public are urged to come forward for care in life threatening situations, but others are advised to use NHS 111 first to be directed …
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Update on proposed new locations for children’s cancer centre for London and south east England
News & events | 28 Apr 2023
There has been an update to this story, which can be read here. NHS England – London is planning a new Children’s Cancer Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) covering the current PTC catchment area of south London, Kent, Medway, Surrey, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove. To make sure that everyone who …
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2pm 25 April: Issues affecting all incoming and outgoing telephone calls at St George’s Hospital
News & events | 25 Apr 2023
We would like to inform you that there are issues currently affecting all incoming and outgoing telephone calls at St George’s Hospital. The St George’s switchboard may not be able to answer your call. If you have a direct number for the service or department you require, please use this …
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“This kit could save your life” St George’s joins forces with ITV this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
News & events | 24 Apr 2023
Over one million people across the UK tuned in to ITV’s Lorraine and saw a live broadcast from St George’s bowel screening team highlighting the importance of screening as part of ITV’s No Butts campaign this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month this morning (Monday 24 April).
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“I will always be grateful” – meet the runners taking on the London Marathon to raise funds for our hospitals
News & events | 21 Apr 2023
The London Marathon 2022 raised more than £58m for charity, and for the 2023 London Marathon, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier are set to have a slice of the pie thanks to runners like Ricky, Joanna and Claire who are running and raising funds for the hospital group this …
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Getting to know the signs and symptoms this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
News & events | 17 Apr 2023
“Bowel Cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cause of cancer deaths so it’s so important, now more than ever, that we continue to encourage eligible patients to take part in their Bowel Cancer Screening Tests.” That’s the message from Lisa-Lyna Ofosu-Asare, Health …
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Hundreds of appointment no-shows at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals prompt renewed pleas for patients to attend unless contacted
News & events | 12 Apr 2023
1,200 people didn’t attend their hospital appointments during the last junior doctors strikes – and as a fresh round of industrial action gets under way, those who haven’t been contacted about their planned procedures or consultations being rescheduled are urged to come forward for care. This week, hundreds of junior …
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Strikes and bank holiday double-whammy will have ‘huge impact’ on hospitals
News & events | 6 Apr 2023
Hospitals are preparing for a very challenging week ahead, with hundreds of junior doctors set to go on strike for the second time in a month. A double-whammy of industrial action and the Easter bank holiday weekend is expected to ramp up pressures at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier …
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Teenager who suffered cardiac arrest reunited with heroes who saved his life
News & events | 6 Apr 2023
A teenage boy who suffered a cardiac arrest outside Twickenham Stadium has been reunited with the London Ambulance crew and medics at St George’s Hospital who saved his life. A team of ambulance crews, doctors and security staff at the stadium worked together in a race against time to rescue …
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ACCESS all areas for London’s critically unwell patients
News & events | 31 Mar 2023 | Tags: access critical care support service patient transport
A pioneering specialist ambulance service for transporting critically-ill patients between hospitals starts tomorrow in London (1 April 2023). The Adult Critical Care Emergency Support Service (ACCESS), a partnership of Barts Health NHS Trust, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and the London Ambulance …
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