News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
#NewProfilePic for December 2023
Every month, a different staff member will be our #NewProfilePic on social media
Volunteers’ Week: Jenny’s story
01 June 2021 - This week (1 - 7 June) is #VolunteersWeek, a national campaign to say thanks and acknowledging the contribution of volunteers in the UK
Robert Turner Award for King’s professor
21 May 2021 - Professor Stephanie Amiel has been recognised for her incredible contribution to diabetes research and education by the charity Diabetes UK
HRH Duchess of Cornwall says “thank you” to nurses
21 May 2021 - Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, Royal Patron of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, met NHS staff including King’s nurse Giselle Padmore-Payne
International Clinical Trials Day 2021
20 May 2021 - Celebrating COVID-19 clinical trials and studies on International Clinical Trials Day
COVID-19 patients treated with oxygen therapy at King’s
10 May 2021 - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical teams across the world have been developing new ways to treat the virus
Local family gives out £10,000 in thank you gifts
22 April 2021 - Georgie Theobald has put a smile on thousands of faces at King’s, after staff helped save the life of her grandmother and her son
Site Chief Executive appointed at King’s College Hospital
22 April 2021 - Julie Lowe will oversee the site leadership team, ensuring services provide optimum patient care, quality, safety and experience
Enhanced COVID-19 testing in Lambeth and Wandsworth
16 April 2021 - People living in, working in or travelling through Lambeth and Wandsworth are asked to take a COVID-19 PCR test.
New diagnostic criteria may reduce liver transplants
14 April 2021 - King’s College Hospital researchers find Micro RNAs are key to identifying outcomes for patients with acute liver failure
King’s appoints Director of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
14 April 2021 - Funmi Onamusi will take up the newly-created substantive role
King’s appoints Chief Medical Officer
13 April 2021 - Dr Leonie Penna appointed on a substantive basis
Baby transferred to King’s by air in race against time
07 April 2021 - Family thank hospital and emergency services for extraordinary effort
Extra funding for transgender sexual health service
07 April 2021 - The two years' further funding follows positive feedback from patients using the health and wellbeing service
Bowel Cancer Screening service beats COVID-19 backlog
06 April 2021 - After pausing Bowel Cancer Screening during the COVID-19 pandemic, the service is saving lives again
Non-Executive Director appointed
31 March 2021 - Steve Weiner joins the Trust’s Board