News

Train and underground strike – information for patients

15 June 2022 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action next week

King’s nurse shortlisted for prestigious nursing award

14 June 2022 - Finalists for the RCN Nursing Awards are recognised for the difference they make to people’s lives

King’s endoscopy team receives national accreditation

13 June 2022 - The endoscopy team has passed its annual Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) review and obtained accreditation for another year

New operating theatre opens at Orpington Hospital

09 June 2022 - Hundreds more operations will be carried out each year

King’s nurse pays tribute to the Queen in BBC documentary

02 June 2022 - Felicia Kwaku has paid tribute to Her Majesty the Queen in a documentary marking the Monarch’s 70 years of service

#NewProfilePic for June 2022

01 June 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.

PRUH staff recognised for supporting Bromley residents

31 May 2022 - NHS staff across Bromley were honoured at the first-ever One Bromley awards

King’s study aims to improve care for gout patients

26 May 2022 - New data reveals only one in three people with gout are prescribed preventative drugs

Trust publishes first ever Roadmap to Inclusion, 2022-2024

23 May 2022 - Plan is designed to make King's a more inclusive place for staff, patients and communities

King’s welcomes two new fellows

19 May 2022 - Akish Luintel and Robert Miller have become the Trust's first Clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) fellows

King’s to open state-of-the-art training academy

12 May 2022 - Trust's education and training facility for nurses, midwives and AHPs will open in 2023

King’s Professor elected to prestigious fellowship

11 May 2022 - Professor Peter Goadsby has been elected by the Royal Society

King’s trial offers hope for diabetes patients

09 May 2022 - The trial will help diabetes patients with severe low blood sugar

Hearing loops updated at the Trust to aid deaf patients

05 May 2022 - The hearing loops will help patients who are deaf/have hearing loss engage in face-to-face communication with staff

Community-led initiative at King’s continues to thrive

04 May 2022 - The Lambeth GP Food Co-op helps reduce social isolation by bringing people together

#NewProfilePic for May 2022

03 May 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.

“It was like a miracle” – patient praises hospital teams

29 April 2022 - Margaret Mann, 85, was able to visit her dying sister-in-law despite a broken arm

First King’s endovascular fistula for dialysis created

27 April 2022 - The Interventional Radiology team at King's College Hospital has created an endovascular arteriovenous fistula for people with chronic kidney disease

King’s Director shortlisted for national award

27 April 2022 - The award recognises the achievements of black and other minority ethnic staff from across the NHS

Trust publishes action plan for 2022/23

25 April 2022 - Plan demonstrates how organisation will further deliver on five year strategy

PRUH launches opt-out HIV testing in Emergency Department

21 April 2022 - The new initiative aims to reduce late diagnoses and improve patient outcomes

Professor Clive Kay one of top 50 NHS Chief Executives

13 April 2022 - King’s CEO was named in the Health Service Journal’s list

Pioneering multi-variant COVID booster trial opens at King’s

13 April 2022 - One of the first COVID-19 booster vaccines targeting multiple variants to be trialled at King’s - check whether you are eligible to join the study

King’s launches Rainbow Badges Survey

11 April 2022 - Trust seeks feedback on LGBTQ+ inclusion

King’s neurosurgeon adapts equipment to reduce girl’s tumour

05 April 2022 - One year on, the 11-year-old patient has continued to voice a TV cartoon character and appeared on stage in London’s West End