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a book for their son William from Matron ofthe Delivery Suite, Cordelia Chan-Graschitz.Many staff marked the day by wearing redsilk roses provided by the Friends ofSt George’s charity, which raised £570,while special St George’s Day cakes weresold in Peabody’s coffee shop on behalf ofSt George’s Hospital Charity. The Marks &Spencer café in the main entrance providedtea and cakes for a staff tea partyhosted by ChiefExecutive DavidAstley. The dayalso saw theannualconference of theSt George’s NursesLeague, anorganisation forpast and presentnurses, andfollowed by aservice in thehospital’schapel.Chief ExecutiveDavid Astley said: “We hope these parentswill enjoy sharing these very attractivedragon books with their children as theygrow. We are grateful to all the companieswhose goodwill and generosity made all thedifferent St George’s Day activities possible.”
Babies born at the hospital, Tooting,on April 23 were presented with aspecial gift as part of the hospital’scelebrations to markSt George’s Day.
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That’s not my dragon’
children’s bookswere given out by midwives on theDelivery Suite and the Carmen Suite, thehospital’s midwifery-led birthing unit.A total of 20 of the ‘touchy-feely’ boardbooks were kindly donatedby Usbourne, thepublisher, at the requestof John Lewis, Kingston.Pictured above areparents RichardStammers and SurayaRandawa who received
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Ann Whiting of the Friendsof St George’s who sold red roses to raise funds.Lois Thomas, Senior Staff Nurse in A&E,Isabelle Sherren, Staff Nurse on McEnteeWard, and Georgina Wilcock, Staff Nurse onPICU, enjoy a St George’s Day tea with Chief Executive David Astley.
3First residents move into the Grove3A word from David4Main entrance unveiled5St George’s reports financialsurplus6500,000th pacemakerimplantation makes national news6New DVD highlights majorincident plan7Mitie changes plannedfor catering and cleaning7Counting down to EWTD8Spotlight9View from the top10Infection Control team winsinternational award10Doctors abroad11Goodbye to Marie12International Nurses’ Day13No Smoking Day14Occupational Health Departmentpromotes wellbeing and fitness14Appointment reminders by text15Tackling Bullying16 Winners all round
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St George’s Grove development
The first phase of the St George’sGrove Accommodation project hasnow been completed and residentshave started to move in.
The project to redevelop the Grove,inpartnership with Thames Valley HousingAssociation and construction companyInspace Partnerships, will provide 557 flatsto rent and 78 shared ownership flats forSt George’s staff and other key-workers.Just over a year after a formal ceremonyto unveil a plaque marking the laying ofthe foundations, the project to createmodern and affordable accommodation iswell underway. The second phase will seecurrent Grove residents transferring acrossfrom old accommodation blocks to newin the middle of June.The final phase will be completed by earlyAugust 2009; the remaining nine blocksof the old Grove will be demolished andthe new blocks built with a completionfor the whole site early 2011.A series of roadshows was held atSt George’s Hospital in March and April toinform staff about the new facilities at theGrove. Information is also available via theTrust’s Careers and Vacancies section of itswebsite.Staff can apply for the newaccommodation through theAccommodation Office based on theSt George’s Hospital site in Ingleby House.Here staff will be given the appropriateforms to be completed together with aform that mustalso be completed by theirsenior line manager.The Facilities team together with HumanResources and Recruitment will thenfollow an allocations procedure to allocatestaff accommodation based on aweighted set of criteria which is not justbased on salary but includes staff scarcity,turnover rate, and healthcare role andtravelling distance.
A word from David
The range of content inthis bumper issue of
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is a reflection ofthe fantastic work that is goingon across the Trust.The dedication of St George’sstaff never fails to amaze me andis key to our success. We certainlyhave plenty to celebrate thismonth including the opening ofthe new Grosvenor Wingentrance, internationalrecognition for our InfectionControl Team and the Nurses’Day awards.Our staff are also committed tohelping those overseas and
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throws the spotlight onwork that has gone on in Iraq andNepal.Although there is a great deal ofgood news to report, I am alsokeen to highlight one importantarea where we need to improve.The annual staff survey by theHealthcare Commission publishedat the end of March revealed arise in the number of St George’srespondents reporting bullyingand harassment, particularlystaff-on-staff bullying. Theincrease put St George’s as one ofthe worst Trusts in England forreporting of this kind ofbehaviour. The Trust and its tradeunionsare committed to workingtogether to tackle all forms ofbullying and I would urge thosewho experience or witnessbullying behaviour to report it orseek support from linemanagers, HR or unionmanagers.
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