News

South London train disruption

18 October 2024 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action from 26 October to 1 November

King’s Annual Members’ Meeting – open to all

12 September 2024 - The Trust's 2024 meeting will take place on Tuesday 8 October

King’s appoints new Chief Medical Officer

05 September 2024 - Dr Mamta Shetty Vaidya has been appointed as King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s new Chief Medical Officer

Professor Graham Lord takes up Non-Executive role at King’s

02 September 2024 - Professor Graham Lord has joined King’s as Chief Academic Officer, a Non-Executive Director role on the Board of Directors this week

Synnovis and data security – information for patients

08 August 2024 - On 3 June, a cyber-attack was carried out on our pathology service provider, Synnovis

Change to parking charges for patients and visitors at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and Orpington Hospital

24 July 2024 - The new parking charges will be introduced from 1 August 2024

Vote for King’s in the BeLambeth Awards

10 July 2024 - Trust shortlisted in five categories and voting closes on Wednesday 17 July

Disruption to pathology services

04 June 2024 - Synnovis, the Trust’s pathology provider, have confirmed that they have been the victim of a ransomware cyber attack.

Strike action taking place during June and July

30 May 2024 - Important information for patients during junior doctor strike

New Respiratory Support Unit opens at the PRUH

22 May 2024 - New unit at Princess Royal University Hospital has 12 specialist beds

Rail strikes – information for patients

25 April 2024 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action

Transport strikes – information for patients

02 April 2024 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action

How was your urgent care and treatment?

01 April 2024 - 2024 Urgent and Emergency Care Survey

No trains stopping at Denmark Hill this Easter bank holiday weekend

28 March 2024 - Engineering works are taking place from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April

HRH The Duchess of Gloucester visits King’s

20 March 2024 - The Duchess’ visit follows the Dental Institute at King’s College Hospital celebrating its centenary last year

King’s appoints Chief Financial Officer

01 March 2024 - Roy Clarke will join King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in March as Chief Financial Officer

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visits King’s

22 February 2024 - The Royal Patron visited to hear from our Duke of Edinburgh's Award volunteers

Strike action taking place in February

09 February 2024 - Important information for patients during junior doctor strikes

Caring for our smallest and youngest patients

30 January 2024 - Premature babies need specialist care and support, and often spend many months in hospital. In the latest issue of Inside King’s, we meet the staff who look after them

A ‘game-changing’ new electronic patient record

30 January 2024 - We recently launched Epic, our new electronic patient record, and in doing so, we replaced hundreds of different IT systems and paper records previously in use across our hospitals

New endoscopy services at the Princess Royal University Hospital

30 January 2024 - Work is underway to expand endoscopy services at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), enabling our teams to see up to 4,500 additional suspected cancer patients each year

Charles Alexander steps down as Trust Chair

24 January 2024 - Charles Alexander is stepping down as Chair of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of this month

Transport strikes – information for patients

22 January 2024 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action

Update: Postponed – London Underground strikes – information for patients

05 January 2024 - Update: Strike action planned by the RMT union for this week has now been called off

A catch-up with Professor Jon Cohen, King’s Non-executive Director

02 January 2024 - Last month, Professor Jon Cohen, Non-executive Director at King’s, stepped down from his role, having joined the Trust Board in 2015