Tagged: Stroke
Specialised stroke units are saving 96 more lives a year
News & events | 11 Aug 2014 | Tags: Rapid Response Research Saving Lives Stroke Treatment
New research has shown 96 more lives are being saved every year thanks to specialised stroke units like the one we have here at St George’s Hospital.
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Neurology
Services at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's Hospital | Updated 2 Jul 2023 | Tags: neurology neuroscience neurosciences services Stroke
The Neurology department specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system – including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. The Neurology department at St George’s is part of the Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre, based in the Atkinson Morley Wing. There is also a …
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Stroke Unit
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 4 Nov 2022 | Tags: Stroke TIA transient
Help us to improve stroke care November 2022 – The Trust will soon be taking part in a national survey to find out what patients think about their stroke care. The Stroke Service The Stroke service is part of the Neurology Department at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust …
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St George’s Healthcare’s stroke services among the best in the UK
News & events | 1 Jun 2011 | Tags: Stroke
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust’s stroke services were rated in the top 25 per cent in the UK, according to the National Sentinel Audit for Stroke, organised by the Royal College of Physicians. The audit assessed the care of patients who had a stroke between 1st April and 30th June …
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Stroke services rated country’s best in national audit
News & events | 19 Aug 2010 | Tags: national audit services Stroke
Stroke services at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in Tooting, southwest London, have been rated the best in the country in results from a national audit released today. The National Sentinel Audit for Stroke, organised by the Royal College of Physicians, assesses quality of care by looking at the process …
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The Stroke Association highlights St George’s as a beacon of good practice
News & events | 10 Feb 2009 | Tags: Jon Barrick Stroke
As the Department of Health prepares to launch a major stroke awareness campaign, a new report by The Stroke Association highlights St George’s Hospital as a beacon of good practice. Jon Barrick, Chief Executive for The Stroke Association explains: ‘Just over a year ago the Government issued the National Stroke …
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Stroke care at St George’s ranks among the best in the country, says report
News & events | 21 Mar 2005 | Tags: independent report Stroke stroke units
ST GEORGE’S Hospital has one of the best stroke units in the country, according to an independent report. Researchers for the Royal College of Physicians listed St George’s as one of the top ten hospitals in the land for the care of stroke patients in the National Sentinel Stroke Audit …
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Clot-busting drug given to stroke victims
News & events | 14 Jan 2005 | Tags: Stroke
A DRUG which can stop stroke victims being permanently paralysed after an attack is being given to patients by brain specialists at St George’s Hospital. Doctors at the Trust are giving a thrombolytic drug called Alteplase to patients who have suffered strokes to break up blood clots before they destroy …
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