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Filtered by published date: March
New app allows smartphone to manage thrombosis more freely
Friday 22 March 2013
Rebecca Chanda, specialist anticoagulation pharmacist has won an Oscar award for being an ambassador for VTE prevention.
Research funding awarded to improve treatment of dystonia in children
Friday 22 March 2013
Action Medical Research for Children has awarded funding to the Evelina Children's Hospital to carry out research to improve the treatment of dystonia.
Patients praise Guy's and St Thomas' staff in CQC inspection reports
Thursday 21 March 2013
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.
Research grant awarded for congenital heart disease treatments
Thursday 21 March 2013
Action for Medical Research for Children have awarded £149,374 for research into developing a special stent to treat congenital heart disease in children.
Life after a kidney transplant
Thursday 14 March 2013
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.
Having a work-life (and dialysis) balance
Thursday 14 March 2013
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.
Safety success at 2013 Healthcare Quality Improvement Awards
Thursday 14 March 2013
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.
New guidelines for acute kidney injury – a 'silent killer'
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Thursday 14 March is World Kidney Day. The theme is acute kidney injury (AKI); a serious condition that many have never heard of.
New Non-Executive Director appointed
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Local resident Robert Drummond has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Guy's and St Thomas'.
Want to stop smoking? We're here to help
Tuesday 12 March 2013
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 to