Overview

As one of the UK's largest and most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, Guy’s and St Thomas’ is at the forefront of healthcare innovation and excellence. We are a diverse and inclusive organisation, boasting a dedicated workforce of 23,600 staff members who are committed to the wellbeing of our patients and each other.

As a major employer and a hub for cutting-edge research and innovation, we are dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Our hospitals and community services

Centred in London, we proudly operate 5 world-famous hospitals each with a rich legacy of high-quality care, groundbreaking research, and clinical brilliance. They include:

• Guy's Hospital
• St Thomas' Hospital
• Evelina London Children's Hospital
• Royal Brompton Hospital
• Harefield Hospital
• Community services

Our integrated teams and services work seamlessly across all our hospitals and community locations to ensure the best possible care for our patients. All our adult and children’s hospitals are ranked in the world’s best by Newsweek in its 2025 list of ‘World’s Best Specialized Hospitals’. 

Research and innovation

As a leading centre of clinical research, with a history of innovation and medical firsts, we provide the latest and most advanced treatments. Together with our partners in King's Health Partners, we form one of the UK's 8 Academic Health Science Centres.

Through leading-edge technology and innovation, we're improving diagnosis, treatment and care to make healthcare smarter.

Our renowned experts and world class collaborations, particularly with King’s College London and Imperial College London, enable us to deliver research with local, regional, national and global impact.

Read more about our clinical research and development

Teaching and training

We open doors to meaningful careers and training, helping people from all backgrounds build fulfilling careers in health and care.

Our world-famous teaching hospitals train the doctors, nurses and health professionals of the future. GKT School of Medical Education, our medical school, and the Dental faculty are run jointly with King's College London and King's College Hospital. The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care is run jointly with King’s College London.

At any time, we can have over 500 doctors in training, 1,000 nursing and midwifery students in clinical placements and, over the course of the year, support 1,100 allied health professional students.

Read more about our education offer.

Our internal structure

For administrative and management purposes only we operate our services in four clinical groups.

Each of our clinical groups has the staff (and budget) of a major hospital trust and each work across multiple sites.