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Pharmacy
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024
The Pharmacy Department manages all aspects of medicine use at St George’s Hospital, offering 24/7 services, specialised medicines, and a helpline for medication inquiries.
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Lymphoedema
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024
Our Lymphoedema service provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with primary and secondary lymphoedema, offering ongoing support and care.
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South West London Breast Screening Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 16 Nov 2020
The South West London Breast Screening Service provides breast screening, using breast x-rays (mammograms) for women registered with a GP in the areas covered by Croydon, Kingston, Richmond, Twickenham, Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth. The aim of breast screening is to detect cancer at an early stage when treatment may often …
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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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