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Greening anaesthetics at St George’s: Phasing out Desflurane
News & events | 23 Nov 2022
St George’s is taking a whole host of steps to provide healthcare as sustainably as possible. This is in line with the NHS aim of having a net zero carbon footprint by 2040. One of the most recent developments has been to phase out Desflurane in theatres. Desflurane is an …
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Homelessness Inclusion Team GP, Danielle, tells us more about her role
News & events | 21 Nov 2022
Hi, and thanks for talking to us. Who are you and what is your role? I’m Danielle Williams, a GP and Clinical Lead for the Homelessness Inclusion Pathway Team at St George’s. And who else is in the team at St George’s? We take a multi-disciplinary team approach (MDT). As …
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Home from hospital – how we have reduced the wait for discharge
News & events | 17 Nov 2022
Part fixer, part go-between, part … detective, patient discharge facilitator Georgina Arnold (pictured below) helps get people out of hospital when they’re well enough to go home – which is better for them. Georgina’s is one of three roles created in April at St George’s Hospital, to speed up the …
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Diana Doherty for Occupational Therapy Week 2022
News & events | 8 Nov 2022
Diana Doherty is a Major Trauma Occupational Therapist, currently covering Acute Paediatrics at St George’s. She gives us an insight into her personal journey going into this career field and just why Occupational Therapy is so important: “As a young girl I could never have imaging ending up in the …
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South London Press reader leaves £5K to former St George’s paediatric patient who beat cancer
News & events | 7 Nov 2022 | Tags: children paediatric
A boy who beat cancer will get to see his family in Thailand again after an unbelievable gift from a South London Press reader, who is leaving him £5,000 in his will after reading about his battle with cancer in the newspaper. Earlier this year, 10-year-old Patrick McCarthy beat cancer …
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Council Chief Executive visits Children’s services at St George’s
News & events | 7 Nov 2022
We recently welcomed the new Chief Executive of Wandsworth and Richmond Councils, Mike Jackson, to St George’s. He has an interest in how the council and our hospital work together to provide health and social care services, and was keen to learn more about our facilities and the expertise the …
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Health Secretary receives vaccinations at St George’s
News & events | 7 Nov 2022
We recently welcomed the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP to St George’s for his flu and Covid vaccinations. He praised the professionalism of our team and also took the opportunity to encourage anyone who is eligible to get vaccinated to keep …
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St George’s becomes one of the first NHS Trust to link patient appointment data with the NHS App
News & events | 4 Nov 2022
St George’s patients can now access their appointment information from both the St George’s MyCare App and the NHS App. With over 30 million people signed-up, the NHS App is fast becoming the digital ‘front door’ to the NHS. As one of the first participating Trusts in England to increase digital access for …
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Help us to improve stroke care
News & events | 4 Nov 2022
The Trust will soon be taking part in a national survey to find out what patients think about their stroke care. All NHS stroke patients who received treatment and/or therapy between 16 May 2022 and 16 September 2022 will receive a copy of the survey. This is part of a …
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St Georges Hospital supports Stand Up To Cancer in memory of brave patient Dylan James
News & events | 28 Oct 2022
The courage of families who stand up to cancer has been praised by a top cancer doc in a children’s hospital rated outstanding by CQC. Dr Sijo Francis, Clinical Director of Children’s Services at St George’s Hospital, praised mum Ally and dad Warren who sadly lost their son Dylan-James to …
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