A list of current projects funded by the Charity
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Guy's and St Thomas' Charity is supporting a pioneering pilot
project aimed at improving cancer survival rates in people aged
over 75.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.