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Barbara's story…seeing the 'me' in dementia
Friday 21 September 2012
A quarter of patients in UK hospitals have a dementia. Our hospital has launched a campaign to raise awareness. Every member of staff will attend an innovative training session over the next few months where they will watch Barbara's story – a powerful film about a woman with dementia, and her experiences during a hospital visit.
Hayfever vaccine study gives hope for new allergy treatment
Monday 17 September 2012
A clinical trial, PollenLITE, has been launched at King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' to test a new vaccine for hayfever
New health secretary visits St Thomas'
Friday 14 September 2012
New health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, visited an elderly care ward at St Thomas' Hospital yesterday.
Changes to vascular services will create largest service in Europe
Monday 10 September 2012
Vascular services across King's Health Partners have integrated. All emergency vascular operations will now take place at St Thomas'.
Olympic gold medallist Etienne Stott visits Evelina Children's Hospital
Friday 7 September 2012
Olympic gold medal canoeist Etienne Stott visited Evelina Children's Hospital this afternoon to share his London 2012 stories and spend time with patients and staff.
A pop up garden
Thursday 6 September 2012
Guy's and St Thomas' was honoured to welcome guests from Lilian Baylis last week – a local social enterprise which supports local young people and teaches them skills in sports and arts.
Staff get active to raise money for our hospitals
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Staff across our hospitals gave up their breaks to get physical during an ultimate Zumbathon yesterday afternoon to raise money for the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity.
Passing the baton to Rio
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Visitors from the Olympic organising committee for Rio 2016 Olympic Games were our surprise guests this week.
Epic 61-mile run to support the Evelina Children's Hospital
Monday 3 September 2012
Non-executive director at Guy's and St Thomas', David Dean, is attempting to run a staggering 61 miles – the equivalent of nearly two and a half marathons. He is planning to raise funds for a state-of-the-art tandem mass spectrometer to benefit patients at the Evelina Children's Hospital.
Better communication needed for high blood pressure treatment
Thursday 30 August 2012
A team from our Biomedical Research Centre has conducted a study into how patients with high blood pressure see their condition. The findings can be used to help more patients stick to their medication.