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This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.

November’s New Profile Pic 2025

Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.

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

World Doctor’s Day: Kathy Fan’s story

30 March 2021 - To mark World Doctor's Day, we spoke to Kathy Fan, a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at King's

World Doctor’s Day: Dr Jon Salisbury’s story

30 March 2021 - Dr Jon Salisbury, Consultant Histopathologist at King's, tells us why he chose to become a doctor

Stories from the frontline: Rachel Gittins

29 March 2021 - Rachel Mae Gittins, a community dental nurse, shares her experience of being redeployed to care for patients with COVID-19

King’s College Hospital scoops HSJ award

24 March 2021 - The Trust has won the 2021 Workforce Initiative of the Year Award