Royal London Hospital

The Royal London Hospital, formerly the London Hospital, is a major teaching hospital in Whitechapel, London. It is part of the Barts and the London NHS Trust, alongside St Bartholomew's Hospital ("Barts"), which is a couple of miles away. The Royal London provides district general hospital services for the City and Tower Hamlets and specialist tertiary care services for patients from across London and elsewhere. It is also the base for the HEMS helicopter ambulance service, operating out of a specially rebuilt roof area.

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Teaching - Hospital - Whitechapel - London - NHS Trust - St Bartholomew's Hospital - City - Tower Hamlets

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The medical college at the hospital, the first in England and Wales, was founded in 1785. It amalgamated in 1995 with that of Barts, under the aegis of Queen Mary, University of London, to become Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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1785 - Queen Mary, University of London - Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry

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In March 2005 planning permission was granted for a major redevelopment and expansion of the Royal London. Work on the £1.2 billion project is expected to start in late 2005. After the completion of the project the hospital will have London?s leading trauma and emergency care centre, Europe?s largest renal service and the capital?s second biggest paediatric service. Barts is also undergoing redevelopment and will become a cancer and cardiac centre of excellence.

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Joseph Merrick, known as the "Elephant Man", spent the last few years of life at the Royal London and his bones are kept at the hospital.

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