News
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. It also provides guidance and contact details for media enquiries.
Synnovis and data security – information for patients
On 3 June, a cyber-attack was carried out on our pathology service provider, Synnovis
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Professor Paul Sidhu awarded RCR Gold Medal
20 June 2022 - Royal College of Radiologists bestows highest honour on King's Consultant
King’s recognised for boosting its rapid diagnostic testing
20 June 2022 - The Trust has been shortlisted at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2022
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King’s committed to improving air quality
16 June 2022 - The Trust has pledged to become a Clean Air hospital and reduce its total carbon emissions by 2040
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Train and underground strike – information for patients
15 June 2022 - We plan to run all patient services as normal during the planned industrial action next week
King’s nurse shortlisted for prestigious nursing award
14 June 2022 - Finalists for the RCN Nursing Awards are recognised for the difference they make to people’s lives
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King’s endoscopy team receives national accreditation
13 June 2022 - The endoscopy team has passed its annual Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) review and obtained accreditation for another year
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New operating theatre opens at Orpington Hospital
09 June 2022 - Hundreds more operations will be carried out each year
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King’s nurse pays tribute to the Queen in BBC documentary
02 June 2022 - Felicia Kwaku has paid tribute to Her Majesty the Queen in a documentary marking the Monarch’s 70 years of service
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#NewProfilePic for June 2022
01 June 2022 - Every month, a different member of staff will be our #NewProfilePic on social media.
PRUH staff recognised for supporting Bromley residents
31 May 2022 - NHS staff across Bromley were honoured at the first-ever One Bromley awards
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King’s study aims to improve care for gout patients
26 May 2022 - New data reveals only one in three people with gout are prescribed preventative drugs
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Trust publishes first ever Roadmap to Inclusion, 2022-2024
23 May 2022 - Plan is designed to make King's a more inclusive place for staff, patients and communities
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King’s welcomes two new fellows
19 May 2022 - Akish Luintel and Robert Miller have become the Trust's first Clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) fellows
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King’s to open state-of-the-art training academy
12 May 2022 - Trust's education and training facility for nurses, midwives and AHPs will open in 2023
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King’s Professor elected to prestigious fellowship
11 May 2022 - Professor Peter Goadsby has been elected by the Royal Society