King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre formally launched a new global health partnership with the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) on 4 February 2010.
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King’s Health Partners recognised with two NHS London Innovator Awards
January 26th, 2010
A new test developed by a haematologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust for patients at risk of blood clots and a novel therapy designed by an Immunologist at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust that could form the basis of a new immunological treatment have been recognised in the ‘NHS London Innovator Awards‘. The two hospitals are part of King’s Health Partners, one of the UK’s first Academic Health Sciences Centres, which aims to improve patient healthcare by integrating world-class research, clinical care and education and training.
South London successful in national bid for innovation in health and education
January 13th, 2010
NHS, education and social care organisations in south London have become one of only 17 networks across England to receive government funding to improve healthcare delivery and education in the region.
World-first heart intervention using MRI
January 13th, 2010
Six-year-old Jack Walborn has become the first person in the world to have a valve in his heart widened using an MRI scan rather than X-ray imaging.
Leukaemia vaccine being developed
January 13th, 2010
Scientists at King’s College London have developed a vaccine treatment for Leukaemia that can be used to stop the disease returning after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant.
