Charities - medical relief and research

Leading the fight against dementia.

There are 10 million people in the UK living with arthritis. Sadly though, there is still very little public awareness or understanding about the devastating impact arthritis can have on people’s lives. Arthritis Care exists to empower people with arthritis and demonstrate the positive choices available to them, enabling them to manage their pain and lead rich and fulfilling lives.

AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, which is working to combat HIV and AIDS worldwide. AVERT supports HIV projects in the areas of the world that have been most severely affected by the epidemic including many countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bowel diseases, including cancer, affect hundreds of thousands of people a year, yet even in today’s more open society, they are rarely discussed; a taboo still exists which leaves many thousands suffering in silence. In cases where disease leads to life with a colostomy (bag), this can be extremely distressing and isolating.

• Brain tumours kill more children than leukaemia or any other cancer
• Brain tumours kill more women under 35 than breast or any other cancer
• Brain tumours kill more men under 45 than prostate or any other cancer

… Yet brain tumour research is woefully under-funded.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is dedicated to transforming the lives of people affected by breast cancer. We are improving and saving lives through finding the causes of breast cancer, enabling early detection, ensuring precise diagnosis, discovering better treatments and improving medical services. We believe passionately that this deadly disease can be beaten and are determined to change the future for women everywhere – by removing the fear of breast cancer for good.

We hope that one day there will be a simple cure for breast cancer. But for as long as breast cancer continues to have a devastating impact on 46,000 families across the UK each year, we want to be here caring, supporting and providing information for them.

When Susan Channon, a young mother, died of breast cancer over 10 years ago, her friends, family and colleagues formed the breast cancer charity that bears her name.

Patron: HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO

Good health is one of life’s most precious gifts and homeopathic medicine has a remarkable ability to restore health and promote a sense of overall well-being. Many thousands of people each year benefit from homeopathic treatment – people who might otherwise continue suffering from a health problem for which conventional medicine has nothing to offer.

One person in seven in the UK is affected by a lung disease. Whether it's mild asthma or lung cancer, the British Lung Foundation is here for every one of them.

Research for Renal - Improving lives through kidney research by the healthcare team

A lot can be done in four hours… a trip to the garden centre to stock up on next season’s plants, a trip to the shops to stock up on next season’s clothes! Or perhaps a coffee with some friends at the local cafe or a trip to the zoo with the children?
If you’re somebody hooked up to a kidney dialysis machine for fours four hours a day, three to four days of the week, every week of the year, planning your life takes on a whole new meaning. There are around 50,000 people in the UK needing dialysis or a kidney transplant – with 7,000 new patients joining this list each year. And these are the people at the tip of the ice-berg – beneath the surface there are over 2 million more with moderate to severe kidney disease.

Formed nearly 50 years ago, we have spent more than £35million on equipment and vital research into cancer and other crippling diseases at universities, research institutions and hospitals throughout the country.

Today, we specialise in research into the spread of cancer, which is the cause of two thirds of all cancer deaths.

CancerCare at UCLH supports the treatment and comfort of Cancer patients at the UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.

CancerCare at UCLH was established to provide additional care and comfort for patients. The charity pays for small, but appreciated, items such as newspapers and beverages in patients’ waiting areas and also for medical equipment that can ease patients’ experience of the treatment process. In addition, it funds research aimed at improving the effectiveness of treatment.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres and an international leader in research. From our beginnings in the early 1890s, we have been world pioneers in the study and treatment of cancer with many firsts to our name. Our new early stage clinical trials unit is the largest of its kind in the world, testing the very latest in cancer treatments.

Clatterbridge Cancer Research belongs to the people of Merseyside and Cheshire. Our promise to our supporters is to invest in pioneering research to help us understand cancer – developing new and more effective treatments, improving diagnosis and getting to the causes of cancer earlier.

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease, are chronic debilitating illnesses involving severe inflammation of the digestive tract. The incidence of Crohn’s Disease in children has increased dramatically over the past few years but to date there is no known cause or cure.

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation funds leading research projects across the UK into the causes, complications and potential cures of diabetes. Our long-term goal is simply to discover an effective cure as more than 430 million people will be effected by diabetes worldwide by 2030. Without our intervention, diabetes is set to become one of the 21st Century’s greatest medical problems. Recent progress has given cause for optimism but now our support of the pioneering research is more vital than ever before if we are to make the breakthrough.

The Trust was set up in 1994 by people with diabetes for people with diabetes. We offer support and understanding to those with diabetes and their families. We provide information leaflets to enable people with diabetes to have an informed choice of treatment and to help with the day to day difficulties of living with diabetes. We also provide a telephone listening service and collate information from the experiences of people with diabetes to help and support others.

Epilepsy Action is the leading membership organisation for the 600,000 people living with epilepsy in the UK. Almost 1 in every 100 people.
Established over 60 years ago as the British Epilepsy Association today we are
working under the banner of Epilepsy Action, putting epilepsy first and delivering vital
FREE information, advice and support to people living with this often hidden condition.
Epilepsy is the second most common neurological condition after migraine.
Yet, unlike migraine, epilepsy is surrounded by myths and misunderstanding.

Epilepsy is one of the most distressing conditions imaginable. It affects nearly half a million people in the UK, yet it is often misunderstood and stigmatised. 30,000 new cases are confirmed each year however it remains shamefully neglected. Epilepsy Society is the UK’s foremost epilepsy charity, committed to enhancing the quality of life for people who have this potentially life-threatening condition.

