King’s College Hospital – Southwark News

King’s College Hospital ‘ranks among Europe’s best in digitalisation’

Staff Reporter — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:33:29 +0000

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for its digital maturity, which measures the trust’s ability to use technology to the advantage of patients, writes Pablo Munoz… The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has recognised the trust’s IT team with an outstanding valuation following their assessment, which makes it one of […]

Schoolchildren learn emergency first aid at King’s College Hospital

News Desk — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:36:24 +0000

A group of primary schoolchildren from Herne Hill have been taught first aid and CPR skills in an educational session at King’s College Hospital, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant… The children, who are aged between 9-11 and attend Jessop Primary School, learnt how to keep someone alive and safe until professional help arrives in an emergency. Headteacher […]

King’s Hospital appoints new Chief Executive

Issy Clarke — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:38:14 +0000

King’s College Hospital has appointed a new Chief Executive following a competitive selection process. Matthew Trainer, who has been Chief Executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust since 2021, will take up the role at King’s College Hospital later this year. He was previously Chief Executive of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for three years. […]

King’s College Hospital launches pregnancy screening service for rare Chagas disease

Staff Reporter — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:19:07 +0000

King’s College Hospital have launched a screening service for the rare Chagas disease from Latin America, aimed at treating the pregnant and stopping them passing it to their children, writes Rich Brann… Chagas disease is an infection spread by an insect in some Latin American countries, which can lie unnoticed for years or even decades […]

Documentary featuring three HIV survivors from South London aims to encourage more people to take a test

Staff Reporter — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:52:24 +0000

A film showing local people living with HIV has been produced by King’s College Hospital, featuring the story of a woman who found out she was positive when she fell pregnant and a man who was born with the diagnoses, writes Frankie Hills… Three south Londoners share their personal stories through the new film released […]

UK’s youngest ALS patient takes part in research trial at King’s College Hospital

News Desk — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:35:42 +0000

A fourteen year old boy with ALS is taking part in a research trial at King’s College Hospital that may improve the chances for people who have the condition, writes Rebecca Healy… ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – is the most common type of Motor Neurone Disease. It leads to muscle weaknesses and gets worse […]

Bereaved Dad to run seven marathons in as many days to raise money for King’s College Hospital

Issy Clarke — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:05:44 +0000

A bereaved father who lost his baby daughter is running seven marathons in seven days to raise money for the team at the hospital who supported him and his wife through their grief. In April, Michael Brennan and his wife Amelia tragically lost their baby daughter just days after she was born due to complications […]

From the West End to Camberwell: a history of King’s College Hospital

Debra Gosling — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:43:35 +0000

If you see a little old woman lurking around Denmark Hill looking up to the sky instead of looking where she's going that'll be me. I've yet to see the air ambulance land on King's College Hospital's helipad. I'm not an ambulance chaser, I'm an air ... This is premium content for subscribers only Get […]

MP visits King’s College Hospital Homeless Health team

Issy Clarke — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:43:13 +0000

The MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich Ellie Reeves visited King’s College Hospital last week where she met with members of the Homeless Health team to discuss the barriers faced by homeless people accessing healthcare. Reeves met with social workers, specialist nurses, occupational therapists, housing officers and support workers to discuss ways of supporting homeless […]

King’s brain cancer study has ‘potential to transform’ treatment across the world

News Desk — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:44:04 +0000

Revolutionary treatments for a deadly type of brain cancer could be on the horizon, thanks to groundbreaking new research from King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, writes Dunya Simoes… Diffuse gliomas are difficult to treat, aggressive brain tumours with a low chance of recovery. However, researchers say the results of a ground-breaking study, published in Nature Communications, […]