Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust -
founding partner
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe.
The Trust has a 170-year history of expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and long-term care of people with heart and lung disease. As a specialist centre, we treat patients from all over the UK and around the world. Along with our primary academic partner Imperial College London, we have an international reputation for our expertise, standard of care and research into heart and lung disease.
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - founding partner
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist heart and chest hospitals in the UK, establishing itself as a renowned provider of cardiothoracic services.
The Trust provides world class heart and chest services to residents in Merseyside, Cheshire, parts of Lancashire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. Increasingly it is seeing more patients from around the country and even from overseas for its most specialist procedures e.g. aortic aneurysms and transcatheter aortic valve implant.
Imperial College London - academic partner
Rated among the world’s best universities, Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research.
Innovative research at the college explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and business, delivering practical solutions that improve quality of life and the environment – underpinned by a dynamic enterprise culture.
Since its foundation in 1907, Imperial’s contributions to society have included the discovery of penicillin, the development of holography and fibre optics.
