News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
King’s nurse in the running for national award
Congratulations to Mira Osinibi who has been shortlisted for a Nursing Times award
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New motor neurone disease research offers hope for patients
28 June 2022 - King’s will work in partnership with fellow UK researchers to discover new treatments
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Changes to mask wearing in our hospitals
27 June 2022 - The requirement to wear a face mask in all areas of our hospitals has ended.
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Professor Paul Sidhu awarded RCR Gold Medal
20 June 2022 - Royal College of Radiologists bestows highest honour on King's Consultant
King’s recognised for boosting its rapid diagnostic testing
20 June 2022 - The Trust has been shortlisted at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2022
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King’s committed to improving air quality
16 June 2022 - The Trust has pledged to become a Clean Air hospital and reduce its total carbon emissions by 2040
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Train and underground strike – information for patients
15 June 2022 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action next week
King’s nurse shortlisted for prestigious nursing award
14 June 2022 - Finalists for the RCN Nursing Awards are recognised for the difference they make to people’s lives
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King’s endoscopy team receives national accreditation
13 June 2022 - The endoscopy team has passed its annual Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) review and obtained accreditation for another year
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New operating theatre opens at Orpington Hospital
09 June 2022 - Hundreds more operations will be carried out each year
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King’s nurse pays tribute to the Queen in BBC documentary
02 June 2022 - Felicia Kwaku has paid tribute to Her Majesty the Queen in a documentary marking the Monarch’s 70 years of service
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#NewProfilePic for June 2022
01 June 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.
PRUH staff recognised for supporting Bromley residents
31 May 2022 - NHS staff across Bromley were honoured at the first-ever One Bromley awards
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King’s study aims to improve care for gout patients
26 May 2022 - New data reveals only one in three people with gout are prescribed preventative drugs
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Trust publishes first ever Roadmap to Inclusion, 2022-2024
23 May 2022 - Plan is designed to make King's a more inclusive place for staff, patients and communities
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King’s welcomes two new fellows
19 May 2022 - Akish Luintel and Robert Miller have become the Trust's first Clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) fellows