Cancer patients at the Royal Free London will be the first in the UK to benefit from a revolutionary new scanner which will deliver more accurate and faster diagnoses. The £8 million positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, funded by the…
A family of volunteers, who collectively gave almost 2,000 hours of their time in the past three years in support of the Royal Free Charity, had their contribution recognised at a national award ceremony on Sunday. Sisters Barbara Edwards and…
The Royal Free Charity has been highlighted in a new report about how the UK’s health and care system needs a more collaborative approach to supporting vulnerable patients. The charity’s support hub features as a case study in the report…
Pupils as young as two years old from a Hampstead ballet school are putting on their dancing shoes to raise funds for their local NHS charity. Up to 90 dancers from The House of Ballet are taking part in a…
A photograph showing a Royal Free Hospital patient having a haircut and shave at his hospital bedside has won a national competition to mark 75 years of the NHS. The winning entry in the ‘Our NHS at 75’ photo competition…
This weekend Chris Pink will take on the massive challenge of a 24-hour run in honour of his uncle’s perseverance. Chris’s uncle, Michael Stubbings, was diagnosed with amyloidosis in 2008 after his dentist recommended a referral. He lived with the…
A recently-constructed building in the heart of Hampstead has this month been named among the best new buildings in London. The Pears Building, commissioned by the Royal Free Charity and designed by Hopkins Architects, has scooped a 2023 RIBA London…
Last December, at the age of just 66, Tony Johnson, ex-rugby league player and retired police sergeant died. Six years earlier, he had started his retirement from the police force, during which he hadn’t taken a single day off for…