Partners
Florence Nightingale Museum
The Florence Nightingale Museum celebrates the life and work of the best known figure in nursing history.
Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing, was one of our greatest Victorians and a female icon in her own lifetime. She is still an inspiration to nurses around the globe.
King’s College London
Since King’s College London was founded in 1829, King’s students and staff have dedicated themselves in the service of society.
As a civic university at the heart of London, King’s is spread across five main campuses in London, three co-located with major NHS hospitals.
As a research-intensive, multi-faculty university with a diverse range of subjects and disciplines, it employs 8,500 staff and has 33,000 students from over 150 countries with an annual income of c.£971m. King’s is ranked 7th in the UK by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2021).
The Old Operating Theatre
Museum & Herb Garret
Housed in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, this atmospheric museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery. The original timber framed Herb Garret was once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. Predating anaesthetics and antiseptics, it is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe. Access to the attic is through a narrow 52-step spiral staircase.
Science Gallery London
Part of King’s College London, Science Gallery London connects art, science and health to drive innovation in the heart of the city. The free-to-visit space opened in London Bridge in 2018 and is part of the Global Science Gallery Network. Science Gallery London brings together scientific researchers, students, local communities and artists in surprising and innovative ways. Science Gallery London is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
As part of King’s Health Partners, an academic health sciences centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ are pioneers in health research, and provide high quality teaching and education. This partnership helps provide the latest treatments alongside the best possible care.
Southwark Council
Southwark Council, the local authority for the London Bridge area, has long been at the forefront of Public Health. The council and local campaigners, from Alfred and Ada Salter through to Southwark’s present leadership, have long sought to improve the quality of life for people living in London Bridge, Bermondsey, Borough and beyond, by taking active measures to improve the health of the community.
Today, as the council finds itself on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19, the importance of Public Health has never been greater. The council wants to cement the borough’s reputation as a world leader in medicine and life sciences and this festival will shine a light on the huge range of local success and achievements in the field.
While attracting other similar businesses and institutions to locate here, the council is also continuing to use people-centred planning policies and regeneration, throughout Southwark, as a means to help tackle health inequalities and make the borough a healthier place to live for all of its many communities.