The sexual health clinic at The Royal London Hospital will open its doors every Saturday for the next eight weeks in response to patient feedback. Longer working hours means many people cannot get to the Ambrose King Centre in Whitechapel during... Read more

A new befriending project at Barts and The London NHS Trust and NHS Tower Hamlets, the first of its kind in the UK to work with Bengali and English populations, is set to improve the quality of life for patients in Tower Hamlets who lose the... Read more

A new chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers at The London Chest Hospital to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.     The scanner is a major step forward, enabling... Read more

Barts and The London NHS Trust has triumphed in a national trial to cut the time it takes to process smear test results. For the last three months, the Trust has succeeded in getting 100% of cervical screening results back to patients... Read more

Barts and The London NHS Trust is offering people on-the-spot blood glucose tests at the East London Mosque on 11 November 2009.  Nursing staff from the North East London Diabetes Research Network will be at hand to provide blood glucose... Read more

Fans of tv series such as Waking The Dead can find out more about their real life counterparts at Barts and The London NHS Trust For the second year running, the Trust is holding a special, open afternoon devoted to pathology – the science... Read more

Barts and The London NHS Trust took delivery of the first batch of swine flu vaccine on Friday 23 October and began vaccination of frontline medical staff on Monday 26 October. Frontline staff include anyone who is directly involved in patient... Read more

A centre in Whitechapel, for men, women and children who have been raped or sexually assaulted, is one of a network of three to win a national award for its work. The 2009 Justice Awards recognises teams and individuals across the... Read more

A church service is to be held at Barts on 16 November as part of national Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week. The 45 minute, multi-faith service will take place at 6pm at St Barts-the-Less, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield.... Read more

A young employee at the Haven Sexual Assault Referral Centre - hosted by Barts and The London NHS Trust - has been shortlisted for a prestigious, national award. Asian Development Worker, Harpreet Sihota, 31, is one of five finalists in the Daily... Read more

Barts and The London services have been rated ‘weak’ by the Care Quality Commission in its national ratings for the year ending March 2009.  In the health watchdog’s report, published on Thursday 15 October, the Trust... Read more

Peter joined the Trust as interim Chief Executive in March, replacing Julian Nettel. He has now been appointed substantively to the role. Peter, who was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to healthcare, joined the NHS in 1979. Before coming to... Read more

Stevenson House is a haven for the relatives of children who are receiving treatment at the hospital - one of the UK’s leading specialist paediatric centres. The length of stay for families can range from two days to as long as two... Read more

Barts and The London NHS Trust is pleased to announce the reappointment of Mary Elford as a Non Executive Director of the Trust Board.   Mary Elford has been a Non Executive Director of the Trust since March 2002 and chairs the... Read more

Patients with kidney failure in Newham will now receive state-of-the-art treatment at their local hospital, thanks to a new renal unit, built in partnership by Barts and The London NHS Trust and Newham Healthcare NHS Trust. The £2m dialysis... Read more