Patient visitors now welcome all day at St George’s and Queen Mary’s

News & events | 2 Apr 2019

From Monday 1 April, friends and family can visit their loved ones at our hospitals any time between 8am-8pm, any day of the week. The extension of visiting hours at both St George’s Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton is designed to improve the experience of patients, …
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Inspirational Issy dancing again following paralysing stroke

Inspirational Issy dancing again following paralysing stroke

News & events | 29 Mar 2019

Issy Dolby, 9, returned to dancing in January after being left paralysed from having a stroke last year.
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New NIPT quality standards to be developed by St George’s Professor

New NIPT quality standards to be developed by St George’s Professor

News & events | 26 Mar 2019

Professor Asma Khalil, Consultant Obstetrician at St George’s, is part of a collaborative partnership to develop quality standards for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
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Teams across the Trust celebrate Nutrition and Hydration Week

Teams across the Trust celebrate Nutrition and Hydration Week

News & events | 20 Mar 2019

Last week (11-17 March) was Nutrition and Hydration Week, with teams across the Trust organising a variety of events and giveaways for patients, staff and visitors. The week aims to educate and engage people on the value of food and drink in maintaining health and wellbeing in health and social …
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Call for more living kidney donors on World Kidney Day

Call for more living kidney donors on World Kidney Day

News & events | 13 Mar 2019

139 people in London have received a kidney transplant from a stranger in the last five years thanks to someone they didn’t know donating altruistically while they are still alive as part of the UK Kidney Sharing Scheme.
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UK first for trauma and orthopaedic team at St George’s

UK first for trauma and orthopaedic team at St George’s

News & events | 8 Mar 2019

Our trauma and orthopaedic team became the first in the UK and second in the world to use the new T2 Alpha Stryker tibial nail in February.
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St George’s rolls out London’s first asthma bag scheme to local schools

St George’s rolls out London’s first asthma bag scheme to local schools

News & events | 4 Mar 2019 | Tags: asthma

St George’s is rolling out a new scheme to provide every primary and secondary school with an emergency asthma kit, which is believed to be the first initiative of its kind in London.
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The John King Brain Tumour Foundation presents £133,000 cheque to our Neurosurgery department

The John King Brain Tumour Foundation presents £133,000 cheque to our Neurosurgery department

News & events | 4 Mar 2019

Tuesday, 19 February saw the presentation of a £133,000 cheque to our Neurosurgery department on behalf of the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. John King sadly died following treatment for a glioblastoma, a type of brain tumour, at St George’s Hospital in 2016. His wife Laura King set up the …
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Double St George’s on TV tonight! (26 February)

Double St George’s on TV tonight! (26 February)

News & events | 26 Feb 2019

St George’s will be on ITV’s This Time Next Year featuring a renal transplant story at 8pm tonight, followed by 24 Hours in A&E on Channel 4 at 9pm.
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Connecting Your Care: Improving how we use your information

Connecting Your Care: Improving how we use your information

News & events | 22 Feb 2019

We are working with South West London Health and Care Partnership to improve the way we connect your care across south west London. Soon, healthcare professionals will be able to access your records from other NHS services when you need them to. This will make it quicker and easier for …
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