News
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Trust honours new generation of Florence Nightingales
Monday 14 May 2018
The first generation of 'Nightingale Nurses' in more than 20 years have been celebrated with a new professional award.
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A new health centre for Dulwich Community Hospital site
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Construction work has started on a new health centre at the Dulwich Community Hospital site in East Dulwich.
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Sir Hugh Taylor to continue as Trust Chairman
Friday 4 May 2018
Sir Hugh Taylor's appointment as Chairman of the Trust to be extended for a period of up to two years following the end of his second term of appointment on January 31 2019.
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Low cost drug can reduce maternal deaths by a third
Wednesday 31 May 2017
A cheap and widely available drug called Tranexamic Acid (TXA) reduces death due to bleeding after childbirth by nearly one third, according to a major study published in The Lancet.
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Capital cancer treatment
Wednesday 31 May 2017
A new regional centre of excellence for complex cancer surgery has been launched by Guy's Cancer.
Cancer Centre wins London architecture and engineering awards
Friday 26 May 2017
The new Cancer Centre at Guy's has won two prestigious industry awards.
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New book is a "love letter to the NHS"
Friday 26 May 2017
A new book tells the story of a patient whose life was saved by the expertise of staff on the Intensive Care Unit at St Thomas' Hospital after he fell into a coma.
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New Foundation Trust Lead Governor elected
Thursday 25 May 2017
Patient Governor Devon Allison was elected as the new Lead Governor at a public meeting of the Council of Governors on Wednesday 26 April.
Improving information for women with fibroids wins national award
Thursday 25 May 2017
A project which has improved the quality of information available to women who have had uterine fibroids has won a top NHS award.
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Recruit patients to help hire new staff
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Guy's and St Thomas' has enlisted the support of 12 patients and members of the public to appoint staff to patient-facing roles. They will ensure that the patient's point of view is considered when making recruitment decisions.