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

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”

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

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

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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St George’s trauma care rated best in the country

News & events | 16 Mar 2017

More lives are being saved year on year thanks to our Major Trauma Centre (MTC) at St George’s, and the extended trauma network of which we are part. Data published by the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) shows that patients treated within the South West London and Surrey Trauma …
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Jacqueline Totterdell appointed St George’s Chief Executive 

News & events | 16 Mar 2017

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Jacqueline Totterdell as its new Chief Executive.

Jacqueline is currently Chief Operating Officer at Barts Health, a role she has held since 2015.
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Paediatric department hosts recruitment day

News & events | 3 Mar 2017 | Tags: children's services open day paediatric department Paediatrics recruitment

The paediatric department at St George’s will open its doors on Thursday 9 March from 9:30am – 3pm for a recruitment open day.
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Heberden Ward at St George’s receives Quality Mark

News & events | 2 Mar 2017

Heberden Ward at St George’s has been awarded a Quality Mark for the care it provides to older people, including those with dementia. Louise Clancy (pictured), Senior Sister on Heberden, says the award is a real boost for staff on the ward, as well as patients and their relatives: “The …
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St George’s operates on youngest ever patient

News & events | 1 Mar 2017

Surgeons at St George’s Hospital in London have operated on their youngest ever patient, who was born at just 23 weeks gestation and required emergency surgery when she was 6 days old and weighing only 609g (1.3 lbs).

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