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
Caring for our smallest and youngest patients
30 January 2024 - Premature babies need specialist care and support, and often spend many months in hospital. In the latest issue of Inside King’s, we meet the staff who look after them
A ‘game-changing’ new electronic patient record
30 January 2024 - We recently launched Epic, our new electronic patient record, and in doing so, we replaced hundreds of different IT systems and paper records previously in use across our hospitals
New endoscopy services at the Princess Royal University Hospital
30 January 2024 - Work is underway to expand endoscopy services at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), enabling our teams to see up to 4,500 additional suspected cancer patients each year
Charles Alexander steps down as Trust Chair
24 January 2024 - Charles Alexander is stepping down as Chair of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of this month
Peace Bereavement Suite opens at King’s College Hospital
23 January 2024 - A dedicated facility, named after a King’s midwife, will support families experiencing baby loss
Transport strikes – information for patients
22 January 2024 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action
National award for King’s Thrombosis Team
22 January 2024 - A King’s College Hospital team that supports patients who need protection from dangerous blood clots have been recognised at a national awards ceremony.
Rob Bentley retains his role as National Clinical Director for Major Trauma and Burns
19 January 2024 - King’s surgeon re-appointed to prestigious national NHS leadership role
Bromley-based PRUH patients race to celebrate their recovery
18 January 2024 - Two patients receiving treatment in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) have celebrated their recovery with a Zimmer Frame race.
Young boy meets surgeon who saved his life with ground-breaking procedure
12 January 2024 - A 12-year-old boy who underwent pioneering surgery while he was still in the womb has been reunited with the surgeon who gave him a chance of life.
Update: Postponed – London Underground strikes – information for patients
05 January 2024 - Update: Strike action planned by the RMT union for this week has now been called off
A catch-up with Professor Jon Cohen, King’s Non-executive Director
02 January 2024 - Last month, Professor Jon Cohen, Non-executive Director at King’s, stepped down from his role, having joined the Trust Board in 2015
#NewProfilePic for January 2024
01 January 2024 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media
Christmas cheer as mum gifts young son with life-saving liver transplant
23 December 2023 - One of the smallest ever children believed to have undergone a successful liver transplant is home for Christmas, after undergoing a second life-saving transplant thanks to his mother’s donation.
Four-year-old celebrates Christmas after innovative surgery at King’s
22 December 2023 - Four-year-old Sophia is enjoying her first Christmas school break, having beaten the odds to complete her first two terms at school following successful pioneering surgery before she'd even been born.