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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – St Mary’s, Hammersmith, Charing Cross, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye hospitals

Imperial College Healthcare is an NHS Trust and Academic Health Science Centre in London, England. The Trust manages five hospitals: Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and Western Eye Hospital. The Trust is one of the largest in England and has an annual turnover of £800 million, treating more than a million patients a year. The Trust's chief executive is Professor Tim Orchard. The chair of the Trust is MattHew Swindells. Images and videos in these pages are copyright Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College Healthcare Charity. Images of artworks are the copyright of the artist also. The views expressed on this social network by our followers do not necessarily reflect the views of Imperial College Healthcare. Please do not ask for clinical opinion or advice through this network - always contact your GP for health advice. We encourage users to contribute to this page and would like to remind everyone to maintain a friendly and respectful tone. This page is monitored weekdays from 9am to 5pm.

06/11/2026

We're holding an additional consultation event in Ladbroke Grove on our plans for a new St Mary's Hospital.

Come and meet the project team and see the latest designs at The Hive, W10 5TZ on Monday 9 November from 12-3pm.

Find out more at: www.stmarys.imperial.nhs.uk

06/11/2026

Research and innovation is helping us find new and better ways to care for our patients.

From developing new treatments and technologies to improving the way healthcare is delivered, research is key to our vision of better health, for life.

Find out how we’re working to improve care and outcomes for patients: https://www.research.imperial.nhs.uk/

05/11/2026

Meet Jess and Seán 👋🏼

Ever wondered what a day in the life of an occupational therapist looks like?

For Occupational Therapy Week, spend the day with Jess and Seán at St Mary’s Hospital and get a glimpse into their roles as occupational therapists.

It’s a chance to see this year’s theme, ‘Participation Matters’, in action and celebrate the difference occupational therapists make every day. 💙

Interested in joining us? Search ‘Imperial College Healthcare jobs’ to explore our latest vacancies.

04/11/2026

Understanding our patients' experiences of care is important to us. It helps us improve our services to best suit their needs.

If you were treated for cancer during April, May, June 2026, you may be invited to take part in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey. If you are invited, you will get a letter with more information. Please take part to help shape NHS services for future patients 💙

For more information on the survey, please visit: www.ncpes.co.uk

03/11/2026

Meet Sarah 👋🏼

To celebrate Occupational Therapy Week, she’s giving us a glimpse into a day in her life as an occupational therapist on our neuro rehabilitation ward.

This year’s theme is ‘Participation Matters’, highlighting the important role occupational therapists play in helping people take part in the activities and everyday life that matter to them.

Thank you to Sarah and all our occupational therapists for everything you do 💙

Interested in joining us? Search ‘Imperial College Healthcare jobs’ to explore our latest vacancies.

Royal College of Occupational Therapists

02/11/2026

We believe research is for everyone. That's why we make research part of our everyday work at Imperial College Healthcare.

Each year, thousands of people take part in research studies across the Trust. Their involvement helps us test new therapies, diagnose diseases earlier, and bring promising treatments into NHS care.

Find out about the different ways you can take part in research at our Trust: https://www.research.imperial.nhs.uk/take-part-in-research/how-to-take-part-in-research

02/11/2026

"Suddenly not being able to do familiar, everyday things can be unsettling."

This Occupational Therapy Week, we're shining a light on how occupational therapists help people take part in the activities that matter most to them.

Read our blog with Katia Fournier [pictured right], clinical lead for hand therapy, to discover the difference occupational therapy can make for patients: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/blog/advanced-practice-in-occupational-therapy-meet-katia

30/10/2026

Take part in a trial to find the best way to screen for prostate cancer 📣

A new prostate cancer screening trial will find out if we should be screening men who are at high risk of developing prostate cancer, and how best to do so. The trial, called RADAR, is being led by clinicians at the Trust.

The team want to recruit men between 40 and 49 years old who have one or more of the following risk factors for prostate cancer:
• Black African or Black Caribbean ethnicity, or
• a first degree relative with prostate, ovarian, pancreatic or breast cancer, or
• a known fault in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene

Men can sign up themselves or will be invited by their GP to take part. Every man who consents to the study will be offered three advanced screening tests – a PSA density test, a ten-minute MRI scan called a Prostagram, and a genetic blood test called Stockholm3.

All tests are free of charge and will be done during a one hour appointment at Charing Cross Hospital.

Find out more about the study: https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3WaGmFKNTGfPiFo

30/10/2026

As October draws to a close, we’re reflecting on some of the highlights from the month. To mark National AHPs Day on 14 October, our executive and non-executive colleagues shadowed allied health professionals across our hospitals, seeing first-hand the vital contribution they make to patient care.

At St Mary’s Hospital, Stewart Cooper, divisional director of operations, joined occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists, while Rupert Bondy, non-executive director for the North West London Acute Provider Group, joined colleagues in our Major Trauma Unit.

Rupert told us he was “truly inspired by the professionalism, patience and kindness” he witnessed, highlighting the continuity AHPs provide for patients and families and their vital role in helping people recover, regain independence and move on to the next stage of their care.

Thank you to everyone who took part, and to all our brilliant AHP colleagues 💙

29/10/2026

In February 2026, Baljit was rushed to Hammersmith Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a run.

The main artery supplying blood to his heart was completely blocked, causing three cardiac arrests. His heart stopped for a total of 26 minutes.

As it was not possible to restart his heart with traditional CPR, the team saved his life by placing Baljit on VA-ECMO (veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) while he continued to receive chest compressions for his cardiac arrest. The device temporarily takes over the work of the heart and lungs, giving the body vital time to recover.

We are fortunate to be one of only a few centres in the NHS able offer ECMO support for cardiac arrests, thanks to funding from Imperial Health Charity.

After spending a week on ECMO, Baljit was cared for in intensive care and continued his recovery on our cardiology ward and then as an outpatient. Baljit gradually built up his strength and has since completed his first 5K run!

He was recently reunited with the teams who cared for him.

He told us: "It's great to be back and to meet all the fabulous people who saved my life. I just want to say a big thank you."

Dr Louit Thakuria, critical care consultant, said: "Baljit's story is remarkable and inspiring. He was the first patient at our hospital to be resuscitated from a refractory cardiac arrest with E-CPR (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation) using ECMO. Without this treatment, the only other outcome was almost certain death.”

Join us in wishing Baljit all the best for the future 💙

Read Baljit’s full story: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/news/inspirational-heart-patient-thanks-hospital-staff

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St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street
London
W21NY

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+442033113311

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http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/

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