Key Facts

King’s Health Partners…

  • is one of only five UK accredited Academic Health Sciences Centres
  • is part of the South London Health Innovation and Education Cluster, one of 17 government funded networks
  • is a partner member of the Global Centre for Mental Health
  • has one of the world’s leading research-led universities, ranked in the top 25 universities in the world
  • is the largest centre for healthcare education in Europe
  • provides education and research in the widest range of subjects allied to medicine of any London institution.
  • has a student body of 21,000 from more than 140 countries,
  • comprises of three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts
  • is home to all three types of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) biomedical research centres (comprehensive, specialised and patient safety and quality)
  • university has more Medical Research Council Centres than any other
  • provides the full range of medical and healthcare services, from acute and specialist medical care through to mental health care and services that promote physical and psychological well-being.
  • has a local population which is among the most ethnically, socially and economically diverse in the world.
  • has the largest critical care service in the UK
  • has one of the UK’s five Centres of Excellence for surgical innovation - with an award-winning day surgery centre
  • is home to Europe’s largest liver transplant centre and Europe’s largest blood sciences laboratory
  • has London’s only single site Neurosciences Centre
  • provides 24/7 specialist services for victims of stroke and cardiac arrest, including dedicated neuro-imaging and cardiac catheter laboratories.
  • has the busiest A&E departments in the UK and is home to a major trauma centre
  • has the largest dental school in Europe
  • is a major centre for cancer and renal services, with the UK’s largest live kidney donor programme.
  • a leading centre for genetics, stem cell and allergy research
  • serves over 1.5 million patients every year
  • has approximately 25,000 employees
  • has a combined annual turnover of £2 billion