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Transforming Maternity Care: Our progress since the CQC inspection
News & events | 2 Oct 2023
At St George’s, we are committed to providing high-quality maternity care to our patients. Following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we have taken significant steps to address the areas of concern and make meaningful improvements to our maternity services. This article provides as an update to …
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Second round of joint strike action to have major impact on hospitals
News & events | 29 Sep 2023
Nearly 14,000 appointments at a hospital group have been postponed during this year’s strikes – and with another round of action next week, that figure is set to rise even further.
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#KidsDeserveStGeorges – help us to keep caring for children with cancer
News & events | 27 Sep 2023
A consultation into the future location of children’s cancer services for those living in south London and much of south east England has launched yesterday (Tuesday 26 September). To coincide with the NHS England (London and South East regions) led consultation, St George’s has launched #KidsDeserveStGeorges to keep caring for …
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Children’s healthcare heroes give life-saving CPR on London to Brighton fundraiser
News & events | 25 Sep 2023
A cyclist who went into cardiac arrest during a charity ride has praised the “stunningly brilliant” team of doctors pedalling behind him who restarted his heart and ultimately saved his life.
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First of its kind children’s cancer research nurse role at St George’s
News & events | 19 Sep 2023 | Tags: #kidsdeservestgeorges
We’re catching up with some of our children’s cancer team to find out more about their roles and why they do what they do. At St George’s we have over 120,000 visits from children each year, and more than 25 years of expertise caring for children with cancer. That’s why …
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Joint strike action spells double trouble for hospitals
News & events | 18 Sep 2023
A tidal wave of pressures look set to hit a group of hospitals when a fresh round of strikes get under way this week. Consultants and junior doctors will come together on Wednesday, sandwiching a joint day of industrial action between separate walkouts. It’s the first-ever time they have done …
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Public urged to stay safe and well with September heatwave on the way
News & events | 4 Sep 2023
Temperatures are set to top 30 degrees in Surrey and South West London this week – prompting St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group to issue advice on staying safe and well in the heat. The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Yellow Heat Health …
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Hospitals face another challenging week with strikes and bank holiday combo
News & events | 23 Aug 2023
A fresh round of strikes followed by the bank holiday weekend is set to ramp up hospital pressures further – exacerbating an already-challenging summer. Some consultants at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group will be taking industrial action on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 August, …
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Emergency S2 Ep4: don’t miss our teams in action in the series finale
News & events | 23 Aug 2023
In this final episode, 61 year-old Joe is at St Mary’s Major Trauma Centre. A former soldier, Joe had been at an army reunion where he had drunk half a bottle of vodka. On his way home, he tripped and fell down an escalator at King’s Cross station. Hospital scans …
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Emergency S2 Ep3: meet St George’s patients Daniil and Jacob
News & events | 22 Aug 2023
In this third episode, 42-year-old Karl is in Intensive Care at King’s College Hospital following a high-speed motorway accident where his van collided with an HGV. His wife Lulu is coming to terms with the fact that he is being kept alive by a ventilator following traumatic chest injuries. Consultant …
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