Wards J - L
Norovirus Visiting Restrictions: To help prevent the spread of norovirus in the hospital please stay at home if:
- You have had symptoms of diarrhoea and/or vomiting (do not visit until 48 hours after they have cleared)
- You are aged 16 and under (except in exceptional circumstances)
All wards provide single-sex accommodation, bathroom and toilet facilities and all patients admitted to wards are first screened for MRSA.
Flowers are not allowed on any wards due to infection control issues. Please do not bring in valuable items (eg laptops, mobile phones, jewellery) or large sums of money. If you must bring them with you then please keep them with you at all times. The Trust cannot accept liability for the loss of items. Please read our section on security for more advice on how to keep your valuables safe.
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This ward has a Hospicom entertainment system (Pay as you go access to TV, radio, web and phone services) |
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You are allowed to bring your own laptops to the ward |
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You are allowed to use mobile phones on the ward |
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Pay as you go wifi is available on the ward |
Katherine Monk Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3317 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | Second floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Helen Duffy |
Katherine Monk Ward is an adult female gynaecological ward with 18 beds. It cares for patients having elective (planned) or emergency treatment. There is also a designated area on the ward to care for women requiring minor gynaecological procedures/surgical interventions and day case type care.
The ward is named after Katherine Henrietta Monk (1855-1915), who was the first Sister Matron at King’s in 1884.
Protected mealtime: 12-1pm
Rest period: 1-2pm
Kinnier Wilson Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3172 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | First floor, Ruskin Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Monique Clarke |
Kinnier Wilson Ward is a 20-bed emergency neurosurgical ward treating patients with brain and spinal injuries. The adjacent neuro High Dependency Unit has 11 beds.
The ward is named after Dr Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878-1937), who was first professor of neurology at King's.
Protected mealtime: 12-2pm
Lion Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3145 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | Third floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Pusparani Kamaran Nair |
Lion Ward is a mixed ward caring for children having brain or spinal surgery. It has 10 beds, including two known as ‘Nicole’s Sweet’, which provide intensive rehabiltation for children after their surgery.
The ward is named after the animated film, ‘The Lion King’.
Parents and guardians can visit at any time; other visitors, 2-8pm.
Protected mealtime: 12-2pm
Lister Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3300 |
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| Visiting Times | 2pm to 8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | First floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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Lister Ward is a 28-bed ward which provides care for patients who are having surgery.
It is named after Lord Joseph Lister (1827-1912), who was Professor of Clinical Surgery at King's from 1877-1893. He promoted the idea of sterile surgery to reduce infections, making operations safer for patients, and perfected his work at King’s. He suggested that wound infections were caused by living organisms in the air, and in 1881 his theories were finally acknowledged with the discovery of bacteria.
Protected mealtime: 12-2pm
Liver Intensive Therapy Unit
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3406 |
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| Visiting Times | 1-10pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | Second floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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The Liver Intensive Therapy Unit (LITU) is a unique specialist facility with a worldwide reputation for the care of critically ill patients with liver disease, major liver injuries and acute liver failure (ALF). It treats more than 600 patients every year, referred from local, national and international centres.
The unit supports King’s hepatobiliary and liver transplantation surgical services and Europe’s largest liver transplantation programme. It is also a leading centre for the development and use of advanced therapies.
The LITU has 15 beds for the care of critically ill liver patients and offers single-sex accommodation, bathroom and toilet facilities.
There is no protected mealtime.
Lonsdale Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 8652 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 3 |
| Location | Second floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Yumela Chetty |
Lonsdale Ward has 25 beds and specialises in caring for people with respiratory problems.
It is named after Reverend John Lonsdale, who helped found King’s and was principal of the hospital from 1839-1843.
Protected mealtime: 12-2pm