Latest news — articles for March 2022
Lost theatre slots to help reduce backlog in ear, nose and throat surgery
In response to the pandemic, planned surgeries were cancelled to help with the increase in Covid-19 cases. Because of this, some patients have been waiting for their surgery for more than a year or two. Many of those currently waiting are children or young people in need of ear, nose or throat (ENT) surgery.
New Whipps Cross hospital plans approved by Mayor of London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has given his go ahead to proposals for the redevelopment of Whipps Cross hospital.
New medical directors appointed
Following a competitive process, four new medical directors have been appointed.
BBC London returns to Barts Health to mark two-year milestone of the Covid-19 pandemic
BBC London’s Karl Mercer returned to Barts Health this month (March 2022) to see how our services have adapted and changed in the two years we have been treating Covid-19 patients since the pandemic started.
Super-fast AI helps us see patients sooner
An artificial intelligence tool can detect heart disease in record time.