Health Charities That specialise in Hospital

The Friends' aim is to assist in promoting the health, comfort and welfare of the patients, their visitors and the staff of the East Surrey Hospital by the provision of equipment, medical and otherwise, and amenities, by running a coffee shop in the Hospital and generally by supporting the charitable work of the Hospital.

The promotion, provision, maintenance and improvement of renal units in hospitals, schools of medicine and universities; by the provision therein or in connection therewith of equipment, laboratories, facilities or personnel whatsoever calculated to relieve such persons and by the promotion of medical research into renal and other diseases.

To provide support to patients and staff at the hospital and to raise funds for equipment, resources and staff training which are not available through NHS funding.

Provides support and organises trips, treats and holidays for families of children being treated for cancer or leukaemia at Sheffield Children's Hospital. Supports reseach projects and provides equipment for the ward, clinic and community nurses. PACT house provides accommodation for use by families whilst a child is undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Helping St Bartholomew's Hospital by personal service and by the provision of such amenities for the patients and staff as would not be available for them under the NHS

The distribution of quarterly gratuities to retired people in need living in the Borough of Bedford. The Charity also gives money to Charities which benefit the people of Bedford.

Educational grants to members of the League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses and Benevolent Grants to League members and nurses who have trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital (EC1A 7BE) and are in financial difficulty or in need of friendship and advice.

The charity continues to provide almshouses with on site warden assistance to the residents in order to provide the care and time the Trustees consider sufficient.

Provide funds to cover improvements to Burnham On Sea hospital for the benefit of patients and staff or to purchase equipment for use at the hospital.

Almshouse foundation with premises open to the public and having also an educational mandate. Includes Franciscan gardens (greyfriars), the site of the first Franciscan Monastery in England. Eastbridge Hospital is an Anglican foundation with chapels in regular use.

The charity provides amenities to improve the comfort of the patients & staff of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Medical research is also supported & substantial grants made for works of improvement benefiting patients, staff & visiting relatives. The charity is able, from time to time, to purchase medical & surgical equipment which the Trust is unable to fund from its own budget.

The Charity works in partnership with others and provides grants to enhance health and social care services for the local community, going above and beyond what the NHS provides.

Making grants to pay for medical equipment, patient comforts and staff resources, or the provision of other assistance, to improve the care and treatment of patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital.

The church organises the following activities - Weekly: public Sunday services morning & evening; mid-week Bible study & prayer meeting; Tuesday coffee morning (principally for retired folk), children & young people's groups on Fridays (5-10), (11-13) and (14+).Quarterly : senior citizens' luncheons; services in local care homesOccasional: walks; outings;hospital transportation & visitation

The Friends aim is to support and supplement the services offered by Island-wide NHS services, through the funding of new equipment and facilities designed to enhance the wellbeing of NHS patients and staff across the Isle of Wight. We are funded by the running of our shop, by charity boxes around the Island and by many generous donations or by being kindly remembered in a Will.

Information & advice on issues relevant to the older person. Alternative therapies, exercise & relaxation, coffee clubs, computer usage & training, outreach work. Deliver library books to elderly, isolated clients. Take elderly patients home from hospital and leave them in a safe environment.

Provision of grants for the relief of poor persons who are experiencing/have experienced mental health problems who are resident in Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Grants are made for the benefit of qualifying recipients within the National Health Service and within the private and voluntary sectors. Grants are not made for costs that should be met from public funds.

Activitiesa. Educational & Cultural Workshopsb. Advice, Advocacy, Information on immigration, housing, benefits, hospitals. c. Family affairs such as marriage, mediation, counselling & Women affairs, d. Substance misuse advice and guidance.e. elderly advice and support & youth work f. Islamic propagation:-five time a day prayers, Ramadan (evening meal) program,

To improve the care for Cancer patients being treated at the Oncology, Breast Cancer,Urology and Radiotherapy Units at The Royal United Hospital Bath and other health units in Bath and surrounding areas in North East Somerset, West and North Wiltshire. Supporting a population of over 500,000 people.

Runs one charity shop and other fundraising events to support Danesbury Neurological Centre (an NHS facility treating adults with neurological problems) and Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital (which provides rehabilitation following a stay in an acute hospital) as well as occasional support to other Hertfordshire NHS facilities providing similar rehabilitation.

The objects of the Friends shall be to provide support and assistance to patients of the Blandford Community Hospital and preserve and protect the health of the community by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by the NHS or statutory authorities.

The provision of Warden assisted housing for those in need, with priority to those living in the districts of Salisbury and Wilton. The Charity maintains 19 units of accommodation.

The objectives of the charity are to help people suffering from rheumatic diseases and to provide funds for research into the prevention, cure and relief of such diseases. This is achieved by funding research and development at the Haywood Hospital and by supporting the education of patients and health professionals with expertise in the rheumatic diseases.

Transport of urgently needed blood, drugs, breast milk, human tissues and other medical requirements originating from hospitals, other health care facilities and patients' homes throughout the Southwest of Engand

The objects of the charity are to enforce the aims and objectives of the National Association of Leagues of Hospital Friends:-To educate the public in the needs of the patients of Horsham Hospital-To recruit voluntary workers in the Horsham Hospital0001