Better healthcare for the people of East London
With your support, we bring brilliant ideas, ground-breaking research and transformational healthcare into our community.
How we create impact
We work in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust and local research institutes to support care excellence and fund world-leading medical research.
Together we make better healthcare possible.
Whatever happens in the wards of a Barts Health hospital – together, we can bring more warmth to every moment, and make things a little easier for everyone who passes through its doors.
Please, donate to Barts Charity today, and help us be there – through it all.
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£ 149 m
awarded by us in the last five years
to fund research and healthcare projects for the people of East London
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£ 1.3 m
received from life affirming gifts in wills
in the year to April 2025, ensuring we can be there for the people of East London and their families for years to come.
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Get a charity place at the sold out event and run East London for East London healthcare. Join us for Hackney Half on Sunday, 17th May 2026 and be part of our biggest team ever!
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Help us be there, through it all.
Together, we can be there when our NHS staff and patients need us most.
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We are proudly dedicated to the health of East London. We fund innovations in care for patients and staff at our local NHS Trust, and we support medical research from proof of concept to major programmes.
Updates and announcements
Read the latest news about health initiatives we've funded and the amazing people that have made this possible
Transforming breast cancer care in East London
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re making a landmark investment of £16.6m in a dedicated Breast Cancer Centre.
Dayaan’s Story
Dayaan was just two years old when he began treatment for eye cancer at The Royal London Hospital. By supporting our Winter Appeal, you could help bring joy to children like him this festive season.
Shaping the future of East London’s health
We’re supporting Queen Mary University of London to develop the next generation of biomedical researchers, whose focus will be on improving the health of East Londoners.