Case studies

A list of current projects funded by the Charity 

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  • A model Urology Service at Guy’s Hospital

    Urology services at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have been transformed. The redesign responded to a variety of issues including overcrowded clinics, complicated diagnostic procedures and long waiting times for appointments.

  • A national pharmacogenetics service

    A national pharmacogenetics service

    An alarming 6.5 per cent of hospital admissions are due to adverse drug reactions. Now a unique drug monitoring service is helping to ensure that drugs prescribed to treat life-threatening diseases don't themselves make patients ill due to serious side effects. Th ...

  • A ‘Nucleus’ for mental health research

    With the true demographic extent of mental ill health in Lambeth and Southwark unknown, a unique research project is underway that aims to provide a much-improved understanding of the issue.

  • A 'state of the art' Cancer Day Unit

    A 'state of the art' Cancer Day Unit

    The Cancer Day Unit at Guy's Hospital reopened in February 2011 following a £3.9 million refurbishment funded by the Charity, transforming it into 'a state of the art' facility for chemotherapy patients.

  • Diabetes programme

    Diabetes programme

    Approximately 20,000 people across the two boroughs don't know they have the early signs of diabetes and many who are diagnosed are lacking clear information, support or education. In 2009-10 alone, £21 million was spent on local diabetes care in Lambeth and Southwark. ...

  • End of Life Care Programme

    This is a major programme of cross organisational change to radically improve end of life care in Lambeth and Southwark. As a result of the project 80 per cent of known end of life care patients living in Lambeth and Southwark have been enabled to die in the community ...

  • Improving Assessment and Outcomes for Older People Undergoing Cancer Treatment

    Improving Assessment and Outcomes for Older People Undergoing Cancer Treatment

    Guy's and St Thomas' Charity is supporting a pioneering pilot project aimed at improving cancer survival rates in people aged over 75.

  • Integrated care for homeless people

    Integrated care for homeless people

    Homeless people experience a higher rate of serious health problems, and have greater problems accessing healthcare than the general population. With this in mind, a project offering integrated care for homeless people was piloted with the aim of reducing mortality and ...

  • iPhone Application for Interactive Learning & On-demand Teaching of Junior Doctors

    A new smartphone application has been developed to support the competency of junior doctors by delivering procedure specific information direct to their mobiles. The free app demonstrates medical procedures, such as the insertion of chest drains, and aims to improve pe ...

  • Magic Therapy

    Magic Therapy

    The long-term effects of using magic tricks to improve the motor skills of children with upper limb motor disorders such as hemiplegia and paralysis are being assessed in an international research project at Guy's Hospital and Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.