Cardiac Sarcoid Clinic

| Updated 10 May 2025

Our Cardiac Sarcoid Clinic specialises in diagnosing and managing sarcoidosis, particularly when it affects the heart. We provide comprehensive care to manage this rare condition, which involves inflammation and immune cell clusters in various organs.
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Echocardiography Department

| Updated 11 Jun 2020

The Echocardiography Department at St George’s was founded in 1971 and has developed a national and international reputation. The Echocardiography Department is one of the largest in the United Kingdom and performs annually at least 20,000 transthoracic echocardiograms, 1700 stress echocardiograms and more then 600 transoesophageal studies. We aim to provide …
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Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 25 Mar 2026

SWL and Surrey MND Care and Research Network In September 2024, St George’s Hospital (SGH) launched its new MND Care and Research Network covering South West London (SWL) and Surrey. This is in partnership with the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and, aims to bring professionals together across the region …
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Acute Oncology

| Updated 22 Dec 2021

This service is available to any St George’s Hospital patient who has cancer and is currently receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy. For support and information visit the Acute Oncology Service

Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Service

| Updated 10 Mar 2023

St George’s Hospital is designated for teenagers and young adults with cancer. A dedicated TYA service provides specialised, age-appropriate treatment to teenagers and young adults with cancer. The TYA service works alongside site-specific oncology and haematology teams to provide specialist, age-appropriate care, emotional, psychological, practical and social support and advice …
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Food and Fluid Terminology (IDDSI)

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Apr 2019

St George’s University Hospitals are updating the terminology used when making diet & fluid recommendations for people with dysphagia (difficulties swallowing). We will be using the IDDSI framework. See below information on IDDSI and details of food/fluid recommendations. What is the IDDSI framework? The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) have …
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Wandsworth Community Feeding Service

| Updated 21 Sep 2026

About Our Service Feeding support within Wandsworth community is separated into two distinct services. Multi-Disciplinary Feeding Team; for children with avoidant and restrictive behaviours within mealtimes. Email: mdtfeeding@stgeorges.nhs.uk Community Paediatric Dysphagia Service; for children with swallowing difficulties when eating and/or drinking. Email: communitypaediatric.dysphagiaservice@stgeorges.nhs.uk If you are concerned about your child’s …
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Paediatric Intensive Care

Paediatric Intensive Care

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 17 Oct 2018 | Tags: children Intensive care paediatric paediatric neurosurgery

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is were over 600 critically ill children come every year. There is probably no more difficult event for parents and families than having their child admitted in PICU, so we have a dedicated team of around 40 nurses, 20 doctors and many other staff …
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Paediatric Physiotherapy

| Updated 7 Aug 2020 | Tags: child children paediatric physiotherapy Service

Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy Service There is an inpatient physiotherapy service provided across the paediatric wards at St George’s Hospital. This service provides input for various patient groups including; Acute Neurology, Neurosurgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Oncology, Neonates, Surgery, Medical and Respiratory. Physiotherapy input ranges from assessment (including regional specialist assessment), acute …
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Paediatric Physiotherapy in Special Schools (Greenmead Primary School)

| Updated 18 Jun 2020 | Tags: child children community physiotherapy Respiratory Service

The Physiotherapy team at Greenmead provide a broad range of services on an individualised needs-basis to optimise the physical needs and gross motor development for pupils. Services include: Physiotherapy assessment and treatment sessions; equipment provision; postural management, class and home programmes; liaison with outside professionals and referrals to other services …
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