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Dennis was diagnosed on the 4th November 2006 with a Grade 4 Pineal Blastoma. Sadly after a very brave fight Dennis lost his battle on the 17th April 2007.
This is a new initiative launched by the parents of Jack Brown and their friends and supporters to fund research that will permit UK based treatment for neuroblastoma.
The 2Simple Trust helps parents and families to raise funds to support the treatment of children suffering from neuroblastoma. The Trust has also commenced a programme to fund leading clinical research into the causes and treatment of neuroblastoma in recognised cancer centres.
Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is an extremely rare disease. So far, only 50 children worldwide have been identified with the disease. It has proved fatal for at least 3 of them. The AADC Research Trust is a children's charity dedicated to funding research, supporting affected families and promoting worldwide disease awareness.
We fund pioneering research into Asthma and Allergic Disease led by teams of world-renowned experts. This includes kick-start funding for research, supporting PhD students, developing education and training through worldwide contact and discussion and the purchase of necessary equipment and consumables. We are also proud to have funded the world's leading genetic research team in identifying asthma related genes.
Above & Beyond Charities supports the work of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), Bristol Children?s Hospital, St. Michaels Hospital, Bristol General Hospital, Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol Homeopathic Hospital and Clevedon Hospital.
Above & Beyond Charities funds projects which touch the lives of the thousands of people cared for by University Hospitals Bristol and local community services each year.
Last year the Charity gave over £2.2 million in grants to make a real difference to healthcare in Bristol and the South West.
Please follow this link to support the 'CaRE Appeal': http://www.justgiving.com/CaREAppeal"
The Academy aims to ensure advances in medical research are developed into healthcare treatments for patients as quickly as possible. This is achieved through the work of 900 elected Fellows who provide expert, independent advice on particular workstreams including biomedical science policy and careers for medical researchers. The Academy also manages the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Trust.
ADDER is a charity based in the North East of England dedicated to helping people with dystonia, a neurological condition which involves abnormal muscle movements. Our main achievement is the correct diagnosis of over 2,000 people proving that dystonia is 2nd only to Parkinson's Disease in its prevalence (commonness).
M.E. devastates the lives of around 250,000 people in the UK. They live with severe pain and exhaustion and many are left housebound or bedbound. Action for M.E. helps to improve the lives of people with M.E. by providing specialist support and information whilst campaigning for research, treatments and services.
The AECC is a charity because of its extensive work within chiropractic research, education and the provision of low-cost chiropractic treatment for the local community in which it is based. Each year over 50,000 low cost or free patient treatments are offered to the local community from the training clinic.
Making ground-breaking advances in research requires the best minds, the brightest scientific talent and the most able researchers on the planet. That's why AICR (Association for International Cancer Research) has one simple doctrine - to fund the best cancer research it can find, regardless of where in the world it is carried out.
AICR is the only truly international cancer charity dedicated to the worldwide scientific fight against cancer.
Aims2Cure finances research into finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. It sponsors research scientists at The Institute of Neurology and at the Institute of Cell and Molecular Science in London. In 2007 Aims2Cure established The Michele Elster Fund to help other MS sufferers by alleviating many obstacles life may present making a difference to their lives.
Aintree's Vision is to provide high- quality, patient-centred healthcare. We provide acute and elective care through a team of world-class healthcare professionals. Through donations to the charitable fund we can meet these needs, become more efficient and help more people to live longer, healthier, more fulfilled lives that they deserve.
The charity's objectives are to educate people in all matters relating to Alkaptonuria Disease and its causes, effects and treatments particularly through its website; to relieve the suffering of people with the disease by providing information and advice; to carry out research into the causes, effects, treatment and management of the disease and disseminate useful results.
Alopecia UK provides information, support and advice for for people with experience of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis. Alopecia UK also supports research into alopecia and works to raise awareness and understanding of alopecia.
Raising awareness and supporting sufferers of, and research into, Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency a genetic condition which causes lung and liver problems.
The Alzheimer's Research Trust is the UK's leading charity for research into Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The charity also provides free information on dementia and the treatments available.
The Alzheimer's Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their families and carers. To find out more about fundraising for the Society log on to www.alzheimers.org.uk/events
So many people's lives are touched by cancer and the key to a cure must be out there somewhere. By raising funds, AMMF aims to support specialised research teams working to find causes, treatments and cures for gastrointestinal cancers, especially cholangiocarcinoma.
The money raised by Amserjustintime will provide care and support for pancreatic cancer patients and their families in Wales, as well as funding the medical profession for investigation and research into pancreatic cancer.
Andrea?s Gift raises awareness and funds to support brain tumour patients and long term research projects in Yorkshire. Its main project is to support and fund a dedicated brain cancer research laboratory and team who will develop a northern based centre of excellence, providing leading edge research into an area where too little money and focus has been invested to this point.
The Anna Trust raises funds to finance medical research into adult Cystic Fibrosis carried out at Southampton University Hospital.
The Fund supports the provision of information and research into leukaemia and other blood related disorders and is committed to providing the best possible care to patients and their relatives on Ward 7 at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
We've changed... We are Arthritis Research UK - leading the fight against arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research Campaign, arc).
Arthritis Research UK is the charity leading the fight against arthritis. We're working to take the pain away for sufferers of all forms of arthritis and helping people to remain active. We'll do this by funding high class research, providing information and campaigning. Everything we do is underpinned by research.
Find out more about what we do and why we've changed at www.arthritisresearchuk.org
The Asda Foundation is Asda's charitable company. The Foundation will act as a holding account for Tickled Pink so all money can be collected and given to Breast Cancer Care, registered no. 1017658 (60%) and Breast Cancer Campaign, registered no. 299758 (40%).
It funds low-grade tumour research projects, and provides a focus for the low-grade community by offering a source of information, inspiration, connections and hope via a website and online support group.
Ataxia-Telangiectasia is a rare inherited condition which affects children. It is a progressive disease which starts in early childhood, and causes severe disability and early death. The A-T Society provides support for those affected and their families and also funds research into the disease.
Autism Treatment trust is dedicated to helping individuals with autism reach optimum health and learning.
Autistica raises funds to accelerate biomedical research to determine and understand the causes of autism; and through that understanding to discover and promote new ways of improving the quality of life of all those affected
It is a world leading medical research institute carrying out vital research into various diseases and illnesses including Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS or cot death), Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR), pre-eclampsia, burns injuries incl. children's burns, skin repair, tendon and ligament injury, fistula, bowel disorders, heart disease, stroke and other vascular disorders.
BADA-UK is an organisation run by volunteers and dedicated to raising awareness about, and promoting the prevention of, Borreliosis (Lyme disease) and other tick-borne infections in the UK and Ireland. Principle activities include education within the general public and the healthcare profession.
BHR Hospitals Charity raises funds to improve patient and staff welfare and to improve the hospital environment for patients, staff and visitors. Our hospitals, including King George Hospital in Ilford and Queen's Hospital in Romford, serve a population across London and Essex of over 700,000. Our charity work funds those 'little extras' which complement the core services funded by the NHS.
We are the independent registered charity for the three hospitals of Barts and The London NHS Trust ? Barts in the City (Britain?s oldest hospital, founded 1123), The Royal London, in Whitechapel, (founded 1740) and The London Chest, in Bethnal Green (founded 1848) - and their excellent schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. Charitable giving by patients, local communities and businesses has always played and will continue to play a vital role in our hospitals. Their support helps provide state of the art facilities and equipment; supports cutting-edge research and innovations in treatments and ensures the best possible standards for our patients, staff and local communities. The hospitals still rely on the generosity of donors and volunteering from people in our diverse local communities and from those further afield. The Charity?s vital work cannot continue without the help of people like you.
Batten Disease is a group of rare, progressive neurodegenerative, genetic metabolic diseases that occur in children and adults worldwide. The BDFA's Vision is to bring light to Batten Disease by being the central point of excellence in the UK for supporting affected families and to facilitate research into the disease.
The Beatson Oncology Centre is the Cancer Treatment Centre for West and part of Central Scotland. The Centre treats patients and investigates possible new cancer treatments in the laboratory and clinic. The Fund supports the Centre's Research Departments - laboratory and clinical; pump primes development work; helps provide extras for patients.
The Bling Fling is an exciting organisation that raises money to help Aberdeen charities. Bling Fling Trainers and Tiaras Charity Walk and Party 2010 hope to raise more funds this year with your help. Monies raised will help fund Breast Cancer Research at ARI, Children's Cancer Charities at RACH, and help to fund a wheelchair access vehicle for Archway, a charity which supports families with learning disabilities.
The Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, the legacy of the world renowned plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe is a centre of excellence in the field of wound healing with particular reference to the treatment of serious burns and children's scalds.
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund supports the best healthcare and the best medical research, on the UK?s premier tourist coast. Our aim is to banish the gloom of illness, allowing everyone to enjoy the blue skies of good health and the Fylde Coast. For the area?s 330,000 residents, and the 12 million or so holidaymakers who visit each year, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund reaches out with help that brightens those lives. The charity underpins the work of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, home to top quality patient services and medical research projects, and the employer of thousands of highly skilled doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals and support staff. The sole purpose of Blue Skies Hospitals Fund is to nurture the provision of quality NHS care on the Fylde Coast. The best technology, the most effective training, the latest research and the highest standards of care: in place and easy to access, should you ever need them.
Primary bone cancer occurs most commonly in children, teenagers and young adults. The Bone Cancer Research Trust is devoted to promoting and funding research into the causes and treatment of PBC, particularly osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma, and to improving outcomes for patients; and providing information and support for patients and families.
Bottoms Up is run by a committee of volunteers, raising funds to help The Royal Free Hospital and the UCL Cancer Institute fight bowel cancer. It has no overheads, no premises and no salaries, so all money raised goes towards fighting bowel cancer.
35,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year ? it?s the 2nd biggest cancer killer. Thousands more will have to face life with a stoma as a result of surgery.We want more people to survive bowel cancer by investigating what initiates it and causes it to spread (metastasise) to produce better diagnostic techniques and therapies. Our research also covers other bowel diseases, such as Colitis and Crohn?s Disease and through pioneering surgical techniques we aim to enable sufferers to live free of a stoma.
