New rooftop garden for children at The Royal London Hospital
A specially designed rooftop space named "Dilly's Den," built in memory of and inspired by Dillan Ramsey-Aksehir, officially opened at The Royal London Hospital.
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More inclusive healthcare for local LGBTQ+ people
Here at Barts Charity we’re committed to improving healthcare and transforming health outcomes for all in our East London community. Here are a few ways we’re doing that for LGBTQ+ people.
600 additional surgeries with new robots in East London and length of stays cut
One year after Barts Charity invested £7.6m in funding for Barts Health NHS Trust to expand its robotic surgery programme, East London hospitals are reaping the benefits.
Researchers identify the cause and cure for common type of high blood pressure
Research funded by Barts Charity, conducted at Queen Mary University of London and St Bartholomew's Hospital, has identified a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure (known as hypertension) and proposes a cure which could help many people currently going undiagnosed.
Preventing needless deaths, one workshop at a time – this is YourStance
YourStance is a programme where nurses and doctors teach life saving skills to young people at the greatest risk of serious youth violence. YourStance received funding from Barts Charity in 2019 thanks to a gift from the Charles S French Charitable Trust.
10ks, half-marathons and everything in between: Joanne’s race to the London Marathon
Joanne Selby is running the London Marathon in memory of her mother Beryl, who was treated for bone and spine cancer at St Bartholomew’s Hospital for two years.
Announcing the first Everyday Impact awards
Hospital staff, dementia, cancer, gynaecological patients and more set to benefit from our new Everyday Impact funding scheme.
Fundraiser team assembles in loving memory of St Bartholomew’s Hospital patient Sarah
Sarah’s sister Cara has formed a super team of Sarah’s closest to run the London Landmarks Half Marathon in aid of Barts Charity.
The first patient has been enrolled in the Adaptive ChemoTherapy for Ovarian cancer trial
In 2021, Barts Charity awarded Dr Michelle Lockley of Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, nearly £500,000 to investigate a new personalised treatment approach for ovarian cancer.
Whipps Cross Hospital Women’s and Neonatal Unit receives major upgrade
In 2018, we gave £6.8 million to modernise and expand the unit, creating a physical environment to match the high standard of care on offer.
The damaging effects of ‘laughing gas’: nitrous oxide
As a result of a surge in laughing gas abuse experienced in East London, researchers from the Barts Charity-funded Preventive Neurology Unit (Centre for Preventive Neurology as of September 2023) based at the Royal London Hospital, have published new treatment guidelines for wider NHS use.
From a rare brain cancer diagnosis to running the Hackney Half Marathon
Grateful patient Paul has overcome the odds to run a half marathon in support of his care team at The Royal London Hospital.
The Royal London Dental Hospital gets a digital upgrade
The Royal London Dental Hospital now has the latest digital technology to provide the very best in oral care to its patient population in East London thanks to £2.3m in funding from Barts Charity.