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26 November 2025
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.
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21 November 2025
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.
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18 November 2025
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.
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18 November 2025
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.
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14 November 2025
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.
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13 November 2025
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.
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12 November 2025
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.