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Bronchoscopy
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 6 Nov 2013
Two flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy lists (Monday and Friday) are run each week and patients are examined under conscious sedation with topical airway anaesthesia. Diagnostic procedures include endobronchial and transbronchial biopsy as well as wedged bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to retrieve alveolar inflammatory cells for differential leukocyte profiling in cases of suspected …
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Nov 2013
A multi-disciplinary team provides comprehensive care for COPD patients who access our services as out-patient referrals or through emergency hospital admission. The team works collaboratively with community COPD nurses and has strong links with primary care, encouraging joined-up care for COPD patients. Routine referrals are seen within 2-4 weeks. A …
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Asthma
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 6 Nov 2013
The Asthma clinic sees patients with asthma of varying severity and aims to provide an accurate diagnosis of the different variants of this condition. Advice on avoidance strategies and treatment with local (inhaled) and systemic therapies are key parts of the service. Management of patients with anaphylactic tendencies, cough and …
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Chest medicine
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 8 Dec 2025
The Respiratory Department at St George’s Hospital offers comprehensive care for respiratory diseases. Our team is dedicated to providing outstanding clinical services for our patients in southwest London and beyond.
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Specialist Medicine
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Aug 2024
Our Specialist Medicine services encompass infectious diseases, dermatology, rheumatology, and hepatitis C treatment, offering both inpatient and outpatient care.
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Immunology
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 15 May 2015
The Protein Reference and Immunopathology service at St George’s Hospital are now part of South West London Pathology which is a partnership set up by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide a single, integrated pathology service …
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Haematology
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 21 Feb 2025
Due to COVID-19, our service has made changes to how and where we practice. To view, click here. For the latest advice regarding COVID-19 for cancer patients at St George’s, click here. For Malignant Haematology services please see the Haematological Cancer page – this is for patients with lymphoma, myeloma, …
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Cellular pathology
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 6 Oct 2016
Cellular Pathology services at St George’s Hospital are now part of South West London Pathology which is a partnership set up by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust to provide a single, integrated pathology service across South West London and …
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Endoscopy
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 9 Mar 2026 | Tags: endoscopy
The endoscopy unit comprises of six procedure rooms, providing facilities for both in-patient and out-patient investigations. The unit offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and bronchoscopic ultrasound. The unit is staffed by a team of experienced endoscopy nurses, the …
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MRI
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 20 Nov 2014
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an imaging tool that uses a powerful magnet to scan your body. The MRI scan will help in the diagnosis and treatment of your health condition. There is no use of radiation or X-rays. The MRI scanner is a tube which is open at both …
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