Nicola Whitehill was diagnosed with diffuse systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and Raynaud’s in 1997. Nicola campaigns tirelessly to raise awareness of scleroderma, a rare autoimmune condition that affects the skin and connective tissue. In this blog written to mark World Scleroderma Day, Nicola explains why she’s […]
Read more >One of the UK’s leading proponents of a global patient engagement movement has been named as the guest speaker in the next broadcast of the Royal Free Charity’s series of virtual talks. Senior improvement advisor Karen Turner has spearheaded the adoption of What Matters To […]
Read more >Cat is a senior sister in the oncology department at the Royal Free Hospital. Over the last year she has seen first hand the resilience of both staff and the patients visiting every day. “With these moments still vivid in my mind, I feel compelled […]
Read more >Helping patients to find their way to their appointments, supporting the COVID vaccination programme or setting up virtual meetings between patients and their family are just some of the activities young people could find themselves undertaking this summer when they sign up for a volunteer […]
Read more >None of us could have predicted, even a year ago, that we would now be approaching Volunteers’ Week under COVID-19 restrictions for a second year in a row. This reality brings with it mixed emotions for us all. We know that for many of you […]
Read more >Scientists are preparing to move into an ultra-modern research facility which will allow them to work more closely with clinicians to develop treatments and cures for some of the most devastating diseases of the immune system. The £60m Pears Building, which was today handed over […]
Read more >The latest in a series of virtual health talks curated by the Royal Free Charity features celebrated author, speaker and health policy expert Professor Sir Chris Ham. Joining us in his capacity as non-executive director of the Royal Free London NHS Trust, Sir Chris will […]
Read more >The Royal Opera Chorus has partnered with Royal Free Radio to produce a special broadcast in honour of NHS employees and volunteers. The hour of specially-recorded highlights from the Royal Opera Chorus’s repertory explores and celebrates the whole spectrum of human emotion. The broadcast includes […]
Read more >We’d like to congratulate and give thanks to Gary Colet, who has completed a second fundraiser in aid of the Royal Free Charity. Together with friend Jeff Ward, from Mill Hill in north west London, he cycled 52.4 miles – the distance of the London […]
Read more >One time volunteer, Beata Mocko, explains how giving her time at the hospital gained her the skills, confidence and support she needed to land her new role as hostess at Barnet Hospital (BH). When Beata started volunteering at BH in December 2019, she was looking […]
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