London hospitals spent nearly £350,000 on colourful 'thank you' signs during pandemic while thousands died in their care

Two London NHS trusts spent nearly £350,000 on colourful signs in the middle of the pandemic while thousands of patients died with Covid in their hospitals. While these signs were being prepared and installed, 1,625 patients died with Covid at King's College Trust hospitals from the beginning of the pandemic until March 2023, official government data shows. The signs line the street on both sides in block colour for 250 metres outside King's College Hospital along Denmark Hill, Camberwell. They have also been put up inside King's College Hospital as well as the other King's College Trust Hospitals - Princess Royal University Hospital and Orpington Hospital. King's College Trust said the cost of this refresh was included in the above costings.