How to contact us

• Switchboard 

• Patient Advice and Lisaison Service (PALS)  

• Outpatients appointments

• Inpatient stay

• Minicom

• Interpreters  

• Wards at Barts and The London

• NHS Direct

Switchboard

The main switchboard number for all hospitals in Barts and The London is tel 020 7377 7000. When you telephone this number a recorded message will ask you which hospital you wish to contact. More information >>

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)  

Outpatients appointments

If you are not able to keep your appointment or wish to change it to a more convenient time, it is vital to tell us as soon as possible so that your appointment can be given to another patient.

• Call the Appointments Centre on tel 020 7601 8099 (8am-6pm, Monday to Thursday, 8am-5pm, Friday or 9am-12noon, Saturday), email appointments@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk or write to the Appointments Centre, Ground Floor, Outpatient Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE.
  
• To cancel a Dental appoitment please call tel 020 7601 8701.

Inpatient stay

For enquiries about your inpatient stay, please call the appropriate number below:

• The Royal London Admissions Office 020 7377 7136 or 7137.
• Barts Admissions Office 020 7601 7401 or 7371 or 7372 or 7369 or 8018.
• The London Chest Admissions Office 020 8983 2415 or 2416.

Minicom

For those who are unable to communicate by standard telephone, because of hearing or speech difficulties, please call our minicom on tel 020 7943 1350.

Interpreters

The bi-lingual Health Advocacy Service provides information, support and interpretation advice for patients whose first language is not English. Contact the Health Advocacy Co-ordinator on tel 020 7377 7280 or call the appropriate health advocate on the number below:

For more information on this service visit the Advice and support section. 

Wards at Barts and The London - contact numbers more information >>

NHS Direct tel 0845 4647

NHS Direct offers health information and advice from a specially trained nurse over the phone 24 hours a day. Phone 0845 4647 or visit the website at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk.