We are thrilled to announce that His Majesty King Charles III has confirmed his Patronage of Barts Heritage, continuing the role he took up in 2021 as HRH The Prince of Wales. This is wonderful news and a massive boost to our ongoing #SharingHistoricBarts restoration project 🙏🙏

Strike action this week means our hospitals will be busier than usual.

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Happy International Midwives Day 💙

Last year our wonderful midwives delivered 14,133 babies - what an achievement!

Thank you for everything you do! #IMD2024

Our hospitals will remain open during travel strikes, please plan ahead if you have an appointment with us 🚃

Need to update your appointment? Let us know as soon as possible 👉 orlo.uk/K450o

An emergency lifeline for cancer patients who become unwell during their treatment has opened at Barts Health, quadrupling the number of people we can support.

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Barts Cancer Centre director Professor Tom Powles has been named among the 100 most influential people in global health care by TIME magazine for his groundbreaking approach to tackling bladder cancer.

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Last week Professor Chris Whitty, Amanda Pritchard & Professor Stephen Powis visited The Royal London to discuss expanding access to life saving stroke care 🏥

Our 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy service has prevented 100s of patients from suffering serious stroke damage: orlo.uk/oAfkU

Here's a sneak peek of what we've been up to this week at The Royal London Hospital 🎥

Stay tuned to find out what we've been filming 👀

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🎉 We're thrilled to share that we have been recognised for our exceptional progress in reducing the time it takes for patients to receive their cancer test results. A testament to our dedicated teams' hard work in improving #CancerCare in our community!

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📢 Our emergency department at Whipps Cross Hospital is very busy

Our teams continue to work hard to ensure patients are treated as quickly as possible but wait times are high and you may be seen quicker elsewhere

Call 999 in an emergency 🤳

Wishing a happy Passover to all of our Jewish colleagues, patients and families that are celebrating ✡️

Chag Sameach! 🕯️ 💙

Waiting list for suspected skin cancers drops dramatically 👏

Since May 2023 around 94% of people with suspected skin cancer are being seen within the two week target at Whipps Cross Hospital, thanks to a new pilot

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Wishing a Happy Vaisakhi to all those celebrating the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi. 🥁

May the festival of Vaisakhi bring you new beginnings, renewed spirits, and abundant opportunities. 🧡

Eid Mubarak to all of our Muslim colleagues, patients and their families 🕌 🌙

Thank you to those who are working during this Eid al-Fitr 💛

In 2023, our advanced trauma team attended to 2,007 patients. This is a record number of patients, making 2023 the busiest ever year since our service began in 1989.

More than 2,000 patients have benefitted from robotic surgery since our funding in 2017. Our new investment will bring 3 new surgical robots to Barts Health hospitals and will increase access to robotic surgery for a greater range of conditions bit.ly/49q2kXH

📢 Our emergency departments at Whipps Cross, Newham, and The Royal London Hospital are very busy

Our teams continue to work hard to ensure patients are treated as quickly as possible but wait times are high and you may be seen quicker elsewhere

Call 999 in an emergency 🤳

Expanding access to kidney care and reducing health inequalities in Bangladesh👏🏽

Professor Magdi Yaqoob and his team from The Royal London Hospital received the prestigious Schrier Award for their work with sister renal unit in Dhaka.

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