King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, with P. D. Hinduja Hospital and the Hinduja Foundation establish a Health Partners Academy

New partnership to improve healthcare outcomes in India and the UK

• King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, with P. D. Hinduja Hospital and the Hinduja Foundation establish a Health Partners Academy.

Mumbai, 24th April 2024: King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, the Hinduja Foundation UK and P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre (owned and managed by the National Health & Education Society) have announced a new strategic partnership to advance training, education and research capacity building focused on healthcare outcomes.

King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas', and the National Health & Education Society signed a memorandum of agreement which will deliver King's and Guy's and St Thomas' training in clinical and non-clinical short courses, research capacity building and executive education to health professionals in India and the UK to mutually share the best clinical practices.

Separately, a significant philanthropic gift from the Hinduja Foundation UK will enable health engineering research and clinical innovation through PhD and Masters scholarships for students from India in biomedical engineering and imaging sciences.

Together, these joint activities will create the Hinduja-King's Health Partners Academy.

For the Hinduja family, this collaboration is in recognition of the late Srichand P Hinduja, former Chairman of the Hinduja Group, who sadly passed away last year and had dedicated much of his life to philanthropy.

With King's leading research, teaching and focus on biomedical technologies, health data (including AI) and advanced therapies, it is hoped that as well as supporting healthcare provision in India, the partnership will help drive forward the development of new technologies to address global healthcare challenges in these areas.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Oliver Dowden said “I was delighted to welcome the new partnership between King's College London and the Hinduja Foundation. This collaboration will only strengthen the UK's close links to India, and create greater research capacity in healthcare engineering, clinical innovation, and advanced training."

Mr. G. P. Hinduja, Chairman of the Hinduja Group and Foundation said “We are delighted the Hinduja Foundation and the P. D. Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai are reaching a groundbreaking agreement and collaboration in education and healthcare with King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. We see this as part of a long-term partnership to bring real positive healthcare and research outcomes to benefit India and the UK.”

Mr. A. P. Hinduja, Chairman of the P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre said “It is indeed a privilege for the Hinduja Foundation and P. D. Hinduja Hospital to partner with King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals to provide cutting edge, innovative solutions in healthcare. In the past we have partnered with renowned institutions to provide unique, state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. With the immense skills of each of the partners, I am sure this collaboration will lead to groundbreaking outcomes to help address healthcare challenges faced by India and UK.”

Mr. Gautam Khanna, CEO of P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, said “We are extremely proud of this collaboration as it further reiterates our commitment to provide quality healthcare for all. The hospital has always focused on clinical excellence, research and academics and we see great synergies in the partnership. Through this association, we endeavour to leverage clinical research, biomedical and digital technology to develop impactful solutions that cater to current and future healthcare needs of the two countries.”

Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor & President of King's College London said: “We are proud to be supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals and biomedical technical talent in India and the UK through this partnership, who will develop the healthcare technologies of the future; in turn, helping solve some of the most pressing global healthcare challenges we face.”

Hasan Mushrif, the cabinet minister for Medical Education, Government of Maharashtra said “I am very pleased to know that P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Research Centre and the Hinduja Foundation have established a health partner's academy in collaboration with King's College London and Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to improve healthcare outcomes in India and the UK. King's College is a leading research and teaching institution of Global repute I am certain that this partnership will involve application of new healthcare technologies to address the fast-emerging needs of healthcare of India. I congratulate the Hinduja Group who has taken this pioneering initiative to bring to Maharashtra a collaboration with a world class healthcare institution like King's College to support the healthcare needs of India.”

Ramesh Bais, Governor of Maharashtra said “I am pleased to know that the Hinduja Foundation and Hinduja Hospital have launched new collaborations with the King's College London to work on training and joint research in speciality areas. I was happy to note that the collaborations involve providing training to nurses and research scholarships for Ph D and M Sc students. The Hinduja Foundation deserves compliments for running various social impact initiatives as part of its corporate responsibility. These include water conservation, health, education, rural development and socio-cultural initiatives in art, culture, and heritage. I congratulate the Hinduja Foundation & The Hinduja Hospital for its collaborations with the King's College London and wish it success in its future endeavours.”

About P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre 
P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, has been providing quality health care to all for over seventy years, and is ranked as one of the leading multi-specialty tertiary care hospitals in the country. It currently has two units in Mumbai, with a total of 500 beds. The hospital lays emphasis on the three pillars of healthcare; medical excellence, research and academics. It is equipped with state -of- the- art infrastructure and has on-board some of the best nationally and internationally recognized doctors. P. D. Hinduja Hospital has always been an early adopter of technology in delivery of care; being amongst the first few hospitals in the country to bring in the most advanced fully integrated Robotics System, Gamma Knife, Digital Broadband MRI with ambient themes, True Beam Linear Accelerator and many more. Quality care being the focus, it was amongst the early few hospitals that has been accredited and certified by NABH, CAP, and ISO. It continues to partner with leading national and international institutes for research. The hospital has consistently been bestowed with several awards by different industry bodies, for its commitment to quality medical care. In the Newsweek World's Best Hospital Survey in 2023, it was ranked No.1 in western India, 3rd amongst private hospitals in India and 6th amongst all hospitals in India, for the 3rd year. On the charity front, the hospital provides free or concessional treatment to the needy and also runs the Serve with Passion free rural health programme.

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