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Performance at a glance

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Latest performance measures, national standards, change, status and twelve month trend
A&E Wait Times, opens in a new tabAugust 2026Latest71.8%Standard≥ 95%Change+1.6 pts since Jul 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 95% standard.12 month trend
Waiting times (RTT), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest66.8%Standard≥ 92%Change−0.7 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 92% standard.12 month trend
Diagnostic tests (DM01), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest80.9%Standard≥ 99%Change−1.3 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 99% standard.12 month trend
Cancer diagnosis (FDS), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest80.7%Standard≥ 75%Change+1.8 pts since Jun 2026StatusMeets standard. Meets the 75% standard.12 month trend
Cancer (31-day), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest96.7%Standard≥ 96%Change+1.6 pts since Jun 2026StatusMeets standard. Meets the 96% standard.12 month trend
Cancer (62-day), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest70.2%Standard≥ 85%Change−0.6 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 85% standard.12 month trend

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  • 16 Sept 2026

    KCH Public Board pack 16 September 2026 v3

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  • Date not recorded

    Corp 641 1 complaints annual report 17 18

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    KCH Annual Report and Accounts 2025 26

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kch.nhs.uk
Headquarters
Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, England
NHS oversight
NOF segment 3 · Q1 2026/2781 of 134 acute trusts

9 recorded

  • Kings College HospitalSE5 9RSGeneral acute hospital
  • Orpington HospitalBR6 9JUGeneral acute hospital
  • Princess Royal University HospitalBR6 8NDGeneral acute hospital
  • Beckenham BeaconBR3 3QLNon inpatient
  • Kings @ Queen Mary's Hospital SidcupDA14 6LTNon inpatient
  • Kings @ Tessa Jowell Health CentreSE22 8QFNon inpatient
  • Kings Kidney Care @ Bromley Satellite Dialysis UnitBR1 1HXNon inpatient
  • Kings Kidney Care @ Sydenham Renal Dialysis UnitSE26 5BNNon inpatient
  • Other Reportable SitesSE5 9RSOther Reportable Site

17 people recorded

  • Chair

    David Behan

    Chair

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    Declared interests1

    • outside employment

      1. Chair of the Board of the Office for Students till 7/7/25 2. Advisor HC-One Limited 3. Chair of Advisory Board Cera Care Ltd 4. Co Programme Director Sciana Health Systems Leadership Programme 5. Board Member Catholic Safeguard Standards Board which is registered with Companies House 6. Advisor to Lambeth Palace on Safeguarding 7. Chair of the Board Kings College Hospital NHS FT June 2024 to May 2028 8. Co-Programme Director The Sciana International Health Systems Leadership Development Programme. Salzburg Global Seminars. May 2024 to November 2028 Previously Advisor to the programme 2019 t

      Declared July 2025. Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Chief executive

    Matthew Trainer

    Chief Executive

    Matthew became Chief Executive of the Trust on 6 July 2026. He joined the Trust from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, where he had been Chief Executive since 2021. Prior to this, Matthew was Chief Executive of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for three years. He joined the team at Oxleas from King’s, having been Managing Director of the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH). Matthew has also held senior positions at NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and the MS Society.

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  • Angela Helleur

    Chief Delivery Officer

    Angela took up the Chief Delivery Officer role at King’s in July 2025. She joined the Trust in September 2023 as Interim Site Chief Executive for Princess Royal University Hospital and South Sites, and was made substantive in the role in November 2023. She joined the Trust from the South East London Integrated Care Board (ICB), where she was Chief Nursing Officer. Angela has 40 years’ experience in the NHS having trained as a nurse in Exeter and a midwife at King’s. She was previously chief nurse, chief operating officer for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and also held senior leadership roles in acute providers, a Strategic Health Authority and NHS Improvement.

    Declared interests1

    • outside employment

      1. Previously worked as a midwifery expert witness and continue to work on a small number of legacy cases. 2. Member of the One Bromley (SEL ICB) Executive team and currently Chair the Executive. Daughter is a senior consultant for PA Consulting

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Damian McGuinness

    Chief People Officer

    Damian took up the Chief People Officer role at King’s in September 2025. He joined the Trust from the London Ambulance Service (LAS), where he led the organisation’s People and Culture Directorate from 2021. Before joining LAS, Damian worked at Barts Heath NHS Trust, where he served as Director of People at The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals. Damian has significant experience of the NHS in London, having worked in HR and organisational development roles within acute, mental health and commissioning trusts for more than two decades. His role at King’s also includes leading the Trust’s efforts to make King’s a more equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation for staff, and the many people who use our services.

  • Julie Lowe

    Deputy Chief Executive

    Julie took up the Deputy Chief Executive role at King’s in July 2024. She joined the Trust in October 2020 as Interim Site Chief Executive for the King’s College Hospital site, and was made substantive in the role in April 2021. Julie joined the NHS in 1992 as a national NHS management trainee. She has worked in hospitals in London, Yorkshire and Hertfordshire in a variety of positions, including nine years in Chief Executive roles. Prior to joining King’s, Julie spent three years as Programme Director for the South East London Integrated Care System.