Research into all forms of Bowel Disease. Supports clinical research in Hospitals in Uk and Ireland. We are the offiical Research arm of the Assoaciation of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. They pay all of our running costs, everything that is donated goes to Research
BRACE (Bristol Research into Alzheimer?s and Care of the Elderly) was set up to support the work of the Bristol Dementia Research Group through an endowment fund. The group is recognised by the research community as a major centre for Alzheimer's disease and dementia research.
The Brain and Spine Foundation aims to maximise the quality of life for people with neurological disorders and to reduce neurological disability by providing a national focus for research, education and information.
The Brain Research Trust is the main fund raising arm of the world-renowned neurological research centre, the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. It funds research into diseases such as Alzheimer?s, Parkinson?s, Huntington?s, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone, and disabling neurological conditions such as brain tumours, epilepsy, stroke, and migraine.
Brain Tumour Action provides help and support to people diagnosed with a brain tumour by way of support groups throughout the UK, information leaflets and aromotherapy treatment. It is also part funding brain tumour research projects in the UK.
In the UK more children and people under the age of 40 die of a brain tumour than any other cancer. Brain Tumour Research aims to raise at least £7 million per annum to significantly accelerate progress in UK brain tumour research, making a clinical difference and improving patient outcomes.
Brain Tumour Research relies on the support of so many inspirational people, many of whom have been affected, either personally by a brain tumour or who have witnessed the pain and suffering of someone close to them.
These wonderful people are getting behind the cause in ways that best suit them: donations, sponsored events, organising events or setting up a fund under our umbrella.
www.justgiving.com/taylansproject
BTRC (in assocation with Way Ahead) works with a Neurosciences team at Charing Cross Hospital/Imperial College London to promote research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours, to raise public awareness of the need for this research and the current lack of funding.
promotion of research into breast cancer and patient care
The Bristol Urological Institute aims to improve the treatment and care of people with urological disorders, to support and develop research with particular emphasis on cancers of the urinary tract and the problem of incontinence and to provide a high standard of training for nurses, medical students, doctors and surgeons.
The charity is dedicated to raising the awareness and understanding of hidradenitis suppurativa.
The British Lung Foundation is the only UK charity working for everyone affected by lung disease. The charity focuses its resources on providing support for people affected by lung disease today; and works in a variety of ways (including funding world-class research) to bring about positive change, to improve treatment, care and support for people affected by lung disease in the future.
The British Lung Foundation aims to find Solutions to lung disease by funding word-class medical research, provide support to those living with a lung condition, provide information on lung disease to patients their carers and the public.
The British Neurological Research Trust is dedicated to supporting the research of the Spinal Repair Unit, Institute of Neurology, towards the repair of injury in the central nervous system. This research is focused on the translation of newly discovered science for human clinical benefit.
The BRS endeavours to promote improved quality of life for people with kidney disease, their families and carers. It does so by informing national policy, educating professionals involved in the care of patients, encouraging inter-disciplinary working and supporting patient centred clinical research.
The Myelin Project is a non-profit charity, which funds research to find treatment and cures for demyelinating diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the Leukodystrophies. These are devastating illnesses that affect both adults and children, there are no known cures for these diseases. All money raised goes direct to research.
Sjögren’s Syndrome is the 2nd most common auto immune rheunmatic disease affecting 3-4% of adults in the UK, its under diagnosed & no cure exists. The BSSA raises awareness of SS and supports research into its cause and treatment and also supports sufferers & carers, educates professionals & public.
Purpose and activities: To raise CADASIL awareness; to provide sufferers and their families with crucial support; to serve as an important interface between specialist neurological practitioners/researchers, GPs and sufferers; to research into therapeutic technologies and other treatments; and to co-ordinate with other charities representing various degenerative neurological conditions.
Cancer Research Wales is the only totally independent National Cancer Research Charity for Wales. Founded in 1966 with the philosophy that - ALL money raised in Wales is spent in Wales supporting scientists and PhD students working across the Principality. We donate approximately 90p in every £1.00 to cancer research.
The Cancer Treatment and Research Trust (CTRT) plays a key role in funding the world-class research carried out at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre which makes a major contribution, nationally and internationally, in the battle against cancer.
Research at Mount Vernon has already led to major advances in cancer treatments, prolonging and saving many lives But the CTRT needs to raise more than £300,000 each and every year to enable the research team to continue this vital work.
A new £1.4m chemotherapy treatment and research unit, funded by the CTRT, will enable more patients to participate in trials of the very latest treatments available for most types of cancer.
More information available from Brian Abbott, CTRT Fundraising Manager, The Clocktower, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middx, HA6 2RN (tel: 07758 739185)
Cancer Vaccine is the only national charity in the UK specifically funding research to fight cancer with vaccines. It is determined and confident that vaccines, which have no side effects (unlike existing therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy), will become an accepted form of treatment for cancer enabling patients to live longer with a better quality of life.
Our aim is to empower people by providing them with information - ALL the information - including complementary, alternative and new therapies used effectively elsewhere in the world so they can make more informed choices and thus increase their personal chances of beating this disease.
The Candlelighters Trust (Candlelighters) is Yorkshire?s pre eminent children?s cancer charity, providing practical, emotional and financial support to children living with cancer in Yorkshire and their families. We also fund vital research into new treatments and cures. Our work is based at the regional children?s cancer and leukemia unit in Leeds, which is due to move from St James? Hospital to Leeds General Infirmary in 2010. As Candlelighters was founded by, and is still run by, parents of children who have or have had cancer, and the medical staff who treat them, we understand the trauma and the turmoil of that diagnosis. We can only continue to make a difference with the help of our supporters. Together we CAN fight children?s cancer. For more information on Candlelighters and how it helps, please visit www.candlelighters.org.uk
An independent umbrella charity that works solely to provide enhanced care for the benefit of all people that use the services provided by the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. The work of the charity ensures that all funds allow for an enhanced service, which enables patients and their families a better all round experience.
It funds ethical original non-animal tested research into the causes, early diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of Cancer. It also supports Cancer sufferers with amenities to improve their quality of life
Caring Matters Now has 3 main aims: 1. To support sufferers of Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (CMN) and their families. 2. To raise awareness about the CMN skin condition. 3. To raise funds for the CMN medical research.
The CATS Charity aims to relieve sickness and to promote and protect the good health of critically ill or injured children.
Each year in the UK, thousands of children become seriously ill. The Children?s Acute Transport Service (CATS) is a specialised service designed to make intensive care rapidly available to critically ill children in the North Thames and East Anglia regions. As the largest dedicated children?s intensive care transport team in the UK, CATS have transferred over 1200 children each year to intensive care
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charity works hard to make a difficult time a little bit easier for young and old at our family of five hospitals.
We support continuing excellence in treatment, care and research at:
? Royal Manchester Children?s Hospital
? University Dental Hospital of Manchester
? Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
? Manchester Royal Infirmary
? Saint Mary?s Hospital
The charity has three main areas of work:
? to support research projects to improve our understanding of illnesses
? to help to create an environment that?s more friendly
? to provide state-of-the-art equipment for diagnosis and treatment.
Please specify which hospital or department your are supporting on your just giving page, unspecified donations will go to Royal Manchester Children?s Hospital.
For further information please contact a member of the charity team on (0161) 276 4522 or visit www.cmftcharity.org.uk
Registered charity number 104927
The CGD RT is:- caring for affected people/ their families, generating funds for research into improved treatments and a cure, disseminating clinical/ scientific knowledge, raising awareness among the medical professionals, tackling problems common to other genetic conditions and primary immune deficiencies. It is the founder partner of Jeans for Genes
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness, through medical research, advice and information, and support in the community.
Climb is the National Information and Advice Centre for Metabolic Diseases and is the only charity in the UK to provide advice, information and support to children, young adults, families and professionals affected by metabolic diseases. Climb also funds research into these devastating diseases.
The Children's Heart Surgery Fund enhances patient facilities and support, provides the latest medical equipment and funds world renowned research dedicated to babies, children and teenagers with heart defects.
the charity aims to suport the setting up of an immunology base at the sick kids hospital in edinburgh - to fund reasearch at the childrens bone marrow transplant unit in newcastle upon tyne and to support the brothers and sisters of long term and terminally ill children in both hospitals.
Children's Transplant Research: Funding research to improve outcomes for paediatric transplant patients.
The Chris Lucas Trust helps Children and Young Adults by Cancer Research and aims to find a cure for Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer by world-class research. It is the UK's leading Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer charity. Its funds are raised by annual events: Great North Bike Ride, Jingle Bell Walk, Charity Golf, remainder entirely through voluntary donations.
The Christie Charity raises funds to help provide additional services and undertake vital research for our cancer patients. As one of Europe?s leading cancer centres, treating more than 40,000 patients a year every penny really does count.
It is working to raise awareness and fund a research post at the Christie Hospital to examine the causes and treatment of brain tumours.
The Trust raises funds in memory of Ciaran, who suffered from a genetic skin disorder called Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome (?KID syndrome?). The Trust aims to help people with similar conditions, as well as supporting research and promoting awareness about the difficulties of living with the multiple disabilities of blindness, deafness and skin disorders.
Clatterbridge Cancer Research is a charitable organisation committed to advancing the regional fight against cancer.
For nearly 30 years we have been working in the North West of England funding world class research to further our understanding of how to prevent and diagnose cancer, and how to treat it with the most effective ongoing care.
To relieve the suffering and promote and protect the physical and mental health of patients affected by cleft lip and palate both in the UK and in developing countries worldwide.
CORDA supports high quality research into the early diagnosis and prevention of heart disease and stroke through non-invasive techniques (magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound). Currently, projects are supported at Royal Brompton Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
Core is the only charity in the UK funding research into the whole range of gut and liver diseases. Core also provides expert information for sufferers, their family and friends. Core also aims to increase the knowledge of the symptoms of digestive disorders and urge those experiencing those symptoms to seek a swift diagnosis
3C's raises funds to promote and advance public education and research into Crohn's and Colitis and related disorders, particulalry in childhood.
CICRA is dedicated to raising funds for research and creating a wider understanding of the effects Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis have on children. CICRA sponsors approved medical research projects in hospitals and universities nationwide. It also provides information, support and understanding for all sufferers and their families.
The Leukaemia Centre Project at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, has been set up to develop and deliver new treatments to benefit leukaemia patients. This centre of excellence will transform the environment for patients receiving treatment for leukaemia, develop world class clinical research, provide an information resource and set up support groups for patients and their families.
