Vietnam mission ‘resounding success’ for St George’s Consultants

News & events | 1 Nov 2017 | Tags: anaesthetics Charity consultants maxillofacial surgery mission orthognathic orthondontics vietnam

A team of four consultants from St George’s spent one week in Vietnam last month to lead the first targeted mission to treat children and young adults with a range of orthognathic conditions. The mission was carried out with the charity Facing the World which helps to treat children in …
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Payment for copies of baby scans at St George’s – media coverage today (28 October, 2017)

News & events | 28 Oct 2017

There are reports in the media today about the alleged misuse of monies collected from pregnant women and/or their partners paying for printed copies of baby scans at St George’s Hospital (Tooting). In light of these reports, we would like to make the following points clear: All baby scans for …
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St George’s youngest ever surgical patient turns one this week

News & events | 23 Oct 2017 | Tags: baby birthday neonatal unit paediatric surgeon world first youngest ever patient

Abi Peters, the youngest ever patient to undergo an operation at St George’s, turns one this week.
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St George’s staff honoured at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Peace Conference

News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association award community

Last Friday (13 October), staff from St George’s were presented with a prize as a thank you from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Tooting, for all the work our staff do in the community. The staff who picked up the award (pictured right), were Theo Ackah-Yensu (Facilities), Ben Miller (Security) and Luke Mangion (Security). …
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St George’s celebrates World Mental Health Day

News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: heath and wellbeing time to change World Mental Health Day

Last week, staff and patients at St George’s got together to mark World Mental Health Day. Our Health and Wellbeing team arranged an awareness stand in Grosvenor Wing reception at St George’s, and gathered signatures for the Time to Change Mental Health Pledge. Signing the pledge is a commitment to challenge mental …
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First Touch Ball raises £5667 for our Neonatal Unit

News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: Charity First Touch Charity National Baby Loss Week neonatal unit

Long term supporters of the First Touch charity, Suzanne Radford and Angela Hegarty, held their annual First Touch Ball on Saturday October 7, raising nearly £5700 for St George’s Neonatal Unit. The ball was hosted by The Hilton in Croydon, welcomed 160 guests and raised £5667. The funds will be …
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Team performs St George’s first robotic hysterectomy

News & events | 20 Oct 2017 | Tags: Da Vinci Robot robotic hysterectomy; hysterectomy; robotic surgery

Thomas Ind, Gynaecological Surgeon at St George’s, led the Trust’s first robotic hysterectomy earlier this month. The procedure, which lasted little over an hour, was undertaken using the Da Vinci Robot SI and had a team of eight people (pictured) to ensure that the surgery went smoothly. The operation was …
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St George’s welcomes renowned spinal surgeon Dr Mario Brkaric

News & events | 11 Oct 2017

Earlier this week (Monday 9 October), St George’s hosted Dr Mario Brkaric, a renowned spinal surgeon and expert in 3D printed intervertebral cages for the spine. Dr Brkaric travelled from Indianna to visit St George’s and meet with our team of surgeons. Dr Brkaric is a fellow of the American …
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Our Quality Improvement Plan

News & events | 10 Oct 2017

Today (10 October), we are launching our Quality Improvement Plan, which is designed to help us deliver Outstanding Care, Every Time. 

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New Director of Estates and Facilities at St George’s

News & events | 5 Oct 2017 | Tags: Director of Estates and Facilities executive team

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Kevin Howell as its new Director of Estates and Facilities. Kevin joins St George’s from West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, where he has been Director of Environment since 2014. Kevin has over 30 years’ experience in the NHS, and has held …
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