There is very little parking on and near King`s Denmark Hill, so we recommend using public transport or a taxi to get there, or asking a friend or relative to drop you off at the hospital. In the early years of the 20th century, demographic change led to a decline in the number of patients requiring treatment in central London and an increase in the number of patients from more remote areas – particularly Camberwell, Peckham and Brixton, which were then suburbs on the outskirts of London. Following an Act of Parliament in 1904, the foundation stone was laid for the new hospital, designed in 1909 by William Pite at its present location in Denmark Hill, south of the Thames. The move to Denmark Hill gave the hospital a friendlier location closer to its patients. The building itself incorporated modern design principles to promote adequate ventilation, used electric clocks throughout, contained only the second internal telephone installation in the UK at the time, and generated its own electricity through the use of diesel engines. King`s opened in 1840 in the disused St. Clement Danes Workhouse on Portugal Street, near Lincoln`s Inn Fields and King`s College London.[6] It was used as a training centre where King`s College medical students could practise and be taught by the college`s own professors. The surrounding area consisted of overcrowded slums marked by poverty and disease. Within two years of opening, the hospital treated 1,290 inpatients in 120 beds, with two patients sharing a bed, which was not uncommon. The master builder of the new hospital was Lucas Brothers. [3] It was one of the first hospitals to begin training nurses in 1856. [4] On the other side of the A215 (Denmark Hill) is the Maudsley Psychiatric Hospital, which is closely linked to King`s.
The Institute of Psychiatry is nearby, and many King`s doctors work with their academic peers to conduct research on diseases such as Parkinson`s and motor neuron disease. King`s College London`s Denmark Hill campus is also located on Denmark Hill, although the main Strand campus is further along bus route 68 to Aldwych. The nearest train station is Denmark Hill Railway Station. [15] After the creation of the National Health Service in 1948, the hospital was granted the status of a teaching hospital. In 1974, as part of the reorganisation of the NHS, King`s became the centre for the management of all health services in its catchment area. The hospital`s medical school was united with King`s College in 1983 to form the King`s College School of Medicine and Dentistry. A purpose-built medical education center, the Weston Education Center, was built in 1997 and contains a medical library as well as lectures, symposia and professional training events, as well as publicly accessible computer labs for students. In 1998, King`s College School of Medicine and Dentistry merged with United Medical and Dental Schools (UMDS) of Guy`s and St Thomas`s Hospitals to form Guy`s, King`s and St Thomas`s School of Medicine, commonly abbreviated as “GKT”. [7] [8] King`s College Hospital is a large teaching hospital and trauma centre located in Denmark Hill, Camberwell in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as “King`s” or abbreviated internally as “KCH”. It is managed by King`s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
It serves a city centre population of 700,000 in the London boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth, but also serves as a tertiary remittance centre in specific specialities for millions of people in the south of England. It is a large teaching hospital and, together with Guy`s Hospital and St. Thomas` Hospital, is the site of King`s College London School of Medicine and one of the institutions that form King`s Health Partners, an academic centre for health sciences. The Executive Director is Dr. Clive Kay. [2] The hospital was featured in the Channel 4 documentary 24 Hours in A&E from 11 May 2011 to 16 June 2014. The documentary focuses on the hospital`s emergencies and accidents and is filmed with 70 different cameras strategically placed to capture the operation of the service without interference. [16] It was also featured in Louis Theroux`s 2016 documentary Drinking to Oblivion. [17] At the Legal Advisory Clinic, our law students work under the supervision of qualified lawyers, interviewing clients, analyzing their legal problems and researching the issues at stake.