Clive Kay
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CEO King’s College Hospital @kingscollegeNHS.
Joined December 2020
Brilliant to celebrate our staff at #KingsStars awards last night. Thank you to colleagues, @supportkings, and Dame Kelly Holmes for being a superb host. An inspiring evening.
🌟 It's a wrap!. Thank you to everyone who celebrated our #KingsStars 2023 Awards, including our brilliant nominees, winners and presenters Dame Kelly Holmes and @CliveKay. And a massive thank you to @supportkings, without whom this event would not have been possible.
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I spoke to @sophieraworth and BBC for 2 reasons. 1. COVID-19 vaccines save lives, and I want everyone - inc King’s staff - to come forward for their jabs. 2. NHS staff are doing extraordinary things every day - and we must recognise this. Thanks for your ongoing support.
📺 Watch Sunday Morning on BBC One at 9am today to hear from Clive Kay, our CEO, who was interviewed by @sophieraworth at King’s yesterday. Clive talked about Omicron, vaccines, and the extraordinary efforts of King’s staff, plus NHS colleagues up and down the country.
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V pleased we’ve been rated ‘Good’ by @CareQualityComm for well-led, having previously been rated ‘Requires Improvement’. We know we still need to improve in many areas, but this is positive news - huge credit to colleagues @KingsCollegeNHS. More info
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I was pleased to take part in the #BBCLauraK show this morning. The NHS is under more pressure than ever before - but it would be even more challenged without the incredible efforts of King’s staff, and colleagues across the country. They are doing a truly superb job.
📺 Our Chief Executive @CliveKay is a panel member on #BBCLauraK from 9am this morning on @BBCOne. Clive will discuss NHS pressures, the impact on King’s staff & patients, plus the extraordinary efforts of healthcare staff up and down the country.
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Just visited a number of clinical areas and experienced first hand the amazing care and dedication of all my colleagues at King’s. I have nothing but admiration for each and every one of you. Thank you!.
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A huge thank you to all our wonderful staff at King’s who are caring for all our patients so skilfully and professionally during these extremely challenging and trying times.
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Delighted that @julianhartley1 agreed to speak at our latest leadership session today in his first week as @NHSProviders CEO. A superb session, great questions from our teams, and lots for us to take away and apply across our hospitals, and with colleagues.
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🚀 Delighted to launch Epic across our hospitals earlier this morning. Truly heroic and inspiring efforts by #TeamKings plus colleagues @GSTTnhs and @Synnovis to get our organisations ready. Important info for patients ⬇️.
🚀 Today, we’ve launched #Epic, our new electronic patient record system, and MyChart, our new patient app, jointly with @GSTTnhs. Find out how patients can use MyChart to access their health records with ease, and stay in control of their care. Info ➡️
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Thank you to every single member of #TeamKings for your incredible efforts this year. I know how difficult it has been & continues to be - and January will be no different.Our patients know how hard you are working, & the support we’ve had from the public makes a real difference.
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Great to meet with some of our @KingsCollegeNHS security team. You have an important role to play in our #COVID19 response and you always do it with a smile on your face (under your masks!) Thank you #TeamKings security #NHSheroes
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Lovely to see some of our staff receiving their well-being boxes – it is the small things that make a big difference! #TeamKings #Support #Care #BetterHealth #WellnessWednesday
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As CEO of King’s and a radiologist (in a previous life!) I can’t tell you how exciting this work is. Well done @jthteo and colleagues! #KingsCollegeNHS.
New artificial intelligence used at King’s could improve care for patients who experience a stroke. @jthteo told @standardnews that the technology can ‘accelerate’ decision making, a crucial factor in diagnosing and treating strokes. Story here ➡️
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Big shout out to Rob Hale - Dental Clinical Director at King’s. He’s in his first night shift on ITU! We have so many amazing people at King’s. Thank you!.
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Although times are tough, it’s really great to be part of such impressive collaborative efforts across South East London. We will get through this together.
