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Team of clinicians next to radiotherapy machine

Guy's and St Thomas' first in London to use radiotherapy for heart condition

Monday 21 February 2022

Guy's and St Thomas' has become the first NHS trust in London to use a pioneering radiotherapy procedure to treat a woman's dangerously abnormal heartbeat.
Julian Belsom with wife Annette

Pioneering surgery ends debilitating pain for man with rare condition

Tuesday 8 February 2022

A man is celebrating three years being free from debilitating facial pain after pioneering surgery helped him to get his life back on track.
Lauren Elvy and parents

Woman with mystery disorder gets diagnosis after 25 years

Friday 4 February 2022

A woman who waited 25 years for a diagnosis of her rare genetic disorder is urging other people not to give up hope when their condition is unknown.
A woman walking on a treadmill

Exercise programme could improve cancer treatment outcomes

Wednesday 2 February 2022

A moderate exercise programme could improve the success of chemotherapy treatment in oesophageal cancer patients, according to results from a study at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Tessa James, Sally, Melanie Blumsom

A 'safe place' for patients who are homeless after hospital stay

Thursday 25 February 2021

People who are homeless and due to be discharged from hospital are being offered temporary housing to ensure they have a safe space to recover while freeing up urgently needed NHS beds.
Close-up of gloved hands using lab equipment

Guy's and St Thomas' prove effectiveness of new COVID-19 test

Friday 12 February 2021

Clinical researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have proved a new COVID-19 test to be effective at identifying patients that might transmit the virus.
Sally Morgan is a woman with short brown hair

Royal Brompton and Harefield Non-Executive Directors join Trust Board

Monday 1 February 2021

Three Non-Executive Directors from Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust have been appointed to serve on the Guy's and St Thomas' Board of Directors.
Petals bereavement counselling service

Baby loss support service launches at St Thomas' Hospital

Thursday 20 February 2020

Parents who suffer the trauma of losing a baby during pregnancy or birth are being offered support from a specialist bereavement counsellor at St Thomas' Hospital.
Hayley and Hurlington Armstrong the morning of their surgery

'Hero' daughter gives dad the gift of life

Tuesday 18 February 2020

A woman who saved her father's life by giving him her kidney is now on a mission to raise awareness of organ donation among the black community.
Jeffrey Wright thanks surgeon for saving his sight

Grandfather thanks pioneer who saved his sight in the 1950s

Friday 7 February 2020

A grandfather has recalled what it was like to be one of the first people to have modern cataract surgery at St Thomas' Hospital in the 1950s.

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