News & events | 25 Nov 2019
Dr Nigel Kennea, Consultant Neonatologist, has been appointed Lead Medical Examiner at St George’s. We spoke to Nigel about his new role and why it’s important for our patients and staff. The Medical Examiner (ME) system is being introduced in acute Trusts, and across the NHS. It aims to improve …
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News & events | 25 Nov 2019
This episode follows the stories of three patients and the people they turn to when life takes an unexpected turn.
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News & events | 22 Nov 2019
Our neonatal unit at St George’s has been rated as one of the top placements for trainee paediatric doctors. An annual survey carried out by the London School of Paediatrics (LSP) found that 13 out of our 19 trainee doctors described their training experience in neonatal this year as ‘one …
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News & events | 20 Nov 2019
Last week, staff on our Pinckney ward and in our play team celebrated with two young patients, Kareena, 3, and Duygu, 8, who both rang the bell to mark the end of their cancer treatment. Kareena was diagnosed with Wilms tumour, a type of kidney cancer, in October 2018, and …
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News & events | 18 Nov 2019
This first episode of the new series follows the stories of three patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s.
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News & events | 18 Nov 2019
St George’s has become the first major trauma centre in the UK to launch a fully multidisciplinary major trauma clinic for our patients.
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News & events | 14 Nov 2019
St George’s has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors and an Associate Non-Executive Director to its Board.
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News & events | 8 Nov 2019
A huge congratulations to our minor injuries unit (MIU) at Queen Mary’s Hospital for achieving gold in our ward accreditation scheme! The unit has improved from a silver rating in March 2019. Dr Jane Evans, Clinical Chair for our Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences Division, said: “Achieving gold in the ward …
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News & events | 8 Nov 2019
One of our anaesthetists, Dr Naz Hoque, is helping staff get to know each other better by creating personalised theatre caps.
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News & events | 7 Nov 2019
This week we’re recognising Dee Dee Devine, one of our wonderful receptionists, for the compassion and kindness she showed a homeless patient on Vernon ward. Dee Dee has worked here for twenty years and is also the Unison chair for St George’s. She first met the patient when he was …
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