The Cure Parkinson's Trust's purpose is to fund research to hasten a cure for this debilitative neurological condition. The charity's primary role is identifying, funding and evaluating research projects, as well as hosting scientific forums to bring relevant scientists within the field together, to discuss key areas of research and technology.
Cycle to Cannes is a grant making charity. We currently raise funds for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, The Sarah Matheson Trust, Article 25, Tom's Trust and Land Aid. Selected one-off grants to charities supported by our fundraisers are also made.
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ANYONE DIAGNOSED WITH CYSTINOSIS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. TO HIGHLIGHT THE DISORDER TO MEMBERS, THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. TO ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT OF CYSTINOSIS. TO WORK ALONGSIDE OTHER SIMILAR ORGANISATIONS IN UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT METABOLIC DISORDERS IN GENERAL
It teaches the treatment of and conducts research into ... cancer and heart disease.
The Dancing Eye Syndrome Support Group was formed in 1988 with the principal aim of providing a link for parents of children with D.E.S. both locally and nationally. The Dancing Eye Syndrome Trust provides support and information to families of children with Dancing Eye Syndrome.
The Trust supports the advancement of research and treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the skin, and the development of new medicines and equipment for the relief of persons suffering from such diseases.
The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, established in 1998, to assist in the relief of persons with diabetes and to raise awareness about diabetes, its risks and symptoms and associated complications. DRWF is a medical research charity supporting Clinical and Non-Clinical Fellowships; Open Funding Projects; Studentships & Institutional Grants, primarily in the UK and internationally, as part of the DRWF network of charities. DRWFs main objective is 'staying well until a cure is found' and in furtherance of this aim, provides support to those with diabetes by way of a 'Diabetes Wellness Network'. The Wellness Network was founded because people with diabetes have to make decisions about their general health as well as their diabetes. The Network aims to help people with diabetes deal with these problems, whilst bearing in mind their diabetic condition. The Diabetes Wellness News, is the charity's monthly publication, working towards educating, informing and reminding of the best and healthiest choices to make. It is a digest of magazines, newspapers, books and scientific journals - bringing the reader first class articles from respected diabetes and other healthcare professionals.
Diabetes UK is the leading charity working for people with diabetes, funding research and helping people live with the condition. Its mission is to improve the lives of people with diabetes and to work towards a future without diabetes.
Dimbleby Cancer Care provides practical and psychological support to cancer patients, their families and carers - mainly through its centres at Guy's and St Thomas Hospitals in London. It is also a leading funder of national research into the care and support needs of those affected by cancer.
The advancement of education and the relief of sickness by funding research into diving medecine and hyperbaric oxygen therapy and to promote the benefits both of safer diving practices and of the wider applications of HBO in general medicine
funds research into stammering,particularly research with practical outcomes.supports training of practitioners to enable sharing of good practice.
The charity supports cancer sufferers and their families in the Doncaster area by giving funds for equipment. Since formation in 1972 it has raised in excess of £4m to build and equip the St John's Hospice and over £1.1m for equipment for the local NHS trusts.
The Dr Hadwen Trust is the UK's leading medical research charity funding exclusively non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments, benefiting people and animals. Our projects have included research into cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, breast cancer, brain damage, Alzheimer's disease, asthma and more, all advancing cutting-edge science without animal experiments.
The DMD Trust raises funds for research into cures for Duchenne & Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne is the UK's second most common inherited life-threatening disease.
Money donated to the Dudley Group of Hospitals Charity enables us to buy new medical equipment, provide specialist training for staff and improve patient care.
The ECHO Trust gives people the chance to make an immediate and dramatic difference to the lives of sick children across the country. Making waves across the medical profession, ECHO ensures the availability of cash for children's hospitals and health projects which has never before been possible. Echo delivers money where it's wanted most.
The Ectopic Pregancy Foundation (EPF) is a charity organisation set up by a group of National Health Service (NHS) doctors to help give advice about this distressing condition that affects up to 1 in 100 pregnancies. We provide advice for both the medical profession and the general public, in the form of the website and a 24 hour telephone advice line.
The EPF needs funds to support its activity and ambitions. Funding is required for hosting the website, providing the 24 hour patient helpline, mailshots to A&E departments, equipment to train gynaecologists in managing ectopic pregnancies and administrative support to run the organisation. All the trustees, faculty and international resident advisors are honorary and receive no financial reward and give their time freely.
We do not have any governmental support.
Mr Laurie Montgomery Irvine, founder and honory chief executive.
The Foundation was set up by Ed Evans in 2006 after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour.Unfortunately Ed lost his battle against the disease in October 2007 .It's main aim is to raise money for Cancer Research in Wales , Brain Tumour Research and for local worthy causes
ELF supports the excellent work of the Haematology Centre, based at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, for the benefit of patients in Devon and beyond. The ultimate vision is to try and make leukaemia history in the South West.
Endometriosis SHE Trust (UK) aims to provide relief for persons suffering from endometriosis by providing advice, support, education and guidance including holistic treatments. Early diagnosis in all women is vital if their future fertility is to be protected. Endometriosis is typically not a life threatening disease but is life destroying.
Help us work towards the prevention of 3 seizure related deaths a day in the UK. Since we formed ten years ago, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) has been recognised by both government and clinicians, resulting in general agreement regarding ways to reduce the risks. We provide a specialist service; informing and educating, promoting and funding research into SUDEP and providing a specialist support service for those bereaved by SUDEP.
On 1st April 2007 the Epilepsy Research Foundation and the Fund for Epilepsy merged to form Epilepsy Research UK. Epilepsy Research UK is only national charity solely dedicated to epilepsy research our aim is to substantially increase the funding available for research into the treatment and prevention of this debilitating condition.
Founded by a maxillofacial surgeon, Saving Faces aims to research and improve the diagnosis and treatment of facial disfigurement, facial injury and mouth cancer. Additionally, by carrying out lifesaving smoking prevention activities in schools, the charity is committed to reducing the suffering caused by this devastating and often fatal disease.
FibroAction is raising awareness of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, a painful chronic condition that can be extremely debilitating and which affects at least 1-in-50 people in the UK. We work to educate patients, their carers, healthcare professionals, the media and the general public, as well as provided much needed support to patients.
Fight for Sight is the UK's leading charity dedicated to funding world-class research into the prevention and treatment of blindness and eye disease.
Researching Alternatives to Animal Testing. FRAME's ultimate aim is the elimination of the need to use laboratory animals in any kind of medical or scientific procedures.
It provides support to the patients of the hospital and supports the work of the hospital by investing in equipment, research projects, staff costs and other capital projects.
Friends of the Cancer Centre (formerly Friends of Montgomery House) is a charity based at the Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital. Friends raise money to put directly in to projects that make a real and meaningful difference to the lives of our patients and their families.
Assists in the relief of persons suffering from leukaemia and other blood disorders by promoting research into such disorders and by assisting in the furnishing, equipping and maintaining a ward in Leeds for the use of people suffering from these disorders from wherever they may come. The additional aim is to give added value to the services already provided by the NHS.
Future Dreams is a charity that will be raising money to help the research in the fight against cancer.
Garden Organic, the UK's leading organic growing charity, has been at the forefront of the organic horticulture movement for 50 years and is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
Garden Organic is a dynamic, influential and committed organisation, and passionately believes in an organic approach to a sustainable future for people and our planet.
The Gauchers Association was formed in 1991 to meet the needs of those suffering from Gaucher disease. It provides information about Gaucher disease to families and medical advisors. It encourages and raises funds for medical research. It publishes a half yearly newsletter, maintains an up to date website and holds an bi-annual conference.
The Geoff Thomas Foundation is committed to fund the essential research nurses and scientists at five major leukaemia units across the UK. This will not only extend treatment options to patients for whom no effective treatment exists but also create a team of committed doctors and scientists who can work together to crack this disease.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Following his death on 25th November 2005 and his funeral on 3rd December 2005, George?s sister Barbara and her husband Norman were completely overwhelmed by the unprecedented amount of support which was displayed by the fans to George and ultimately his family. They quickly decided that George?s death would not be in vain and on 26th April 2006 the George Best Foundation was born.
THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO:
?Promote and encourage a healthier lifestyle among young people through football in particular, but sport in general;
?Support groups working with young people and/or adults who are already experiencing alcohol or drug problems either on a personal level or within their immediate family; and
?Support vital medical research into illness particularly associated with alcohol misuse.
TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS THE FOUNDATION WILL:
?Promote a healthy lifestyle through football/sport based initiatives;
?Provide education and advice on drug and alcohol misuse through youth and community initiatives;
?Provide education and advice on diet and nutrition through youth and community initiatives; ?Advocate for the benefits of a healthy lifestyle at events and initiatives and through the media; and
?Provide funds to assist with medical research into illness particular associated with alcohol misuse through universities and other medical establishments.
The Foundation is committed to providing charitable funds to everyone.
The George Easton Memorial Trust was set up in memory of George who died of bone cancer aged 23. The Trust funds research into the challenges that teenagers and young adults face when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Three books published so far are widely used in Teenage Cancer Trust Units.
For more information visit our website:
www.cancerinyoungadults-throughparentseyes.org
The Get A-Head Charitable Trust is dedicated to fighting head and neck cancer and other diseases by raising awareness, education, medical research, the purchase of vital medical equipment that the NHS cannot afford and the provision of free Complementary therapies such as Acupuncture, Reflexology, Reike and Chinese Massage.
Gilly?s Gift's mission is the advancement of integrated medicine and its availability to the whole community in the United Kingdom
The GM Trust was established in 2007, after Gavriel was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when he was 4 years old. DMD is a degenerative and as yet, incurable muscle wasting disease. which boasts a tragic 100% fatality rate. The objective of the trust is to promote research into the treatment, cure, care and welfare of those people suffering from DMD. Funding is urgently required in order to increase the speed and quantity of research currently being undertaken.
Headfirst exists to raise funds to support research into acute conditions of the nervous system which result in mental and physical disability. These could be due to a stroke, brain tumour, sudden brain haemorrage or to a serious head injury.
Heart Cells Foundation is funding research and development of a revolutionary and potentially life-saving treatment that uses a patient?s own stem cells to repair their heart. This groundbreaking therapy could help those with heart disease ? whether they have suffered a heart attack or have developed a weak heart for other reasons.
The charity provided funds to Heartlands Hospital to provide a ward solely for the use of adult patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. The ward was opened in 2002 and, since then, the Trustees have continued to receive funds to maintain a high standard of care for the patients.
