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The Royal Free Hospital is a large and modern London teaching hospital, United Kingdom. It is operated by the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and located in Hampstead, North-West London. The nearest London Underground stop is Belsize Park, on the Northern Line. This article is about the British city. ...
A Teaching hospital is a hospital which provides medical training. ...
National Health Service Trusts (NHS Trusts) provide many services of the United Kingdom National Health Service in England and Wales. ...
Hampstead is a place in the London Borough of Camden and is close to Hampstead Heath. ...
The nickname Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...
Belsize Park tube station is a London Underground station on the Northern Line. ...
For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...
History The hospital was founded in 1828 to - as the name indicates - provide free care to those of little means. The royal charter was given by Queen Victoria in 1837 after a cholera epidemic in which the hospital had extended care to many victims. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May, 1819 – 22 January, 1901) was the eminent Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June, 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January, 1877, until her death in 1901. ...
| Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Cholera (also called Asiatic cholera) is a water-borne disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which are typically ingested by drinking contaminated water, or by eating improperly cooked fish, especially shellfish. ...
The London School of Medicine for Women, since August 1998 a part of the Royal Free & University College Medical School, was the first to train female doctors in the UK. The London School of Medicine for Women was established in 1874 and was the first medical school in Britian to train women. ...
1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
The Cruciform (Medical School) viewed from the college portico. ...
The hospital is presently located on Pond Street, where it moved in the 1970s. It also houses part of the medical school and its associated research facilities. Significant advances in the fields of liver medicine (hepatology) and transplantation; renal disease and dialysis; haematology and haemophilia have been made at the Royal Free. The Professorial department of liver medicine is recognized as one of the leading research units of its type in the world. It was founded by the late Prof. Dame Sheila Sherlock, DBE. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
Hepatology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with disorders of the liver, gall bladder and biliary ducts. ...
In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in renal failure. ...
Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of any of several hereditary genetic illnesses that impair the bodys ability to control bleeding. ...
Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these...
The Royal Free Hospital was the first in the UK to appoint a consultant in HIV medicine back in 1989. Dr Margaret Johnson a specialist in thoracic medicine, has built The Royal Free Centre for HIV Medicine, a centre of excellence which is at the forefront of treatment of HIV and AIDS. It includes in-patient care on the Elizabeth Garret Anderson ward, a research team headed by Dr Mike Youle, virology laboratories headed by Prof Clive Loveday, who developed the first viral load tests long before they became part of routine HIV management. The out-patients' centre was opened in 1992 by Sir Ian Mckellen and is named after actor Ian Charleson. Its garden, where patients can relax, was opened by Sir Elton John. Human immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV, and formerly known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus) is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. ...
The Red Ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the human immune system caused by infection with the...
Sir Ian McKellen at the premiere of The Return of the King in Wellington, New Zealand, December 1, 2003 Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE, (born May 25, 1939) is a highly acclaimed stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ...
Ian Charleson (August 11, 1949 – January 6, 1990) was a Scottish actor. ...
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The hospital itself also offers teaching and placement to nursing students from Middlesex University. Middlesex University is a university in North London, England, located in the traditional county of Middlesex (from which it takes its name). ...
In the news - The UK facial transplantation team, under Mr Peter Butler, are based at the RFH and have recently been granted ethical approval to begin screening patients.
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