It's been a fortnight of great highs for the Charity (both physical and metaphorical) with goals being met and a vital new objective set. Read more
As we sail over our £1.1 million target for Harefield’s Intensive Care Unit, we look forward to a brand new appeal and our 36th Harefield Fun Run & Family Day, and reflect on a fundraising abseil frenzy! Read more
Well, it was a roller coaster as I knew it would be – Grand Canal Challenge 2017 was fantastic from its 7.30am start right through to the finish. Read more
The countdown to the Grand Canal Challenge has begun! Already, we have had more people sign up to this year’s event than last year, and we have an even better plan for the day. Will we see you there? Read more
Come on Team Hearts. Best foot forward and let’s show Team Lungs what we are made of. Read more
Cath Lab 2 in Harefield has treated, literally, hundreds of thousands of patients, but the time has come to give Cath Lab 2 a new life Read more
Mishal Husain chaired and hosted a very special evening for us and we launched a new virtual challenge event Read more
Today we are launching our Life in Focus appeal to equip Royal Bromtpon hospital with state-of-the-art imaging technology Read more
After many weeks of working from home, I am venturing back into the office and it is exciting and fun to see familiar faces again. Read more
Adapting to a summer without physical get-togethers and fundraising events is happening - and our first foray into keeping in touch with our supporters happened last week with our online quiz. It was terrific fun! Read more
The news is all about careful opening up of shops in the coming weeks. Covid-19 rates are reducing, and people are meeting up with friends and families. But what does this mean for our NHS colleagues and for Royal Brompton and Harefield? Read more
ECMO is the last chance when all other hope is exhausted - and yet there are thousands of people - many of them young, with families and with lives ahead of them, who would not be here without ECMO Read more
We have helped staff in a myriad of ways - you have helped them and I know you will continue to be there for them - not just on Thursday nights but in your thoughts and prayers all the time. Read more
I wonder how you felt, if and when, you took part in the clapping for the NHS on Thursday night. In my quiet street in Cirencester, where very little happens, suddenly the place was alive. Read more
Today restores my faith in humanity. Today we have received donations small, large and very large to support our emergency appeal to help our hospitals treat patients suffering with the Covid-19 virus. Read more
Welcome to the Charity blog with an update as to how we at Charity HQ are adapting to the challenging times around us. Read more
Like every hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals are putting in place actions and preparations to cope with the coronavirus, and your Charity is playing its part too. Read more
Our fundraising appeal to raise enough to buy two new pieces of ECMO equipment is going well. Read more
In 2015, a little boy called Elliot sadly died of Mitochondrial Disease. In his memory, his parents set up Elliot’s Touch. Read more
It was a wonderful feeling to be able to tell our gathering of 750 people at our Carol Concert that we were able to buy the first of the two ECMO units. Read more
Happy New Year and thank you to all of you who helped to make 2019 a very good year for the Charity through donations large and small. Read more
Christmas is well and truly on its way now! The first day of December was celebrated with the traditional Santa Dash around Ruislip Lido. Read more
Our Charity has a very carefully managed property portfolio which generates income, much of which we give directly to our two hospitals. Read more
This week has been a rollercoaster! We had a fantastic quiz with Hugh Dennis which has raised a really amazing £7,554 for our #MoreTimeMoreLives Appeal. Read more
I have signed up to Give as you Live and it just about saved my life last week as my eldest son’s birthday had crept up on me without me noticing. Read more
Hundreds of donors – you may well have been one of them – helped us to buy a very special incubator called a Giraffe incubator which enables highly skilled doctors to perform intricate procedures on tiny babies. Read more
I don't mean to be smug, but I have booked my table for the Great Brompton Quiz - and luckily I have as they are going fast - have you booked yours? Read more
Just when you think the world is tarnished and you wonder where all the goodness has gone… Something wonderful happens. Read more