About us
Barts and The London Trauma Centre, based at The Royal London Hospital in east London, has an international reputation for providing excellent care to patients with serious multiple injuries. Home to London’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), also known as London’s air ambulance, we are one of the leading trauma and emergency care centres, treating some of the most seriously injured patients in London.
We treat more trauma patients than any other facility in the UK. From the scene of an incident through to discharge, we offer comprehensive, coordinated care which is unparalleled in the UK.
Our aim is not only to save lives, but to ensure our patients can return to their normal lives following their accident.
Leading specialists
We see a high concentration of complex cases so we have some of Britain’s leading specialists on our team. Our teaching hospital status means that we have a higher proportion of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to patients than non-teaching hospitals.
Advanced technology and treatments
Patients who have been seriously injured can lose large volumes of blood and may require emergency life-saving blood transfusions. Co-ordinated care from the roadside to the Emergency Department means doctors at the scene can radio ahead for blood, prepare the trauma team and ensure "code red" packs of blood and blood-clotting products are immediately available on arrival at the hospital.
£2 million research grant
In August 2008 a collaboration of Barts and The London Trauma Centre, the National Blood Service and University Oxford was awarded a £2 million programme grant from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). The group, led by trauma surgeon Karim Brohi, will investigate the mechanisms of blood clotting in bleeding trauma patients and how better use of blood transfusions and new diagnostic technology can improve treatment.
