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Wednesday 3rd February 2016

Industrial action – 10 February

Description:
The British Medical Association has confirmed that its junior doctor members have voted to take industrial action. We can now confirm which services we will be able run safely during the planned industrial action on 10 February.
Date:
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Tuesday 2nd February 2016

Smartphone has 'potential to save lives' of heart failure patients

Description:
Patients with heart failure at Guy's and St Thomas' are the first in London to use a smartphone which monitors their health and alerts nurses if they are at risk.
Date:
Tuesday 2 February 2016
Monday 1st February 2016

Congratulations to our CARE award winners

Description:
CARE (courtesy, attitude, respect and enthusiasm) awards are presented each month to teams and individual members of staff who have gone above and beyond to provide exceptional service for patients.
Date:
Monday 1 February 2016
Friday 29th January 2016

Evelina London's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit showcased by The Guardian

Description:
A film about the work of Evelina London's Intensive Care Unit has been launched online by The Guardian as part of a month-long focus on the NHS.
Date:
Friday 29 January 2016
Thursday 28th January 2016

Trust recognised as a Gold standard employer

Description:
The Investors in People standard is used across the country to measure the way that organisations lead, manage and develop staff. After its most recent assessment, Guy's and St Thomas' was awarded the Gold standard on 27 January.
Date:
Thursday 28 January 2016
Tuesday 26th January 2016

Midwives shortlisted for national award

Description:
Anna Gaudion and Nina Khazaezadeh from our maternal mental health team are shortlisted for the prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards.
Date:
Tuesday 26 January 2016

Marching into a new NHS career?

Description:
Military veterans are getting the chance to pursue a new career in the NHS thanks to a recruitment programme run by Guy's and St Thomas. Ex-service men and women attended an information day at Guy's Hospital on Friday 22 January to get tips on successfully applying for jobs and work placements in the NHS.
Date:
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Monday 25th January 2016

World first 3D printing used in life-changing kidney transplant

Description:
Surgeons at Guy's and St Thomas' have pioneered the world's first use of 3D printing to support the successful transplantation of an adult kidney into a child.
Date:
Monday 25 January 2016
Thursday 21st January 2016

Revamped hospital wing is new landmark on south London skyline

Description:
East Wing at St Thomas' Hospital has been a feature of the London skyline since it first opened to patients in 1966 and now the 13-storey tower has been given a new lease of life following an extensive revamp.
Date:
Thursday 21 January 2016
Wednesday 20th January 2016

Checking for bad blood vessels in prisons

Description:
A new health initiative in south London prisons is checking men for life-threatening swellings in the blood vessel running from their hearts.
Date:
Wednesday 20 January 2016
Tuesday 19th January 2016

Amanda Pritchard announced as our new Chief Executive

Description:
We are pleased to announce Amanda Pritchard as the new Chief Executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Amanda replaces Sir Ron Kerr, who stepped down as Chief Executive on 1 October 2015, having served eight successful years as Chief Executive.
Date:
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Monday 18th January 2016

Syringes offered to prevent 'G' drug overdoses

Description:
One of London's busiest sexual health clinics is offering free syringes to be used with the illegal drugs GBL and GHB in a proactive new approach to preventing life-threatening overdoses.
Date:
Monday 18 January 2016
Friday 15th January 2016

Opera fan becomes oldest person to have lung cancer operation

Description:
An opera fan has become the oldest person ever to successfully have part of his lung removed to treat lung cancer.
Date:
Friday 15 January 2016
Thursday 14th January 2016

MP praises inspirational work of rehabilitation centre

Description:
Patients told local MP Helen Hayes how they have been helped to live independently and achieve their goals thanks to staff at the Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre in Crystal Palace.
Date:
Thursday 14 January 2016
Thursday 7th January 2016

Dame Eileen is first National Guardian for speaking up safely

Description:
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Dame Eileen Sills, Chief Nurse at Guy's and St Thomas', as the first National Guardian for speaking up safely within the NHS.
Date:
Thursday 7 January 2016
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