News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Celebrating one year of robotic-assisted surgery at King’s
It’s been one year since our first Robot Assisted Surgical System wheeled into the Trust’s Denmark Hill site, funded by King’s College Hospital Charity.
Vaccine volunteers help the fight against COVID-19
03 February 2021 - Retired nurse, Jane Rossi, is giving up her time to help protect local people against COVID-19
Vaccine roll-out at King’s College Hospital
01 February 2021 - King's College Hospital is inviting patients and other priority groups to take up the offer of a vaccine.
Stories from the frontline: Angel Ricasata
28 January 2021 - Angel tells us about her redeployment into the Programmed Investigation Unit
Stories from the frontline: Sally Khawaja
28 January 2021 - Sally talks about her redeployment into critical care and how the team supported her with her disability
Stories from the frontline: Tom Young
27 January 2021 - We hear from Tom, a senior charge nurse in our Paediatric Emergency Department
Stories from the frontline: Rachael Healy
25 January 2021 - Continuing with our staff frontline stories, we hear from Rachael Healy, who was redeployed to our Critical Care Unit (CCU)
Stories from the frontline; Tina Brooker
25 January 2021 - From the frontline, we hear from Tina Brooker, network administrator, who was redeployed to the Programmed Investigation Unit (PIU)
Dropping off belongings for patients
20 January 2021 - Details of the new property drop-off and collection service
King’s College Hospital’s new Critical Care Unit to re-open
19 January 2021 - King’s College Hospital is re-opening its new Critical Care Unit (CCU) to help deal with the capital’s recent surge in COVID-19 patients
Study sheds light on COVID-19 immunity in cancer patients
14 January 2021 - Cancer patients can make strong immune response against COVID-19 – but this can be impaired in those with blood cancer
Planned operations and outpatient appointments: update
14 January 2021 - Due to the current high demand for hospital care, we may need to reschedule surgical procedures and outpatient appointments
Arthritis drugs may help sickest patients with COVID-19
14 January 2021 - Arthritis drugs may offer fresh hope for sickest patients in hospital with COVID-19
Study finds past COVID-19 infection provides some immunity
14 January 2021 - SIREN study finds past COVID-19 infection provides some immunity for at least five months, but people may still carry and transmit the virus
Volunteer stories: Alejandra Pascual-Jackson
12 January 2021 - Alejandra talks about volunteering to help during the pandemic
Stories from the frontline: Celestine Thomas-Frazer
11 January 2021 - Celestine Thomas-Frazer talks about becoming a nurse and rising to the challenge of COVID-19