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Professor Thomas Lüscher M.D., F.R.C.P. has been appointed director of education, research and development at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust effective 1 October 2017.

This month’s European Heart Journal, published by the European Society of Cardiology and one of the leading cardiology publications worldwide, sees Royal Brompton Hospital featured as a ‘centre of excellence’ for cardiac care.

Mr Eric Lim, consultant thoracic surgeon at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded £1.3 million, the largest National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) grant awarded to the Trust this year, for a study looking at mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the chest wall that is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.

New research published last week (11 August), led by respiratory teams at Royal Brompton Hospital, finds that patients feel they are having to “fight” to be referred for treatment procedures that could have significant impacts on their length  and quality of life.