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Monday 17th December 2012

Local mums graduate as breastfeeding peer counsellors

Local mums graduate as breastfeeding peer counsellors
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Five local mums have trained as breastfeeding peer counsellors – joining 47 women who already support new mothers to breastfeed after giving birth.
Date:
Monday 17 December 2012

Secretary of State drops in to meet patients and staff in the Cancer Day Unit at Guy's

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Jeremy Hunt Secretay of State for Health visits staff and patients in the Cancer Day Unit at Guy's.
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Monday 17 December 2012
Wednesday 12th December 2012

Streatham health centre helps local people to better health

Streatham health centre helps local people to better health
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A health centre in Lambeth that has provided healthcare to thousands of people in the five years since it opened is celebrating with a family open day. Gracefield Gardens Health and Social Care Centre is holding the event on Friday 14 December, 10am to 4pm.
Date:
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Monday 10th December 2012

Children's transplant nurse receives international recognition

Children's transplant nurse receives international recognition
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Grainne Walsh, clinical nurse specialist in paediatric renal transplant nursing at the Evelina Children's Hospital, has won an international award for her dedicated work with children and their families during their transplant journey.
Date:
Monday 10 December 2012

First kidney app helps young patients take control

First kidney app helps young patients take control
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Kidney patients and hospital staff have created an app for young adult kidney patients to help them take control and manage their condition.
Date:
Monday 10 December 2012
Thursday 6th December 2012

'Stem cell hotel' initiative receives £13m funding

'Stem cell hotel' initiative receives £13m funding
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A new £12.75m initiative led by King's College London and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute aims to make Guy's Hospital a 'stem cell hotel', where the latest scientific research is used to develop pioneering treatments.
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Thursday 6 December 2012
Tuesday 4th December 2012

State-of-the-art Brixton health centre opens its doors

State-of-the-art Brixton health centre opens its doors
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Local MP, Kate Hoey has officially opened the Akerman Health Centre in Brixton where local people can see their GP and receive community health services all under one roof.
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Tuesday 4 December 2012
Monday 3rd December 2012

New outpatient pharmacies

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We are opening two new outpatient pharmacies at the Guy's and St Thomas' sites.
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Monday 3 December 2012
Friday 30th November 2012

NHS Protect figures show Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the safest hospitals to work

NHS Protect figures show Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the safest hospitals to work
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Statistics published today by NHS Protect show that Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the safest acute hospital trusts to work at.
Date:
Friday 30 November 2012
Thursday 29th November 2012

Stay safe and get HIV tested

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Local people are being urged to practice safe sex, protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections and get an HIV test in the run up to World Aids Day on 1 December.
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Thursday 29 November 2012
Wednesday 28th November 2012

Recognition for community team supporting torture survivors

Recognition for community team supporting torture survivors
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A community project which brings pain relief to survivors of torture has been recognised by an international health body for its excellent work.
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Wednesday 28 November 2012
Monday 19th November 2012

How much is too much?

How much is too much?
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It could be a couple of glasses of wine after dinner or drinks with the team after work. Keeping track of how much we drink each week is not always easy.
Date:
Monday 19 November 2012
Friday 16th November 2012

Simple test will help predict and prevent premature births

Simple test will help predict and prevent premature births
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The risk of pregnant women giving birth early can be accurately measured with a simple cervical swab.
Date:
Friday 16 November 2012
Thursday 15th November 2012

Eye department win Elisabeth Paice Award for educational excellence

Eye department win Elisabeth Paice Award for educational excellence
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Congratulations to our eye department, who won the Elisabeth Paice Awards for 'Best secondary care department or unit', presented last week at the London Deanery in BMA House, London.
Date:
Thursday 15 November 2012
Friday 9th November 2012

Neurosciences centre built with its patients in mind

Neurosciences centre built with its patients in mind
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The Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP together with Patricia Moberley (Chairman of Guy's and St Thomas' until 2011) have officially opened the Children's Neurosciences Centre at St Thomas' – the largest children's neurosciences service in Europe.
Date:
Friday 9 November 2012
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