Our hospitals

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. Both hospitals are renowned for their expertise and standard of care in the field of heart and lung disease

Royal Brompton Hospital

Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea has more than 2,200 staff, five operating theatres, one hybrid theatre and four catheter laboratories.

It is home to Europe’s largest centre for the treatment and management of cystic fibrosis, also seeing patients suffering from asthma and other lung conditions from across the country. Royal Brompton is also home to Europe's largest adult congenital heart disease unit.

Harefield Hospital

Harefield Hospital in Hillingdon has more than 1,300 staff, five operating theatres and four catheter laboratories.

The hospital is one of the world's largest and most experienced centres for heart and lung transplants.

Harefield also has a dedicated heart attack centre dealing with cardiac emergencies from outer north-west London.

What they do

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals carry out some of the most complicated heart and lung procedures and surgeries available anywhere in the world. Combined, they form the UK's only specialist heart and lung centre that treats both adults and children.

The hospitals specialise in treating, among others:

Cancer
Cardiac conditions
Respiratory conditions
Cystic fibrosis
Paediatric conditions
Sleep-related conditions

In addition to the treatment of such conditions, dedicated staff at our hospitals carry out pioneering research into new ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent heart and lung diseases.

Latest

The Professor Tim Evans Memorial Fund

The Professor Tim Evans Memorial Fund has been set up in memory of Professor Tim Evans who sadly passed away in November 2018.
Missions with Megs

To celebrate the life of Megan and thank the Royal Brompton and Harefield for everything they did for Megan throughout her life.
Missions with Megs

To raise money for the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity
20.03.2019

After a very wet and windy holiday in Ludlow at the weekend, I have come back to work and my blog brimming with excitement that Spring must be on its way even if today that does seem rather a remote dream.

Make a regular donation

...and you'll be helping patients of all ages with life-threatening heart and lung conditions.
Our purpose

...is to fund innovative treatment, equipment and research at our two hospitals, that fall outside of NHS funding.
Achievements
History

In Loving Memory of Kane Woodington

This has been set up because it was very important to Kane to raise funds for Harefield Hospital in appreciation of the outstanding love, care and support he received from everyone there.
London 2 Brighton in Memory of Seamus Byrne

On 16th September me and some of my friends and family will take on the 54 mile bike ride to Brighton.

Your donations will support Harefield's urgent transplant appeal to purchase vital equipment to keep donated organs viable for longer and also artificial hearts which play a critical role in keeping people alive whilst they wait for a suitable donor.

Your donations will have the impact to save someone's life and my family and I could think of no better charity / appeal to con
Harefield Transplant Appeal

We’re raising £500,000 to support Harefield's world-class Transplant Programme, so our doctors and nurses can treat more people in need of life-saving transplants
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity

Supporting the health and welfare of patients by providing state-of-the-art equipment and new facilities, and supporting cutting-edge research into heart and lung conditions.
Our hospitals

...are known throughout the world for their expertise, standard of care and research success in the field of heart and lung disease.
Back in the Driving Seat - Cystic Fibrosis Appeal

Help people with cystic fibrosis (CF) take control. We’re working with specialists at Royal Brompton Hospital, leading tech companies and people with CF to redefine treatment for the digital age
Fundraising Team
The Patients’ Fund

Making patient life that little bit more like normal life.
Charlie's story

Sunday 12th February 2017 was an ordinary Sunday; Charlie had left his family home to do some shopping in Luton town centre when he started to feel lightheaded. He soon began to feel unwell and suddenly began to convulse and stopped breathing.
Totally Heart(less)

On January 31 2018, I received a Syncardia 50cc Total Artificial Heart, just three months after being diagnosed with a rare form of cardiac cancer. This saved my life.