The Heaton-Ellis Trust has been set up to fund essential research into finding a cure for MND. The Trust's aim is to raise £1 million fund the purchase of a gene analyzing machine and ensure its effective operation for a three year period. All the funds raised are directed to Kings College in London to enable the research team to further their aims.
The main aim of the Histiocytosis Research Trust is to fund research and scientific study into the causes of Histiocytosis and the development of improved means for diagnosis and treatment. We also aim to provide information and support to families affected by Histiocytosis. We offer services such as our UK Family Roadshow Meetings (led by an expert or experts in LCH/HLH) and our Befriending Scheme where families can be matched to share experiences. We are therefore extremeley grateful for any contribution you are able to make.
Histiocytosis UK is a voluntary charity that raises funds for research into LCH and HLH. these diseases can be life threatening and desperately need your support. Please visit www.histiouk.net for further details.
The Human Futures flagship program, the Global Consortium for Immunotherapy, in collaboration with the Human Biology Research Center at Hadassah University Hospital, seeks to assist in the development of an innovative, immunotherapeutic approach in the treatment of HIV infected individuals.
The Ichthyosis Support Group is a small user led charity, currently run entirely by volunteers from affected families to provide support to all affected by ichthyosis, and to raise awareness of the condition and the group amongst healthcare professionals and the wider community. In 2006 the charity awarded its first grant for research into the condition, and in 2007 the charity celebrated its 10th anniversary. Charity Registration No 1084783
Imperial College Healthcare Charity needs your help to support St Mary's, Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's and Western Eye hospitals. With your donations it awards grants that will make a measurable difference to the healthcare delivered to patients, as well as improve staff skills and support clinical research.
The Indu Seth Memorial Charity is dedicated to help patients with Takayasu's arteritis. This is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the largest blood vessels in the body including the aorta and its branches. We support all aspects of research including earlier detection and improved treatment plans, however, much work needs to done if we are to achieve our aim of finding a cure for this rare condition.
The Institute of Orthopaedics, the research and teaching unit of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry, Shropshire has a national and international reputation and is very much regarded as a Centre of Excellence. The 2010 Virgin London Marathon will have 37 runners supporting the Institute and funds will be raised for medical research at the hospital which will be utilised to fund innovative research projects. Raising funds in the present economic climate is exceptionally difficult and all monies received will be much appreciated.
The Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) supports people who live with diabetes by providing them with free comprehensive information, promoting patient choice and funding research. This helps people to understand their disease and thus prevent long term complications such as sight loss, amputations and kidney failure.
Interburns aims to reduce the global burden of burn related deaths and diabilities by disseminating knowledge through training, education and research and by stimulating prevention in the field of burn care. Interburns combines the educational and research strengths of technologically advanced countries with the rich clinical experience of developing countries in the field of burn care.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the UK - it affects 1 in 50 people over 40. We need your help to continue fighting this insidious condition. We reassure and advise tens of thousands of worried and frightened people free of charge every year, as well as funding vital research.
The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer is the UK’s leading specialist kidney cancer charity. It seeks to help reduce the harm caused by kidney cancer by increasing knowledge and awareness, providing patient information and by supporting research into the causes, prevention and treatment of the disease.
Jeans for Genes
One in 33 babies in the UK is born with a genetic disorder - that's equivalent to one in every school class. Although individually these conditions are rare, together they account for more than half of all childhood deaths. The money raised by Jeans for Genes funds care and support services for children and families affected by genetic disorders, as well as research into the causes and potential cures of these conditions. Our major fundraising event is Jeans for Genes Day, when millions of adults and children across the country throw out their uniforms and make a small donation to wear their jeans to work or school.
To apply funds towards the relief of sickness amongst persons suffering from cancer, either through research, hospice care and nursing.
The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) was formed in 1918 with twelve founding members. Today, with over 4,000 members, the Association sees its purpose as working for the benefit of patients by advancing the science and practice of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. The BOA believes it has been very successful in this role and the increasing demand is reflected in the fact that, today, 40% of all surgeons in the UK work in Trauma and Orthopaedics. As well as the human cost of pain and suffering, musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of illness in the UK affecting over 8.5 million people and are responsible for in excess of 11 million lost working days at a cost to society, in 2007 prices of over £7 billion. It is the sixth-largest area of NHS expenditure, at over £3.3 billion annually and accounts for over 30% of patients who visit their GPs. Over the years, through different charitable vehicles, the BOA has granted in excess of £5.7 million to support orthopaedic research. As a charity, it relies on voluntary donations from people such as you. Joint Action has been established by the BOA to help patients by raising funds for research so as to improve orthopaedic treatment for you and future generations. We aim to Keep People Mobile.
The Fund was created in 1997 to raise awareness of mesothelioma, fund research, support patients and carers and, more recently, to campaign for the Mesothelioma Charter. We have raised more than £450,000, mostly in small donations from those personally affected, for research, a helpline and educational/information events across the country.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) exists to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications, and is the world's leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research.
Katharine Dormandy Trust For Haemophilia And Allied Disorders
One in three people in Kent will get cancer. Kent Cancer Trust was established to relieve the suffering of cancer patients and to improve the provision of cancer care within Kent and to promote research into the cause and treatment of cancer
THE CHARITY MAKES GRANTS TO HELP SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS AT THE ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL, WHICH INCLUDES SPONSORING RESEARCH PROJECTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF IT'S CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS.
There are 6000 newly diagnosed cases of kidney cancer each year in the UK. There is an urgent need for earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment. KCUK seeks to raise public awareness of kidney cancer and to support the needs of patients and carers through help lines, newsletters and meetings.
Kidney Research UK is the leading UK charity funding kidney research which focuses on improving the understanding of renal disease, its causes, treatment and management as well as improving patient care.
Kids Kidney Research funds vital research into the prevention and cure of kidney disease and children at the Institute of Child Health and the Renal Unit of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Kidney failure has no cure, making research and your support so important. Please help them now.
Our role is to secure funding from all sources to allow the National Medical Laser Centre at UCL to be able to extend its ground-breaking work in cancer treatments using PDT - Photodynamic Therapy.
King's College London is one of the world's top 25 universities. It conducts world-changing research in a variety of areas including: cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's, conflict resolution and the environment. It also educates nearly 20,000 students, inspiring them to become the next generation of leaders, both in the UK and overseas. Only one third of the College's income comes from the Government - charitable donations are vital to its work. King's College London has charitable status under the Charities Act 1993.
We raise money to provide equipment and care to patients within a 70 mile radius of Birmingham. We aim to make the Birmingham Womens Hospital a center of excellence in this field.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis or LAM is a rare lung disease that only occurs in women. It affects just over one woman in a million and LAM Action is aware of 120 women in the United Kingdom who have LAM. The purpose of LAM Action is twofold. Firstly, it is a self-help group to provide support and encouragement for patients with LAM. The second purpose of LAM Action is to raise money for research as it is often difficult to obtain money for research into a rare disease.
The Leeds Charitable Foundation exists to support and enhance the services of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. As the largest NHS Trust in the country this covers 8 hospitals : Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Cookridge, Wharfedale Hospital, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds Chest Clinic, Chapel Allerton Hospital and Leeds Dental Institute.
Founded in 1982 by leukaemia patient Lester Cazin, Leuka (formerly known as Leuka 2000) is a registered charity dedicated to raising funds to support research into the causes and treatment of leukaemia at London's Hammersmith Hospital. At the forefront of clinical and scientific advances for the past thirty years, the specialist unit at the Hammersmith already has an international reputation for excellence and innovation.
Leukaemia Busters is a UK-registered medical research charity with a huge vision ? a world in which leukaemia is quickly, safely and completely cured. We work towards this vision by funding and conducting our own research into finding new and safer antibody-based treatments for currently incurable forms of leukaemia. We receive no government funding and rely wholly on public support. With your help we are bringing new hope to leukaemia patients, both children and adults alike, by fighting for their lives through research.
LIBRA raises funds which are used to equip the department of Haematological Medicine at King?s College Hospital in London. We have a number of dedicated supporters throughout the South East and beyond. Through donations and fundraising projects, we help to ensure that groundbreaking research and treatments can be carried out by some of the world?s leading experts on haematological medicine.
Making a difference
We provide equipment to help researchers develop treatments for Liver disease, Alzheimer?s, Parkinson?s, Sickle Cell disease and Diabetes
We help to cover the cost of specialist Apheresis machines that are required for use on blood donors and also patients
Through LIBRA, equipment is provided for a team of 86 researchers who focus on treating leukaemia
The unit that we support has the largest bone marrow transplant programme in the UK
We?re also funding a database project that will benefit other hospitals and it is already proving a great success
We provide funds to cover the costs of laboratory space such as the ?LIBRA Corridor? which is a working unit, developed with our support
Lifeblood provides public education to improve the understanding of thrombosis and funds scientific research into the diagnosis,causes,prevention and cure of thrombosis. It also works to further doctor's knowledge of thrombosis by workshops and conferences in the UK. It maintains a website www.thrombosis-charity.org.uk
It helps fund research into Mitochondrial Disease and other metabolic disorders, the training of medical teams and support for families who are stricken with metabolic disorders.
The Lister Kidney Foundation was established in 1992 for the support and welfare of kidney patients in the three renal units under the Lister ie St. Albans, Luton & Dunstable and, of course, the Lister in Stevenage. We raise funds from various sources ie Raffles, donations,including memorial donations, supporting Stevenage half-marathon.
The LIVE Foundation has been set up to raise awareness of and funds to support medical research into causes and new treatments for encephalitis, a brain disorder which is caused by either a viral infection or immune system attack.
The LIVE Foundation was set up in June 2008 in memory of Lisa Liptrott who died from viral encephalitis in May 2008, aged 28 years old. Research is desperately needed to develop new treatments to help save other families from similar tragedies.
The LCSA is independent of the NHS and needs financial support to help those with secondary liver cancer now and in the future. It buys diagnostic and surgical equipment, funds research looking for better treatment options and there is a free patient's guide. Help the LCSA help those with cancer.
It was founded by Louise Gergel's husband Laurence and both their families after Louise died from Hughes Syndrome in December 2001. The charity is raising money to establish a fellowship to study the causes and potential cures for the disease, and to raise public awareness.
