Spinal surgery


Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 26 Aug 2025

Services Provided: Spinal deformity (adult and paediatric scoliosis, kyphosis) Spinal fractures Spine tumours Spinal infection Degenerate spinal conditions (disc prolapse, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis) Vertebroplasty Kyphoplasty Weekly Spinal network multidisciplinary team meetings based on NHS England guidelines: Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Oncology and Pain team.

Macmillan Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) Team

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 12 Jun 2024

The Macmillan Cancer Psychological Support (CaPS) Team is here to help you cope with, and adjust to, the emotional and psychological difficulties associated with cancer. We offer free, confidential one-to-one appointments for people living with and beyond cancer who are receiving care at St Georges’ Hospital to help with cancer-related …
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders

| Updated 10 Mar 2025 | Tags: movement disorders parkinson's disease

What is Deep Brain Stimulation? Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a procedure in which stimulating electrodes are placed into the deep structures of the brain. The electrodes are connected to an implanted pulse generator which is battery powered. Selected patients with treatment resistant movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia can benefit from …
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Functional Neurosurgery

| Updated 9 Sep 2022

Functional Neurosurgery is surgical alleviation of a wide range of conditions including movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and tremor, Tourette’s syndrome, epilepsy and neuropathic pain syndromes such as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), phantom limb pain, anaesthesia dolorosa, post stroke pain, cluster headache and cancer pain. Treatments are …
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) – The SAFE Test

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Sep 2025

What is the SAFE test? The St George’s Antenatal Fetal Evaluation (SAFE) test is a Non Invasive Prenatal Testing service, screening for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes only, in line with UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) recommendations. The SAFE test has been set up as a collaboration between the Fetal …
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Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Jan 2018

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition. People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. There’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s and we don’t yet know why people get the condition. Without dopamine people can find that their movements …
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Occupational health

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024

Our Occupational Health service supports staff health and well-being, offering a range of services to prevent work-related illnesses and manage health issues or disabilities.
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Neurosciences Booking and Referral Centre

| Updated 29 Sep 2025 | Tags: booking cancellations neurology referrals

We have a bookings centre within Neurosciences at St George’s Hospital in order to facilitate a more streamlined and interactive booking experience for GPs and patients requiring the expertise of our service. The booking centre coordinates appointments for the Neurology, Neurosurgery and Chronic Pain services. The Neurosciences bookings service will …
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Trigeminal neuralgia

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 14 Sep 2022 | Tags: hemifacial spasm HFS microvascular decompression TGN trigeminal neuralgia

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA What is trigeminal neuralgia (TGN)? ‘Sudden, severe, brief stabbing pain which occurs in attacks, typically of a few seconds duration, usually on one side of the face and provoked by light touch’ What causes TGN? Classical trigeminal neuralgia is caused by a blood vessel or vessels pressing on …
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Neonatal Leaflets

| Updated 17 Jan 2017

These are some leaflets about common neonatal problems Neonatal Medical [documentlibrary cat=”neonatal-childrens-services-patient-information-leaflet-clinicians” direct=’true’] Neonatal Surgical [documentlibrary cat=”neonatal-surgery-childrens-services-patient-information-leaflet-clinicians” direct=’true’]