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A moment of reflection: I was pleased to take part in the 5k memorial walk alongside Site CEO, Jonathan on Sunday in memory of the late Mr Prakash Sinha. Prakash was a Consultant Surgeon/Medical Director at the PRUH and is deeply missed by all.
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Our transgender sexual health and wellbeing service has been given funding for a further two years. I’m delighted to see such positive comments from those using the service
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I am grateful to colleagues who’ve helped us prepare for the strikes this week. Our teams are still here for patients who need emergency care. Junior doctors do a superb job, and I hope a way forward can be agreed ASAP to avert future strikes.
🎥 “We rely heavily on our junior doctors, they do a great job … there is a risk of [strikes] having a serious impact, but we are doing all we can to keep patients safe.”. @CliveKay spoke to @BBCLondonNews about the strikes this week. ➡️ (from 8.38).
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Eid Mubarak! Wishing all our colleagues @KingsCollegeNHS and their families and friends a blessed day ahead. #SafeEid #EidMubarak
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I’m so proud of how King’s has responded to the pandemic. It’s been a very tough couple of years for all. Lesley and the team have been terrific! Thank you. #TeamKings.
ICYMI 📻 💬 "The speed at which we had to put our plans in place was incredibly fast.". Lesley Powls, Head of Clinical Site Operations at King’s, spoke to @BBCRadio4's The Briefing Room about managing the Omicron surge at King’s. ➡️
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Our award-winning hospitals @KingsCollegeNHS have broken new ground tonight - helping @BBC @Netflix win @BAFTA for #TheSurgeon’sCut. A documentary that gave millions an insight into the world of #TeamKings.
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Fantastic news! Congratulations to all this is a great achievement #KingsCollegeNHS #TeamKings.
The award for Workforce Initiative of the Year, in partnership with @NHSEmployers goes to @KingsCollegeNHS! Thank you for all your inspiring work #HSJAwards
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Talking to some of our @KingsCollegeNHS #redeployed staff on the wards today. I have the utmost admiration for you all and everything you are doing for our #patients and colleagues to support our #COVID19 response. #NHSheroes the lot of you! #TeamKings
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Great to speak at #Rewired22 with @icabbs + @Beverley_Bryant about our new EPIC electronic patient record. This is a massive change programme for @KingsCollegeNHS + @GSTTnhs with huge positives for patients, and clinical teams.
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Great to spend some time with nursing colleagues today as part of #InternationalNursesDay . Our nurses do such an important job and are vital members of #TeamKings
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Very many congratulations, Malcolm! Thoroughly well-deserved. #TeamKings.
🥇 Congratulations to Dr @malcolm1771, Emergency Medicine Consultant and Clinical Director for Trauma at King's, who has been awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for his work in pre-hospital care. Read more about Malcolm's outstanding work ➡️
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Thank you to the @KCHPharmacy team for their huge efforts to support all of the clinical areas. Special thanks to Deputy Chief Pharmacist Caroline for showing me round the department and to Margaret for her good humour! @KingsCollegeNHS.
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Good chat with two of our #NHSheroes today, Sarah and Sylvia. Thank you both for your hard work and resilience keeping our #patients safe and well cared for. To all our staff @KingsCollegeNHS – you are amazing and I am proud to be a part of #TeamKings #COVID19
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Thanks Vin, London Region Medical Director for visiting #TeamKings with Leonie Penna our Chief Medical Officer. It meant the world to our staff @Vin_Diwakar
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Delighted to open our new Willowfield Building at King’s with @helenhayes_ today as part of our #NHS75 celebrations. The new building is a key part of our efforts to get patients treated sooner - and is the end result of hard work by many colleagues.
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Very proud of colleagues across the Trust who have worked so hard this week, and in run-up to Epic launch. It’s challenging, but Epic will be transformative for King’s, and a really positive step forward for patients and staff.
