London's Oldest Hospital Linked to Slavery Through Past Donors

At least 50 funders of St Bartholomew's, London's oldest hospital, directly profited from trading enslaved people across the Atlantic, the Register of British Slave Traders reported 14 September 2026. Many donors in its Great Hall invested in businesses built on that trade. Barts Health NHS Trust found more links. How a working hospital should remember it is the question.