Inpatient Neurology Therapies

| Updated 20 Feb 2020 | Tags: guillian barre syndrome hyperoxic brain injury multiple sclerosis neurological condition neurology spinal cord injuries

The Neurology therapy team at St George’s Hospital is based within the Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre. The therapy team specialises in the assessment of patients with newly diagnosed or existing neurological conditions, such as Hypoxic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Guillian Barre Syndrome and Spinal Cord Injuries.

Hyperacute and Acute Stroke Therapy Teams

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Nov 2022 | Tags: acute hyper-acute stroke unit specialist stroke unit Stroke stroke rehabilitation

London stroke pathway diagram The Stroke therapy department at St George’s Hospital is based within the Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre. The Hyperacute Stroke (HASU) therapy team specialises in the assessment and treatment of stroke patients from across South West London. The Acute Stroke therapy team specialises in the treatment …
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Head Injuries Therapies

| Updated 1 May 2015 | Tags: brain injury brain trauma head injuries head trauma neurosciences

The Head Injury therapy team at St George’s Hospital is based within the Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre. The therapy team specialises in the assessment and rehabilitation of patients who have experienced a traumatic brain injury and present with cognitive, behavioural, communication, physical or swallowing difficulties as a result of …
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Centre for Haemostasis – Haemophilia Centre

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Nov 2024 | Tags: haemophilia haemostasis thrombosis

Update for patients with haemophilia and bleeding disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak COVID-19 is a viral infection caused by a newly emerged form of coronavirus particularly affecting the upper airways and lungs. Everyone in the population needs to be vigilant about minimising the risk of infection, monitoring for signs of …
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Red Cell Pain Management and Psychology Service (RCPMPS)

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 21 Feb 2025

People with sickle cell disease can often experience chronic (long term) pain between crises. If you think this applies to you, then The Red Cell Pain Management Service is here to support you. We are currently offering many of our services remotely via telephone and video sessions – please do …
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Therapies Courses

| Updated 7 Apr 2025

Welcome to the St Georges Therapies courses webpage We have been delivering high quality education to clinicians of all levels for many years and aim to give an excellent, cost effective and well presented learning experience in a stimulating environment. Our courses span a wide range of disciplines from Neurology to Speech …
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Paediatric neurosurgery

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 Jul 2023 | Tags: brain surgery neurosurgery paediatric neurosurgery spinal surgery

The Department has three paediatric neurosurgeons, Samantha Hettige, Simon Stapleton and Navneet Singh. They manage a large variety of emergency and elective paediatric neurosurgical problems e.g. brain tumours, hydrocephalus, spinal bifida etc. There are dedicated neonatal and paediatric intensive care units on site and a paediatric neurosurgery ward.

Vascular neurosurgery

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 9 Sep 2022 | Tags: brain surgery neurosurgery spinal surgery vascular neurosurgery

Vascular neurosurgery involves the treatment of abnormalities of blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord. Some examples are brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and spinal arteriovenous fistulas. These patients are managed by neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists. For example, some brain aneurysms are treated by neuroradiologists with endovascular coiling and some …
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Complex spinal surgery

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 Jul 2023 | Tags: brain surgery neurosurgery spinal surgery

Complex spinal surgery is the insertion of metalwork to stabilize and fuse parts of the spine. This may be necessary for spinal fractures, metastatic spinal tumours, spinal instability and sometimes for back pain. A relatively new development is minimally invasive spinal surgery, a type of ‘key-hole’ surgery. Our surgeons use …
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Simple spinal surgery

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Jun 2021 | Tags: neurosurgery spinal surgery

A large number of patients are referred to the department who require simple spinal procedures. Simple spinal surgery involves decompressing nerves to reduce pain or improve function. Examples of simple spinal surgery are lumbar microdiscectomy for sciatica, lumbar laminectomy for canal stenosis and cervical foraminotomy for pain down the arm. …
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