Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Jan 2018

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition. People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. There’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s and we don’t yet know why people get the condition. Without dopamine people can find that their movements …
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Occupational health

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024

Our Occupational Health service supports staff health and well-being, offering a range of services to prevent work-related illnesses and manage health issues or disabilities.
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Neurosciences Booking and Referral Centre

| Updated 20 Mar 2025 | Tags: booking cancellations neurology referrals

We have a bookings centre within Neurosciences at St George’s Hospital in order to facilitate a more streamlined and interactive booking experience for GPs and patients requiring the expertise of our service. The booking centre coordinates appointments for the Neurology, Neurosurgery and Chronic Pain services. The Neurosciences bookings service will …
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Trigeminal neuralgia

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 14 Sep 2022 | Tags: hemifacial spasm HFS microvascular decompression TGN trigeminal neuralgia

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA What is trigeminal neuralgia (TGN)? ‘Sudden, severe, brief stabbing pain which occurs in attacks, typically of a few seconds duration, usually on one side of the face and provoked by light touch’ What causes TGN? Classical trigeminal neuralgia is caused by a blood vessel or vessels pressing on …
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Neonatal Leaflets

| Updated 17 Jan 2017

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Orthodontics

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 May 2016

The Orthodontic Department offers services to patients with complex dental problems. Orthodontics is the treatment of wrongly aligned and misplaced teeth to correct a person’s bite. However, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Orthodontics Department deals with a range of problems from dento-facial orthopaedics to severe hypodontia. The Department …
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Restorative dentistry

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 12 Apr 2022

Restorative Dentistry provides consultation and treatment services for a range of oral diseases and injuries. This is strictly limited to highest priority patient groups. These include patients with facial injuries or deformities, or head and neck cancers. It also provides dental health services to other patients with medical conditions or …
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Dentistry

| Updated 3 Aug 2024

Our Dentistry department includes Restorative Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Paediatric Dentistry. We work closely with the Oral and Maxillofacial department to provide comprehensive care.
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Dermatology Outpatients Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital

Services at Queen Mary's Hospital | Updated 14 Oct 2019

The Dermatology Outpatients Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital provides a professional service for patients with acute and chronic skin disease including skin cancer. A comprehensive range of diagnostic tests and clinical treatments are available. Possible skin cancers should be referred to the Skin Cancer Screening clinic on Wednesday morning where …
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Neurosurgery Therapies

| Updated 5 May 2015 | Tags: brain haemorrhage brain tumour neurosurgery spinal cord injuries spinal surgery

The Neurosurgery therapy department at St George’s Hospital is based within the Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre. The Neurosurgery therapy team specialises in the assessment and treatment of neurosurgical conditions such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, brain haemorrhage, brain and spinal cord tumours and planned (elective) spinal surgery. …
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