The Lowe Syndrome Trust is a UK Charity formed in June 2000 by parents of a Lowe syndrome child. The charity supports families and initiates and funds medical research into Lowe Syndrome. Lowe Syndrome is a genetic disorder that can occur with no family history, affecting boys and multiple physical and mental handicaps including cataracts in both eyes, muscle weakness (hypotonia or floppy baby syndrome), kidney problems, cysts, brittle bones, arthritis, poor growth, mental impairment with behaviour problems (autistic spectrum disorder) and epilepsy. Sadly the life expectancy for these children is short due to the complications of the disease and the lack of funding to find a cure.
The Lymphoma Research Trust supports research into the treatment of lymphoma. It makes grants to medical researchers at the Lymphoma Trials Office who organise clinical trials to see which treatments are most effective.
The Daniel Courtney Trust aims to raise money to fund research into Microvillous Atrophy - a devastating condition of the bowel. It also aims to provide equipment and facilities for Great Ormond Street Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Edward House. Finally it aims to increase awareness of organ donation.
MWB supports Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Leukaemia and Other Cancers. The Charity aims to raise awareness, undertake research into the Causes of Leukaemia and support the new Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Birmingham Childrens Hospital. Please visit our website for more information www.mwb-leukaemia.org.uk
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. It runs nine Marie Curie Hospices across the UK offering free specialist care for patients and support for families. The charity conducts palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people and also funds scientists who investigate the causes and treatments of cancer. Charity Registration No 207994 (England & Wales) and SC0 38731 (Scotland)
The ME Association is a campaigning national charity which provides information and support to 240.000 people in the UK with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, their families and carers, through a quarterly magazine, literature, education and training. It also funds biomedical research through The MEA Ramsay Research Fund and runs the ME Connect helpline.
ME Research UK funds high-quality scientific (biomedical) investigation into the causes, consequences and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as ME/CFS). It also has a mission to "Energise ME Research" globally by raising awareness of the illness through the production of high-quality reviews and reports.
M.E. Solutions is dedicated to finding a breakthrough in the treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis . The mission is undertaken by the provision of a free-to-patient treatment and research clinic and through the funding of innovative scientists working with the physical causes of the illness.
The MEA Ramsay Research Fund is the dedicated research fund of The ME Association, and supports biomedical research into the nature and causes of ME/CFS,
Melanoma Focus is a UK-wide charity supporting independent research into the most serious ? and increasingly prevalent ? form of skin cancer: malignant melanoma. Founded by a team of world class research and clinical professionals Melanoma Focus is dedicated to raising badly needed funds for innovative research projects on the causes of this poorly understood cancer, with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. The charity also supports educational programmes aimed at increasing awareness and improving collaboration between medical professionals involved in the melanoma community.
The Meniere?s Society provides support and information to sufferers of Meniere?s disease. Meniere?s disease is a long term, progressive disorder which damages the balance and hearing parts of the inner ear - symptoms are vertigo, tinnitus and deafness. They also fund research into the causes and treatments for Meniere?s disease.
Meningitis Research Foundation funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. The Foundation promotes education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and gives support to people affected.
Meningitis UK's vision is a vaccine to eradicate all forms of meningitis.
Every week, six families have to face the sudden tragedy of losing a loved one to this devastating disease.
Because it can kill in under four hours and the symptoms are notoriously difficult to spot, we believe a preventative vaccine is the only way to spare people this heartache.
Our Search 4 a Vaccine Campaign aims to raise £7million to help fund cutting-edge research to help us achieve this goal and save thousands of lives in the future.
Mental Health Matters works with people with mental health needs. Dedicated and experienced staff work with partner organisations to deliver a comprehensive range of services centred on individual service user needs. These include employment, housing, community support and psychological services.
Mental Health Research UK is the first specialist research charity set up to fund research into the underlying causes of, and treatments for, mental illness.
The aim of the charity is to preserve and protect the life of people in the county of Cornwall, in particular by the provision of a breast care centre for Cornwall to relieve persons suffering from breast disease: To provide equipment and facilities to help achieve this aim.
The Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund is a small voluntary fund where every penny raised goes towards promoting a greater awareness and sponsoring vital research studies into this asbestos cancer. It offers information and support to all whose lives have been affected by this devastating disease.
Migraine Action is the national charity (est.1958) that supports adults and children affected by migraine, through their highly informative age appropriate websites, a helpline (by phone, email or internet), an extensive range of literature and regular Education Days around the country. Migraine Action also supports research and investigation into causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
The Migraine Trust is the health and medical research charity for migraine in the United Kingdom. We are committed to supporting people living with migraine by providing them and their families with evidence based information. We seek to raise awareness of migraine as a serious public health problem. The Migraine Trust funds and promotes research into migraine for the purposes of better understanding, improved diagnosis and treatment and, ultimately, to find a cure for this debilitating condition.
Moebius Syndrome is a rare congenital disorder which to date, has no cure. It affects primarily the 6th & 7th cranial nerves, which means that those with the condition are unable to move their faces (can't smile, frown, suck, grimace or blink eyes). We aim to raise £250,000 to fund research into the cause of Moebius.
The charity's role is twofold. To research Photodynamic Therapy used in conjunction with lasers to treat some cancers and to apply the research results to the benefit of patients with cancer. This is a relatively new modality using day surgery for treating cancer patients
MS Research Training and Education raises funds to enable research that will address its aims and further progress in the treatment of MS. In addition the charity will promote and support training and education to further knowledge and involvement of those who live with MS and those who treat it. It encourages volunteers to help in these aims through fundraising and general support duties such as office work, collections or organising an event. It makes appeals to involve persons with MS in the research projects.
The Muir Maxwell Trust is the UK's only charity dedicated to paediatric epilepsy. The Trust?s remit is to provide practical support to children and their families coping with severe epilepsy and to increase awareness and understanding of epilepsy and help remove the stigma associated with the condition.
MS Research and Relief Fund supports all people affected by Multiple Sclerosis, by giving grants to groups and individuals, as well as providing other support services such as complementary therapies, exercise classes, outreach support services. works in partnership with others on research opportunities for MS. Relies solely on donations.
The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MSRC) is a proactive and innovative charity passionately committed to supporting anyone affected by Multiple Sclerosis through access to unbiased information and advice. Our approach is to encourage individuals to make choices that are appropriate to their daily lives, empowering them to maximise their potential.
Some of the services MSRC provides include:
* A 24 hour, freephone Telephone Counselling Service available 365 days a year * An advisory service with access to MS Specialist Advisors and a Welfare Rights and Benefits Advisor * Publish the renowned MS journal, New Pathways * Maintain a comprehensive website, updated daily and providing a lively online community through its forums and chat rooms
MSRC strongly believes that "Life is for Living" and by providing unbiased information and advice, people affected by MS can make choices that are relevant to their particular needs.
The MS Society of Great Britain & Northern Ireland is the UK's largest organisation dedicated to supporting the 100,000 people, their families and carers affected by multiple sclerosis.
The MS Trust is a charity which works with and for the 100,000 people in the UK with MS. Our vision is to enable people with MS to live their lives to the full. We provide information that is tailored to what people want to know; education for health professionals about what people with MS need; research into better management of MS; support for anyone affected by MS.
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign leads the fight against muscle disease.
We provide free care and support for babies, children and adults affected by muscle disease and fund world-class research to find treatments and cures, provide grants towards equipment and campaign to raise awareness and bring about change.
Myasthenia Gravis is an auto-immune disease which is characterised by fluctuating and sometimes fatal, muscle weakness. It affects all ages and both genders. The charity aims to aid the discovery of improved diagnostic techniques and better treatment - ultimately to find a permanent cure for Myasthenia Gravis and similar disorders of the nerve-muscle junction.
Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund arouses awareness of malignant melanoma and funds research to find a cure
The Myositis Support Group is a UK charity providing advice and support to sufferers of Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis and Juvenile Dermatomyositis and their families. The MSG also funds and promotes medical research that improves diagnosis, treatment, management and understanding of these diseases.
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis often start in teenagers and young adults and last a lifetime. NACC provides support to those affected and raises funds for research into a cure.
The National Eye Research Centre funds research into diseases and disabilities of the eye and the prevention of blindness. The Centre is based in Bristol where much of the research is done, but there is a branch in Yorkshire and research is supported elsewhere in the UK.
The National Gamete Donation Trust was set up in 1999 to raise awareness of the need for sperm, egg and embryo donors, and to alleviate those shortages. It works with the media and health professionals on donor recruitment campaigns and is reguarly consulted on UK infertility policy issues.
The National Hospital Development Foundation raises funds for capital and research projects at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The National Osteoporosis Society is the only UK wide charity dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of those with and at risk of osteoporosis. The charity works to provide support, information, education and training in fighting this fragile bone disease whilst raising funds to support research projects across the UK.
Support Newcastle University's world leading medical research teams who are dedicated to tackling critical health issues.
Our key areas of focus include ageing, stem cells, cancer, cell biology, genetics, drug development, medicine in society, and neuroscience. Newcastle's Faculty of Medical Sciences supports strong basic science that translates to clinical research for the benefit of patients by encouraging collaborative working on specific diseases between scientists and clinicians across disciplines and specialties.
We are indebted to our supporters who, through their enthusiastic charitable support, have helped us to take forward research and teaching that is now among the best in the world.
The charity focuses on raising money to fund scientists who are researching a cure for spinal chord injury. To date we have raised funds through the sale of a cookbook, 'Off Duty', fundraising dinners and sponsorship events. Thank you for your support.
This is a voluntary charity set up in 1989 which gives out around £60000 each year. Most of this money is given to support blood-related cancer research in the RVI, Newcastle upon Tyne. The rest of the money is given to local hospices and cancer support groups.
the aims of NECCR are to raise money for the continuing vital research into the causes and treatment of Childhood Cancer.the main objectives are ;to increase the number of children cured of cancer.to make treatment less distressing,to find the causes of childhood cancerand to develope new treatments.
North West Cancer Research Fund funds pioneering research in the North West. Were it not for regional cancer research charities like this new work, potentially the platform on which major breakthroughs will be made, would never get off the ground. An average of nearly 90p in every pound raised is spent directly on research.
The North West Lung Centre initiates and supports research into the causes, management and treatment of respiratory diseases
The Northern Counties Kidney Research Fund raises funds and awards grants in the North of England for research into all aspects of kidney disease and its treatment. The Fund was established in 1970 following an appeal through the Newcastle Evening Chronicle to help with building a kidney preservation machine. The Fund is entirely voluntary and has no paid administrators or fund-raisers.
