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Thanks to Charity funding, highly specialist physiotherapist, Samantha Duncan and her colleagues were able to attend the UK stroke forum conference recently. Supporting training and education which would not normally be funded by the NHS but where there is evidence of need, is one of our four priorities.

A group of volunteers at Northwick Park Hospital are supporting dying patients and their loved ones, thanks to our funding. “We launched the project last spring and the response for volunteers overwhelming,” says co-ordinator Lynn Green.

We were delighted to fund a cot for twins for our maternity unit. Research shows that putting twins in the same cot can help them regulate their body temperatures and sleep cycles, and to soothe each other.

Kerry Wloskowicz, a clinical nurse specialist in palliative (end-of-life) care is about to take on her third London marathon, to support LNWH Trust Butterfly Project.

LNWH Trust launched their accreditation programme last year to assess if patient facing services were meeting their health and safety requirements and following the correct processes and procedures.

Training and education are one of our four priorities, and we fund staff training, specialist training or research projects that would not normally be funded by the NHS but where there is evidence of need.

Thanks to our funding, new members of staff receive a warm welcome with a goody bag. The bags include a handy notebook and pen, a reusable water bottle and a snack.

Hospital management took a back seat when staff were asked to come up with ideas on how to spend £1million donated by London North West Healthcare (LNWH) Charity.

Falls are the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury and death worldwide. Being hospitalised puts patients at further risk for falls due to illness and the newness of a hospital environment.

Thanks to our funding, LNWH NHS Trust have recruited nine specialist end-of-life Butterfly volunteers to offer companionship and comfort to dying patients and their loved ones.