🚀 Yesterday, we launched #Epic, our exciting new electronic patient record system, across our hospitals. 📸 Staff are supporting each other and our patients through go-live, and we are grateful to our floor walkers and digital champions as well. ➡️
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So proud to see the amazing work of @KingsCollegeNHS staff brought to life in @thetimes today. Thanks #TeamKings - and @AP photographer Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Huge congratulations, Sudhanva. Thoroughly well-deserved! #TeamKings.
Congratulations @sudhanva, Consultant Medical Virologist at King’s, who has been awarded an Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours. Dr Sudhanva has been recognised for services to healthcare science, particularly during COVID-19. 1/2. ➡️
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Congratulations Amanda - brilliant news for the NHS and thoroughly well-deserved!#TeamKings.
Amanda Pritchard has today been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of NHS England. Amanda will be the first woman in the health service’s history to hold the post, which she will take up on Sunday 1 August.
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Absolutely terrific! So well-deserved. From a very proud King’s CEO!.
For their groundbreaking work, the Workforce Initiative of the Year is awarded to @KingsCollegeNHS @agimol @dilla_davis congratulations on your hard work! #HSJAwards.
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Great to visit Laura-Jane and colleagues at the King’s Clean Air Day stand today. Thanks for all you are doing. #TeamKings
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Tune in next week to see our superb trauma team in action #teamkings #emergency.
The work of our outstanding trauma team will feature in ‘Emergency’ – a new documentary series on @Channel4 looking at London's major trauma network. 📅28 February-3 March ⏰9-10pm . More info👉
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A big thank you to staff who are working so hard in such extreme temperatures. Great to see Jen, our site director of nursing at Denmark Hill, talking to the media about the superb response from colleagues.
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Happy International Women’s Day! I am inspired by all my female colleagues and proud to be part of an executive team that is made up mostly of women #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge #TeamKings.@Lkpenna @lowe_julie @Beverley_Bryant @QPLou @ClaudetteCldwbs.
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Fantastic day! Great event - thanks to all those who took part and of course all at King’s College Hospital Charity!! #KingsCollegeHospitalCharity #TeamKings.
Well done to the @KingsCollegeNHS executive team for walking 17 miles at the Great Hospital Hike today 👏 . So far, our wonderful supporters have raised £100,000 for King’s!. #teamkings #ghh2021
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A heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful colleagues at #TeamKings. Wishing you all a very happy new year!.
#HappyNewYear from everyone at #TeamKings. We wish you all a great #2022!. Huge #ThankYou to all our staff at King's and those who are working over the festive period.👏
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Today @KingsCollegeNHS I was very pleased to be virtually joined by over 400 staff who attended the ‘Ask the Chief Executive’ session. The sessions are a great way for my executives colleagues and me to keep staff informed every step of the way #TeamKings #Leadership.
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Truly amazing care! Thank you #KingsCollegeNHS.
Oakley Miles-Slade became critically ill after birth due to a liver abnormality that caused his heart to fail. He was flown 120 miles to King's by the Coastguard for life-saving treatment. Oakley's parents praised his care as 'amazing'. Read 👉 #TeamKings
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How good is that?! #TeamKings.
We’ve just had feedback through on our #COVID19 vaccination sites at #BromleyCivicCentre and the Weston Education Centre at King's College Hospital. ✅99% of people rated the service either Very Good or Good!. To get your #CovidVaccine, visit➡️#TeamKings
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I can’t tell you how proud I am to be CEO of King’s College Hospital #TeamKings.
Two days untill the Great Hospital Hike. The Walker family has raised over £5,000 for King’s Paediatric Liver department. "We're doing this event as a way of saying #ThankYou to King's for the amazing care they gave our daughter.". Read more➡️
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Congratulations to all involved in setting up this great service! We are very lucky to have such a wonderful Pharmacy Team here at King’s. #KingsCollegeNHS.
First official weekend of @KCHPharmacy 7 day clinical pharmacy service. So much preparation by every single staff member for today. Best of luck to everyone. #Teamkings @KingsCollegeNHS.
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This is an absolutely terrific renovation. Well done to all involved! #TeamKings.