    Declared interests1

    • outside employment

      1. As part of my role I am a member of the Board of Synnovis Pathology Joint Venture. Private Clinical Practice: 2. Hold Ad-hoc clinical sessions as requested by consultants

      Declared April 2025. Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Mamta Shetty Vaidya

    Chief Medical Officer

    Before joining King’s, Mamta was Chief Medical Officer and a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Prior to this she was Deputy Medical Director at The Royal London Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust, where she worked for more than 15 years.

  • Roy Clarke

    Chief Financial Officer

    Roy joined the Trust in March 2024 on secondment from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where he was Chief Financial Officer. He was made substantive in the role at King's in November 2024. Before joining the team at Norfolk and Norwich in 2020, Roy held a number of Board positions within the NHS, including as Chief Financial Officer at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Roy is a Chartered Management Accountant, and is also a Trustee at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He has also worked as an Executive Reviewer for the Care Quality Commission.

    Declared interests2

    • loyalty interest

      3: KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP (KFM): sit on the management board (as part of my KCH employment), representing the member interests of KCH 4. Trustee - Royal College of Obstetricians &Gynaecologists 5. Governor - Lyons Hall School

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

    • shareholding

      and Ownership Issue s: 1. With effect from 17 July 2025: Director KCH Management Ltd (I sit on this board as part of my KCH employment) 2. With effect from 17 July 2025: Director KCH Commercial Services Ltd (I sit on this board as part of my KCH employment)

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Tracey Carter MBE

    Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Midwifery

    Tracey has over 30 years’ experience as a nurse, and has held several other senior nursing positions, including Deputy Chief Nurse at Barts Health. In May 2019, Tracey received a prestigious Chief Nursing Officer award, and in 2020 she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her nursing leadership and services to the NHS.

    Declared interests1

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  • Akhter Mateen

    Non-Executive Director

    Declared interests1

    • outside employment

      1.Trustee – Malala Fund, UK 2.Trustee – Developments in Literacy 3.Independent member – Governance, Risk and Audit Committee of the Bar Standards Board 4.Chair Joint Audit Committee – Kent Police and Police and Crime Commissioner

      Declared May 2025. Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Angela Spatharou

    Non-Executive Director

    Declared interests3

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  • Anthony Schapira

    Non-Executive Director

  • Christine Beasley

    Non-Executive Director

  • Gerry Murphy

    Non-Executive Director

    Declared interests3

    • loyalty interest

      3. I am a former partner in Deloitte LLP and receive a pension/annuity from the firm at a level standard with other retired partners of similar tenure. I have no ongoing relationship with the firm

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

    • outside employment

      1. Curry's plc – Non-Executive Director. This is a remunerated position, and I also hold shares in the company, which is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange. Curry's is a large electrical retailer in the UK and overseas. It is possible that there may be incidental transactions with entities in the King’s College Hospital group, but I am not privy to/aware of the details of these. position at Currys ceased wef 4 September 2025 when I stood down at the AGM as planned.

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

    • shareholding

      and Ownership Issues: 2. My wife and I indirectly hold via nominees, ISAs and a SIPP, interests in a diversified portfolio of shares. These are in large publicly quoted companies quoted on UK, US and European stock exchanges. Other than in respect of Curry's as noted above we have no involvement in these companies whatsoever.

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Graham Lord

    Non-Executive Director

    Declared interests3

    • loyalty interest

      10. Executive Director King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre 11. Board Director and Chief Academic Officer, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust 12. Board Director & Trustee, Francis Crick Institute 27.06.2025 Executive Directors KCH Position Body in which interested Declaration Signed

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

    • outside employment

      1. Senior Vice President, Health & Life Sciences, King’s College London; 2. Executive Director, King’s Health Partners 3. Chief Academic Officer, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust 4. Board Director and Trustee, The Francis Crick Institute (Mar 2025) 5. Member of Governing Body of King’s College School, Wimbledon (Mar 2025) 6. Co-Chair, SC1 Innovation District Board (Jan 2025)

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

    • shareholding

      7. Scientific co-founder of Santa Ana Bio Inc. Patents: 8. Combination Therapy with RAR Alpha Agonists for Enhancing Th1 Response: PCT/US2016/021402 9. Immunotherapeutic Methods and Compositions to Regulate T cell Trafficking: PCT/GB2019/053618

      Board Members Declaration of Interests 2025 26

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  • Jane Fryer

    Non-Executive Director

  • Nicholas Campbell-Watts

    Non-Executive Director

  • Sheena Mackay

    Non-Executive Director

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  • Audit and Risk Committee

    Audit

  • Education and Research Committee

    Other

  • Finance, Commercial and Sustainability Committee

    Finance

  • Performance and Improvement Committee

    Performance

  • Quality Committee

    Quality

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  • 16 Sept 2026

    KCH Public Board pack 16 September 2026 v3

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    Corp 641 1 complaints annual report 17 18

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    KCH Annual Report and Accounts 2025 26

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