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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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Groundbreaking mobile critical care service celebrates 3000th referral
News & events | 10 Jul 2024
A groundbreaking service – set up to transport critically-ill adult patients across the country – is celebrating its 3000th referral, after marking its first year of operation. ACCESS London (Adult Critical Care Emergency Support Service) is a partnership of Barts Health NHS Trust, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, …
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St George’s impresses judges to win new garden to benefit those living with dementia
News & events | 5 Jul 2024
A sensory garden for people living with dementia will be created at St George’s after the nursing team entered and won a national competition. The dementia team at St George’s will be given £2,500 worth of gardening equipment after scooping the ‘Nominate Your Community Space’ competition by retailer Robert Dyas. …
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Advice to the public as hot weather and strikes impact NHS services
News & events | 26 Jun 2024
Members of the public are asked to take steps to stay safe and well as temperatures rise – and a round of junior doctors’ strikes begins tomorrow. A heat alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Met Office is in place until 5pm on Thursday 27 June …
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Junior doctor strikes, 27 June -2 July 2024
News & events | 21 Jun 2024
Information for patients
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Advice for those concerned about the Infected Blood Inquiry
News & events | 23 May 2024
We understand that many people will have questions. A new national online resource for patients and the public has been set up to provide help and support, as well as answer some of these questions here.
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Chief nurse left in freezing accommodation on arrival to UK launches app to help overseas health workers
News & events | 10 May 2024
England’s most senior internationally educated nurse has revealed she was left trapped in freezing accommodation with no lights or support when she arrived in the UK. Group Chief Nurse, Arlene Wellman MBE, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh), had come from Trinidad on a …
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Mum’s praises ‘caring’ team after son survives rare condition during pregnancy
News & events | 26 Apr 2024
A mum has praised medics at St George’s after her son survived a rare condition during pregnancy. Jessica Bruce was told she could lose her unborn babies from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) without treatment. The mum was referred to St George’s for specialist care and travelled 200 miles from her …
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‘I went for a routine eye test and ended up needing a lifesaving operation’
News & events | 19 Apr 2024
When Caroline Wrixon booked an appointment with her optician she had no idea it would lead to lifesaving surgery. The 40-year-old project manager says she owes her life to the ‘brilliant’ team at St George’s after her eye test led to a brain tumour diagnosis. She said: “I’m so grateful …
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