News

New operating theatre opens at Orpington Hospital

09 June 2022 - Hundreds more operations will be carried out each year

King’s nurse pays tribute to the Queen in BBC documentary

02 June 2022 - Felicia Kwaku has paid tribute to Her Majesty the Queen in a documentary marking the Monarch’s 70 years of service

#NewProfilePic for June 2022

01 June 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.

PRUH staff recognised for supporting Bromley residents

31 May 2022 - NHS staff across Bromley were honoured at the first-ever One Bromley awards

King’s study aims to improve care for gout patients

26 May 2022 - New data reveals only one in three people with gout are prescribed preventative drugs

Trust publishes first ever Roadmap to Inclusion, 2022-2024

23 May 2022 - Plan is designed to make King's a more inclusive place for staff, patients and communities

King’s welcomes two new fellows

19 May 2022 - Akish Luintel and Robert Miller have become the Trust's first Clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) fellows

King’s to open state-of-the-art training academy

12 May 2022 - Trust's education and training facility for nurses, midwives and AHPs will open in 2023

King’s Professor elected to prestigious fellowship

11 May 2022 - Professor Peter Goadsby has been elected by the Royal Society

King’s trial offers hope for diabetes patients

09 May 2022 - The trial will help diabetes patients with severe low blood sugar

Hearing loops updated at the Trust to aid deaf patients

05 May 2022 - The hearing loops will help patients who are deaf/have hearing loss engage in face-to-face communication with staff

Community-led initiative at King’s continues to thrive

04 May 2022 - The Lambeth GP Food Co-op helps reduce social isolation by bringing people together

#NewProfilePic for May 2022

03 May 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.

“It was like a miracle” – patient praises hospital teams

29 April 2022 - Margaret Mann, 85, was able to visit her dying sister-in-law despite a broken arm

First King’s endovascular fistula for dialysis created

27 April 2022 - The Interventional Radiology team at King's College Hospital has created an endovascular arteriovenous fistula for people with chronic kidney disease

King’s Director shortlisted for national award

27 April 2022 - The award recognises the achievements of black and other minority ethnic staff from across the NHS

Trust publishes action plan for 2022/23

25 April 2022 - Plan demonstrates how organisation will further deliver on five year strategy

PRUH launches opt-out HIV testing in Emergency Department

21 April 2022 - The new initiative aims to reduce late diagnoses and improve patient outcomes

Professor Clive Kay one of top 50 NHS Chief Executives

13 April 2022 - King’s CEO was named in the Health Service Journal’s list

Pioneering multi-variant COVID booster trial opens at King’s

13 April 2022 - One of the first COVID-19 booster vaccines targeting multiple variants to be trialled at King’s - check whether you are eligible to join the study

King’s launches Rainbow Badges Survey

11 April 2022 - Trust seeks feedback on LGBTQ+ inclusion

King’s neurosurgeon adapts equipment to reduce girl’s tumour

05 April 2022 - One year on, the 11-year-old patient has continued to voice a TV cartoon character and appeared on stage in London’s West End

#NewProfilePic for April 2022

01 April 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.

World Autism Awareness Day 2022

01 April 2022 - This Saturday (2 April) is World Autism Awareness Day, which falls during World Autism Acceptance Week.

“Excellent, life-saving service”

31 March 2022 - Sexual Health and wellbeing clinic for transgender and non-binary people run by King’s and cliniQ continues to receive excellent patient feedback