Information About The Hospital
The hospital, which is located on one site in Kingston upon Thames, serves approximately 320,000 people in Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, East Elmbridge and other parts of South West London. The Trust has approximately 520 beds and directly employs some 2,600 staff with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust. The entire site is non-smoking, as part of an NHS initiative.
The Trust provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and focuses on innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
As well as the General Charitable Fund, the hospital also has the KingstonCan appeal, which helped to provide funds for the building of the Sir William Rous Unit, a dedicated cancer unit, and also Born Too Soon, which offers support to parents who have a baby being cared for on the Neonatal Unit at Kingston Hospital.
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