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Digital excellence awarded to King’s

25 March 2026 - King’s awarded top accreditation

The IT team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for outstanding digital maturity following an assessment by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global leader in digital health standards. The Trust is among a select group of hospitals across Europe that have reached this level. 

After a full day of presentations and rigorous questioning, the team achieved Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM) Stage 6 – a major milestone that reflects how well the organisation is using technology, data, and digital culture to support patient care.  

During the assessment, HIMSS highlighted several areas where King’s is leading the way. This included two major digital integration projects in the Emergency Department at King’s College Hospital: 

  • London Ambulance Service integration, allowing vital patient information to arrive ahead of the ambulance. 
  • Digital triage, supporting quicker and more accurate assessment of patients when they arrive. 

 HIMSS also praised the benefits being delivered through the digital secure patient portal, MyChart, as well as its strong cyber security and digital resilience plans. 

These achievements support NHS England’s long-term ambition to expand and modernise digital health technology across the NHS. 

Prof Clive Kay, Chief Executive, said: “This is a well-deserved recognition of many years of serious hard work by the team here at King’s. I am consistently impressed by the dedication and commitment shown by our IT team, and by the extraordinary efforts that have gone into improving our digital capability to support all of our teams to deliver the best possible care to our patients. 

“I am incredibly proud of this recognition of the outstanding digital support here at King’s, and I am incredibly grateful to all the team members involved in getting us to this impressive position.”