The Foundation for Liver Research funds innovative research programmes to address the challenges of liver disease.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is one of the leading children’s hospitals in the world caring for sick children from all over the country – in particular those with the most rare or severe conditions. The hospital has the largest range of paediatric specialities under one roof in the UK and is the largest centre for children with cancer and leukaemia in Europe and the largest centre for children’s heart transplants in the world. The majority of our patients need to see at least two specialists and thousands every year need to see five teams or more.

Imagine a local hospital where all the doctors and nurses are trained in the very latest techniques and have the state of the art equipment to match; where the non-medical needs of patients are treated with equal importance to their medical needs; where the comfort of the patients and their loved ones can be relied on to be as important as the medical care. Imagine if this local hospital was available to all who needed it.
This is the dream of the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Charity.

Helen’s Trust operates in North Derbyshire and Sheffield. The charity was founded 10 years ago in Memory of local Derbyshire woman Helen Louise Lyons, who sadly died prematurely of cancer. Helen was able to be cared for by her family in her own home which was her expressed wish. The charity was developed in Helen’s memory as a way of being able to help others with all incurable illnesses to be able to have the choice to stay in their own home at the end of their lives.

Jenner Vaccine Foundation supports the development of innovative vaccines against the world’s major infectious diseases affecting human and animal populations. By providing resources to scientific teams, the Foundation seeks to make an impact on, and improve the prospects for, the better control of major infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (of humans and cattle), malaria, influenza (of humans and birds), HIV, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease of animals.

The Northern Counties Kidney Research Fund was established in 1972 to support work for kidney transplant and dialysis patients in the North of England. Research by scientists, physicians and surgeons is funded. There are currently six full time posts in Newcastle which the fund has paid for.

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into better treatments and cures for blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Care in the Air

The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance provides a rapid response emergency helicopter, that is fully equipped to attend medical emergencies and covers a total of 3,000 square miles. We are available to be called on to assist at the scene of an accident, providing medical treatment together with rapid transportation for those who might not otherwise survive their injuries.

One in three of us will get cancer. It’s the toughest fight most of us will ever face.

Meningitis is a terrifying disease, which can kill in four hours. Every week, six families have to face the sudden tragedy of losing a loved one to this devastating disease. Babies, children, students and older people are most at risk.

Eight million people in the UK suffer with migraine

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) provides support and services that transform the lives of deaf children and their families.

The Foundation was established in August 1995 to support the work of the National Heart & Lung Institute within the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.

Imperial College, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust form Europe’s largest service for cardiac and respiratory health. National Heart & Lung Institute plays a pivotal role in all three organisations. The national burden of heart and lung disease is immense, causing unquantifiable misery. Almost every family has a member, friend or colleague who has died or suffered from heart and lung disease and all age groups are affected. Many millions of working days are lost every year through heart and lung disease.

­­­­­­­­Energy – a basic requirement for economic, health and social development

More than 1.4 billion people worldwide cannot access electricity. Indoor air pollution from fuel used for lighting and heating (paraffin, wood, grass, animal dung or charcoal) is a major cause of respiratory disease and kills nearly 2 million people every year – mainly women and children. Lack of access to energy hinders economic activity, and affects all aspects of development – it is a significant barrier to good education, better health and finding a way out of poverty for the world’s poorest people.

Founded in 1948, the North West Cancer Research Fund raises all its funds in the North West entirely by voluntary means to finance fundamental research into the causes of all types of cancer, the mechanisms by which they arise, and the way they exert their effects.

Paintings in Hospitals is a registered charity that uses art and creativity to reduce sickness, anxiety and stress in UK healthcare facilities. Through our work we create environments that improve health, wellbeing and the healthcare experience for patients, their families and staff. Every year our work brings comfort and reassurance to over 1.8 million people across the UK from London to York, Aberystwyth and Belfast. We work across the health sector, including hospitals, hospices, care homes, GP surgeries, cancer centres and alternative therapy centres.

Parkinson’s is a progressive, neurological disorder and occurs when the chemical messenger responsible for movement stops being produced in the brain. Medication and other treatments mean that many people with Parkinson’s can continue to lead an active life but others can have their quality of life affected dramatically. Parkinson’s UK is the UK’s only organisation working exclusively for people affected by Parkinson’s and has over 30,000 members and more than 330 local branches and support groups throughout the UK.

Prostate diseases affect 1 in 2 men during their lifetime.  We are working to help men and their families beat all prostate diseases now and in the future.  Research and education are at the core of everything we do to beat prostate disease.

Prostate Cancer Research Foundation funds independent, international research into the possible causes and cures of prostate cancer.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Every year, millions of people of all ages need professional nursing care at home.

Research – Prevention – Support – Campaigning
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the UK’s only lung cancer charity.
We fund research, provide support, help people to quit smoking and give a voice to all those affected by lung cancer through our campaigning work.

The Royal Marsden is a world leading cancer centre, providing treatment and care for more than 40,000 cancer patients every year. It is also at the forefront of cancer research. Its work influences how all cancer patients are treated and cared for, not just in its hospitals but all over the world.

The Sickle Cell Society has been operating for 31 years and currently supports over 13,000 people who have a Sickle Cell Disease and 250,000 people who are carriers of the sickle cell gene in the UK. Sickle Cell Disease is now the most common genetic disease in England.