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How we are organised

King’s is one of the country’s leading NHS Foundation Trusts. We are a provider of local services, a centre for specialist care and a world-class teaching hospital.

We are one of four partners in the Academic Health Science Centre, King’s Health Partners, that collaborates on world-class research, driving our vision to become the best medical research campus in Europe.

Our structure

Our Corporate Structure (pdf) shows how our departments are organised.

You can also find out more about our:

The responsibilities of the Board of Directors and the Council of Governors are set out in the Trust Constitution.

Our services and care groups

Cross-site and Trust-wide services

  • Cross-site Cancer Services
  • Trust-wide Medical Engineering and Physics
  • Trust-wide Therapies, Rehabilitation and Integrated Care Services
  • Trust-wide Pharmacy

Whole Trust care groups

  • Child Health
  • Critical Care
  • Dental
  • Haematology
  • Major Trauma Network
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Pathology
  • Radiology
  • Renal and Urology
  • Women’s Health

King’s College Hospital care groups

  • Acute Speciality Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Services
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Liver, Gastroenterology, Upper GI, Endoscopy
  • Neurosciences
  • Planned Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Theatres and Anaesthetics

Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and South Sites care groups

This division is responsible for most services at Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Beckenham Beacon and Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup; including:

  • Adult Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • Speciality Medicine
  • Surgeries, Theatres, Anaesthetics and Endoscopy

Our corporate teams

  • Commercial Services
  • Corporate Medical
  • Corporate Nursing
  • Deputy Chief Executive
  • Finance
  • People Directorate