How we create impact
We work in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust and local research institutes to support care excellence and fund world- leading medical research.
Together we make better healthcare possible.
Whatever happens in the wards of a Barts Health hospital – together, we can bring more warmth to every moment, and make things a little easier for everyone who passes through its doors. Please, donate to Barts Charity today, and help us be there – through it all.
£ 157 m
awarded by us in the last five years
to fund research and healthcare projects for the people of East London
£ 2.2 m
received from life affirming gifts in wills
in the year to April 2024, ensuring we can be there for the people of East London and their families for years to come.
Hospitals & research institutes
We’re proud to work closely with our partners Barts Health NHS Trust and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London (FMD). Thanks to people like you, we're working together to find ways to improve healthcare across the Barts Health hospitals and beyond - saving lives.
We are proudly dedicated to the health of East London. We fund innovations in care for patients and staff at our local NHS Trust, and we support medical research from proof of concept to major programmes.
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We are proudly dedicated to the health of East London. We fund innovations in care for patients and staff at our local NHS Trust, and we support medical research from proof of concept to major programmes.
APPLY FOR FUNDINGUpdates and announcements
Read the latest news about health initiatives we've
funded and the amazing people that have made this
possible
Interview with Ashwin Kalra, Clinical Research Training Fellow
2025-01-01
Ashwin Kalra is currently in his third and final year of a Barts Charity Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowship. He is developing an online platform which will help patients make an informed decision about genetic testing, in the comfort of their own home.
Depression in later life could be an early sign of dementia
2025-03-01
Having depression is known to increase a person’s risk of developing dementia. But new research, supported by Barts Charity, shows that depression is also an early indicator of dementia – particularly in older people.
An extra special wedding day
2025-01-01
After their son Alfie received post-natal lifesaving treatment at The Royal London Hospital, Molly and Brad decided to say thanks by asking for donations instead of gifts on their wedding day.