Barts Heart Centre

What Barts Heart Centre does

Barts Heart Centre is a specialist cardiac service operating within Barts Health NHS Trust, the UK's largest NHS Trust. Based primarily at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London, with additional cardiac provision at Newham, The Royal London, and Whipps Cross hospitals, it is described as one of the largest cardiac centres in Europe, comprising 10 cardiac theatres, 10 catheterisation labs, and over 300 general, cardiac and critical care beds, supported by 41 listed cardiology consultants.

The centre delivers the full cardiac care pathway through nine interconnected clinical services: emergency/acute care (Cardiogenic Shock, ECMO), diagnostics, medical management (Cardiology, Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions), surgical and interventional treatment (Heart Surgery, Heart Valve Service), and specialist populations (GUCH, Barts Thorax Centre). Support services include Cardiac Surgery School, Cardiac Rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and a dedicated psychology team. Technology centres on both conventional and minimally invasive cardiac surgery, advanced catheterisation, and extracorporeal life support. Long-standing research infrastructure — NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Barts Life Sciences, and partnerships with Queen Mary University of London and the British Heart Foundation — underpins a translational research pipeline.

The business model is publicly funded: as an NHS service, care is free at the point of use to UK residents, with revenue flowing from NHS allocations to Barts Health NHS Trust rather than commercial contracts. The go-to-market is NHS referral-based, accepting GP referrals, emergency transfers, and specialist referrals from other NHS trusts across the UK. The only commercial revenue exposure is via the Barts Health Private Patients service and overseas patient pathways, which are not separately quantified. No venture capital, private equity, or external ownership interests apply.

Name

Barts Heart Centre

Legal name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Website

https://bartshealth.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

Barts Heart Centre is one of Europe's largest specialist cardiac centres within Barts Health NHS Trust, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London with 10 theatres, 10 catheterisation labs, and 300+ beds. It serves NHS patients across the UK with comprehensive cardiac services from emergency care to rehabilitation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiac Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiovascular / Cath Lab & Electrophysiology Centers (HLAFAIAI), Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (HLAKABAD), Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK), General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

Keywords

• Cardiac surgery services
• Cardiology care
• Heart failure treatment
• ECMO life support
• Cardiac rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. NHS Funded Healthcare: Barts Heart Centre operates as part of the NHS and is funded through the National Health Service budget. Services are free at point of use for UK residents, with funding coming from government allocations to NHS trusts based on activity and population needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Barts Heart Centre is a specialized cardiac care facility operating within Barts Health NHS Trust at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. It provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency cardiac services covering the full care pathway—from acute emergency interventions (cardiogenic shock, ECMO) through diagnostics, medical management, and surgical interventions, to rehabilitation and long-term follow-up for congenital and inherited cardiovascular conditions. The centre operates 10 cardiac theatres, 10 catheterisation labs, and more than 300 cardiac and critical care beds, supported by 41 cardiology consultants.

Product overview

Barts Heart Centre is a specialized cardiac center at St Bartholomew's Hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency cardiac services. The centre operates as a unified clinical facility offering nine interconnected specialist services covering the full cardiac care pathway: from acute emergency services (Cardiogenic Shock, ECMO) through diagnostics and medical management (Cardiology, Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions) to surgical interventions (Heart Surgery, Heart Valve Service) and specialist populations (GUCH, Barts Thorax Centre). Support services including psychology, physiotherapy, cardiac rehabilitation, and cardiac surgery school complement the clinical treatments. With 10 theatres, 10 catheterisation labs, and over 300 critical care beds, it is one of the largest cardiac centres in Europe. Some services are also provided at Newham, The Royal London, and Whipps Cross hospitals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiogenic Shock Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Some of the best clinical outcomes in the country for cardiac patients

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British Heart FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with British Heart Foundation to tackle heart disease in London boroughs through cardiovascular disease prevention programmes.
• Queen Mary University of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing research partnership through Barts Life Sciences and NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre. Joint clinical research facility development including Whitechapel life sciences campus.
• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Barts Clinical Research Facility providing infrastructure for clinical trials and research across cardiac and other conditions.
• Barts CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable funding partner supporting Barts Health services, equipment, and research including cardiac care improvements and facilities.
• Genes & Health ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research programme to increase research funding and recruitment to clinical trials from diverse local populations.
• NIHR North East London Commercial Research Delivery CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Barts Health NHS Trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust, and Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to increase commercial clinical research across North East London.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Queen Elizabeth): A major UK teaching hospital with a large cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology programme that treats high-acuity cases and competes for tertiary/quaternary referrals from across the Midlands and beyond.
• Freeman Hospital (Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT): A long-established northern England quaternary cardiac centre offering complex interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, transplantation, and adult congenital services that compete with Barts for national referrals.
• Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: The UK's other major dedicated heart and lung hospital, providing cardiothoracic surgery, transplantation, ECMO, and structural heart services — a near-direct peer in scale and quaternary cardiac scope.
• NHS Golden Jubilee (Golden Jubilee Foundation): Scotland's flagship heart, lung, and cancer centre providing cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, and heart failure services; comparable in its role as a national quaternary cardiac hub.
• Wythenshawe Hospital (Manchester University NHS FT): Northwest England's leading cardiothoracic centre within Manchester University NHS FT, providing cardiac surgery, structural heart interventions, and heart failure services at a comparable regional scale.
• Glenfield Hospital (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust): A major UK cardiothoracic centre with one of the largest cardiac surgery and ECMO programmes in the Midlands, overlapping with Barts in case mix and acuity.
• Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT): One of the UK's other flagship quaternary cardiac and respiratory centres, offering comparable cardiac surgery, ECMO, congenital, and heart failure services; the closest direct competitor for complex UK referrals.

Broad incumbents

• Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: A large multi-specialty London teaching trust that now houses the Royal Brompton/Harefield cardiac services, giving it a comprehensive cardiac portfolio within a broader hospital system comparable to Barts Health NHS Trust.
• King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: A large London teaching trust with a tertiary cardiac service and active research portfolio through the King's Health Partners; a regional peer for cardiac referrals in South London and Southeast England.
• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Hammersmith): Another major London teaching trust with a significant cardiology and cardiac surgery service anchored at Hammersmith Hospital, operating as a London quaternary cardiac provider within a broader multi-hospital system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NHSBartsHealth
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• Facebookfacebook.com/BartsHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barts-health-nhs-trust
• Instagraminstagram.com/nhsbartshealth

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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