Wards P to R
Visiting an inpatient
Flowers, plants and latex balloons are not allowed on any wards due to infection control and allergy issues. Please do not bring in valuable items, such as jewellery or large sums of money as we cannot accept liability for the loss of items. Please read our section on security for more advice on how to keep your valuables safe.
Wi-Fi is available free of charge to all patients and visitors
Visiting times
Visitors are welcome on most wards from midday to 9pm. A maximum of two people at a time can visit one patient. If you would like to visit outside of standard visiting hours please contact the ward and speak to the nurse in charge.
On children’s wards: parents or care givers can visit anytime. In addition, two visitors can attend from midday to 9pm. Please note, only one parent or care giver can stay overnight. Siblings are not permitted to stay overnight.
On critical care wards: two visitors can attend 2pm to 7.30pm.
On maternity wards: birthing partners can visit anytime. In addition, two visitors can attend Monday to Friday 2pm to 7pm, or weekends 10am to 7pm.
End of life care patients and in exceptional circumstances: visiting is permitted 24/7 in arrangement with the nurse in charge. Up to four visitors can attend end of life care patients if this can safely happen.
Visiting times may change at short notice.
Philip Isaacs Day Treatment Ward
Tel: 020 3299 4200
Location: Third floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Philip Isaacs Day Treatment Ward provides day treatment for children. It has six beds and three chairs.
It is named after Philip Isaacs, a member of Variety, the Children’s Charity, and supporter of the Variety Children’s Hospital at King’s.
As this is a day treatment ward, parents or carers can accompany patients but no visitors are allowed. There are televisions on this unit but not in every bedspace.
Princess Elizabeth Ward
Tel: 020 3299 3312
Location: Third floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Princess Elizabeth Ward cares for children who are having surgery. It has 11 beds.
It was named in the 1920s after a visit by the Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother) for her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, who went on to be Queen Elizabeth II.
Mobile phones can be used in the playroom or outside the ward only.
Programmed Investigation Unit (PIU)
Tel: 020 3299 3034
Location: Ground floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
The Programmed Investigation Unit (PIU) carries out specialised tests, investigations and treatments such as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions, Tysaberi infusions, rheumatoid infusions, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, angiography, dynamic endocrine tests, allergy challenges and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGGT).
It sees patients referred from a range of services including allergy, diabetes, endocrinology, neurology and rheumatology, and runs a number of specialist clinics.
PIU is a nurse-led day unit with five beds and nine chairs which is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm.
Rays of Sunshine Ward
Tel: 020 3299 3577
Location: Third floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Rays of Sunshine Ward specialises in treating children with liver conditions. The 19-bed unit has two isolation cubicles, a five-bed nursery, six cubicles with en-suite bathrooms and a seven-bed nursing bay.
It is the largest paediatric liver transplantation centre in the world. It performs more than 60 transplants a year, on children as young as five days old.
Laptops with free Wi-Fi access are provided for patients.
RD Lawrence Ward
Tel: 020 3299 5979
Location: Ground floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
RD Lawrence Ward has 27 beds and specialises in treating patients who have gastrointestinal conditions. Patients with other general medical conditions are also treated here.
It is named after Robert Daniel Lawrence (1892 to 1968), a doctor who trained at King’s in the 1920s. He led research into diabetes after he developed the condition. He helped to found the Diabetic Department at King’s in 1932.