Kingston Hospital is an acute NHS hospital located in the leafy borough of Kingston upon Thames, South West London, England. It is managed by the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We were the first acute Trust in South West London to be licensed as an NHS Foundation Trust by Monitor (NHS), from 1 May 2013. In late 2018 the Care Quality Commission (CQC), one of our regulators, rated our services as “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership.
We are a district general hospital supporting around 350,000 people in Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, East Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. We directly employ some 2,750 staff with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust, and around 350 volunteers. Our hospital consists of 520 beds. We care for more than half a million patients a year, including:
127,000 patients seen in A&E
4,900 babies delivered
67,000 patients admitted
444,500 outpatient appointments
Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site but we also run a number of outpatients clinics in the community across our catchment area, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary’s Roehampton and Teddington.
We provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in ‘patient-focused’ care across our services including emergency, day surgery and maternity services. Staff are committed to providing quality healthcare, working hard to ensure that we build up a wide range of clinical services.
We manage our clinical services through two divisions – Emergency Services (Unplanned Care) and Specialist Services (Planned Care).
The hospital has its origins in a workhouse infirmary built in 1843. The infirmary was separated from the workhouse and was renamed the Kingston Infirmary in 1902. It became the Kingston and District Hospital in 1920. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and began to redevelop the site the following year.
A new out-patients department was opened by Princess Alexandra in 1963, a new medical centre was opened by Enoch Powell, Minister of Health in 1962 and Kenley Ward was opened by Professor Sir Max Rosenheim, President of the Royal College of Physicians, in 1969. The Esher Wing opened in 1976, the Bernard Meade Wing was opened by Princess Alexandra in 1992 and the Rowan Bentall Wing was opened, also by Princess Alexandra, in 1994. A new surgical centre was built by Costain at a cost of £33 million, opened in June 2007.
In June 2008, the Trust opened the Sir William Rous Unit, for those with cancer or concerned they might have cancer, cancer diagnostics and management The unit is run in partnership between, Kingston Hospital, the Royal Marsden Hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support so as to provide care for patients with cancer. The Coombe Wing is a private patient unit on the site which was operated by BMI Healthcare but the contract was taken over by One Healthcare in 2018.
Acute Assessment Unit: Medical ward for patients admitted via A&E or referred patients
Alexandra (Alex) Ward: Elective surgical ward caring for patients undergoing colorectal, general surgery, urology, breast, gynaecology, ENT and vascular procedures.
Astor Ward: Emergency surgical ward caring for patients admitted from the emergency (A&E) department, outpatient clinics or transferred from another hospital.
Blyth Ward: Care of the Elderly Ward. Dementia friendly environment.
Bronte Ward: Cardiology Ward, includes telemetry beds.
Cambridge Ward: For treatment on a variety of injuries, orthopaedic trauma and conditions.
Canbury Ward
Derwent Ward: Care of the Elderly Ward. Dementia friendly environment.
Dolphin Ward: Paediatric Assessment Unit that carries out observation, investigation and treatment for children who do not need to be admitted as inpatients.
Hamble Ward: Respiratory ward.
Hardy Ward: Gastroenterology ward.
Intensive Care Unit: Critical care for people experiencing a medical emergency or following planned surgery.
Isabella Ward: For people who need hospital treatment and care after an unplanned admission.
Jasmine Unit: Emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy assessment unit.
Keats Ward: Acute Stroke Unit.
Kennet Ward: Care of the Elderly Ward. Dementia friendly environment.
Neonatal Unit (NNU): For sick and premature babies.
Sunshine Ward: Paediatric inpatient ward.
To find more information on our wards, please visit: https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/departmentsdfr-services/wards/
Chaplaincy, Pastoral & Spiritual Support
Patient and Family Feedback
Interpreting and translation
Meals and nutritional support
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
Patient Transport Services
Postal services
Refreshments
Send a message to a loved one at Kingston Hospital
Patient Entertainment & Distraction
The Dementia and Delerium Team
To find more information on our Patient Services, please visit: https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/
Acute Oncology Service (AOS)
Albany Unit
Anaesthetics and Acute Pain
Assisted Conception Unit
Audiology Service
Blood Tests (Phlebotomy)
Breast Cancer Open Access Follow Up
Breast Service
Cancer and Fertility
Cancer Counselling Service
Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP)
Cardiology
Care of the Elderly
Colposcopy
Critical Care Outreach Team
Day Surgery Unit
Dermatology
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Early Pregnancy & Acute Gynaecology Unit
Emergency Department
Endoscopy Unit
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
General Surgery and Coloproctology
Gynaecological Cancers
Gynaecology
Head & Neck Cancer
Hysteroscopy Service
Inpatient Pain Management Service
Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer
Lung cancer
Macmillan Information & Support Service
Neonatal Unit (NNU)
Neurology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Ophthalmology – The Royal Eye Unit
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics & Restorative Dentistry
Orthopaedic Outpatient Department
Orthotic Service
Outpatient Physiotherapy Department
Paediatric Assessment Unit
Paediatric Audiology
Paediatric Dental
Paediatric Ear, Nose and Throat
Paediatric Fracture Clinic
Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU)
Paediatric Outpatients
Paediatric Physiotherapy
Paediatrics – services for children and young people
Pain Clinic Team
Palliative Care Team
Perineal Health Clinic Midwife Led service
Plastic Surgery
Radiology
Rapid Diagnostic Cancer Clinic (RDCC)
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Same Day Emergency Care Unit
Skin Cancer
Stroke and Transient ischaemic attack Service
The Royal Eye Unit (Paediatrics)
The Wolverton Sexual Health Service
Tissue ViabilityTrauma &Orthopaedics
Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction
Urological Cancer
Urology
Women’s Health Physiotherapy
To find more information on our Clinical Services, please visit: https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/departments-services/clinical-services/
