A Heartfelt Walk: Ione and Janet’s Hike for Health Journey
Ione and her wife Janet raised over £1,200 for St Bartholomew’s Hospital by joining Hike for Health, finding hope and community ahead of Ione’s heart surgery.
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Help transform breast cancer care in East London
How we are creating a foundation for transformed breast cancer care in East London with the new Breast Cancer Centre..
Everyday Impact reaches an amazing milestone
Our Everyday Impact funding scheme focuses on ideas where a simple change can make a big difference to the care, experience and wellbeing of patients in hospitals across. We have now supported 58 projects and invested an incredible £1.5m.
Primary school age girls with obesity more likely to experience joint and muscle pain
Barts Charity funded research from Queen Mary University of London, suggests that girls between the ages of four and 11 who are considered overweight or obese were 1.7 times more likely to visit GP with a musculoskeletal symptom or diagnosis.
Prehabilitation programme helps cancer patients get fit before surgery
We have funded prehabilitation gym equipment in all Barts Health hospitals to help cancer patients get fit ahead of their surgery.
Clinical Research Facility receives £1 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation
The Clinical Research Facility will allow more early phase clinical trials to take place in East London, bringing potentially life-changing treatments to our local population and shaping the future of healthcare through truly world-class innovations.
Helping young people build a ‘big picture’ of their future care through play
We have funded a new board game, available in Barts Health hospitals, that aims to improve the experience of young people transitioning out of paediatric into adult care services.
Incredible £1 million boost for Clinical Research Facility in East London
The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust's pledge will support the development of a new Clinical Research Facility at The Royal London Hospital. This could mean earlier access to life-changing treatments for people in East London.
Analysing DNA ‘tags’: new collaboration set to advance early disease detection
With our funding researchers at Queen Mary will investigate how marks on DNA in our blood - and the information they contain - can be used to detect a wider range of diseases than before, early and accurately.
Sensory equipment helps make a trip to the dentist less stressful for patients with special needs
Patients in the Special Care Dentistry department at The Royal London Hospital have felt more at ease using sensory items including weighted blankets and viewing images, all designed to help reduce anxiety.
A new staff recognition programme for Barts Health
With a grant of £850,000, we are continuing our commitment to supporting Barts Health NHS staff by funding a new staff recognition programme
5 festive fundraising ideas for 2023
5 festive fundraising ideas for December!