Donations are used for research into the causes and management of gynaecological cancers. This work is extremely important if we are to progress in our ability to look after patients with these conditions. We enormously appreciate your contribution.
The aim of NI Chest, Heart and Stroke is to promote the prevention of and alleviate the suffering resulting from chest heart and stroke related illnesses. It does this through Support & Rehabilitation, research, health promotion, lobbying, financial support and advice & information.
The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre is a pioneering and teaching hospital renowned world wide for treating all varieties of disease and damage to the musculoskeletal system. Its surgical and medical teams, its dedicated nurses and rehabilitation experts have established a reputation for care, and for significant advances in research, teaching and technology. Please help us and we can help you.
The charity aims to fund research into integrative health methods and to lobby for increased government funding for research and more effective NHS treatment. It also aims to look into how orthodox and ?complementary? approaches can work more closely together.
Orchid exists to save men?s lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness. Our aim is to fund research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these diseases and to promote awareness about them.
We are the 1st Scottish Charity dedicated to Ovarian Cancer. Our aims: To make a difference to the survival rate.To raise awareness of the disease. Advocate early screening and diagnostic testing. Raising funds for research towards better more effective treatments.
The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Charitable Funds is the umbrella charity for over 700 funds supporting projects across the ORH NHS Trust that enhance services and facilities for patients and staff. These range from support for particular wards, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals, to larger fundraising campaigns to support major developments such as the new Oxford Cancer Centre, the Oxford Children's Hospital, the Geratology Appeal and the Oxford Heart Centre expansion. As one of the foremost teaching trusts in the UK, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals enjoy a national and international reputation in fields such as cancer and cranio-facial surgery. Please give generously - your support enables us to provide the best possible healthcare in the best possible setting, to a standard far higher than the NHS alone would be able to afford.
Please note: If you wish to donate to a specific area within ORH Charitable Funds you will be able to specify this at the end of the donation process. Thank you.
The Oxford Transplant Foundation is an independent charity established to raise funds for the sole benefit of the Oxford Transplant Centre. The Foundation raises funds that are used to enhance the Centre's facilities and to promote research in transplantation. It is devoted to the dissemination of information about the latest medical developments and their implications for improving patient care. The Foundation provides opportunities for stakeholders of the Oxford Transplant Centre -- from patients, doctors, through to carers and scientists -- to work together in continuing to build the Centre's reputation as a world leader in transplantation.
The Charity researches the causes of human chronic pain affecting one in seven of the population. Through research it seeks to find new methods of treating patients with chronic pain and end their suffering. The charity trains doctors so they have the latest treatments available - CHRONIC PAIN DOES NOT KILL - IT OFFERS A LIFE-TIME OF AGONY!
Pancreatic cancer is little known and little researched, despite having the highest death rate of all cancers. The Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is the first national charity dedicated solely to overcoming pancreatic cancer through funding independent research and through lobbying existing research funders.
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of any cancer. Pancreatic Cancer UK is determined to make a difference by providing support and information to those affected and by raising awareness and funding research. It provides advocacy for patients and families and lobbying to achieve higher priority for pancreatic cancer.
PAPAA provides a positive approach for people living with the skin condition psoriasis and its associated condition psoriatic arthritis. The charity produces information, raises awareness, and offers help and advice. A journal is produced twice a year and a comprehensive website is updated regularly.
Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson?s. Because we?re here, no one has to face Parkinson?s alone. We bring people with Parkinson?s, their carers and families together via our network of local groups, our website and free confidential helpline. Specialist nurses, our supporters and staff provide information and training on every aspect of Parkinson?s. As the UK?s Parkinson?s support and research charity we?re leading the work to find a cure, and we?re closer than ever. We also campaign to change attitudes and demand better services. Our work is totally dependent on donations. Help us to find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson?s.
Pelican is dedicated to curing cancer patients and saving lives by advancing the effectiveness of precision surgery.
We train multi-disciplinary teams in precision surgery, develop surgical and diagnostic techniques, research into pelvic and liver cancer surgery, and enable improved treatment for pelvic and liver cancer patients.
The Peninsula Medical School Foundation exists to support medical research and medical education at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. The School is a centre of medical excellence, leading on internationally competitive research into an array of conditions and diseases that affect people today. At our newly completed laboratories at Truro, Plymouth and Exeter the key areas of research are Diabetes, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Stroke and the interaction between the Environment and Human Health.
Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk) is the first UK charity which will collect, process, store and supply pet blood products in the UK. PBBuk will collect canine blood which will then be processed into various blood products and stored on the premises.
The PKD charity aims to provide information and support to patients and families affected by polycystic kidney disease, support research into both determining the causes of and discovering possible treatments and to raise awareness of PKD, providing information to patients, the public, the medical community and the media.
Portsmouth Hospitals Charitable Fund is an umbrella charity with 22 'specialty' charities, which cover all departments within the hospital and the 'Rocky Appeal' charity. It aims to enhance/improve services and facilities for patient and staff including various research projects.
The PRDF supports the research of the paediatric and adolescent rheumatology clinical teams at Great Ormond Street and University College Hospitals, and research teams at UCL Institute of Child Health and Windeyer Institute.
Pro Cancer Research Fund (PCRF) supports a group of basic and clinical scientists developing a powerful new neuroscience method for the study of prostate and breast cancer.
The Centre?s mission is to raise funds to undertake research to improve the survival and quality of life of men with prostate cancer. Research focuses on three areas: Understanding prostate cancer development and progression Managing prostate cancer ? identifying those who will benefit Treatment? bringing results from laboratory to bedside
The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation has two aims, the first to promote independent worldwide research into all aspects of prostate cancer; and the second to spread the crucial knowledge gathered from that research as far afield as possible, via an internationally recognised forum, attended by the world?s top prostate cancer experts. The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation is also the home of the Bob Monkhouse ?Give a few bob? campaign www.giveafewbob.org.
Prostate Matters International (PMI)PMI's primary aim is to conduct and support research into prostate diseases - especially cancer. PMI is committed to achieving the highest standards of academic research, bringing together and training the clinicians and scientists of the future. PMI's work will improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostate diseases for individual patients.
We support the Surrey and Hants Cancer network in its aims to be a centre of exxcellence for the treatment and diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. We fund the Prostate Cancer research team at the Post Graduate Medical School at the University of Surrey. This is at the forefront of patient involved research into the disease.
Prostate UK is the leading charity in the fight against all prostate diseases, benign and malignant (cancer). Its mission is to raise awareness, provide information, promote understanding and fund both medical research and the training of healthcare professionals.
It supports patients and their carers with the liver disease Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, raises funds for PSC research and provides information and advice for those affected by this condition.
The Psoriasis Association is the leading national charity working for people with psoriasis. We provide information, advice and support via a comprehensive website, email and telephone helpline to people who have psoriasis or whose lives are affected by it. We aim to raise awareness of the condition that affects 2-3% of the population. The Psoriasis Association also funds research into the causes, treatment and care of psoriasis.
The Psychiatry Research Trust supports research and investigation into mental health, mental illness and brain disease including specific diseases or conditions with psychiatric aspects. It also supports research into the causes, means of prevention, diagnoses and treatment of such conditions.
The Puffin Appeal has been set up to create a world-class childhood respiratory unit in the North of England and to care for youngsters with cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma and other lung diseases. With your help we can conduct this research into respiratory diseases which will help to make a real difference in the day-to-day lives of young patients., The Puffin Appeal has been set up to create a world-class childhood respiratory unit in the North of England and to care for youngsters with cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma and other lung diseases. With your help we can conduct this research into respiratory diseases which will help to make a real difference in the day-to-day lives of young patients.
PUMPA – the Purine Metabolic Patients’ Association – is a charity set up to provide family support and advance education about a group of genetic diseases, the purine and pyrimidine metabolic disorders, at every level amongst medical practitioners and the public, and provide funds for research.
RAFT is an independent charity working to prevent and improve the treatment of major traumas such as burns, wounds and cancers of the skin through advances in medical research and in reconstructive plastic surgery. Please refer to our website for further information. www.raft.ac.uk
The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund provides grants for research into causes of and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
The RSA is a national charity providing vital support and advice to sufferers and their carers. It aims to promote a greater awareness of Raynaud's and scleroderma; raises funds for research and welfare projects and improves communication between doctors and patients.
Remedi provides funds for medical research projects in the UK which result in new rehabilitation procedures, improved medical equipment, services and facilities which dramatically improve the quality of life for babies, children and adults and make the journey from illness or disability back to a normal life a reality.
RICE is a small Bath-based national charity. We provide services and support for people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory problems and undertake research at a national level to learn more about the ageing process; find new and better treatments and improve the quality of life for older people.
Restore undertakes pioneering research into the treatment of burns and wounds. We take the problem to the research laboratory and return the solution to the patient. Our small group have achieved groundbreaking results which will potentially benefit millions of scar and burn sufferers worldwide.
The Richard Thomas Leukaemia Fund raises money to fund research into Leukaemia. The money raised by the charity funds a full-time researcher, provides vital equipment to treat patients with this disease and provides families of those suffering with a place to stay in the hospital whilst caring for those close to them .
It is Rob's wish to initially raise £100,000 to fund research into rare cancers such as DSRCT and continue fundraising until a cure is found !!.
The Rotary Club of Salisbury,formed in 1922, is one of the oldest in Rotary District 1110. The Beneficiary Charities selected for the 2010 Swimathon are as follows:- 1/Salisbury Child Contact Centre, 2/The Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, 3/Salisbury & District Citizens Advice Bureau, 4/Other Charities supported by Salisbury Rotary Club and Rotary International.
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer. We fund unique research into the early detection of lung cancer, health promotion work and lung cancer patient care. Lung cancer claims more lives than any other cancer. Charity Registration Nos: England & Wales 1046854 - Scotland SCO37596
The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust is the largest postgraduate specialist heart and lung centre in the UK, with an international reputation as leaders in the research, treatment and education of heart and lung disease. Money raised through the Charitable Fund sponsors pioneering research which helps to understand the causes of these diseases and develop new treatments.
The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK. RCGP is committed to improving patient care, clinical standards and GP training throughout the primary care sector.
The RP Fighting Blindness (BRPS) was set up for those with RP. It's a self help group which helps members live with and overcome their visual problems and brings relief by stimulating research into the causes and eventual treatment of RP by funding a range of research projects.
