King's Health Partners

What King's Health Partners does

King's Health Partners (KHP) is a formal partnership established in 2009 as one of the UK's first Academic Health Sciences Centres, bringing together three NHS Foundation Trusts — Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital, and South London and Maudsley — with King's College London. The partnership coordinates integrated clinical care, research, and education across more than 50,000 staff and 17 Clinical Academic Groups, delivering approximately 4.2 million patient contacts annually to a 1.3 million population across south east London, with specialist services reaching patients nationally and internationally in liver/transplantation, neurosciences, haemato-oncology, and foetal medicine.

The core programmatic portfolio includes the Mind & Body Programme (integrating mental and physical healthcare, with 1,100+ Champions and 145,000+ IMPARTS screenings over 12 years), the Centre for Translational Medicine (£13.3m in awards to 100+ researchers, leveraging >£83m external funding), the KHP Digital Health Hub (Digital Health Academy with 13,800 training enrolments), Life Lines (virtual ICU visiting platform with 130,000+ visits and 1m+ call minutes), the Vital 5 population health programme (155,000+ people reached), and the KHP Learning Hub (30,000+ global users). The technology backbone is built on the joint Epic electronic patient record system across multiple trusts, supplemented by three AI/data platforms — Anonymised Database, FLIP (federated learning), and AIDE (AI deployment) — alongside PharosAI for multimodal cancer data and the London Medical Imaging & AI Centre for Value-Based Healthcare.

The business model is fundamentally a publicly funded NHS-academic partnership rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue streams include NHS England commissioning for clinical services, higher education funding through King's College London, competitive research grants from NIHR, MRC, Wellcome, BHF, Cancer Research UK, and other bodies, and charitable contributions from Maudsley Charity, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation, King's College Hospital Charity, and others. Distribution occurs through direct NHS care pathways, university enrollment, and partnership-based research collaboration, with international reach via King's Global Health Partnerships (Somaliland, Sierra Leone, DRC, Zambia) and the European University Hospital Alliance.

Name

King's Health Partners

Legal name

King's Health Partners

Website

https://kingshealthpartners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

King's Health Partners is a UK Academic Health Sciences Centre coordinating integrated clinical care, research, and education across three NHS Foundation Trusts and King's College London, serving 4.2 million patient contacts annually with strong AI, translational medicine, and digital health programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Sciences Centre

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL), Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Academic health sciences
• Integrated healthcare delivery
• Clinical academic research
• Translational medicine
• Medical education training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. NHS Healthcare Services: Core healthcare services funded through NHS England commissioning and national health service funding mechanisms. NHS Foundation Trusts receive government funding for delivering acute, specialist, and mental healthcare services to populations in south east London and beyond.
2. Research Grants and Funding: Competitive research funding from NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, and other research bodies supporting clinical academic research activities.
3. Higher Education Funding: University education funded through tuition fees, research council grants, and Higher Education Funding Council allocations for King's College London healthcare education programs.
4. Charitable and Trust Funding: Additional funding from charitable organizations including Maudsley Charity, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation, King's College Hospital Charity, and other trusts supporting specific programs and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

King's Health Partners is an Academic Health Sciences Centre that integrates NHS clinical care, biomedical research, and healthcare education across three NHS Foundation Trusts and King's College London. It delivers flagship programmes including the Mind & Body integrated care programme, the Centre for Translational Medicine, the KHP Digital Health Hub, the Life Lines virtual visiting platform, the KHP Learning Hub, and 17 Clinical Academic Groups spanning specialties from addictions to transplantation.

