News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Bessemer Road and Caldecot Road: notice of temporary closure
Temporary closure and traffic management from 10pm on 8 May to 4am on 10 May
Team King’s shines bright on the 2025 Nursing Times awards shortlist
04 July 2025 - Three nominees from King’s are finalists in the Nursing Times awards
King’s named in top 20 most improved NHS Trusts for urgent and emergency care
01 July 2025 - Significant improvement in 12-hour performance in 2024/25, compared to 2023/24
#NewProfilePic for July 2025
01 July 2025 - Every month, a different member of staff features as our #NewProfilePic on social media.
King’s features in new Netflix series
26 June 2025 - ‘Critical: Between Life and Death’ dropped on 23 July
Jane Lyons MBE appointed as Lead Governor
26 June 2025 - Jane becomes the Lead Governor for the Council of Governors at the Trust
King’s appoints new Chief People Officer
25 June 2025 - Damian McGuinness has been appointed to the role of Chief People Officer at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2025 Adult Inpatient Survey
24 June 2025 - Patients wanted to participate in focus groups to help develop the 2025 Adult Inpatient Survey.
King’s neurosurgeon discusses breakthrough on BBC Breakfast
16 June 2025 - Thanks to funding from Charlotte's BAG, we can now do molecular testing of brain tumours
King’s Health Partners publishes new strategy
16 June 2025 - King’s Health Partners (KHP) has today launched its vision of a reimagined health and care system informed by people, education, research, and innovation.
Promising results in King’s trial to reduce urinary incontinence in women with chronic cough
16 June 2025 - Over half the trial cohort experienced a reduction in symptoms
King’s supports opening of new hospital in Nigeria through partnership with Afreximbank
12 June 2025 - The project brings benefits to the NHS and the people of Abuja
The Physiological Society honours Dr Elsie Widdowson with Blue Plaque Unveiling
05 June 2025 - Widdowson’s legacy is celebrated with a sweet apple twist
King’s calls on hairdressers to join volunteering team
04 June 2025 - The Trust is seeking qualified hairdressers and barbers
#NewProfilePic for June 2025
01 June 2025 - Every month, a different member of staff features as our #NewProfilePic on social media.
King’s nurse awarded leadership scholarship
28 May 2025 - Congratulations to Dani Nebres, Lead Nurse at in our Clinical Research Facility, who has been awarded a Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholarship.