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Members of the public are welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held in person, and with an option to join virtually. Our next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 29 January , 9.30am - 12.30pm.

This festive season, we want to help as many of our inpatients as possible to get home, so they don’t have to spend Christmas in hospital. That’s why we’ve launched ‘Operation Sleigh Bells’.

Services at Kingston Hospital will be impacted by strike action taking place from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22 December. Patients should continue to attend appointments as planned, unless they are told otherwise. It is important that people also continue to come forward for urgent care during the strike action, especially in an emergency and in life-threatening cases.

On 3 December, representatives from Kingston Council, the NHS, and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector came together to officially launch the Kingston Compact - an important milestone for partnership working in the borough. The Kingston Compact is a shared agreement, which aims to strengthen collaboration and improve outcomes for local residents by supporting prevention, inclusion, and community wellbeing.

Findings from the Care Quality Commission’s National Maternity Survey 2025 have recognised the high level of care offered to those who choose Kingston Hospital for their maternity journey. The survey results are based on the experiences of 149 people who used Kingston Hospital’s maternity services and birthed their babies in February 2025.

Health and care partners in Kingston and Richmond have been recognised at the London Personalised Care Awards, hosted by the Coalition for Personalised Care. The Proactive Anticipatory Care (PAC) team received the Collaborative Working Award, for their contributions to supporting personalised care through the PAC service, which was originally launched as a pilot in 2021, and supports local people to be in control of their health and wellbeing.

Christmas festivities officially began at Kingston Hospital on Wednesday 3 December with the switching on of the hospital’s Christmas lights.

Kingston and Richmond have been selected by NHS England to lead a pioneering project that will explore how health and care information systems can be better integrated, to empower patients and to support care providers to deliver an improved frailty service for our communities.

Allied health professionals (AHPs) are key to patient care and are the third largest workforce in the NHS. If you are aged 16 or over and interested in a career in any of these areas, join us on Friday 13 February to meet some of our staff and learn more about allied health professional roles in the NHS. There will also be an opportunity to shadow some of our AHPs.

Kingston Hospital’s anaesthetics department has once again been awarded Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA). ACSA is a nationally recognised quality improvement programme that assesses anaesthetic departments against rigorous standards, covering every aspect of the surgical patient pathway. The process includes an external review of the service, inspections, and interviews with staff.

Jacqui Holmes, Operational Lead for Inpatient Physiotherapy at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, was recently invited to speak at the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) national conference, on the topic of reconditioning. The invitation followed her recognition as the 2024 BGS Rising Star for Clinical Quality, awarded for her work in developing the Eat, Drink, Dress, Move (EDDM) programme.

Following a successful quality improvement project led by Revd Sekai Katsande, Assistant Chaplain and Pastoral and Spiritual Specialist, and the submission of an abstract titled Embedding Pastoral and Spiritual Support in ICU - co-authored with ICU consultant, Dr Shao Chong - Trust staff were invited to present their work at the Annual Congress of the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine in Munich.

This year, the Maternity Unit at Kingston Hospital is celebrating its 30th year in its current setting. Staff recently marked the occasion with a baking competition, raising over £500 for Kingston Hospital Charity’s maternity fund, to support ongoing projects and improvements within the unit.

Services at Kingston Hospital will be impacted by strike action taking place from 7am on Friday 14 November until 7am on Wednesday 19 November. Patients should continue to attend appointments as planned, unless they are told otherwise. It is important that people also continue to come forward for urgent care during the strike action, especially in an emergency and in life-threatening cases.

Members of the public are welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held in person, and with an option to join virtually. Our next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 6 November, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Kingston Hospital has been recognised with an award from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as the most improved hospital in the UK for trainee evaluation feedback.

Thanks to funding from the League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital, a new one-stop-shop for chronic pain management has officially opened at Teddington Health and Social Care Centre (THSCC).

Watch our short film to hear from Alberto Barea (Dermatology Nurse Consultant) and colleagues about the unique structure, services, and impact of the dermatology specialist nursing team at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new programme to offer NHS experience and routes into employment, through volunteering.

The Juliet O Foundation has partnered with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust to provide care packages to elderly patients leaving hospital. Around 30 vulnerable patients each month will receive a free care package, including items such as toiletries, non-slip socks, and non-perishable food items, to take with them to their place of residence when they are discharged from Kingston Hospital or Teddington Memorial Hospital.

New NHS league tables have been published today by the Department of Health and Social Care, ranking Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust 31st out of 134 acute trusts in England, based on performance between April and June 2025.

Members of the public are welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held in person, and with an option to join virtually. Our next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 4 September, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is holding its annual general meeting (AGM) and annual foundation trust members meeting on Monday 22 September 2025 from 6pm, at Kingston Hospital (Lecture Theatre 1, Level 5 Kingston Surgical Centre).

In July, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust hosted an event for local secondary school pupils, aimed at inspiring the next generation of health and social care professionals. The interactive session was delivered in collaboration with local partners including Your Healthcare, Roehampton University, and colleagues from local authorities and primary care.

Services at Kingston Hospital will be impacted by strike action taking place from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July. Patients should continue to attend appointments as planned, unless they are told otherwise. It is important that people also continue to come forward for urgent care during the strike action, especially in an emergency and in life-threatening cases.

The Government's 10 Year Health Plan for England has been launched, setting out a bold, ambitious and necessary new course for the NHS. The plan fundamentally reinvents our approach to healthcare so that we can guarantee the NHS will be there for all who need it for generations to come. 

Patients under the care of Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust are now able to collect outpatient prescription medicines from new pharmacy collection lockers, which were unveiled at Kingston Hospital this week. Kingston Hospital is the first hospital in the UK to offer these lockers, which are managed by Boots, in partnership with Clix. The lockers provide a simple, safe and secure solution to make it easier for patients to pick up their prescription medicines.

If your baby has been admitted to a neonatal unit you may soon be asked to take part in NHS England’s National Neonatal Care Experience Survey. The survey helps us monitor what's working well and how neonatal care services could be improved, both locally and nationally. Your feedback will help shape NHS neonatal care for others in the future.

Children’s therapists from Ham Clinic recently celebrated the opening of a new therapy play area providing an outside space to carry out assessment and therapy and for children to develop, learn and have fun.

Two dance classes specifically designed for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) have been successfully trialled this spring, thanks to generous charity funding from the League of Friends at Teddington Memorial Hospital.

Members of the public are welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held in person, and with an option to join virtually. Our next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 3 July, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Jo Farrar has been listed in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) ‘top 50’ list of chief executives. The list is judged by leading health service figures, which this year included Rosie Benneyworth (chief executive, Health Services Safety Investigations Branch), Daniel Elkeles (chief executive, NHS Providers), and Aidan Fowler (interim chief inspector of healthcare, Care Quality Commission).

Dermatology Consultant Nurse, Alberto Barea, and Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Simone Calvert, have been recognised at the recent British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG) Awards.

Kingston Birth Centre has been open for 20 years this year, and local families who have had babies at the Birth Centre are invited to celebrate with an afternoon picnic on Saturday 7 June.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting ‘Compassionate Companions’ to support patients, and their loved ones, at the end of life.

Charitable funding has enabled the Trust to introduce some new technology and equipment that will improve outcomes for breast cancer patients and boost operational efficiency.

This spring, we have been fortunate to welcome some additional volunteers to Kingston Hospital to help improve our outdoor spaces. Our own volunteer gardeners were joined by a team from Squire’s Garden Centres to revitalise several areas on site, including the staff nursery, main entrance, Garden of Reflection, Wolverton and memorial tree woodland, and the roof terrace attached to the Haematology Day Unit.

Members of the public are welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held in person, and with an option to join virtually. Our next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 8 May, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

We are making improvements to the roof on Bernard Meade Wing at Kingston Hospital. This is to make some urgent repairs and also to save energy and reduce costs for the Trust. 

Parking payment machines have recently been upgraded at Kingston Hospital. Blue Badge holders no longer need to register online.

Congratulations to Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust’s Lead Nutrition Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sharlene Haywood, who won the Nutrition Nurse of the Year 2025 Award at the British Journal of Nursing Awards recently. The British Journal of Nursing Awards celebrate excellence in research and practice while recognising outstanding achievements across the nursing community. 

We are pleased to be appointing new public governors for Richmond, Merton and Sutton. Governors play a vital role in making sure that the Trust and its services are being run effectively and have direct influence on strategic decision-making.

We are committed to improving services for our patients, our local communities and our staff - one way we can do this is through clinical research. Come and share a coffee with us, meet our research team, hear from clinicians and patients about their experiences, and share your views.

Members of the public are welcome to attend our Board meetings, which are held in person, and with an option to join virtually. Our next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 27 March, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

As part of a recent initiative to look at areas where we could make improvements, we asked patients what one thing we could do to make services better. Over 200 patients shared their views.

Hospital and Boots staff celebrated the re-design and refurbishment of Boots pharmacy at Kingston Hospital this week, which has increased its capacity to serve patients and upgraded the workspace for staff.

For over 15 years Kingston Birth Centre has offered midwife-led, one-to-one, personalised labour care.

On Wednesday 29 January, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Bill Oldfield, joined students, staff and guests to officially open a new Social Care Hub at Kingston College.

A PhD research study between Kingston University and Kingston Hospital, funded by Kingston Hospital Charity with the support of the Laurie Todd Foundation, is seeking to investigate HPV infection in non-cancerous tissues, as this could provide vital insights into early viral activity and its potential role in the first stages of cancer development.

Kingston Hospital’s Maternity Unit can now deliver bedside neonatal care for newborn babies that need resuscitation, with the arrival of two LifeStart trollies. Kingston Hospital Charity provided the funding for their purchase, after receiving a generous donation from Lifetimes Charity to buy one and from an individual supporter who provided the monies to buy the other in memory of his wife.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is the first to host a new Women’s Health Hub model, as part of a new South West London (SWL) initiative to improve care and reduce waiting times. The Women’s Health Hub will focus on improving access to gynaecological, breast and sexual health services within GP practices and existing community healthcare settings across Kingston and Richmond, bringing care closer to patients’ homes.