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Meningitis outbreak: signs and symptoms
News & events | 18 Mar 2026 | Tags: Meningitis Meningitis outbreak: signs and symptoms
You may have read about a recent outbreak of meningitis. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed that some of these cases are the Men B strain, which is not covered by the MenACWY vaccine routinely offered to teenagers – so knowing the symptoms and seeking early treatment are …
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Allow extra time if travelling to St George’s Hospital by car or bus
News & events | 12 Mar 2026
If you are travelling to St George’s by car or bus please allow extra time for your journey until the end of March. This is due to major upgrade works by Thames Water, in and around Tooting, which is expected to cause delays especially at peak times. The upgrades are …
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Group Chief Executive calls for more support to boost pay for women
News & events | 6 Mar 2026
James Blythe, interim Chief Executive Officer of St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group (gesh), is calling for more support for female consultants to apply for bonuses such as National Clinical Impact Awards – to help close the gender pay gap. Ahead of International Women’s Day, he …
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Potential disruption to planned orthopaedic operations
News & events | 19 Feb 2026
Like all hospitals, we have been informed of a global supply issue affecting bone cement products used in orthopaedic surgery – any existing stock already in our hospitals is unaffected. We want to reassure people that emergency and urgent trauma operations will safely continue. We are working closely with NHS …
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‘I was always a fan of the NHS and now I’m an evangelist’ – Formula 1 boss praises St George’s
News & events | 19 Feb 2026
When Matt Bishop went for his regular personal training session he had no idea it would end with a lifesaving operation. The 62-year-old businessman, PR chief and senior journalist for Formula 1 motor racing, was working out with his personal trainer of 10 years, not knowing that this particular gym visit would accidentally reveal a hidden – …
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New appointment for Interim Group CEO after four years at gesh
News & events | 11 Feb 2026
Interim Group Chief Executive, James Blythe is to step down after being successfully appointed as the new permanent Chief Executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, starting in late Spring. Group Chair, Sir Mark Lowcock, said: “On behalf everyone at gesh, I want to thank James stepping in to …
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Parents of leukaemia survivor ‘grateful and thankful’ to youngster’s care team
News & events | 4 Feb 2026
Jackson Hall was diagnosed with leukaemia six years ago this month after his parents Sam and Shaun noticed a rash that wouldn’t go away. The concerned parents rushed the then two-year-old to St Helier in February 2020, where he underwent tests before the family received the devastating news that Jackson had T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. After …
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Healthcare support workers industrial action: 22-24 January 2026
News & events | 19 Jan 2026 | Tags: healthcare support workers industrial action
From 6am on Thursday 22 January to 7:59am on Saturday 24 January, industrial action will take place for healthcare support workers across our group at Epsom, St Helier and St George’s Hospitals. During this period we will continue to provide the full range of emergency, intensive and maternity care in our hospitals. This …
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St George’s Hospital is ‘extremely busy’
News & events | 13 Jan 2026
With an ongoing surge in admissions, St George’s Hospital in Tooting is extremely busy. The number of seriously unwell people coming into the hospital is significantly high, meaning that there are more people waiting for beds in the Emergency Department and across the hospital’s wards. Attending the Emergency Department for …
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Common-combo of issues brings bleak start to the new year
News & events | 9 Jan 2026
The new year has brought a new wave of pressures – as hospitals face the triple threat of cold weather, winter viruses, and high numbers needing specialist care. As of Sunday 4 January, 45 beds at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospitals were occupied by patients with flu. Some …
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