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News & events | 21 Dec 2023

A lot of people come to the Emergency Department because they do not know where else to go could get quicker and more appropriate treatment much closer to home
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Nightmare before Christmas as hospital pressures soar

News & events | 19 Dec 2023

A spike in very unwell patients has put indescribable pressure on St George’s, Epsom, and St Helier’s emergency departments – and with Christmas and doctors’ strikes on the way, demand could snowball further this winter. Senior clinicians are warning of severe disruption to NHS services over the coming weeks – …
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St George’s publishes full response to the future of children’s cancer services consultation

News & events | 18 Dec 2023

You can read St George’s response in this article. …

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Moving children’s cancer services further away will be ‘devastating’, says senior clinician

News & events | 18 Dec 2023

St George’s Hospital has a long history of treating children with cancer – but now, that hangs in the balance. Under proposals drawn up by NHS England, the service that’s been provided at the hospital for more than 25 years could be closed and moved to another hospital. Dr Sijo …
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Children’s specialist cancer consultation closed

News & events | 18 Dec 2023

There will be no sudden changes to how children and young people receive care.
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Teen follows in the footsteps of hero nurses who treated her rare cancer

News & events | 15 Dec 2023

“I am very excited to be following in the footsteps of the  nurses who took amazing care of me and hopefully I can be like them one day” – those are the words of a former cancer patient who is now studying to become a nurse herself. Zoe Magness was …
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Youngster treated by ‘amazing’ St George’s teams gears up for cancer-free Christmas with sports car request

News & events | 14 Dec 2023

A six-year-old boy hopes Santa Claus will bring him a blue Lamborghini as he celebrates his first cancer-free Christmas since he was two. Little Jackson Hall was diagnosed with leukaemia in February 2020 after a rash appeared on his skin that wouldn’t go away – and was treated by an …
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Plans for new children’s hospital are ‘bold, fresh, and exciting’ say St George’s Prof Paul Heath

News & events | 13 Dec 2023

NHS England is consulting on the future of children’s cancer services in the region – with St George’s one option, and Evelina London the other. We think Kids Deserve St George’s, and are ready to build a new state-of-the-art hospital that would ensure children with cancer can receive care for …
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Strike action during December and January: Information for patients

News & events | 13 Dec 2023

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will take part in strike action from 7am on 20 December 2023 until 7am on 23 December 2023 and from 7am on 3 January 2024 until 7am on 9 January 2024. The strike action will impact services at St George’s …
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St George’s children’s cancer ward has a “sense of safety” says Dr Holly Tallentire

News & events | 13 Dec 2023

Outstanding care and empathy shown by staff are just some of the reasons kids cancer services should stay at St George’s, according to Paediatric Psychologist Dr Holly Tallentire. Dr Tallentire, who is based on Pinckney Ward, says there is a “sense of safety” where she works that would be hard …
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