After 6 years St George's has achieved foundation trust status!

We are a Foundation Trust - if you hadn’t heard!

Six years of hard work culminated this Monday with the announcement by Monitor that we achieved foundation trust status.

Miles Scott, chief executive, said: “My sincere congratulations and thanks for the part you’ve played in making this positive and significant change for the trust and for our patients.”

The official name change will happen next week once the council of governors have approved the proposed new title – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust.

If the answer to your question is not included here please email communications@stgeorges.nhs.uk and we will get back to you soon as possible.

 

A stream of twitter followers congratulated us on our FT authorisation with over 111 mentions, 74 favourites and 56 retweets @stGeorgesTrust

Jeremy Hunt
“Congratulations to the staff @StGeorgesTrust which has just become a Foundation Trust – a fantastic achievement!”

Ruth Carnall 
@StGeorgesTrust so pleased to see this well-deserved result. A long journey ....carefully,patiently and determinedly led well done to all

Thomas Moore (Sky News correspondent)
@StGeorgesTrust – home of excellent ’24hrs in A and E’ – to become a Foundation Trust, reflecting better care and services #skynews”

Sadiq Khan (MP for Tooting)
“Just heard that @StGeorgesTrust has just been given Foundation Trust status. Fantastic news and a testament to the hard work of all the staff!”

Jane Dreaper (BBC health correspondent)
 “Congratulations! Imagine a lot of hard work went into this.”

South West Londoner (a news website)

‘A great day for our staff, patients and communities’: @StGeorgesTrust gains Foundation Trust status http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/great-day-staff-patients-communities-st-georges-tooting-gains-foundation-trust-status/ …