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PRUH midwife presented with national award
03 June 2024 - Hannah Turner has won a MAMA Academy Student Midwife Award
King’s Consultant Pharmacist announced as Chair of the Learning Division for the Intensive Care Society
23 May 2024 - Reena Mehta is first pharmacist to hold the role of Chair of the Learning Division within the Society
King’s College Hospital Nurses League celebrates centenary
20 May 2024 - Saturday 11 May marked major milestone of support for King’s nurses
King’s College Hospital attend Royal reception at Buckingham Palace
15 May 2024 - King’s College Hospital staff received at Buckingham Palace to meet The Queen
New online support for people with type one diabetes
10 May 2024 - A support group for people living with type one diabetes is now available for King’s patients
Former King’s patient celebrates seven years as a midwife
07 May 2024 - Decades after Victoria Larlham was cared for at King’s College Hospital, she is celebrating seven years as a midwife, giving back to the Trust that made sure she was born safely.
Team King’s helps Chelsea Flower Show garden bloom
03 May 2024 - Colleagues from King’s are part of a project bringing a stilt house to this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, helping to raise awareness of a charity initiative to treat skin diseases.
New skin cancer service for Beckenham Beacon patients
24 April 2024 - Patients are being assessed and treated for skin cancer more quickly following the launch of a new teledermatology service.
New artwork brightens up care for young patients at King’s
12 April 2024 - The children’s ward at King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill is now “lighter, brighter and uplifting” thanks to an artistic makeover.
Team King’s announced as runner up in the 2024 HTN awards
11 April 2024 - The endoscopy team at the PRUH have been recognised for their work to speed up patient waiting times.
Life-saving screening for hepatitis B and C now offered to Emergency patients at the PRUH
26 March 2024 - From 1 February 2024, all patients having a blood test in the Emergency Department at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), part of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, have been automatically offered testing for hepatitis B and C.
Volunteers help King’s College Hospital garden grow
25 March 2024 - Families and carers of liver transplant patients can now benefit from a garden makeover at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Rashmi Thannikkal shortlisted in the British Journal of Nursing Awards 2024
20 March 2024 - A King’s College Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Nurse Specialist is in the finals for the prestigious British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards.
King’s College Hospital inspires local young people to find a career in NHS
28 February 2024 - Local students choose Team King’s for work experience programme
Innovative treatment offers new hope to people with an enlarged thyroid
26 February 2024 - Patients at the PRUH can now benefit from a pioneering treatment for non-cancerous growths on their thyroid glands.
Diabetes UK charity leaders visit King’s College Hospital
13 February 2024 - Diabetes UK has paid a visit to the Trust’s specialist services.
CQC Maternity Survey results show positive improvement at King’s
12 February 2024 - The Care Quality Commission has released the results of its 2023 Maternity Survey.
King’s research case study shows how personalised medicine can change lives
30 January 2024 - A research case published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the benefits of tailoring treatment to an individual patient
Peace Bereavement Suite opens at King’s College Hospital
23 January 2024 - A dedicated facility, named after a King’s midwife, will support families experiencing baby loss
National award for King’s Thrombosis Team
22 January 2024 - A King’s College Hospital team that supports patients who need protection from dangerous blood clots have been recognised at a national awards ceremony.
Rob Bentley retains his role as National Clinical Director for Major Trauma and Burns
19 January 2024 - King’s surgeon re-appointed to prestigious national NHS leadership role
Bromley-based PRUH patients race to celebrate their recovery
18 January 2024 - Two patients receiving treatment in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) have celebrated their recovery with a Zimmer Frame race.
Young boy meets surgeon who saved his life with ground-breaking procedure
12 January 2024 - A 12-year-old boy who underwent pioneering surgery while he was still in the womb has been reunited with the surgeon who gave him a chance of life.
King’s hosts doll representing child in need of a multi organ transplant
18 December 2023 - The Trust is supporting a new campaign to highlight children ‘Waiting to Live’