RSTMH promotes and advances the study, control and prevention of disease in humans and other animals in the tropics and plays a leading roll in increasing awareness throughout the world of tropical medicine and international health issues.
The Charity supports the wellbeing of patients and staff at the hospital by providing vital equipment, supporting staff through education and supporting both patients and staff through a range of welfare activities. It also provides funds for medical research which benefits the entire community.
The Sarcoma Trust works to raise awareness of these rare cancers, raise funding for research, and to help support and inform sarcoma patients and their families. It works closely with Sarcoma UK and GIST Support UK on support work.
SCAT is dedicated to the advancement of bone cancer research, to providing the best possible care and support at each stage of treatment and to improving the quality and dignity of life for all patients. We fund research, upgrade limbs, improve facilities for families and purchase specialist equipment.
Scleroderma is a disease that can damage the skin and internal organs through scarring and poor blood supply. People with scleroderma live with constant anxiety about their future, not knowing how far or how fast the disease will progress. The Scleroderma Society supports people with this disease and funds vital research into this rare and complex condition.
To create a Fellowship into the Research of Burkitt's Lymphoma Cancer, the disease which killed our beloved son Scott, age 31, in November,2005. The aim of this fellowship will be to help save lives of those who are afflicted with this extremely rare disease
A baby dies every nine days of cot death in Scotland and the majority of families will never know why their healthy baby has died, for no apparent reason. The Scottish Cot Death Trust is the only cot death charity in Scotland trying to find the answers through funding research. The Scottish Cot Death Trust also provides a wide range of support for bereaved families and educates the public and professionals about cot death and how to reduce the risks. By supporting the Scottish Cot Death Trust you can help us make a difference.
An umbrella group set up under the auspices of SDBTT in memory of Henry Barnfield who died on Christmas day 2005 from a brain tumour at the age of 6. His parents Alastair and Shirley have set up this umbrella group to raise funds and heighten awareness of this dreadful disease.
An umbrella group set up under the auspices of SDBTT in memory of Isobel Kelley who died in July 2003 from a brain tumour at two years of age. Her parents Dave and Kate have set up this umbrella group to raise funds and heighten awareness of this dreadful disease.
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust funds scientific and clinical research into childhood and adult brain tumours, and offers support and information to patients and their carers. We have been working to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours since the charity was set up in 1996 by Samantha's parents, Neil and Angela Dickson. We now spend around £1.3 million per year on brain tumour research and support, making us the largest brain tumour charity in the UK.
An umbrella group set up under the auspices of SDBTT in memory of Peta-Jane Gath
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust SDBTT funds scientific and clinical research into childhood and adult brain tumours, and offers support and information to patients and their carers. We have been working to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours since the charity was set up in 1996 by Samantha's parents, Neil and Angela Dickson. We now spend around £1.3 million per year on brain tumour research and support, making us the largest brain tumour charity in the UK.
Maureen Doolin sadly lost her only son William on the 20 October 2006 to a brain tumour (medulloblastoma). William was only 10 years and 10 months old. Maureen and her family are determined to make sure that William’s death was not in vain and have set up an umbrella group within the charity to help us with our fight to find a cure.
The Shaare Zedek Medical Centre is the most centrally-located major, acute-care hospital in Jerusalem. The hospital is committed to the provision of the highest level of medical treatment within a framework of compassionate and very personal care. All monies raised for this charity will be allocated towards the building of the Children's Hospital.
The Shackleton Foundation supports individuals of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds who exemplify the spirit of Sir Ernest Shackleton: inspirational leaders wishing to "make a difference", in particular to the less advantaged.
Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust is an independent registered charity working with the NHS in Sheffield. Our aim is to enhance patient care by funding cutting-edge medical equipment, independent medical research, plus additional comforts and facilities for the benefit of our patients. For more information visit www.shctonline.org.uk
Institutes are a key weapon in the fight to discover the cure of such a complex condition. Institutes attract the best researchers, as it is a privilege to work in a centre of excellence. One other advantage is that Trusts and Foundation will fund more readily research done in an Institute. It is thanks to the Pasteur Institute that the cure for tuberculosis was found.
Raising funds to combat kidney disease
Skin Cancer is one of the most common cancers and numbers are increasing rapidly. Most forms of skin cancer are not life threatening but the most serious form malignant melanoma can be deadly. This charity funds research into the causes, prevention and treatment of skin cancer.
Skin Treatment and Reasearch Trust (START Skin) supports research into the skin diseases that affect a large number of people in the community such as eczema, psoriasis and malignant melanoma.
The South West Thames Kidney Fund was formed in 1989 in response to the need for support for research. All monies raised by the Fund go directly to support research into the causes of, and preventions for, chronic renal disease at the S W Thames Institute for Renal Research. For further information on the Kidney fund and the Research Institute please go to www.kidneyfund.org.uk and www.swtirr.org.uk
Southampton Hospital Charity aims to complement and enhance services and facilities for patients and their families in the care of Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. The NHS Trust supports the needs of half a million people living in the city and south west Hampshire, and also provides specialist services to more than three million people in central southern England, the Channel Islands and further afield. With your help the Charity can help to provide a hospital environment that exceeds expectations.
If you would like your donation or fundraising activity to benefit a particular area or The Red & White Appeal, please specify this on your fundraising page or, if making a donation, in the free text box.
The Gift of Sight Appeal, established by Professor Andrew Lotery, funds world-class research into the prevention and treatment of blindness. Our principal areas of research are Age-related macular degeneration, the commonest cause of blindness in the Western world, Nystagmus and Glaucoma.
Sparks is a unique children's charity dedicated to funding research into the prevention, treatment and cure for conditions and illnesses affecting children, babies and expectant mothers. Sparks aim is for ALL babies to be born healthy and stay healthy. Since 1991, Sparks has committed over £18 million to fund research into conditions such as childhood cancer, childhood arthritis, meningitis, club foot, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and all the risks associated with premature birth. www.sparks.org.uk
Spinal Research is a pioneering charity. Its aim is to find ways to repair spinal cord injury and reverse the paralysis that results from it. Based in the UK and recognised as a leader in its field, Spinal Research funds groundbreaking projects at scientific and medical institutions around the world. The next landmark is the launch of clinical trials with paralysed volunteers. These trials will test innovative treatments that could repair damage in the human spinal cord, and so restore sensation and movement.
St. Mark's Hospital Foundation is the fundraising and charitable arm of St. Mark's Hospital in Harrow, Middlesex. The hospital specialises in colorectal and intestinal diseases - the Foundation raises much needed funds for research, education and training for the hospital where the NHS can't.
St. Peter?s Trust took its name from St. Peter?s Hospital in central London - founded for the treatment of urinary tract diseases - and has supported its work since 1970. The Hospital, and its research and teaching centres in Urology and Nephrology, are now part of UCL Medical School and its associated hospitals. The Trust funds research on underlying disease processes and the translation of the findings into new clinical treatments.
The St. Thomas' Lupus Trust is the charity that funds vital and pioneering research into lupus. It also supports the only dedicated lupus Clinic in Europe - the Louise Coote Lupus Unit at St. Thomas' Hospital.
The Foundation`s main aim is to improve the quality of life through research. Research will be concerned with practicalities of living with spinal cord injury, but also with a committment to pushing back the scientific frontiers of spinal cord injury. One of the initial priorities is to establish a research institute adjacent to the National Spinal Injuries centre.
The Stroke Association is a registered national charity solely concerned with stroke. We aim to reduce strokes through research and health education and also help and support people and their families who have been affected by stroke through our Community Services.
Target Ovarian Cancer is dedicated to achieving a long and good life for every woman with ovarian cancer. Its mission is to accelerate progress to beat ovarian cancer by: * Improving lives: promoting best practice in diagnosis, treatment and care * Raising money: for high quality research UK-wide * Uniting hearts and minds: working with others to improve survival.
Priming the pump of medical research across full spectrum of medical science. Very often leading to major funding from specialist charities. Over 90 p in every pound raised goes into research.
It provides research into and treatment for incurable Genetic Diseases in children and has provided a laboratory and many expensive items of equipment in helping to better the lives of dying children. One day it will help FIND A CURE!!
Our object is to develop and extend research into thrombosis through scientific laboratory work and clinical research, and to share the results of the work with the medical profession and other interested parties.
Together in West Essex helps to provide relief to Breast Cancer sufferers in West Essex by the contributing towards the provision of equipment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow Essex and towards Research at St Margarets Hospital Epping.
Tommy's funds medical research into the causes of premature birth, stillbirth and miscarriage, and provides an information service about health in pregnancy.
Our vision is a world where people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) receive the practical support and social acceptance they need to help them live their lives to the full. We help people with TS to be included in education, at work and in society, throughout their lives. We also support research to improve their quality of life.
The purpose of the Foundation is to raise funding to support people suffering from cancer in all its forms. It particular emphasis is on the establishment of a therapeutic service that will enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of cancer sufferers in hospitals within the region and at home.
The Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust aims to provide hospital equipment , donate monies to research for Leaukaemia and blood related disorders
Trauma Care aims to improve the outcome of the trauma victim by establishing best practice throughout the whole chain of care. We achieve this through education, research and publishing.
It aims to provide information and support to members, and to raise awareness of trigeminal neuralgia amongst medical professions and the general public. Above all, it is there to provide hope and encouragement for patients who can feel isolated and depressed as a result of this excrutiatingly painful condition.
Tyneside Leukaemia Research Association (TLRA) was founded in 1961 and provides funds for clinical and laboratory research into leukaemia at Newcastle University Medical School. As an entirely voluntary organisation, with no paid staff and minimal administration expenditure, almost all money raised goes directly towards medical research.
500 people die every year in the North East from Urological Cancers and many more suffer unwanted after effects without appropriate support. These cancers are testicular, prostate, bladder, kidney and penile, they are some of the most curable cancers if detected early enough. UCAN continue to raise funds to highlight awareness of the signs and symptoms of urological cancers and to support sufferers through provision of Scotland's only urological cancer support centre based on Ward 44 at Aberdeen royal Infirmary.
UCARE, Urology Cancer Research and Education, works to improve the treatment and care of people with cancer through research and education. UCARE supports: - research into prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancers - the development of new ways to fight cancer - education information about urological cancers
UCL is a leading teaching and research university consistently ranked in the UK top-5 and the world top-10. Located in London its excellence extends across the disciplines, from biomedicine to fine art and impacts people across the globe.
