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This year’s World AIDS Day Red Run brought thousands of people together in a cold, wet, but incredibly inspiring show of solidarity. The event raised over £216,000 for 31 HIV charities, with Team Mildmay contributing our highest total yet. A day full of love and community, honouring the heroes who shaped the HIV movement and reminding us how much we can achieve together.

Asterios Lotsios, Lead Physiotherapist at Mildmay Hospital, will present his research on digital health–enabled neuro-rehabilitation for VZV-associated myelitis at the University of Manchester symposium. His work helps patients recover function and maintain quality of life in rare neurological conditions, highlighting Mildmay’s pioneering approach to rehabilitation and international knowledge exchange.

Support the Education Exchange Programme: fund UK clinicians to gain life-changing experience in Uganda, strengthen local healthcare, and bring back skills that benefit patients and the NHS at home. Every donation helps save lives abroad and at home.

This week (25–31 August) is Speech Pathology Week 2025, led by Speech Pathology Australia. At Mildmay, our Speech and Language Therapist, Greer Kearney, marked the occasion with a presentation on cognitive communication impairment and an interactive dysphagia and oral care station with work experience student Arun. Together with our dietetics team, they highlighted the vital role of our Speech and Language Therapy in patient care.

Mildmay’s legacy is celebrated on the newly named London Overground Mildmay line. A plaque at Kew Gardens highlights our journey from 19th-century cholera care to becoming Europe’s first HIV hospital, supported by Princess Diana’s visits. Today, we remain a trusted centre for HIV rehabilitation and holistic care. Spotting this plaquewas a proud reminder of our history, resilience, and ongoing mission.

Mildmay’s REBUILD Pathway offers specialist post-detox rehabilitation. With expert care and peer support, we help patients move from crisis to confidence, rebuilding lives and offering hope for a brighter future. Find out more…

Mildmay marked its 40th anniversary with a special reception celebrating our history, honouring Lord Fowler with the newly named Lord Fowler Rehabilitation Centre, and welcoming Lord Smith as our new President. The event brought together former CEO’s, former and current staff, trustees, Patrons, health and social care professionals, community and organisation partners, supporters, and friends to reflect on Mildmay’s journey so far and its future direction. Read the full story

July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. Mildmay supports people living with HIV and hepatitis co-infection, especially those facing homelessness or stigma. We’re calling for better awareness, earlier diagnosis, and equal access to care.

Registration for the World AIDS Day RED RUN 2025 opens today! Join Team Mildmay for this joyful 5K/10K fun run in Victoria Park on 22 November. It’s more than a run - it’s about community, visibility, and raising vital funds to support people living with HIV. Sign up today and help make a difference.

Mildmay is supports Zero HIV Stigma Day on 21 July. Stigma remains one of the biggest barriers to HIV care, and this global day of action calls on all of us to challenge misinformation, prejudice, and fear. We’re committed to person-centred, compassionate care—on this day and every day.

Our Quality Account 2024–25 highlights strong patient feedback, new services like neuropsychiatry and step-down care, and our continued focus on patient safety and staff wellbeing. Thanks to our NHS commissioners for recognising our progress. Download the full report now.

Handmade thank-you cards from our patients now brighten Mildmay’s reception—small, creative gestures expressing deep gratitude for the care they’ve received. These thoughtful tokens reflect the compassion at the heart of our work and the hope of new beginnings. Help us keep making this possible.

On Princess Diana’s birthday, we remember her extraordinary compassion and her seventeen visits to Mildmay. At a time of fear and stigma, Diana’s kindness and courage helped transform public attitudes to HIV and AIDS. Her legacy continues to inspire our mission of dignity, compassion, and care without judgement. Help us continue Diana’s legacy of compassion. Support Mildmay’s work with people living with complex HIV. Donate Now

Ruth Sims CBE, former matron and chief executive, returned to Mildmay this week. Her leadership helped shape our response to HIV and our international programmes in the 1980s and ‘90s. Her visit offered the team a moment to celebrate our progress and ongoing commitment to patient care.

Mildmay Hospital celebrated 40 years since its re-establishment as a charity with a joyful gathering of staff, volunteers, and patients. The event featured a buffet lunch, music, and heartfelt appreciation for the hospital’s pioneering HIV care and unique community spirit.

Mildmay is proud to attend the 27th National HIV Nurses Association Conference, where our specialist team is sharing insights on complex HIV care, safeguarding, and rehabilitation. As we mark our 40th anniversary, we continue to champion holistic, person-centred care for people living with HIV and neurocognitive challenges. Read more about our involvement and the future of HIV nursing.

A new study from UWE Bristol, exploring the experiences of older Black African and Caribbean people living with HIV, is recruiting volunteers for a lived-experience advisory panel.

A breakthrough in HIV research was reported today, which offers a hopeful step toward a possible cure. Researchers in Melbourne have developed a new way to reveal hidden HIV in white blood cells using mRNA technology. At Mildmay, we continue to support those living with HIV while cheering on every step forward in the global effort to find a cure.

Mildmay Hospital celebrates Pride Month, upholding its tradition of inclusive care. Our history is deeply tied to the LGBTQ+ community through pioneering HIV/AIDS care, fighting stigma, and ensuring dignity for all. Recognised by the Mildmay Line, we champion the NHS principle of healthcare for everyone, committed to supporting authentic lives for patients, staff, and partners. Join us in advocating for a more equitable world!

TfL’s new book, The New London Overground Lines, celebrates the renaming of the network’s six lines, including the Mildmay line. It beautifully documents the process of consultation and storytelling that shaped each name. It highlights Mildmay’s founding during the 1866 cholera outbreak, its groundbreaking role as Europe’s first dedicated HIV/AIDS hospital in the late 1980s, and our continued evolution as a specialist hospital working hand in hand with the NHS.