Private Patient Service

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Jul 2018

St George’s welcomes private patients from the UK and abroad. We offer a wide range of advanced treatments and diagnostic procedures and our world-renowned consultants are leaders in their respective fields, treating conditions simple to complex. To help support private patients who are having treatment at St George’s we have …
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Find Us

Services at | Updated 6 Jun 2018

Department Location Department Of Genetics Corridor 9 Lower Ground Floor Jenner Wing Getting Here By Tube… From Tooting Broadway (Northern Line). Turn left onto Tooting High Street, and cross the road. Turn right down Hoyle Road, walk to the end and turn left. The main pedestrian entrance on Effort Street. …
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Staff Event May 9 2018

Services at | Updated 4 Dec 2018

Staff reflect on the experience of giving birth in theatres   A wide range of Maternity staff, including midwives, anaesthetists, obstetricians and theatre nurses got together on 9th May to discuss childbirth in theatres from a mother’s point of view.   The session was part of New Beginnings – a …
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Baby Friendly Initiative

Services at | Updated 6 Dec 2019 | Tags: baby friendly

The Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative was launched by WHO and UNICEF in 1991. The initiative is a global effort to implement practices that protect, promote and support breastfeeding. In December 2018 St Georges Neonatal Unit was awarded Stage 2 accreditation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Standards In 2019 our …
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Mental Health and Wellbeing

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 1 Aug 2023

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing webpage – a central resource for all issues related to mental health and wellbeing in St George’s Hospital.

It is a wholly indefensible statistic that people with serious mental illnesses die on average 15 to 20 years earlier than the general population, acting as a stark reminder that good mental health care is everybody’s business. Whether you have concerns about someone who you are looking after, would like to know a little more about mental health or would like to improve your own psychological wellbeing we do hope that the contents contained in this webpage will prove a useful source of information.
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Inpatient Services (Epilepsy)

Services at | Updated 19 Mar 2018

Liaison Epileptology service in St George’s Hospital Patients admitted to St George’s hospital with seizures are referred to the Epilepsy Registrar who will then see or discuss the individual referrals with the on-call Consultant Epilepsy Specialist. At the moment there is a Consultant Epilepsy Specialist available Monday to Friday, while …
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Neuropsychiatry Services (South West London Mental Health Trust)

Services at | Updated 19 Mar 2018

Low mood, anxiety, memory problems and other mental health problems are common in people with epilepsy and need to be treated appropriately and effectively. We work in close partnership with our neuropsychiatry and clinical psychology colleagues who provide invaluable input in the assessment and management of our patients with epilepsy …
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Outpatient Services (Epilepsy)

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 26 Nov 2018

First Seizure Clinic Anyone with a suspected first seizure can be referred either by their GP, the A&E department at St George’s hospital, or by the medical team if they were an in-patient at St George’s Hospital, using our using our First Fit Referral Form (see the Leaflets section). The …
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Our Vision

Services at | Updated 3 Jul 2020

To provide outstanding holistic care for the adult epilepsy population within South West London; this includes not only a comprehensive diagnostic service, but a multidisciplinary individualized approach to support people with epilepsy throughout their lives. To provide support and share excellent practice with other providers in the region, driving equitable …
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New Beginnings FAQs

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 5 May 2019 | Tags: EBCD New Beginnings patient experience Point of Care Foundation

What is Experience based Co-Design? EBCD involves gathering experiences from patients and staff through in-depth interviewing, observations and group discussions, identifying key ‘touch points’ (emotionally significant points) and assigning positive or negative feelings. A short edited film is created from the patient interviews. This is shown to staff and patients, …
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