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Burpee challenge raises £17k for new life-saving equipment at St George’s
News & events | 11 Sep 2019
St George’s has received new equipment for fetal surgery thanks to St George’s Hospital Charity and fundraiser Craig Peters, also known as ‘The Burpee Guy’! In 2016, Craig set himself the challenge of completing over 67,000 burpees to help raise money for our Fetal Medicine Unit, after they saved the …
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Mini Tesla will allow children to ‘drive’ to surgery
News & events | 11 Sep 2019
A mini Tesla car has been donated to St George’s so children can ‘drive’ themselves to theatre. The electrically powered car – a Tesla Model S Radio – will make our younger patients’ stays more fun and will help ease their anxiety. The Tesla Owners Club UK and the Christian …
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Meet Louise, our Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation
News & events | 4 Sep 2019
Louise Mahon is part of the South East Organ Donation Services Team, which provides a service to 18 NHS Trusts across the region and the Channel Islands. She tells us a bit more about her role below. What does a typical day look like for you? I guess the most common …
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Double delivery for St George’s midwife!
News & events | 3 Sep 2019
Congratulations to Charlotte Day, a St George’s midwife, on the birth of her baby boy Milo! Charlotte gave birth just 10 hours after finishing work on the delivery suite at St George’s. On Wednesday 14 August, Charlotte left work after delivering a baby at 7.30pm. Seven hours later at 3am, …
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St George’s urges local community to support Organ Donation Week
News & events | 2 Sep 2019
During Organ Donation Week, September 2 to 8, NHS Blood and Transplant and St George’s are urging people to talk to their families about organ donation to increase the number of people whose lives can be saved or transformed by a transplant. Next year, the law around organ donation is …
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Touching performance by spoken word artist, author and St George’s nurse, Molly Case
News & events | 2 Sep 2019
St George’s Hospital had the pleasure of listening to spoken word artist, author and St George’s nurse, Molly Case perform some of her poems and a short excerpt from her new book ‘How to Treat People’ last week. Molly performed a poem called ‘The Last 1000 Days,’ commissioned by NHS …
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Q&A with Dr Jane Evans, our new Divisional Chair for Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences
News & events | 2 Sep 2019
Last week, St George’s announced that Dr Jane Evans, Consultant in General Medicine, would shortly be taking up the role of Divisional Chair of our Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences division. Jane will take over the role in the coming weeks from Dr Lisa Pickering, who is moving to a new …
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Surgeons save man’s hand after seventeen hours of surgery
News & events | 27 Aug 2019
Plastic surgeons at St George’s Hospital in Tooting have saved a man’s hand following seventeen hours of surgery, after a chop saw accident resulted in a double-level amputation.
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Dr Jane Evans appointed Divisional Chair for Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences
News & events | 27 Aug 2019
We are delighted to announce that Dr Jane Evans, Consultant in General Medicine, has been appointed as the new Divisional Chair of our Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences division. Jane will take over the role next month from Dr Lisa Pickering, who is moving to a new position at the Royal …
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Join us for our Annual Members’ Meeting 2019: hear how our team saved baby Lacey and get a free health check up
News & events | 22 Aug 2019
The Trust’s Annual Members’ Meeting takes place on Thursday 26 September 2019 at St George’s Hospital, with all welcome to attend. From 5pm, our teams will be providing free health checks for attendees, including blood sugar and blood pressure tests, as well as giving out health information and tips. We …
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