From today, some of our outpatient therapy services are moving to the newly-refurbished Coldhardbour Works building near King’s College Hospital. The new space is equipped with brand-new clinics, and a gym to support patients with their rehab needs 💪. ➡️
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Today Leonie and I visited the Kinnier Wilson, Matthew Whiting, and Marjory Warren wards - great way to start the day and helps me to stay connected with staff. I really do enjoy meeting colleagues and supporting the fantastic work that they do across the Trust @KingsCollegeNHS.
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Great walkround at The PRUH yesterday with @lorcanwo. It was a pleasure meeting the members of the vaccination team. #covid #vaccination #teamkings #PRUH
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It is the 73rd anniversary of the docking of Empire Windrush. I had the pleasure of unveiling a portrait of the Trust’s first BAME Chair, Michael Parker, CBE. Today we reflect and recognise the contribution that BAME staff continue to make to the NHS WindrushDay #BAME #TeamKings
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So proud of all my colleagues! Thank you for everything you do. #TeamKings.
PA had the opportunity to visit @KingsCollegeNHS yesterday and saw the work that doctors, nurses and midwives are carrying out following the spike in cases. Pics by @VictoriaJonesPA, vid by @MarcWardVideo, words by me and organised by @RyanJHooper
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We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful AHPs at King’s. Thank you #KingsCollegeNHS.
#TeamKings Acute Medical #physiotherapist proud to be part of #AHPsDay @KingsCollegeNHS. We are proud of you! @CliveKay @KateGregoryAHP
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In addition to my role at King’s, I am delighted to join the new NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) as Partner Member for Acute Care, which comes into effect today. For further information on the work of the ICB visit
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Rachel is one of our wellbeing leads at the PRUH. I am so pleased to see the extra hub spaces that will continue to support our colleagues @KingsCollegeNHS. Thank you #TeamKings
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Really great to hear of the many excellent innovations in the Radiology Dept at King’s. Thank you so much.
📸Great to have @NHSEngland colleagues visit King's College Hospital. They met with King's CEO @CliveKay and radiology colleagues including Keshthra Satchithananda, Director of Radiology to discuss our #Radiology Service. At King's, we carry out 2⃣,5⃣0⃣0⃣radiology scans a day!
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Wonderful recognition of two superb documentaries. My sincere thanks also to all staff, patients and families involved. #KingsCollegeNHS.
We're delighted that two documentaries filmed right here at King's - Surviving Covid and The Surgeon's Cut - have been nominated for this year's BAFTA TV awards. Big thanks to all staff who were filmed, and to our patients and their families for sharing their very moving stories
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This is truly amazing! Thank you to everyone #KingsCollegeNHS.
#COVIDVaccination @KingsCollegeNHS Team PRUH and partners @LBofBromley gave 17,500 💉 in our first 4 weeks! Great user feedback. I am so proud of our team of staff and volunteers, and all those who work behind the scenes to make sure our service is top notch. @SarahH_Lewer 👏👏👏
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It was a pleasure meeting with Sir David Sloman this afternoon. Great visit and the teams thoroughly enjoyed meeting with Sir David. #KingsCollegeNHS #Teamkings.
Today, Sir David Sloman, NHS Regional Director for London @NHSEnglandLDN, met with @CliveKay and @lowe_julie. He paid a visit to our Pharmacy, Paediatric Critical Care and Adult Intensive Care Units to meet staff and talk about their work #TeamKings
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Looks so different! Well done to all involved! #TeamKings.
🏥 Today, we're proud to unveil the new rooftop of the Denmark Wing building at King's College Hospital!. #TeamKings #TuesdayMotivation
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Massively impressive! Thank you #KingsCollegeNHS.
Our biggest day yet at Bromley Covid Vaccination Centre @KingsCollegeNHS. Nearly 1100 patients booked today and our brilliant team are raring to go and get lots of people safely vaccinated. Running smoothly so far 😷👍💉🙂 @LBofBromley @Champion3Claire @CliveKay @lowe_julie
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It’s certainly a tough way to end the year! Huge credit to all our wonderful NHS colleagues across the country.
