At King’s, we are fortunate to be supported by people whose generosity helps transform care for patients and staff across our hospitals. One of them is retired detective Bill Griffiths, whose extraordinary journey with King’s has inspired a legacy of giving that continues to make an impact today.
Bill’s connection to King’s goes back decades. In 1973, while serving as a detective, he was stabbed in the neck while making an arrest. He lost three litres of blood and only survived thanks to an emergency transfusion.
Two decades later, Bill discovered that he had contracted Hepatitis C from that transfusion, leading to life-threatening liver damage. Since then, he has received exceptional care from our Hepatology Department at Denmark Hill, care that he credits with saving his life.
It is this deeply personal experience, as well as the remarkable care given to his wife, that has inspired Bill’s extraordinary generosity.
In 2021, Bill donated £5,000 to provide toys and comfort items for children on the hepatology ward. His gift brought joy and reassurance to young patients and their families during long hospital stays.
In 2022, after his wife received life-saving treatment following a stroke at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), Bill gave another £5,000 to the stroke unit. His generosity funded a new staff room, offering nurses and doctors a much-needed space to rest and recharge.
- Most recently, Bill has donated a further £5,000 to support ground-breaking liver research at King’s, helping to drive forward innovations that will benefit future generations of patients.
Bill’s kindness has made a lasting difference across our hospitals: brightening children’s wards, supporting staff wellbeing, and advancing research.
For us as a Charity, he represents the very best of what it means to give back, turning his own experiences into hope and care for others.
We are truly grateful to Bill for his generosity and commitment. Donors like him make it possible for us to go further than the NHS can alone—enhancing patient experience, supporting our staff, and funding pioneering research that changes lives.
