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Thursday 21st March 2013

Research grant awarded for congenital heart disease treatments

Research grant awarded for congenital heart disease treatments
Description:
Action for Medical Research for Children have awarded £149,374 for research into developing a special stent to treat congenital heart disease in children.
Date:
Thursday 21 March 2013

Patients praise Guy's and St Thomas' staff in CQC inspection reports

Patients praise Guy's and St Thomas' staff in CQC inspection reports
Description:
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlights praise from patients in two reports published this week following inspections of services at both Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals in February.
Date:
Thursday 21 March 2013
Thursday 14th March 2013

Life after a kidney transplant

Life after a kidney transplant
Description:
Peter Hill was diagnosed with kidney disease at 33. Over the next 30 years, his kidneys gradually got worse and eventually failed. Peter started haemodialysis and went on the transplant list.
Date:
Thursday 14 March 2013

Having a work-life (and dialysis) balance

Having a work-life (and dialysis) balance
Description:
Nick Bundy was diagnosed with Alports syndrome in 1976 when he was 21 years old. The genetic condition caused his kidneys to fail. His father donated a kidney that lasted Nick for the next 35 years.
Date:
Thursday 14 March 2013

Safety success at 2013 Healthcare Quality Improvement Awards

Safety success at 2013 Healthcare Quality Improvement Awards
Description:
Guy's and St Thomas' saw their best practice celebrated last month as they were awarded for 'Best Sustained Improvement' at the 2013 Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Awards.
Date:
Thursday 14 March 2013
Wednesday 13th March 2013

New guidelines for acute kidney injury – a 'silent killer'

New guidelines for acute kidney injury – a 'silent killer'
Description:
Thursday 14 March is World Kidney Day. The theme is acute kidney injury (AKI); a serious condition that many have never heard of.
Date:
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Tuesday 12th March 2013

New Non-Executive Director appointed

New Non-Executive Director appointed
Description:
Local resident Robert Drummond has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Guy's and St Thomas'.
Date:
Tuesday 12 March 2013

Want to stop smoking? We're here to help

Want to stop smoking? We're here to help
Description:
You've tried everything to give up smoking – patches, chewing gum, but nothing seems to work. With an estimated 10 million adult smokers in Britain today you are not alone!
Date:
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Monday 11th March 2013

Improving community health in Dulwich and surrounds

Improving community health in Dulwich and surrounds
Description:
A consultation about the future of community health services in Dulwich and its surrounding areas has started and will run from 28 February to 31 May. NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) would like to hear the views of local people about their plans including how healthcare services might be delivered and where these services could be provided.
Date:
Monday 11 March 2013

Survey shows staff have confidence in our services

Survey shows staff have confidence in our services
Description:
82 per cent of staff at Guy's and St Thomas' would recommend the hospitals to their friends and relatives as a place to receive treatment, according to a recent survey carried out among staff at the Trust in 2012.
Date:
Monday 11 March 2013
Tuesday 5th March 2013

A helping hand into employment

A helping hand into employment
Description:
Skills Minister Matt Hancock visited St Thomas' Hospital on Friday (1 March) to meet young people on a Prince's Trust course to help them back into work.
Date:
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Thursday 28th February 2013

Feeding the mind

Feeding the mind
Description:
Next week (7 – 22 March), fellow experts at King's College London will be hosting a two week-long festival of bite-size seminars on all things food.
Date:
Thursday 28 February 2013
Monday 25th February 2013

Tell us what you think - friends and family test

Tell us what you think - friends and family test
Description:
Would you recommend our Accident and Emergency Department or a particular ward to friends or family who needed similar treatment? That is the question every inpatient and many A&E patients will be asked before being discharged from our hospitals under a new national initiative called the Friends and Family Test.
Date:
Monday 25 February 2013

Newborn imaging facility will enable scientists to understand brain development and test new treatments for brain damage

Newborn imaging facility will enable scientists to understand brain development and test new treatments for brain damage
Description:
A new state-of-the-art MRI imaging facility is being officially opened today (Monday 25 February), by Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies.
Date:
Monday 25 February 2013
Thursday 21st February 2013

National pledge to improve care for young people launched at 'model hospital'

National pledge to improve care for young people launched at 'model hospital'
Description:
Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter recently launched a national pledge at Evelina Children's Hospital.
Date:
Thursday 21 February 2013
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