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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 7d

Can we cure cancer?
An important question to ask during #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth & also the question Prof Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke is trying to answer on A Question of Science with @profbriancox.bsky.social

We support Kairbaan's work at @qmbci.bsky.social

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Can We Cure Cancer? – A Question of Science with Brian Cox

YouTube video by The Francis Crick Institute

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 8d

On #InternationalDayofOlderPeople, we’re celebrating the team at @acha020.bsky.social who’re improving care for older adults in East London through research, education & community collaboration.

https://youtu.be/ENhuLn6eSS0

International Day of Older People - the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA)

YouTube video by Barts Charity

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 10d

Cardiovascular disease rates in East London are among highest in England. That’s why we funded a nurse-led clinice, to give patients timely & high-quality care when they need it most.

Munira, Clinical Nurse Specialist, offers direct support. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Kodrd4

#WorldHeartDay #WHD

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 15d

We've published our Impact Report!

From AI-powered cancer care 🤖 to tackling TB 🫁 and expanding cardiac treatment 🫀 we're transforming health in East London.
£21.7m invested this year to bring world-class care to local communities.

@qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to Starr International Foundation, capacity to treat sickle cell at the Haematology Day Unit at The Royal London Hospital is up by 43%. Using the ARCET machine reduces pain, stroke risk & organ damage. Apheresis machine access is transforming care. #SickleCellAwarenessMonth

Patricia Okoro, Ward Manager in the Haematology Day Unit at The Royal London Hospital standing in a hospital room next to an apheresis machine.

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 29d

We can't wait to see you all at the start line 🏁🐾

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Patricia McCready RN @trishmccready.bsky.social · 29d

Not long until the Bart’s Hike for Health, looking forward to the walk with my friends and colleagues from St Bartholomew’s Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU) & of course Angus 🐶🐾🐾
Join us, support us and donate if you can #BartsHearts❤️ Sunday, 21 Sept around central London @bartscharity.bsky.social

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Sep 5

Stroke can be life-changing, and staying active is key to recovery. We’ve funded Motomed equipment at Whipps Cross Hospital, helping patients exercise while seated. Group session participation is up 38% – all made possible thanks to your support 💜

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Sep 2

Applications for our Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowship are still open - the deadline for applications is 30th October 2025.

👉 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4g4qFHt

Clinical Research Training UK

Barts Charity support healthcare professionals to undertake PhD training in health-related research that could improve the lives of people in East London.

www.bartscharity.org.uk

Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 26

Applications are open for our next Research Project Grants
🔹 Deadline: 9 Oct 2025
🔹 Open to applicants at Barts Health NHS Trust, QMUL’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, or School of Health Sciences at City St Georges.
Apply now 👉 https://bit.ly/4lLCgg4

Research Project Grants

Research Project Grants support innovative, health-related research with internationally significant outputs.

www.bartscharity.org.uk

Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 22

In 2004, @onelungamy.bsky.social began feeling unwell. A year later, she was diagnosed with tuberculosis - her left lung had collapsed. Now, she’s using her experience to shape TB care at the @qmul.bsky.social and Barts Health Tuberculosis Centre.
Read more: bit.ly/474LtMI

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎥 As seen on Netflix’s Critical, behind every trauma case is a team of NHS heroes. And behind them? The Psychological Support Team working across all Barts Health hospitals. We spoke to Dr Carla Croft about the impact of this service - read the full interview on our LinkedIn https://bit.ly/3JhXeWn

Psychological support for our NHS heroes – as seen on Netflix’s Critical

Netflix’s new documentary Critical shows the heroic work of our Barts Health colleagues on the trauma ward. They are there for the people of East London, through it all – from traumatic brain injuries...

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 19

🗓️ The next deadline for our Advancing Healthcare Small Grants scheme is 2nd October 2025!
The scheme allows NHS staff to pilot new ideas, technologies and ways of working within NHS Barts Health with funding up to £75k.
Find out more on https://bit.ly/4oDDBYZ

Advancing Healthcare Small Grants

Our Small Advancing Healthcare Grants provide funding from £5k-75k for NHS staff to pilot new ideas, technologies and ways of working within Barts Health.

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nigel, a lifelong East Londoner, joined the Community Advisory Group at the new Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing @acha020.bsky.social‬ after care at Whipps Cross Hospital, ensuring patient voices shape research for healthier ageing 💜 Read more on bit.ly/419N5B7

Photo of Nigel, Community Advisory Group member at ACHA, wearing a blue shirt and blazer, standing in front of a neutral background. Beside the portrait is a quote about the importance of the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing in East London.

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 11

“Before I could barely walk. Now I’m walking to help others.” 💜
After 6 years & 9 operations to treat a severe bone infection, Loren is hiking 15K in our #HikeForHealth event on 21 September to thank the NHS teams who never gave up on her.
Read Loren’s story on bit.ly/3Uo1TbA

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Aug 6

Meet @rohinimathur.bsky.social - a trailblazing epidemiologist & one of Women in Data’s ‘Top 20 in Data & Tech’ 💡

At @qmul.bsky.social she uses data to tackle health inequalities in East London 💜

Read the full interview on our LinkedIn 👉 bit.ly/3GZBFcp

Fighting health inequality with data, community and a cheer squad of aunties

Professor Rohini Mathur is a leading epidemiologist and health data scientist at Queen Mary University of London. Her work focuses on tackling health inequalities, particularly among South Asian and A...

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Megan Tjasink @megantj.bsky.social · Aug 5

Results of our @qmul-wiph.bsky.social / Barts NHS Trust trial are published in BMJ Public Health. The first full RCT testing group art therapy to reduce clinician burnout in acute hospital settings @bartscharity.bsky.social

🔗 bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...
#Healthcare #Burnout #ArtTherapy

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Jul 31

New digital mental health intervention is making a difference for displaced young people.
Developed by a team at @qmul.bsky.social & @harvard.edu - including @dennisougrin.bsky.social from @qmulresilience.bsky.social - it's reducing symptoms of anxiety & depression. bit.ly/4moxLsw

Short-term digital mental health interventions reduces depression and anxiety in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Jul 25

Your breath could give clues about blood cancer.
Research we funded at @qmbci.bsky.social has had a breakthrough in blood cancer diagnosis.
This could be a game-changer by providing a low-cost, fast, non-invasive way to detect blood cancer. bit.ly/4o4cp5e

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’re proud to support Atmiyata East London – a new community-led mental health project in Newham, inspired by a successful programme from India.

This South Asian Heritage Month, we're celebrating the power of community care 💜 Find out more on bit.ly/40BHDXs

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Jul 23

Critical is now streaming on @netflix.com🎬

Go behind the scenes at The Royal London Hospital, where trauma care is saving more lives than ever.
Thanks to your support, we’ve invested £8m+ in research, treatment and violence reduction. 💜

Read more on bit.ly/4f7t83B

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Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary University of London) @qmbci.bsky.social · Jul 23

📰Could a breath test detect blood cancer? New research from @richeslab.bsky.social ‬funded by @bartscharity.bsky.social suggests molecules exhaled in the breath might enable development of a simple, low-cost test to diagnose lymphoma.

@qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social #medsky #oncosky 🧪

Could a breath test detect blood cancer? - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London

Molecules exhaled in the breath may provide clues to detect blood cancer, according to new research by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute. The findings could enable the development of a blood cancer...

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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · Jul 22

Introducing the next generation of East London clinical researchers! 💡

7 healthcare professionals from Barts Health, @qmul.bsky.social & @citystgeorges.bsky.social will lead vital research to improve East London healthcare.

Find out more about their work on bit.ly/4lGNaEH