News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Synnovis strike action taking place 16 to 20 December
Important information for patients during pathology service strike
No Smoking Day with King’s children’s respiratory CNS
10 March 2022 - Marking No Smoking Day with Mira Osinibi, children’s respiratory CNS nurse and smoking cessation advisor
World Kidney Day with King’s Senior Renal Physiotherapist
10 March 2022 - To mark World Kidney Day (10 March), we meet Dr Ellen Castle, a Senior Renal Physiotherapist in the Renal Rehabilitation and Exercise team at King’s.
Team work is key to our success, says King’s surgeon
02 March 2022 - King's Trauma Surgeon Aswinkumar Vasireddy features in Channel 4 trauma documentary, broadcast at 9pm from Monday 28 February to Thursday 3 March
King’s trauma physiotherapist features in documentary series
01 March 2022 - The series is broadcast at 9pm on Channel 4 from Monday 28 February to Thursday 3 March
King’s Ophthalmology part of team awarded prestigious grant
01 March 2022 - The team has received £2 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to conduct a novel neuroprotection trial in glaucoma.
King’s College Hospital’s Paediatric team win regional award
01 March 2022 - The team has won the Best Training Unit in London at the PAFTA awards.
#NewProfilePic for March 2022
01 March 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.
£1.5m donation to enhance maternal care in south-east London
28 February 2022 - Pregnant women receiving care at King’s will be among those who benefit
Upgrading Endoscopy Services at the PRUH
28 February 2022 - We are making improvements to our endoscopy services at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington.
King’s trauma team to feature in new documentary series
21 February 2022 - The four-part series will broadcast from 28 February on Channel 4
Novavax Covid jab trialled at King’s approved by UK drugs
16 February 2022 - On 3 February, the UK drugs regulator MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) approved a fifth Covid-19 vaccine, developed by US company Novavax.
The Duchess of Cornwall visits The Haven Paddington
11 February 2022 - The Havens provide help and support to people who have been raped or sexually assaulted
Equalities Minister visits King’s Sexual Health Centre
11 February 2022 - Mike Freer MP visited the Sexual Health Centre to mark HIV Testing Week
King’s Interventional Radiology recognised nationally
11 February 2022 - The service has been awarded pilot status by the British Society of Interventional Radiology
National Apprenticeship Week, 7 to 13 February
07 February 2022 - Find out what it is like to be an apprentice at King's, and the career opportunities apprenticeships can open up