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Ultrasound transforms life of teenager with genetic health condition
News & events | 10 Sep 2024
A teenager with a genetic health condition is able to play sport and enjoy a pain-free holiday thanks to a pioneering procedure. Neriya-May Hall is one of the sickle cell disease patients at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, South West London, to have their lives transformed by the use of …
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Leukaemia survivor goes from baby of the family to big brother after treatment ends
News & events | 4 Sep 2024
Schoolboy Jackson Hall was just two and the baby of the family when he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2020. His parents Sam and Shaun noticed a rash that wouldn’t go away so took him to their local hospital where blood tests discovered he had T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Throughout …
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Pulse of innovation: St George’s Cardiology Registrar shortlisted for groundbreaking research award
News & events | 3 Sep 2024
Dr George Joy, a Cardiology Registrar and Clinical Lecturer at St George’s, has been shortlisted for a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart Hero Research Story of the Year Award. The award spotlights a BHF-funded research project making a significant impact across the UK. Dr Joy and his team’s innovative research …
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You’re invited to our Annual Members Meeting
News & events | 19 Aug 2024
Everyone is invited to join us at our Annual Members Meeting as we look back on the last year and recognise the hard work of our teams. Further information and details about how to sign up can be found here. When: 5.30pm (doors open) – 7.30pm on Wednesday 25 September …
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St George’s takes to the screen again as Channel 4’s ‘Emergency’ returns for a third series
News & events | 12 Aug 2024
St George’s will feature in the brand-new series of Emergency airing on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight (Monday 12 August).
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Public encouraged to continue to come forward for care during collective GP action
News & events | 1 Aug 2024
People are urged to attend appointments as normal during “collective action” by GPs. Members of the public may have seen reports about this, and wondered what it means for them. As well as continuing to keep existing appointments, they are asked to seek medical help as usual by: Visiting NHS …
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Urgent mental health support for South West Londoners available via NHS 111
News & events | 22 Jul 2024
People living in South West London with urgent mental health concerns can seek specialist NHS help, advice and clinical support when needed by phone, 24/7, through an NHS 111 for Mental Health service. A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness of this service, which is available to 3.7 …
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Global IT outage: please use NHS 111
News & events | 19 Jul 2024
We are aware of the global IT outage which is affecting some NHS and GP services. Advice for the public: Access NHS 111 online or call NHS 111 if you have a non-urgent health concern so you can be advised the best place to access the healthcare you require. Our …
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Hundreds of NHS staff involved in care of young woman who received ‘shock’ breast cancer diagnosis
News & events | 17 Jul 2024
A graduate who put her cancer symptoms down to hormones and stress is calling on other young people to seek medical help when something doesn’t feel right with their bodies – urging “if in doubt, get checked out.” Mia Ancell was just 23 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer …
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Success of surgical hub where patients go home hours after new knee or hip op
News & events | 16 Jul 2024
A pioneering surgical hub is such a success that some patients who receive a replacement knee or hip can go home hours after their operation. The efficiency at South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) has also driven down waiting times for some planned operations at below the national average. …
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