Pelvic and Acetabular Tertiary Referral Service

Services at | Updated 9 Jun 2020

Welcome to the Pelvic and Acetabular Tertiary Referral Service at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a tertiary referral centre for patients with Pelvic and Acetabular injuries and conditions St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the designated Major Trauma …
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Additional Resources

Services at | Updated 28 Mar 2019

The National Deaf Children Society (NDCS) has a wide range of leaflets and information on childhood hearing impairment, including advice on education, benefits and support, additional disabilities, and different causes of hearing loss. More information and links to their leaflets is available on their website www.ndcs.org.uk which is free to …
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Transition from Paediatric to Adult Services

Services at | Updated 23 Feb 2022

We offer a transition service for young adults moving from paediatric services (which are clinician-led) to adult services (which are patient-led). We have a dedicated transition audiologist named Bukky Ogungbe, who can be contacted  via departmental email on audiologist.enquiries@stgeorges.nhs.uk. We accept referrals from other paediatric services whose patients would like …
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Hearing Aid Masterclass

Services at | Updated 28 Mar 2019

Hearing Aid Masterclass Are you afraid you’ll break your hearing aid trying to do a simple repair? Would you like to learn more about repairing & maintaining your hearing aid(s) independently? If so, then our Hearing Aid Masterclass is for you. This class is for patients and relatives alike to …
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Thyroid Cancer

Services at | Updated 10 Mar 2023

  The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the front of the neck which produces thyroid hormone that the body uses to regulate its metabolism, amongst other functions. Thyroid cancer includes a variety of tumours with different biological behaviour, with the vast majority (over 90%) occurring as well-differentiated cancers such …
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Renal – laparoscopy and robotic surgery

Services at | Updated 8 Nov 2023

Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is the eighth most common cancer in the UK. Patients may not always have symptoms and kidney cancer is often incidentally detected on scans for unrelated conditions or routine check-ups. What are the treatment available? Our department offers surgical treatment for kidney cancer …
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Bladder Cancer

Services at | Updated 8 Nov 2023

Bladder cancer is the 7th commonest cancer in the UK with 10,000 new diagnoses and 5,000 deaths from bladder cancer every year. Bladder cancer is usually identified during investigations for blood in the urine (haematuria) and is treatable in the majority of the cases. What are the tests and treatments? …
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Prostate Cancer

Services at | Updated 16 Feb 2024

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. About 1 in 8 men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, and your risk increases with age. The risk is even higher …
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Penile Cancer

Services at | Updated 8 Nov 2023

Penile cancer is a rare cancer. Around 600 men a year are diagnosed with it in the UK. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of around 15 UK specialist units that treat this cancer. We are referred men with penile cancer from South London, South East England, …
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Urological Cancer

Services at | Updated 20 Jun 2022

The Urology Department provides acute and elective services to St Georges Hospitals and to an extensive tertiary network of NHS, private and overseas hospitals. Within its cancer network, it has the largest number of cancer patients in the Trust. Cutting edge surgical technology, including the Da Vinci® robot, are employed …
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