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As 2025 draws to a close, we are looking back at some of our best coverage over the last year – across media and social media.  

This year we have been in the media for a range of topics – from the refurbishment of the North Wing at St Bartholomew's Hospital to The Royal London Hospital featuring in a Netflix series about the major trauma network in London. 

Kicking things off in January, our community midwives featured in a BBC special which looked at their role in more detail. In line with the new series of Call the Midwife, we were approached by the BBC to be involved in the show as our midwives serve the Poplar area of London, where the programme is set. Cameras followed a group of our community midwives over the course of a week, to showcase their personalities and the work they do across East London.  

In February, The Independent visited Newham Hospital’s emergency department to learn how staff care for patients during the height of winter pressures.  

While in March, Denis Campbell at The Guardian covered a story about how a new treatment could cure 1 in 20 cases of high blood pressure. The study, published in the Lancet, was co-authored by Prof Morris Brown – an endocrinologist at Barts Health – who was quoted in the article.  

The BBC London News team visited the North Wing at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in April to follow the progress of our restoration project. The feature looked at how this historic part of the hospital, including its stunning William Hogarth paintings, is being carefully restored so more people can enjoy it. Since the Hogarth staircase reponed there has been further coverage of the restoration project, including on the BBC, the Guardian, The Independent and Secret London.  

Over the summer, The Royal London Hospital featured as one of London’s major trauma centres in Netflix’s Critical. The series follows trauma teams as they race against time to intervene in traumatic and life-threatening incidents.

Then in October, to mark the ten-year anniversary of the service, BBC London filmed with the My Body Back clinic based at Mile End as well as writing an online piece. The clinic has been providing trauma-informed cervical screening with our sexual health service for the last ten years.

Also in October, our neonatal intensive care team at The Royal London were the focus of media coverage (including the Daily Mirror) after baby Freddie who spent 230 days in our hospital was finally able to go home.  

As well as national coverage, we also made the headlines in local news with East London Advertiser covering the unveiling of artwork on the neurosciences units at The Royal London Hospital in November. The initiative was a collaborative effort between Vital Arts, Headway East London, and artist Billy Mann with the aim of providing a supportive space for patients.

Also in November, we had the news that the trust will be taking over the Nuffield Health site at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in order to create a dedicated breast cancer centre of excellence was covered by The Guardian.

As we head towards the end of 2025, a trial which involves some of our patients at St Bartholomew’s Hospital was covered by The Independent, LBC News and others. The trial involves robot-assisted procedure which allows doctors to make microscopic movements within the lungs was picked up by a number of media outlets including The Independent and LBC.

When it comes to social media, our top posts across our channels have included a staff member’s daughter who saved his life during a diabetic crash and the opening of the brand new car park at Whipps Cross Hospital. 

1. 2-year-old Zab saves her dad's life during diabetic crash

2. North Wing at St Bartholomew's Hospital reopens

3. Dilly's Den Pride of Britian Award finalist

4. Brand new multistorey car park at Whipps Cross Hospital

5. Jermaine Wright awarded the Freedom of the City of London

It’s been a busy year of media and social and we are looking forward to showcasing even more of our work in 2026.