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Conditions for thoracic surgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Nov 2013
Your lungs We need oxygen to live. When we breathe in we take oxygen from the air into the lungs where it passes into the blood. The heart pumps this oxygen-rich blood to our organs and tissues. Carbon dioxide, a waste product from the tissues, is taken back to the …
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Thoracic surgery patient information
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Dec 2013
What can I expect? Most patients will have met the consultant thoracic surgeon at the surgical outpatients at St George’s Hospital or at one of the district hospital the team covers. At that stage a full explanation of the condition and surgical treatment will be given. Once you have been …
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Chronic Pain Service
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 6 Dec 2024 | Tags: chronic pain neurology neurosciences pain clinic Pain management service phoenix centre
Chronic (or persistent) pain is the term used to describe pain which has lasted longer than the usual healing time after an illness or injury – usually given as three to six months. Chronic pain can occur in any part of the body. It can be caused by an accident …
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Genomics – South West Thames Centre for Genomics
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's Hospital | Updated 20 Sep 2024
The South West Thames Centre for Genomics at St George’s offers specialised genetic services, including diagnostics and counselling, to patients in South West London, Surrey, and West Sussex. Our UKAS accredited laboratory provides diagnostic analysis and reporting for genetic disorders.
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Clinical Infection
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Nov 2025
About Our Service The Clinical Infection Unit (CIU) provides specialist care for adult patients with suspected or confirmed infections. As part of St George’s infection care group, we offer both inpatient and outpatient services with expertise in complex infectious diseases. We are also the commissioned specialist regional infectious diseases centre …
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Fetal Medicine Unit/Day Assessment Unit
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 15 Feb 2023
Fetal Medicine Unit This unit at St Georges Hospital provides both a routine local ultrasound service and a high quality tertiary referral service to the South-West Thames region. The fetal Medicine Unit workload has been steadily increasing over the last five years, and this is a reflection of increasing delivery …
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Early pregnancy scan
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 9 Dec 2019
All women who choose to give birth at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are offered an appointment to have an early scan, between weeks 11-14. It gives you the opportunity to see some visual evidence of your pregnancy and we consider the scan to be crucial for the …
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Invasive procedures
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 10 Dec 2013
Chorion villus sampling (CVS) at 11-13 weeks CVS involves the examination of chorionic villi (placental tissue). Both the baby and placenta (afterbirth) originate from the same cell and so the chromosomes present in the cells of the placenta are the same as those of the baby. CVS procedure leaflet How …
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Gastroenterology
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's Hospital | Updated 18 Dec 2025
Our Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department teams specialise in diagnosing and treating conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.
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General surgery
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's Hospital | Updated 17 Sep 2019
A comprehensive General Surgery service is provided at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, encompassing emergency care, inpatient care and day surgical practice. There is a team of eight permanent general surgeons at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who provide emergency surgery on an on-call rota basis. …
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