Emergency Department
What we do
Our Emergency Department (ED) is open to anyone who needs emergency care because of a serious illness or accident.
Your GP may refer you to the ED because you need urgent assessment and treatment that they are unable to provide in the community, for conditions such as a suspected stroke or appendicitis. They may give you a letter, which you should hand to the triage nurse who will decide which area of our department is the most appropriate for your condition and how quickly you need to be seen.
When you arrive here you will be assessed by a senior nurse. You may have tests or investigations and be seen and treated by other nurses and doctors.
We may refer you to a specialty at King’s or we may ask you to see your GP for follow-up care. For example, if you have broken a bone you may be referred to the orthopaedic team (bone specialists) to be seen in the fracture clinic.
Many people can go straight home after treatment, but we may admit you to a ward at King’s or transfer you to another hospital for care, if necessary.
Find out more about coming to King’s ED for emergency treatment.
We also run an Urgent Treatment Centre at King’s College Hospital. This is run in partnership with Totally plc.
Opt-out HIV testing
Anyone who requires a blood test will be screened for HIV. If you do not wish to be tested for HIV, please alert the clinicians who are treating you. Our HIV screening in ED poster explains more about why we are offering HIV screening and this is displayed around the Emergency Department. Anyone who tests positive will be informed and referred to our dedicated HIV department for support and treatment.
Is ED the right place for me to go for care?
We only treat conditions that need urgent assessment and treatment. If your condition is not an emergency – for example, you have been suffering from a medical problem for more than 48 hours or have a long-standing illness or health problem – do not come to King’s ED because it is not the best place for you to get care.
Your other options
- NHS 111 First: For health advice and reassurance about what to do, call NHS 111. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
- GP surgery: Make an appointment to see your GP. You can find one online on the NHS website.
- South East London Doctors’ Co-operative (SELDOC): You can get urgent medical care when your GP surgery is closed, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays. If you feel you cannot wait until your surgery re-opens and you live in Lambeth, Southwark or Lewisham, contact SELDOC, the out-of-hours GP service, tel 020 8693 9066.
Location
Ground floor, Denmark Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Contact Details
- King’s College Hospital Emergency Department Friends and Family line: +44 (0)20 3299 7919
- King’s College Hospital switchboard: +44 (0)20 3299 9000
Conditions we treat
We treat only acute emergency conditions and injuries such as suspected stroke and appendicitis.
What is required before referring a patient
If possible, please provide the patient with a referral letter. This should contain the following information:
General
- Referral date
About the patient
- Relevant medical details – ie current and past medical problems, medication, biochemical results
- Reason for referral
- Patient’s full name
- NHS number
- King’s hospital number (or whether the patient has attended King’s before)
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Full address, including postcode
- Home and telephone mobile phone numbers indicating the patient’s preferred contact number
- Email address (if they have one)
- Please tell us if the patient does not have a phone or if there is a carer/advocate we should be liaising with
- Please tell us if the patient needs an interpreter/advocate/other special assistance
About the GP/GDP
- Full name and address of referring GP/GDP and practice name including email address and phone number.
- Full name and address of registered GP/GDP practice including email address and phone number.
Booking a patient at King’s
Routine Referrals
We deal with emergencies only.
GPs can phone King’s to discuss and refer acutely unwell patients. For more information see our page about managing and referring acutely unwell patients.
Emergency Referrals
Where possible, give patients a referral letter when you refer them here.
GPs can phone King’s to discuss and refer acutely unwell patients. For more information see our page about managing and referring acutely unwell patients.
Key Clinical Staff
| Dr Arnold Abraham | GP |
| Dr Mamoun Abu-Habsa | Consultant |
| Mrs Adebowale Adebowale | BMS |
| Dr Tashfeen Siddiq Ali | Consultant |
| Dr Lalarukh Asim | Emergency Medicine Consultant |
| Dr Romila Bahl | Emergency Medicine Consultant |
| Dr Farooq Baig | Consultant |
| Dr Ben Balogun -Ojuri | ED Consultant |
| Dr Rachel Baqai | GP |
| Dr Jacqui Butler | Emergency Medicine and Major Trauma Consultant |
| Dr Simon Calvert | Consultant |
| Dr Fleur Cantle | Consultant |
| Dr Joshua Edward Clough | Consultant |
| Miss Beth Cole | Emergency Department Laboratory Technician |
| Mr Clyve Davis-Turner | Modern Matron, ACP & ENP |
| Dr Matt Edwards | Consultant EM + PEM |
| Dr Salahi Engin | SCF |
| Dr Graham Fleming | Consultant |
| Dr Ed Glucksman | Emergency Medicine Consultant / Clinical Director for Medicine |
| Mrs Helen Gordon | enp |
| Dr Liz Hobbs | Emergency medicine consultant |
| Ms Lucy Hooton | nurse |
| Mr Robiul Hoque | Emergency Medicine Consultant |
| Mr Christine Hymers | Emergency Medicine Consultant |
| Mr Ahsen Ikram | Consultant |
| Miss Asia Iqbal | Senior Biomedical Scientist, Lead Emergency Departmant Lead and POCT Coordinator |
| Dr Cara Jennings | Consultant |
| Mr Mike Jones | GP |
| Mr Yasmin Kapadia | Emergency medicine consultant |
| Dr Jeff Keep | Emergency Medicine Consultant |
| Mr Joe Kelly | Trauma Nurse Co-ordinator |
| Ms Emma Kerr | Matron |
| Dr Chris Lacy | Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Major Trauma |
| Mr Maxence Legout | Senior Emergency Care Practitioner |
| Ms Kirstin McAulay | Mental health liaison team leader |
| Dr Katie McLeod | EM/Paeds EM Consultant |
| Dr Rachael Mitchell | Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Dr Oliver Mizzi | Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Major Trauma |
| Dr Hayette Moussaoui | Senior Clinical Fellow |
| Mr George Nada | Emergency Medicine Consultant |
| Dr Simin Nikou | Consultant in Emergency Medicine |
| Dr Cyril Noel | locum Consultant |
| Mrs Carole Olding | Lead Nurse for Major Trauma |
| Dr Kamile Ozcan | GP |
| Mr Haval Ozgun | Lead EMT/ Team Laeder |
| Mx Honour Racz | Emergency Nurse Practitioner |
| Dr Sofia Rahman | Consultant |
| Dr Rekha Rana | BMS |
| Dr Firas Sa'adedin | Consultant in Emergency Medicine |
| Mrs Michelle Sayers-Jones | Modern Matron Paediatric Emergency Department |
| Dr Larissa Schenk | Senior Clinical Fellow |
| Mr Bettina Schoenberger | GP |
| Dr Sinead Scullion | Consultant in Emergency Medicine |
| Mrs Maria Simoes Batista | Team Leader/Senior Sister/Charge Nurse |
| Dr Ruth Sneep | Clinical Fellow |
| Dr Ian Stell | Consultant in Emergency Medicine |
| Dr Emer Sutherland | Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine |
| Dr Libby Thomas | Consultant |
| Miss Jane Tippett | Consultant Nurse |
| Dr Malcolm Tunnicliff | Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Major Trauma |
| Dr Eyston Vaughan-Huxley | Consultant in Emergency Medicine |