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Rehabilitation services
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024
Our Rehabilitation Service at Douglas Bader Rehabilitation Centre offers specialised care, including prosthetics. The Gait Lab offers detailed walking analysis and functional electrical stimulation (FES) to support neuro-rehabilitation, orthopaedic surgery, and more.
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Bone boost
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Nov 2013
The Bone Boost programme has been designed to provide a care pathway for those with osteoporosis/osteopenia and to ultimately reduce the incidence of fragility fracture in Wandsworth.
Senior health
Services at St George's Hospital, St John's Therapy Centre | Updated 4 Aug 2024
Our Senior Health service focuses on managing medical and social aspects of illnesses in older adults, providing comprehensive assessments and coordinated care plans.
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Neuropathology
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Jun 2021 | Tags: neurology diagnosis neuropathology
The neuropathology service performs expert and fast nervous system and muscle diagnostic procedures by examining central nervous system biopsy tissue from the brain and spinal cord. Biopsies taken by neurosurgeons in theatres, clinics and on the wards are delivered directly to the neuropathology laboratories in Jenner Wing, with results uploaded directly …
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Neurophysiology
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Jun 2021 | Tags: EEG EMG NCS neurophysiology
The neurophysiology service uses innovative procedures to record and interpret electrical signals from the nervous system to diagnose and assess a range of nervous system disorders, including epilepsy, movement disorders, headaches and facial pain. Neurophysiology investigations include: EEG (electroencephalography) – a recording of the electrical activity of the brain from …
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Occupational therapy
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Nov 2013
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust occupational therapists help patients whose independence or ability to live a normal life has been affected because of their condition. Rehabilitation within a hospital setting involves helping a patient to learn new skills or adapt existing ones to enable them to engage in …
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Speech and language therapy
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 23 Oct 2019
5Speech and language therapists work with patients who have impaired speech, language or voice problems, or a combination of these. They can also help patients who have difficulty with feeding and swallowing. These impairments and difficulties can have numerous and varied causes and be very complex. As a result, speech …
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Therapies
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Aug 2024
Therapy Services at St George’s Hospital offer integrated, multi-professional care for inpatients, outpatients, and patients at home. We provide services, such as neurorehabilitation for neurological conditions, and also provide outpatient care and in satellite clinics at GP practices and St John’s Therapy Centre in Battersea
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Major Trauma Centre
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Jul 2025
St George’s Hospital serves as the major trauma center for the South West London and Surrey trauma network. We treat approximately 120 trauma patients monthly, for severe injuries, such as stabbings, gunshot wounds, and serious road traffic accidents.
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Prosthetic and amputee rehabilitation
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital | Updated 4 Feb 2025
A prosthetic service has been available at Queen Mary’s Hospital since the First World War. It has developed into an internationally recognised service offering highly specialised services for amputees. Our prosthetic team feature in this short film – you can watch to find out more about the important work they …
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