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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
| 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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New Beginnings 🌸🦋- improving the experience of birth in theatre
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 May 2022 | Tags: caesarean EBCD gentle caesarean Instrumental delivery New Beginnings operating theatres Operative birth Patients experience Point of Care Foundation
We’re a group of St George’s staff who want to improve the experience of mothers in our maternity department. We’ve been given funding for a project called “New Beginnings” to bring mothers and staff together to make positive changes to the experience of having a baby in an operating theatre. …
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Acute Neurology Rapid Access Clinics (HOT Clinics)
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 Jul 2022 | Tags: a&e ED HOT clinics neurology neurosciences Quick Rapid access clinics
The Neurology Rapid Access Clinic (or ‘HOT’ clinics) is a consultant-led clinic which provides rapid access to neurology assessment for adults with either acute or sub-acute neurological symptoms. However, the clinic will not routinely review patients with suspected TIA, who should be referred to the TIA service, or seizures, who …
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Cancer Genetics
| Updated 23 Jan 2024
The Cancer Genetics team at the Southwest Thames Centre for Genomics serves a population of approximately three and a half million people across South West London, Surrey and West Sussex. The aim of the service is to identify people at increased risk of developing cancer because of underlying genetic factors. …
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Clinical Genetics
Services at Nelson Health Centre, St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Dec 2025
The Clinical Genetics service covers a population of 4 million in South West London, Surrey and West Sussex. Our multidisciplinary team of doctors, genetic counsellors, specialist nurses and clinical scientists provide support to children and adults affected by or at risk of genetic disorders.
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Give Your Feedback and User Group
| Updated 18 May 2022
Saying thank you We hope that you have a positive experience with us at St George’s maternity. We want to hear your feedback – in person, by email maternity.experience@stgeorges.nhs.uk or by letter. We use your feedback to improve our services. We always need users to join the maternity voices partnership. …
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Postnatal Care
| Updated 23 May 2024
Gwillim Ward – Postnatal Care After you have had your baby, you may be transferred to Gwillim Ward, a dedicated postnatal ward. Gwillim is located on the 4th Floor, Lanesborough Wing. It has 32 beds arranged as six four- bedded bays, six single rooms and two en-suite rooms. To contact …
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Mechanical Thrombectomy
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 6 Oct 2017
Mechanical thrombectomy is a treatment for stroke that removes clots that block large blood vessels. Some patients may be candidates for this procedure using an angiogram or a catheterization and a device that grabs clots and removes them, to re-establish blood flow to the brain. Unfortunately, not everyone is a …
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