45/ England Covid-19 Bed data December 28 - NHS Trusts with most Covid 19 occupied beds:.King's College Hospital NHS FT.Barts Health NHS Trust.University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT.
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King’s has a truly amazing Transplant Team. Thank you! #KingsCollegeNHS #TeamKings.
"We carry out over 200 liver transplants a year at King’s - this wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of donors.". Agi, Harry, Miranda and Matilda are all liver recipient transplant co-ordinators here at King’s. #ThankYouThursday #OrganDonation
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Very many congratulations, Mark. Thoroughly well-deserved.
🙌 Congrats to Professor Mark Monaghan, who has received an MBE for his outstanding services to cardiology!. Due to Mark's serious illness, the presentation ceremony was brought forward to allow his family to host a special event at his home last week. ➡️
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Thank you to the eggshellent wellbeing team here at King’s! #Easter #TeamKings.
Ahead of the #EasterWeekend, our wellbeing team is distributing #EasterEggs to staff at King's. Today they visited our brilliant theatre team at King's College Hospital. #Easter l #TeamKings
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Yesterday @KingsCollegeNHS KingsCollegeNHS we have reopened our neurogym hub at Denmark Hill and have relocated our hub at the PRUH. The hubs serve as an important space to help support our staff’s health and wellbeing. Thank you to the redeployed staff who are running them.
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Congratulations to Professor Kypros Nicolaides, on the shortlisting of this episode focussing on his pioneering work in fetal surgery - his discoveries have revolutionised this field with ground-breaking work in endoscopic laser surgery. #TeamKings #Griersonaward.
We're delighted that episode 1 of The Surgeon's Cut, profiling the work of Professor Kypros Nicolaides in our Fetal Medicine Department, has been shortlisted for a Grierson Award in the Best Science Documentary category!
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A personal thank you to all of the companies and members of the community continuing to support us – makes a huge difference to our staff! #TeamKings #Thankyou #Health #Wellbeing.
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So proud of our wonderful @KCHPharmacy. Thank you for everything! #KingsCollegeNHS.
Fantastic to showcase @KCHPharmacy to Regional Medical Director NHSE/I @Vin_Diwakar with our Chief Medical Officer @Lkpenna A really energising and uplifting experience for all the team #teamkings @morganpete @ChengCaroline @KitLai20 @rogfds
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I’m delighted to welcome 7 brilliant interns, who will be joining #TeamKings at the PRUH until July 2022. This is part of our King’s internship initiative. If you’re visiting the PRUH, please say hello & make our new colleagues feel welcome! #TeamKings #LBofBromley #LSEColleges.
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As a specialist centre for the treatment of sickle cell disease, I am delighted that King’s was one of the very first hospitals in the country to administer this new treatment #Crizanlizumab #TeamKings.
Loury is one of the first patients to receive a ground-breaking new treatment for sickle cell disease that reduces chronic pain and A&E visits. Thousands of people are set to benefit from the treatment now available on the NHS. Read more. ➡️
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Big shout-out for our wonderful pharmacy technicians! #TeamKings.
A big thank you to our pharmacy technicians today as we mark #RxTechDay!. Our pharmacy technicians are key members of #TeamKings - and as part of their role, help manage and prepare medicines for our patients.
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I am proud to be judging the HSJ Awards in 2022. The deadline for submission of entries is 27th May. More info: @HSJ_Awards #HSJAwards
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Never has it been more important for our younger people to get vaccinated when invited #COVID-19 #GetJabbed.
Henry, aged 28 with no underlying health conditions is in Kings College Hospital, London with COVID - he had booked his first jab but got sick before that - he tells me how seriously ill he was, struggling to breathe and urges people to have the jab - coming up on 1pm News.
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Really impressive research output. Thank you @KCHPharmacy for all you do. #TeamKings.
