News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Strike action taking place from 14 to 19 November
Important information for patients during resident doctor strikes
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.
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
#NewProfilePic for March 2024
01 March 2024 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media
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.
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
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.
Strike action taking place in February
09 February 2024 - Important information for patients during junior doctor strikes
#NewProfilePic for February 2024
01 February 2024 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media
#NewProfilePic for January 2025
31 January 2024 - Every month, a different member of staff features as our #NewProfilePic on social media.
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
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