St George’s leads the way in new treatment for stroke patients

News & events | 11 Apr 2017 | Tags: nhs st george's hospital Stroke stroke rehabilitation thrombectomy

An emergency treatment for stroke patients used at St George’s Hospital is being rolled out to other centres across the UK, benefiting an estimated 8,000 patients.

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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Candle in the Wind”

A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Candle in the Wind”

News & events | 10 Apr 2017 | Tags: #24HrsAE Channel 4 st george's hospital

The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth series following patients treated in the same 24 hour period at St George’s in south west London. The hospital has one of the most advanced and busiest A&E departments in the world. It’s a place where stories of life, love and …
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Renowned Neonatal Unit opens its doors in bid to recruit nurses

Renowned Neonatal Unit opens its doors in bid to recruit nurses

News & events | 4 Apr 2017

St George’s Hospital’s record-breaking Neonatal Unit is launching a drive to recruit more nurses – and is opening its doors to show how the team cares for some of the sickest babies in the country. The Neonatal team recently hit the headlines after caring for St George’s youngest-ever patient, Abiageal …
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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Boys will be boys”

A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Boys will be boys”

News & events | 3 Apr 2017 | Tags: #24HrsAE 24 hours in A&E Channel 4 Emergency Department major trauma centre

The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth 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, …
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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Stand by your man”

A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Stand by your man”

News & events | 27 Mar 2017 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E a&e Channel 4 Emergency Department major trauma

The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth 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, …
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Bringing the theatre back to the operating theatre

Bringing the theatre back to the operating theatre

News & events | 24 Mar 2017

Our plastic surgery team at St George’s streamed live operations – with fully consenting patients for the purpose of education and development – to a captivated audience of medical undergraduates from St George’s, University of London for the first time earlier this year.

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St George’s placed into financial special measures

St George’s placed into financial special measures

News & events | 22 Mar 2017

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been put into financial special measures by NHS Improvement. NHS Trusts in financial special measures receive a package of support from NHS Improvement designed to achieve rapid financial improvement, while maintaining or improving their quality. St George’s is currently forecasting a deficit …
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A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Against All Odds”

A sneak peek into tonight’s episode of 24 Hours in A&E “Against All Odds”

News & events | 20 Mar 2017

The RTS award-winning documentary series returns for a twelfth 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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St George’s Surgeons lead charity mission to Nepal

St George’s Surgeons lead charity mission to Nepal

News & events | 16 Mar 2017

Two consultant paediatric surgeons from St George’s are about to embark on a three week charity mission to Nepal as part of a project to perform life-changing operations for communities without proper access to healthcare. Zahid Mukhtar and Shabnam Parkar will travel to Nepal in May with Jessica Ng (paediatric …
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Sepsis Awareness Week at St George’s

Sepsis Awareness Week at St George’s

News & events | 16 Mar 2017

Sepsis Awareness Week at St George’s All this week staff at St George’s Hospital have been spreading awareness and educating patients about Sepsis as part of a nationwide campaign organised by The UK Sepsis Trust. Staff have been getting involved through a range of training events held across St George’s …
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