Product overview

King's Health Partners is an Academic Health Sciences Centre that functions as a platform partnership rather than a single product company. It brings together three NHS Foundation Trusts (Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital, South London and Maudsley) and King's College London to improve health through integrated healthcare delivery, research, and education. The core products and services include: the Mind & Body Programme (integrating mental and physical healthcare), the Centre for Translational Medicine (funding fellowships and translational research), the KHP Digital Health Hub (with AI platforms including Anonymised Database, FLIP, AIDE for data access and AI deployment), Life Lines (virtual visiting for ICU), the KHP Learning Hub (online education platform), and Clinical Academic Groups (17 specialty groups integrating research and care). The Digital Health Hub offers three core technical platforms, Life Lines provides virtual visiting solutions, and the Vital 5 programme addresses population health. These interconnected programmes work together to deliver the tripartite mission of excellence in care, innovative education, and cutting-edge research across south east London and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mind & Body Programme Flagship programme driving integration of mental and physical healthcare through evidence-based evaluation, implementation, and scaling of mind-body interventions across King's Health Partners. Includes the Mind & Body Improvement Network, education and training, and patient engagement initiatives.
• Centre for Translational Medicine KHP centre funding fellowships and translational research to address major health burdens. Has invested over £13.3m in more than 100 researchers and projects, with strong return on investment leveraging over £83m in external funding.
• KHP Digital Health Hub National multi-disciplinary resource funded by EPSRC that supports training, co-creation, translation, and acceleration of digital health technologies across King's Health Partners. Offers the Digital Health Academy, Translation Hub with AI platforms, and acceleration programmes.
• Life Lines Digital health solution providing secure virtual visiting for families to connect with loved ones in intensive care units. Includes ICU e-diary and recovery pathway components supporting patients and families throughout the ICU journey.
• Vital 5 health check programme Population health initiative measuring, recording, and controlling five key health measures to improve health outcomes. Has helped more than 155,000 people in south east London with strong global interest.
• KHP Learning Hub Online education and training platform delivering professional development for healthcare practitioners. Reached 10,000 users with over 30,000 users accessing resources globally, and 13,800 training enrolments through the Digital Health Hub.
• London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) One-of-a-kind MedTech innovation ecosystem on the St Thomas' Hospital campus designed to facilitate translation of medical devices from ideation to validation to commercialisation. Collocates academics, clinicians, startups, experts, and industry partners.
• Clinical Academic Groups Groups organised by clinical specialty that integrate excellence in research, education and training, and care delivery. Includes 17 specialty groups covering Addictions, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Dental, Imaging and Biomedical Engineering, Liver/Renal/Urology/Transplant, and others, plus cross-cutting partnerships.
• PharosAI AI platform transforming NHS cancer data by refining decades of data and creating 360-degree patient profiles to empower researchers, developers, and innovators to shape personalised medicine.
• KHP Education Education and training coordination across the partnership including the Education Council, King's Clinical Academic Training Office, and programmes for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, doctors, dentists, and scientists.

