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
Baby Loss Awareness Week
11 October 2021 - A King's patient shares her story
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality week – Helen’s story
08 November 2021 - Helen Cherry, who is deaf, is one of our patient representatives who contributed to our Accessible Information Standard (AIS) policy
King’s staff help develop Long COVID resources
12 November 2021 - Members of our Occupational Health team have worked with other NHS colleagues on training materials for people impacted by the condition
Sam’s story of breastfeeding child with Down’s syndrome
01 November 2021 - Samantha Allen, member of the Infant Feeding Team at King's shares her experience of breastfeeding her child with Down's syndrome
Oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 trialled at King’s
29 October 2021 - Dr Kosh Agarwal led a team of researchers who trialled the first oral antiviral treatment
King’s haematology registrar wins national research award
28 October 2021 - Dr Jennifer Vidler claimed the joint NIHR Clinical Research Network and Royal College of Physicians' award
Our people – celebrating Black History Month
28 October 2021 - Delroy Edwards, a Security Officer at King's College Hospital tells us about his role and what Black History Month means to him.
King’s nurse talks the benefits of Preceptorship Programme
28 October 2021 - Alice is one of 200 newly-qualified nurses to come through our Preceptorship Programme each year
King’s clinician named new Prof of Paediatric Critical Care
27 October 2021 - Dr Akash Deep appointed Professor of Paediatric Critical Care at King's College London
Five years of service for the helipad
26 October 2021 - King’s College Hospital’s helipad has received more than a thousand patients requiring life-saving care
New AI offers hope for liver cancer patients
26 October 2021 - King’s College Hospital and Queen Mary University of London researchers say the software may help clinicians to identify the best drugs for individual patients
Gender Pay Gap
26 October 2021 - Gender Pay Gap legislation requires all organisations with 250 or more employees to publish their figures comparing men and women’s average pay across the organisation
King’s harnesses AI to enhance patient care
22 October 2021 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms from patient scans and data will help speed up diagnosis across several clinical services
King’s consultant becomes first woman professor in her field
29 October 2021 - Ms. Kathy Fan has been appointed Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at King’s College London
Gene silencing drug trialled at King’s transforms lives
21 October 2021 - Givosiran has transformed the lives of two King’s patients who were diagnosed with a rare genetic condition known as acute intermittent porphyria