Duke of York opens Institute of Hepatology at Denmark Hill
Duke of York opens Institute of Hepatology at Denmark HillThe Institute of Hepatology will work closely with King’s College Hospital, which is a centre of excellence for liver conditionsThe Institute...
View ArticleKing’s College Hospital helipad launch
King’s College Hospital helipad launchToday, Wednesday 26 October, King’s College Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of its helipad.The new helipad will save thousands of lives, helping the...
View ArticleKing’s world-leading liver service expands
King’s world-leading liver service expandsNew research facility will aid the development of new treatments for children’s liver failureKing’s College Hospital’s first dedicated paediatric research...
View ArticleRefurbished hydrotherapy pool reopens at Orpington Hospital
Refurbished hydrotherapy pool reopens at Orpington HospitalKing’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to have officially reopened the hydrotherapy pool at Orpington Hospital following a...
View ArticleCalling all knitters!
Calling all knitters!The Falls and Dementia Teams at King's need your help with knitting twiddle mittsThe Falls and Dementia Teams at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are urging the local...
View ArticleKing's patients’ DNA sequenced to develop target treatment
King's patients’ DNA sequenced to develop target treatmentThe results will help with the development of personalised treatment plans for people with cancerThree cancer patients at King’s College...
View ArticleChildren at King’s first to experience virtual reality MRI
Children at King’s first to experience virtual reality MRIAn MRI Physicist at King’s College Hospital has developed a first of a kind application (app) that aims to prepare children for an MRI...
View ArticleOver 100 twiddle mitts knitted for patients with dementia
Over 100 twiddle mitts knitted for patients with dementiaThanks to help from people in the local community, over 100 twiddle mitts have been knitted so far for patients with dementia at King'sTwiddle...
View ArticleZap of radiation to tackle leading cause of blindness
Zap of radiation to tackle leading cause of blindnessNew hope for patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)A clinical trial is using a robotically-controlled system to deliver...
View ArticleNew heart valve surgery gives hope to young cardiac patients
New heart valve surgery gives hope to young cardiac patientsKing’s College Hospital carries out world first procedure using “game-changing” new device that will benefit young active patients and those...
View ArticleKing’s volunteers played vital role during major incidents
King’s volunteers played vital role during major incidentsVolunteers at King’s College Hospital played a key role in helping the hospital’s response to the wave of incidents that have recently hit...
View ArticleRare operation saves mum and new-born son
Rare operation saves mum and new-born sonKing's heart surgeon had only seen a case like this on three occasions in his 20-year careerA heavily pregnant woman from Folkestone in Kent has undergone a...
View ArticleKing’s leads the way with new hepatitis treatment
King’s leads the way with new hepatitis treatmentThe hospital is a national centre of excellence for liver conditionsKing’s College Hospital is using new, licensed treatments, which have high cure...
View ArticleKing’s Volunteers win Lammy Award for major incidents role
King’s Volunteers win Lammy Award for major incidents roleThe King's Volunteers have been awarded the Lammy Award for Kindness by NHS Lambeth CCG for their support in the wake of recent major...
View ArticleWorld Arthritis Day: King’s musculo-skeletal service praised
World Arthritis Day: King’s musculo-skeletal service praisedKing’s MSK – the musculo-skeletal service for patients in Bexley, run by King’s College Hospital – has gained consistently high levels of...
View ArticleFrom roof-side to recovery
From roof-side to recovery40-year-old man air lifted to King’s after breaking every bone in his faceLast Tuesday (17 October), 40-year-old Tom Locke, from Hythe in Kent, the director of a construction...
View ArticleHIV testing in A&E diagnoses 32 cases in first year
HIV testing in A&E diagnoses 32 cases in first yearTesting pilot funded by the Elton John AIDS Foundation will now become routine at the hospitalA 12-month HIV testing pilot in King’s College...
View ArticleSurgeon reunited with youngest liver transplant patient
Surgeon reunited with youngest liver transplant patientProfessor Mohamed Rela operated on Baebhen Schutkke when she was just five days old setting a record that still stands todayA King’s surgeon has...
View ArticleYoung patient saved by emergency thrombectomy at King's
Young patient saved by emergency thrombectomy at King'sThe procedure reversed the patient’s paralysis instantlyBack in February this year, 31-year-old Kirsty Mills, an interior designer from...
View ArticleKing's building biggest Critical Care Centre in the UK
King's building biggest Critical Care Centre in the UKRevolutionary design will combine technology, art and architecture to set a new global standard in patient careKing’s College Hospital in south...
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