Quantifiable outcome

• Life expectancy gap reduction: 15-20 years shorter life expectancy for people with serious mental illness being addressed through integrated mind-body care programs
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• European University Hospital Alliance (EUHA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Network of 11 leading university hospitals across Europe sharing expertise in healthcare, research, and education. KHP held six-month presidency in 2022. Partnership has influenced EU policy and clinical academic group model adopted by partners across Europe.
• King's College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009World-leading university partner, the largest centre for healthcare education in Europe. Provides dynamic education and research across nine multi-disciplinary faculties. Ranked 1st in world for nursing, 4th for dentistry, 11th for life sciences & medicine (QS 2025).
• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009One of the UK's leading providers of hospital and community-based healthcare, research, and education. Five main hospitals including Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, and Harefield Hospital.
• King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Provides local hospital services for Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, and Bromley. Nationally and internationally recognized treatment in liver disease, transplantation, neurosciences, haemato-oncology, and foetal medicine.
• South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. More than 6,500 staff members, 270 services, serving 1.3 million population in south east London with national specialist services for children and adults.
• Health Innovation Network (HIN) South LondonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 15 health innovation networks across England connecting NHS and academic organizations, local authorities, third sector, and industry to spread innovation at pace and scale.
• South East London Integrated Care SystemmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership of organizations responsible for publicly funded health and care services in south east London including Integrated Care Board, NHS health services, six Local Authorities, and voluntary sector organizations.
• NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings together scientists, clinicians, allied health professionals, service users and carers from South London and Maudsley NHS FT and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. Focuses on experimental medicine and early phase translational research.
• St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and St George's, University of LondonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for sharing best practice in research and education/training of students and health professionals.
• King's Global Health PartnershipssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with health facilities, academic institutions, and governments in Somaliland, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia to strengthen health systems and improve quality of care.
• AI Centre for Value Based HealthcaremajorTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with AI Centre providing safe, ethical, and efficient access to health data for research. Supports Translation Hub with HRA-approved frameworks for data access.
• London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne-of-a-kind MedTech innovation ecosystem based at St Thomas' Hospital campus. Collocates academics, clinicians, startups, experts, and industry partners to facilitate translation of medical devices to market.
• Aetonix (aTouchAway platform)supportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology company providing aTouchAway virtual visiting solution used in Life Lines project for connecting families with loved ones in intensive care.
• The Francis Crick InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational institute for biomedical research. King's College London is one of three university partners alongside UCL and Imperial College London. Focuses on new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases through interdisciplinary collaborative research.
• UK Dementia Research InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK DRI Hub at UCL with Centres at Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Imperial, King's College London, and Surrey. Carries out research relevant to all dementias including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular dementia.
• Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodevelopmental DisorderssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre at King's College London bringing together world-leading researchers identifying biological mechanisms underlying developmental brain disorders. Opened November 2016.
• Cell Therapy CatapultsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished to grow the UK cell therapy industry. Based at Guy's Hospital, aims to increase health and wealth for all through cell-based therapy development and commercialization.
• Responsible AI UKmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking group on responsible AI in health and social care convening over 50 participants including Responsible AI Champions from across the country to shape national approaches.

Scale indicators27 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Oxford Academic Health Science Centre: AHSC partnership integrating Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the University of Oxford. Direct peer in the UK AHSC ecosystem, competing for NIHR funding, clinical academic trainees, and Life Sciences Industrial Strategy investment.
• UCL Partners: AHSC-style academic health partnership bringing together UCL, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, and several other London NHS trusts and universities. Closest geographic peer to KHP within London, competing for the same population, talent, and research funding pool.
• Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre: Another of the UK's first Academic Health Sciences Centres, integrating Imperial College London with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Comparable mission of combining research, education, and clinical practice at scale, with overlapping clinical specialties and similar NIHR funding base.
• Manchester Academic Health Science Centre: One of the UK's designated AHSCs linking The University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and other regional NHS/academic partners. Comparable integrated clinical-academic model, serving a large diverse urban population.
• Cambridge University Health Partners: AHSC partnership combining Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Cambridge, and other regional partners. Directly comparable tripartite mission of clinical care, research and education, with similar NIHR Biomedical Research Centre infrastructure.
• Karolinska Institutet / Karolinska University Hospital: Swedish academic-clinical partnership comparable to a UK AHSC, with global brand strength in medical research and a similar university-hospital integration model. Peer through KHP's European University Hospital Alliance membership.

Broad incumbents

• Johns Hopkins Medicine: Major US integrated academic health system combining the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with multiple hospitals. Benchmark for global academic health system scale, research output, and brand recognition in the international AHSC peer set.
• Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners HealthCare): Large integrated US academic health system affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Functions as a broader incumbent reference point for integrated clinical-academic care, research funding scale, and clinical academic group structures.

Regional players

• Vancouver Coastal Health / Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute: Canadian integrated health authority with a research institute that pairs clinical delivery with university-based research, comparable in mission to KHP but serving a different (geographically Canadian Pacific) population. Useful as an international AHSC reference point for the integrated care model.

Emerging players

• Health Innovation Network South London: One of 15 health innovation networks across England connecting NHS, academic, local authority and industry partners to spread innovation. A KHP partner organisation that is also a national-level peer for diffusion of digital health and AI innovations across the NHS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kingshealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnkTfw5At-3oI4eFQv3MH8g
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kings-health-partners
• Instagraminstagram.com/kings_health_partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about King's Health Partners