Survival rates for lung cancer buck national trend at St George’s

News & events | 1 Dec 2017 | Tags: cardiothoracic surgery lung cancer surgery survival rates

One year survival rates for patients that have undergone lung cancer surgery at St George’s are higher than the majority of other centres in the country, according to data published this month. The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland has recognised St George’s as a ‘positive outlier’ …
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Parents filled with ‘comfort and pride’ raise awareness for children’s organ donation

News & events | 29 Nov 2017 | Tags: donor organ donation transplant tree of life

Professor Hannah Cock, Consultant Neurologist at St George’s, and husband Martin Scott said that being able to donate Alfie’s organs brought them ‘great comfort and pride’.
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Stephen Jones appointed new Director of Corporate Affairs at St George’s

News & events | 27 Nov 2017 | Tags: board Director of Corporate Affairs executive director governance new appointment

Stephen Jones has been appointed as the new Director of Corporate Affairs at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Stephen is currently Chief of Staff and executive lead for corporate governance at the General Medical Council. Prior to this, Stephen worked as Stakeholder Engagement Director on Co-operation and Competition …
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St George’s Hospital first in UK to install latest Swiss birthing pools

News & events | 24 Nov 2017

Our midwife-led Carmen Suite has had two state-of-the-art birthing pools installed into its newly refurbished rooms – providing a tranquil environment for mothers and babies. We spoke to Emma Spillane, Head Midwife on Carmen Suite, about the benefits these new pools offer to the hundreds of women who give birth …
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HSJ Award win for our BP Home Monitoring Team

News & events | 23 Nov 2017 | Tags: blood pressure Dr Asma Khalil HaMpton home monitoring HSJ Award Maternity win

Congratulations to St George’s Pregnancy BP Home Monitoring Team who won a Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award on Wednesday (22 November).
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Twiddle muffs, made in Spain, and sent with love to St George’s!

News & events | 22 Nov 2017 | Tags: alzheimer's dementia Spain twiddle muffs

Agueda Gota, Older Person’s Assessment and Liaison Nurse at St George’s, mentioned to her mum that our dementia patients were in need of new twiddle muffs, which are specially made hand-warmers that keep them from picking at IV lines and clothing. Agueda’s mum Nati, 75, decided to help out and …
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St George’s neo-natal unit rated ‘best place ever’ to train

News & events | 17 Nov 2017

Our Neo-natal unit at St George’s has been rated as the best place for junior doctors to train and learn new skills.

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Our Maternity Unit outperforms national average

News & events | 16 Nov 2017

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published a report on NHS maternity services across the country, and our Maternity Unit was shown to be outperforming the national average in a number of key areas.

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Cancer patients benefit from role of support workers at St George’s Hospital

News & events | 6 Nov 2017

It’s the two year anniversary of a cancer care partnership between St George’s and Macmillan Cancer Support, and patients at the hospital are continuing to benefit. One of the ways the partnership is improving care for patients, is by increasing the time they are able to spend with a Clinical …
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St George’s staff recognised as academic promotions announced

News & events | 1 Nov 2017

Seven members of St George’s staff, and 22 people in total including St George’s, University of London staff, have been recognised in the annual academic promotions.
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