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Filtered by published date: December 2012
Doctors receive New Year's Honours
Monday 31 December 2012
Guy's and St Thomas' is very proud of staff who have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list.
Trust awarded for creating a healthier workplace
Friday 28 December 2012
Guy's and St Thomas' has been awarded excellence status in the London Healthy Workplace Charter.
Making dementia a priority
Friday 28 December 2012
Nearly 8,000 staff (out of 12,500) at Guy's and St Thomas' have received a powerful training session to put them in the shoes of patients with dementia.
Excellent care closer to home
Monday 24 December 2012
Two innovative community services that have helped over 1000 local people avoid the need to be admitted to hospital, or led to shorter hospital stays, have received extremely positive feedback from patients.
Consultant to lead the London Cancer Alliance
Thursday 20 December 2012
Guy's and St Thomas' consultant has been appointed to lead the London Cancer Alliance.
Deprived patients underrepresented in cancer trials
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Patients who are socially and/or economically deprived are less likely to be referred to clinical trials for cancer treatment, according to research from the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London.
Local mums graduate as breastfeeding peer counsellors
Monday 17 December 2012
Five local mums have trained as breastfeeding peer counsellors – joining 47 women who already support new mothers to breastfeed after giving birth.
Streatham health centre helps local people to better health
Wednesday 12 December 2012
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.
Children's transplant nurse receives international recognition
Monday 10 December 2012
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.
First kidney app helps young patients take control
Monday 10 December 2012
Kidney patients and hospital staff have created an app for young adult kidney patients to help them take control and manage their condition.