British Airways pilot advises St George’s Cardiology Clinical Academic Group

News & events | 30 Jun 2017 | Tags: aviation cardiac academic group cardiology catheter labs GAPS Centre medical education pilot simulation

Graham Shaw, a Senior First Officer Training Pilot for British Airways, visited St George’s to observe our safety practices and offer feedback on our systems.
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Annual Tree of Life event recognises organ donors

Annual Tree of Life event recognises organ donors

News & events | 29 Jun 2017 | Tags: Atkinson Morley Wing event lead governor organ donation organ donor register tissue tree of life

This year’s event takes place on Saturday 1 July to thank, pay tribute to and remember the many people who have donated life-saving organs and tissues over the last year.
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Our website will be unavailable between 5pm and 7pm today (29 June) whilst we carry out some essential maintenance work. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Our website will be unavailable between 5pm and 7pm today (29 June) whilst we carry out some essential maintenance work. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

News & events | 29 Jun 2017

Please contact the St George’s switchboard on 020 8672 1255 if you require any information during this time.
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St George’s signs up to new ‘red bag’ initiative

St George’s signs up to new ‘red bag’ initiative

News & events | 28 Jun 2017 | Tags: care home emergency red bag Wandsworth CCG

The Trust has signed up to a new ‘red bag’ initiative designed to improve the transfer of patients from local care homes to hospital.
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Patient inspired to work in healthcare after being treated at St George’s

Patient inspired to work in healthcare after being treated at St George’s

News & events | 21 Jun 2017

Laura Mattei travelled to London from Italy in 2013 to start a new life with her husband. After an appointment with her GP, she was referred to St George’s Hospital in September 2015 at which point she was diagnosed with the condition Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Laura got in touch with St …
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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E ‘Road to Freedom’

Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E ‘Road to Freedom’

News & events | 21 Jun 2017 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 Hours 24 hours in A&E a&e ED Emergency Department trauma

Tonight’s episode explores the value of freedom, and what it means to be faced with the possibility of it being taken away.
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Paediatric Nurse Recruitment Open Day

Paediatric Nurse Recruitment Open Day

News & events | 21 Jun 2017

We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals, committed to excellent patient care, to join our team. We would like to recruit both newly qualified and experienced children’s nurses into our various specialties: Medicine, Surgery, Neuroscience, Oncology, Haematology, Infectious Disease, Emergency Department and Paediatric Intensive Care.
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St George’s Chairman Gillian Norton awarded OBE

St George’s Chairman Gillian Norton awarded OBE

News & events | 19 Jun 2017 | Tags: Chair Chairman Gillian Norton non-executive director obe Queen's Birthday Honour List

Gillian Norton, Chairman of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Gillian, who became Chairman of St George’s in April this year, receives the award for her services to Richmond upon Thames and local Government. Gillian Norton was Chief Executive of Richmond …
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Minister of State for Health visits St George’s Hospital

Minister of State for Health visits St George’s Hospital

News & events | 16 Jun 2017

Minister of State for Health Philip Dunne MP visited St George’s Hospital in Tooting on Thursday 15 June. He met managers and clinicians from our Emergency Department, where staff described how they are looking at new and innovative ways of working. Recent changes include creating a ‘rapid assessment and treatment’ …
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Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Growing Pains”

Sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Growing Pains”

News & events | 14 Jun 2017

The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a thirteenth series following patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – under more pressure than ever.  It’s a place where stories of life, love and loss …
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