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Over 9 out of 10 of our patients would recommend Barts and The London to their friends and family. Read more about our patients’ experiences here.
Jack's story
Two years ago, Jack Aitchison barely had the energy to watch football on the TV. The nine year old was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease – and within weeks of starting treatment, was playing football for the first time in his life. Read more about Jack's story >>
Stephen's story
Stephen Whatley, 45, an administrator from Harlow in Essex, needed heart surgery to stand a chance of seeing his daughters grow up. So he underwent two complex operations – and can now look to the future. Read more about Stephen's story >>
Huseyin's story
In August 2007, policeman Huseyin Nasif, 36, from Hornchurch in Essex, was answering an emergency call, when he was involved in a high-speed car crash. His right hand was almost severed, but surgeons at Barts and The London battled for hours to save it. Read more about Huseyin's story >>
Carol's story
Carol Kleeman, 62, from Kilburn, had to face every woman’s worst fear when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. However, she’s now back at work and looks so well, that people ask if she’s been away on holiday. Read more about Carol's story >>
Cliff's story
Diabetic Cliff Saunders, 66, from Maldon in Essex, was shocked to discover that he had a rare allergy to the drug that was keeping him alive. He is now receiving a pioneering treatment and his quality of life has been transformed. Read more about Cliff's story >>
Harsha's story
Harsha Shah, 45, from Forest Gate in London, was debilitated by epilepsy –afraid to leave the house, in case she had a seizure, and terrified about the effect on her two children. Fear and embarrassment turned her into a virtual recluse. Read more about Harsha's story >>
Emma's story
Emma Rae is alive today thanks to a stem cell transplant pioneered at Barts and The London. She has fought cancer three times and her treatment options were running out when she became one of the first patients in the UK to undergo the new type of transplant. Read more about Emma's story >>
Ken's story
Beefeater Ken Bryant is back on his feet after hip surgery and a bone graft to repair a broken bone in his right thigh. The operation at The Royal London Hospital meant Ken, 64, could return to his job of 25 years as a yeoman warder at the Tower of London. Read more about Ken's story >>
Fay's story
After suffering chest pains while out shopping, Fay Parsons was taken to Barts and The London Heart Attack Centre, based at The London Chest Hospital. She immediately underwent a procedure called an angioplasty, which stopped her heart attack and saved her life. Read more about Fay's story >>
Jayjay's story
Jayjay Bristow was born with his bowel and intestines outside his body and needed an immediate, life-saving operation. The surgery went well and after months of tube feeding, Jayjay is now eating solids and getting healthier every day. Read more about Jayjay's story >>
Abu's story
Abu Kamara’s life was saved by the trauma team at The Royal London Hospital after he was shot in the neck. He then returned to the hospital to undergo complex larynx (voice box) surgery, which has improved his speech and breathing. Read more about Abu's story >>
Graham’s story
Graham Barnet had a heart attack while running the 2006 London marathon. He was rushed to Barts and The London Heart Attack Centre – Britain’s biggest – for an emergency angioplasty, an advanced life-saving procedure. Read more about Graham's story >>
Lesley-Anne’s story
Lesley-Anne Robins was living in Canada with her husband and two young children when she was first diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Her Canadian oncologist recommended Barts and The London for treatment when the family returned to England. Read more about Lesley-Anne's story >>
Sarbjit’s story
Sarbjit Pandit was seven months pregnant when she was brought to The Royal London Hospital in a coma, having suffered a critical brain haemorrhage. Sarbjit immediately underwent a life-saving craniotomy operation late at night to remove the blood clot in the brain, and over the course of two further days, had five other operations at the hospital, including a tracheostomy to help her breathe and an emergency caesarean section - to save her baby's life. Read more about Sarbjit's story >>
Sharon and Paul’s story
For Sharon and Paul Wheller, of Dereham in Norfolk, treatment at Barts and The London Centre for Reproductive Medicine has been an inspirational and emotional nine-year journey, resulting in the gift of life itself. Read more about Sharon and Paul's story >>
Waffa’s story
Diagnosed with the serious long-term condition, Crohn’s Disease, at the age of 10, Waffa Girshab never imagined she’d be taking her ‘A’ levels and thinking of a medical career. Read more about Waffa's story >> |
Our patients' experiences