News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Project SEARCH success at the PRUH
Erica Moyle, Project SEARCH intern secures role as a Healthcare Assistant.
#NewProfilePic for November 2023
01 November 2023 - Every month, a different staff member will be our #NewProfilePic on social media
King’s Midwife wins Nursing Times Award
26 October 2023 - Laura Walton announced as Midwife of the Year by the Nursing Times
Celebrating Black History Month at King’s College Hospitals
23 October 2023 - To mark Black History Month, King’s College Hospital worked with the Black Cultural Archives to display a large timeline of Black history in the UK.
Issue with text message reminders for appointments
23 October 2023 - We are currently experiencing an issue with our text message reminder service for patients
Patients move to the beat with King’s music therapy project
20 October 2023 - Former ICU patients at King’s are benefiting from music therapy to help with their rehabilitation
Team King’s among the Health Service Journal’s Top 50 BAME Health Figures
19 October 2023 - Dr Michael Brady and Felicia Kwaku feature in the publication’s most influential 50 Black, Asian and minority ethnic figures
King’s College Hospital lights up pink and blue to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week
17 October 2023 - King’s supports Baby Loss Awareness Week, which ran from 9-15 October 2023
Voting now open for Lifesaver of the Year award
11 October 2023 - Members of the public can vote in King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Lifesaver of the Year award category
Trans study in London becomes the world’s largest investigation of blood tests while on hormones
10 October 2023 - The Trans and Non-Binary Reference Intervals while on Hormone Therapy Study will help healthcare professionals care for trans and non-binary individuals.
Simon Friend joins King’s as Non-executive Director
09 October 2023 - Simon Friend has joined King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Non-executive Director (NED).
New electronic patient record goes live
05 October 2023 - Joint go-live of the new system across King's and Guy's and St Thomas' is the biggest ever single go-live of Epic’s electronic patient record anywhere in the world.
#NewProfilePic for October 2023
01 October 2023 - Every month, a different staff member will be our #NewProfilePic on social media
King’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Gastroenterology services ranked among best in the world
29 September 2023 - Newsweek has ranked King’s College Hospital’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Gastroenterology services among the best in the world in its annual list of the best provider of specialist hospital services.
Man helped by King’s liver trial encourages others to join
29 September 2023 - Liver disease research trial led by King's is inviting more people to volunteer and possibly benefit.
Upcoming strike action
29 September 2023 - Important information for patients during consultant, junior doctor, radiographer and transport strikes