News
Find the latest news, press releases and important updates, as well as guidance for media enquiries and filming requests.
Looking for something different? Visit stories to read about the people, care and work making a difference every day, explore our events or sign up to eGiST, our email newsletter, to keep up to date with what's happening across our hospitals and community services.
Keeping Britain Alive: the NHS in a day
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Keeping Britain Alive: the NHS in a day is an 8-part documentary broadcast on Tuesdays on BBC 2 at 9pm.
Guy's and St Thomas' gain national glory for 'Barbara's Story'
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Safeguarding team win Best Internal Communication and Best Direction for Barbara's Story at the 2013 International Video Communciations Awards.
Gavin's marathon mission to improve lives of newborns
Monday 25 March 2013
One of our hospitality managers, Gavin Tiffin, is taking on his biggest challenge yet, cycling from London to Paris and running 4 marathons across Europe to raise money for specialist equipment.
Healthcare heroes create a bang at careers fair
Monday 25 March 2013
Last week we joined forces to help King's Health Partners' showcase a diverse range of careers within healthcare to young people from across the UK.
New app allows smartphone to manage thrombosis more freely
Friday 22 March 2013
Rebecca Chanda, specialist anticoagulation pharmacist has won an Oscar award for being an ambassador for VTE prevention.
Research funding awarded to improve treatment of dystonia in children
Friday 22 March 2013
Action Medical Research for Children has awarded funding to the Evelina Children's Hospital to carry out research to improve the treatment of dystonia.
Patients praise Guy's and St Thomas' staff in CQC inspection reports
Thursday 21 March 2013
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlights praise from patients in two reports published this week following inspections of services at both Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals in February.
Research grant awarded for congenital heart disease treatments
Thursday 21 March 2013
Action for Medical Research for Children have awarded £149,374 for research into developing a special stent to treat congenital heart disease in children.
Life after a kidney transplant
Thursday 14 March 2013
Peter Hill was diagnosed with kidney disease at 33. Over the next 30 years, his kidneys gradually got worse and eventually failed. Peter started haemodialysis and went on the transplant list.
Having a work-life (and dialysis) balance
Thursday 14 March 2013
Nick Bundy was diagnosed with Alports syndrome in 1976 when he was 21 years old. The genetic condition caused his kidneys to fail. His father donated a kidney that lasted Nick for the next 35 years.