We have reached the heady-heights of 21peer-reviewed publications, with authors from @KCHpharmacy since the launch of academic research in 2020. What a team @cathymac40 , @AislingPharm , @sitalgoneviral @rhona90 @ChengCaroline @FranciscoAime @jonessa1980 and more. @KCH_Research
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Very well done! Thank you all #KingsCollegeNHS.
#COVID19Vaccination Happy faces from staff and volunteers at the end of our first day at Bromley Covid Vaccination Centre, which started off with a visit from the Mayor 🤩 Hugely positive feedback at the end of day huddle, including feedback given by the users to the team 👏
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Happy #Diwali to all of our patients and staff at King’s who are celebrating the festival of lights.#TeamKings.
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Radiographers are such a vital part of our workforce. My sincere thanks to all our radiographers at King’s and indeed across the whole of the NHS.
👏 This #WorldRadiographyDay, we're congratulating Sarah Gower, Lead Superintendent Radiographer, and David Morris, Diagnostic Radiographer at King's, on winning @SCoRMembers regional awards!. Read more ➡️
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More than a year on, and @KingsCollegeNHS still gets media inquiries every week from across the world about this amazing surgery @SunfestLDN.
A patient at King's College Hospital in England played the violin while surgeons operated on her brain to remove a tumour. Check out this incredible story from the BBC about how music and science go hand in hand! 🎻❤️ #musicisessential #thepowerofmusic
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Thank you to all our Brilliant colleagues on #InternationalNursesDay2022. You are all stars! #TeamKings.
⭐️ For #InternationalNursesDay2022, we are distributing #COVID19 star badges to our nursing and midwifery colleagues, as just a small token of thanks for their extraordinary efforts over the past two years!. #ThankYou #TeamKings
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Very sad news today for everyone connected with #TeamKings, and my sympathies go out to Bob’s family. He cared deeply about King’s, and I know he was proud to serve as Chair.
We were deeply saddened to hear the news this morning that Bob Kerslake has died. Lord Kerslake was Chair of King’s from 2015-17, and the thoughts of everyone at the Trust are with his family and friends today.
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Thank you so much to all our wonderful staff #KingsCollegeNHS.
This week marks an anniversary none of us will ever forget. In this film, we look back at the milestones of the #COVID19 pandemic and recall the extraordinary feats our staff have faced together. Featuring King's Chief Executive @CliveKay. #TeamKings
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Delighted to open the new Orpington Staff Wellbeing Hub with @GarethBaconMP. It’s a terrific facility - thank you to all the team. #TeamKings.
This morning, @GarethBaconMP opened our new staff wellbeing hub at Orpington Hospital. The purpose-built facility is a bright and airy space for staff to take a break. Thank you to the Friends of Orpington Hospital for their generous donation towards the new facility.
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We proudly champion #diversity and #inclusion at King’s and we will build a culture that supports and develops our people to provide compassionate and culturally competent care to our patients and each other. #TeamKings.
1/5 Today's focus is on our vision ➡️ Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We will continue to ensure we provide excellent care to our communities making sure our services are accessible to all. Find out more ➡️
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So proud to see all staff past and present from @KingsCollege NHS and the wider #NHSuk honoured with #GeorgeCross by @RoyalFamily for their “courage, compassion and dedication”. A fitting way to mark the 73rd birthday of our NHS.
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We welcomed @AP and the world to @KingsCollegeNHS for an insight into how #TeamKings #London is responding to the #Covid pandemic. Proud to see global praise for our “incredible” staff @ABC
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Eid Mubarak to everyone at King’s and around the world who is celebrating!
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If you are feeling a little overwhelmed, #EveryMindMatters can help with simple tips and easy to follow advice. Visit to find out more about anxiety and support. #BetterHealth #WellnessWednesday #HealthTips
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Fantastic news! Well done everyone.
A massive week for @supportkings, granting £1m to @KingsCollegeNHS for a new surgical robot which targets anatomy with laser precision and provides highly magnified 3D vision for surgeons. A game changer for patient outcomes. #TeamKings.
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