News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Changes to visiting our hospitals
New temporary arrangements due to high rates of flu and respiratory illnesses
#NewProfilePic for January 2025
01 January 2025 - Every month, a different member of staff features as our #NewProfilePic on social media.
Help us manage demand for our services
31 December 2024 - If you have flu, contact NHS 111 or visit your local pharmacy. Only attend A&E in an emergency
New Year Honours for King’s staff
31 December 2024 - Three members of staff from King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised in the 2025 New Year Honours List.
Two generations of one family celebrate over 20 years of caring for King’s patients
19 December 2024 - Kelsey, Ashley and Allyson Olar have all joined Team King’s, following in their mother’s footsteps
Planned Synnovis strikes stood down
17 December 2024 - Updated at 6.25pm, 17 December
Chaplaincy volunteer spreads festive cheer at King’s College Hospital
13 December 2024 - Mary Burke is one of many King’s volunteers sharing comfort and joy
HSJ Award win for Patch Children’s Community Nursing Team
10 December 2024 - The Patch children's community nursing (CCN) team has scooped a prestigious HSJ Award, winning the Reducing Inequalities and Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People category.
New interactive artwork for children with additional needs at King’s College Hospital
06 December 2024 - Children are encouraged to explore the landscape by moving in front of the screen
Trailblazing partnership launched to transform volunteering across south east London
06 December 2024 - King’s introduces ‘Volunteering without Barriers’ together with eight local partners
Refurbished rooms for King’s patients receiving end of life care
06 December 2024 - Three rooms in wards caring for older people at King’s College Hospital have benefitted from a makeover to support people receiving end-of-life care.
GMC finds improvements in training for resident doctors at King’s
04 December 2024 - The General Medical Council National Training Survey results have been announced
#NewProfilePic for December 2024
01 December 2024 - Every month, a different member of staff features as our #NewProfilePic on social media.
Stroke patients trial nerve stimulation therapy in bid to improve hand and arm weakness
29 November 2024 - Treatment delivers electrical pulses to the brain during rehabilitation therapy with the hope of improving recovery after stroke
King’s College Hospital helipad engagement meeting
28 November 2024 - All members of the local community invited on Thursday 12 December at 5pm
King’s appoints Chief Financial Officer
26 November 2024 - Roy Clarke has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at the Trust on a substantive basis following an eight-month secondment at the Trust