The UK's first large scale adult stem cell trial for heart disease sufferers needs more patients to come forward to take part. The £6 million trial, funded by the Heart Cells Foundation and Barts and The London charity, is designed to... Read more

Heart disease sufferers will soon be benefiting from a £5.375 million grant awarded today to Barts and The London NHS Trust and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) grant... Read more

National screening uptake rates for bowel, cervical and breast cancers are far too low in inner city areas such as inner north east London according to Barts and the London NHS Trust. The appeal for more people to take up invitations for... Read more

The annual London Chest Hospital's summer fair has raised a grand total of £5,031 to help fund a ground-breaking patient trial at the hospital to determine if stem cells in bone marrow can be used to treat heart disease. Almost 1,500 people... Read more

Barts and The London NHS Trust has apologised to patients who waited an average of eight weeks longer for their operations than the maximum 26 week NHS Plan waiting time guarantee. The failure went unrecognised between April 06 and January 08... Read more

Barts and The London Charity is inviting east Londoners to join hospital staff for an afternoon of family fun at this year's summer fair on Sunday 13 July at 12 noon to 5pm. Any money raised on the day will go towards the Charity's current appeal -... Read more

One thousand runners took part in this year's 10 kilometre race and fun runs on Sunday (15 June). The event, now in its eighteenth year, also saw children from three local schools - The Raines Foundation School (Bethnal Green), The English Martyrs... Read more

Peter Josephs, an outpatient clerk at Barts and The London NHS Trust was awarded an MBE for services to healthcare in east London in the Queen's Birthday Honours this week. Peter, 42, who has worked for the Trust for eighteen years, received high... Read more

The mother and sister of a young road traffic accident victim have paid tribute to his life by raising funds to help save the lives of others. Twenty-six year-old Daniel Jordan died on 19 June last year after crashing his car on a bend on Crooks ... Read more

It was a ‘thrilling' occasion for patients as well - with a visit from popular British singer Jay Sean to present the Liberty Radio Station trophy following the nomination of the hospital by an East End resident. Samantha King from Stepney... Read more

The arrival this month of six new mobile digital X-ray machines at Barts and The London NHS Trust will enable staff to provide quicker diagnosis and improved care for in-patients. Mobile X-ray machines are essential for clinicians to examine the... Read more

A collection of drawings conveying a personal experience of having cancer will be on display in The Royal London Hospital's main corridor from 29 th May until 1 st September 2008. Manchester-based artist Rachel Goodyear created the drawings while... Read more

A new baby is always a happy event and last week there was further cause for celebration as new mum Joanna Thümer gave birth to the hundredth baby to be born at the recently opened state-of-the-art Birth Centre run by Barts and The London NHS... Read more

As well as the regular competitors and runners in the London Chest Hospital's annual 10 kilometre race and fun runs, schoolchildren are also this year being invited to take part. The event, which takes place in Victoria Park on Sunday 15 June , is... Read more

East London mothers are being encouraged to breastfeed their babies with increased education about the benefits of breast milk. According to baby friendly coordinator at Barts and The London Maternity Service, Christine Wood, there is more to... Read more