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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#NewProfilePic for April 2022
01 April 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.
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World Autism Awareness Day 2022
01 April 2022 - This Saturday (2 April) is World Autism Awareness Day, which falls during World Autism Acceptance Week.
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“Excellent, life-saving service”
31 March 2022 - Sexual Health and wellbeing clinic for transgender and non-binary people run by King’s and cliniQ continues to receive excellent patient feedback
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Car parking upgrade at the PRUH
29 March 2022 - Work will begin in June to expand the car park at the hospital
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Nurse lives life to the fullest whilst managing Parkinson’s
28 March 2022 - Kathy now keeps her mind and body active after her successful treatment at King’s means she is currently symptom-free
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King’s patient is first to receive new sickle drug
23 March 2022 - Sickle cell patients across England have now begun receiving the first new treatment for the blood disorder in over 20 years
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King’s launches new entertainment system for patients
21 March 2022 - Patients, visitors and staff can access TV, magazines, games and more...
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King’s records London’s lowest hospital acquired COVID rate
14 March 2022 - Trust continues to take proactive steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection
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Drug hope for people with chronic cough
14 March 2022 - The new drug Gefapixant has been found to ease the distressing symptoms of chronic cough by up to 60%.
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COVID-19 and King’s: Two years on
11 March 2022 - King's marks the two-year anniversary of the coronavirus
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Ten years of patient group to support Parkinson’s research
11 March 2022 - King’s launched the UK’s first group in 2011
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No Smoking Day with King’s children’s respiratory CNS
10 March 2022 - Marking No Smoking Day with Mira Osinibi, children’s respiratory CNS nurse and smoking cessation advisor
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World Kidney Day with King’s Senior Renal Physiotherapist
10 March 2022 - To mark World Kidney Day (10 March), we meet Dr Ellen Castle, a Senior Renal Physiotherapist in the Renal Rehabilitation and Exercise team at King’s.
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Team work is key to our success, says King’s surgeon
02 March 2022 - King's Trauma Surgeon Aswinkumar Vasireddy features in Channel 4 trauma documentary, broadcast at 9pm from Monday 28 February to Thursday 3 March
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King’s trauma physiotherapist features in documentary series
01 March 2022 - The series is broadcast at 9pm on Channel 4 from Monday 28 February to Thursday 3 March