The Trust's mission is to defeat cancer faster by funding innovative research at University College London's Cancer Institute. We focus on research into difficult to treat cancers and those affecting children and young adults.
Mobile phones and wireless communication technology is used with almost no precautionary advice. The purpose of the RRT is to uncover and communicate the facts concerning electro-magnetic radiation on our and our children’s health, whilst trying to raise funding to research conditions such as electrosensitivity, EMFs and cancer etc.
Its aims are to promote awareness of narcolepsy and its associated conditions, and to provide authoritive information about them. It provides practical advice and assistance to sufferers, families and their carers. It also supports research into its causes and treatment and encourages links with other narcolepsy associations worldwide.
The UKSCF is the only UK medical research charity devoted solely to raising funding for stem cell projects. Its aim is to speed up the translation of research from the laboratory to therapies for patients.
UCL Hospitals Charitable Foundation is a charity that primarily supports projects within the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The charity supports the funding of equipment, buildings and research. The main focus is currently on cancer projects but projects in other areas are also supported.
The Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics at the University of Bath conducts pioneering research into joint replacement. Hip and knee replacements are almost unrivalled in terms of the improvement they bring to a patient’s quality of life. Support will allow more research to ensure better replacements are available more easily for more people.
The University of Glasgow Trust is the main vehicle for philanthropic donations to the University of Glasgow. The Trustees are responsible for disbursement of grants from gifts made to University of Glasgow priority fundraising projects. These include; the Medical Fund, Chancellor's Fund, Scholarships Fund, Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, The Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE), the Small Animal Hospital Campaign and the Beatson Pebble Appeal. The Trust also receives and administers unrestricted gifts and bequests for the benefit of the University.
Gifts to the University of Leeds help students in financial need, and help provide every Leeds student with a world class University experience. Thanks to the new Matched Funding scheme for Universities, every £3 given to Leeds is worth £5, until July 2011. There's no better time to help.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease affecting 100,000 people in the UK alone. At present there is no diagnostic test which creates considerable distress for many patients. Research at The University of Nottingham, using the latest developments in MRI, will provide a rapid and highly cost-effective test.
The University of Warwick raises money for students and activities based at the University. Donations can be made to support student scholarships and hardship funds, international students, medical research, student volunteer projects and more.
Its aim is to improve the treatment and management of urological disease through sponsorship of research, education and training of urologists, patient information and public awareness. It develops training programmes to bring best urology practice to the UK by sending urologists to centres of specialist expertise .
It was formed in 1971 to assist people who are about to undergo or have undergone surgery resulting in a urinary diversion, often following cancer. It has a full time secretary who provides information personally and via a Handbook, pamphlets, website, organising visits, Journal and DVD. Medical research also supported.
Velindre Cancer Centre is the largest non - surgical cancer Hospital in Wales providing Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and other specialised anti-cancer treatments for over half the people of Wales. We have been providing care and support to cancer patients and their families in Wales for over 50 years.
Every year we provide care, treatment and support for over 100,000 people. Due to early detection and improved treatments the number of people in Wales living with cancer is increasing daily. It is estimated that by 2015 there will be a 30% increase in the most common forms of cancer. We are determined to raise the money necessary to enable us to meet these new challenges.
Versus Cancer is dedicated to making a difference to people suffering from cancer. They raise funds through large scale music concerts, featuring living legends and new talent performing rarely seen sets and unique collaborations. Money raised goes towards cancer research and support groups, and raising awareness of the need for early detection.
To support VHL patients and families with advice and financially and to promote research into the condition.
The primary objective of the Virginia Keiley Benefaction is to promote research into the causes, prevention, alleviation of Parkinson's disease. Donations are used to fund research doctors - both from the UK and overseas - to work at the National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square in the quest for a cure.
Vision4Children (V4C) is working solely towards reducing Global Childhood Blindness, offering help and support to all. Their Global research programmes will improve treatment and management of blinding childhood eye diseases and longterm sustainable teaching training programmes will tackle treatable childhood blinding conditions where the need is the greatest.
We fund research into the late-effects of cancer treatments on survivors of childhood cancer. Of particular interest is the effect of radio- and chemotherapies on the fertility of girls who have survived cancer.
Wellbeing of Women is the only UK charity dedicated to solving the health problems that affect women by funding medical research and training into all aspects of reproductive health.
Over the past 40 years, we have invested millions of pounds into funding the very best in medical research and training, resulting in some remarkable progress. In fact, every woman living in the UK since 1964 will have benefited from advances in healthcare made possible by Wellbeing of Women.
Half of all women in the UK still experience a reproductive health problem during their lifetime, be it trouble conceiving, intensely painful periods or gynaecological cancer. Wellbeing of Women is the only charity dedicated to changing this by funding medical research that will benefit these women and the professionals who diagnose and treat them.
Wellbeing of Women is working hard to improve women's health. Yet, despite our best efforts, we still receive more research grant applications than we are able to fund. With your help, we could support more research projects and together discover solutions that will enable women to get more out of life.
WellChild is the national charity for sick children and provides practical help for children and their families as they deal with serious illness and complex conditions. Funded solely by the people of the UK, for more than 30 years, WellChild has been instrumental in saving the lives of thousands of sick children across a range of conditions covering the three key areas of:
Care - WellChild has created a team of WellChild Children's Nurses who work with sick children and their families in the community to give care and practical support to children living at home with complex care needs.
Support - To provide practical and tangible support to young people and families, WellChild has created its Helping Hands scheme which enlists the practical support of volunteers right across the country to tackle one-off projects in the homes of sick children.
Research - WellChild's dedication to helping sick children both now and in the future is shown by the charity's investment of more than £20 million in life-changing and ground-breaking children's health research projects.
The Wessex Cancer Trust is a regional cancer charity committed to raising funds to complement and initiate improvement of cancer care services throughout Wessex. The charity is determined to get the balance right between investment in research and practical help for today's cancer patients.
Hope, the South's leading medical research charity, supports research into many diseases and conditions including breast/other cancers, heart disease, asthma, leukaemia, stroke, liver disease and Alzheimer's. Established in 1977, it has applied over £15m so far. Its Gift of Sight appeal aims to raise £2million for research into blinding eye conditions.
WGCADA has been delivering services to individuals affected by substance misuse, their families and the wider communities for almost 30 years. It provides harm reduction services and is the only provider of outpatient 12-step abstinence treatment in Wales. Last year alone, we helped over 2000 people to change their lives.
www.W4CR.org aims to promote cancer awareness amongst the windsurfing community and raise money for cancer research, education and support. Sunrise Sunset 2010 is W4CR's annual fun and fundraising event with a target of £50,000 for worthy cancer beneficiaries.
Funds raised by Women for Women will support women scientists and clinicians - empowering more women to lead in this field. They will specialise in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a range of devastating conditions, which cause cancer, miscarriage, infertility and genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis or muscular dystrophy. Their fundamental aim is to improve women's ongoing good health throughout their lives and to ensure that more women have a normal pregnancy with a healthy baby.
Woodlands is a unique centre providing short term respite care, utilising an holistic approach, to anyone directly affected by Multiple Sclerosis. People stay at Woodlands for a week or two to enjoy a relaxing holiday, and to enable their carers to have a break. In addition, its Resource Centre provides information support and guidance to anyone affected by MS including health and social care professionals.
WERF is a global charity fostering research into endometriosis to improve knowledge and treatments. WERF carries out well powered, international multi-centre trials, and support specific research projects investigating disease mechanisms. The vision is a day when no woman is crippled by endometriosis nor prevented by the disease from having children.
World Without TB aims to achieve a reduction in tuberculosis treatment duration through clinical trials of currently used drugs thus improving compliance from both patients and treatment services. Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that kills two million people each year. The commonest cause of death in HIV infected persons is tuberculosis.
The purpose of the UHSM Charity is to support and improve the service provided by the NHS Foundation Hospital. The Charity provides additional equipment and services to enhance the patient and carer experience and provides funding for high quality, innovative research programmes.
The XLP Research Trust promotes and funds medical research into a potential cure for XLP, a rare always life taking genetic disease that affects only boys. The charity also acts as a support hub for families affected by XLP worldwide and looks to raise the awareness of this awful disease.
The Yoga Biomedical Trust pioneers yoga as a holistic therapy in the treatment and prevention of medical conditions. With a solid background in science, and a broad knowledge of yoga, its practitioners tailor their treatments to the individual. It also trains yoga therapists and researches the effectiveness of yoga therapy.
Yorkshire Cancer Centre – aiming higher fighting cancer The new wing at St James's Institute of Oncology will centralise and expand cancer services and provide treatment for a catchment population of 2.6 million people throughout Yorkshire. Charitable donations are vital in helping to provide supplementary facilities and patient comforts not usually available through NHS budgets.
Yorkshire Cancer Research funds internationally renowned research at universities and associated teaching hospitals throughout Yorkshire. Its work is helping the fight against prostate, lung, skin, oesophageal and cervical cancers to name a few. By supporting Yorkshire Cancer Research you will be helping to find cures.
Founded in 1970 theYorkshire Kidney Research Fund supports research into the problems associated with all aspects of kidney disease.
Active throughout Yorkshire and benefiting kidney research on a national and international basis, we rely entirely on donations, fundraising, voluntary support and legacies to help us fund groundbreaking work, helping people of all ages.
Every year an increasing number of patients are diagnosed with serious kidney disease and kidney failure. Research helps us find the answers to deliver the best treatments and therapies and make a huge difference to many people.
Donations help us to achieve our objectives.
Some of the areas we're currently funding research in are:
Investigating causes of poorly developed kidneys in babies; Ways to reduce the infections dialysis patients suffer from their dialysis catheters; Investigating whether the bladder changes the composition of urine after it is made; Investigating the way in which cells from the kidney die or survive in response to disease states; Optimal way to treat anaemia, a very prevalent complication in kidney patients which causes severe fatigue and reduction in quality of life; Investigating a condition called "Dialysis-related Amyloid".
Please support us and help us carry on making a difference.
The Yusef Abubaker Memorial Trust, established following the sudden cardiac death of our son Yusef, aims to enhance education, alleviate poverty, fund medical treatment, fund clean drinking water projects and help enhance sport in the community. Help us to help others in memory of Yusef.
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