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We've made the difficult decision to close our members' pages and forum. While well-subscribed, they weren't being used actively enough, and we lack the staff capacity to moderate properly. Thank you to everyone who participated. Your support means a great deal. You can still stay connected through our newsletter, social media, volunteering, events, and donations. Together, we continue to restore dignity and provide specialist HIV care across the UK and internationally.

We’re halfway through Payroll Giving Month! Payroll Giving is one of the simplest and most tax-efficient ways to support Mildmay. Donations are taken directly from your salary before tax, meaning your gift costs you less while we receive the full amount. Regular monthly donations help us plan ahead and sustain vital services. Find out how easy it is to get started today.

Dysphagia - difficulty swallowing, can be life-threatening and deeply affect dignity and recovery. Our speech and language therapist, Greer, recently attended a leading international dysphagia conference, bringing back new evidence-based approaches now shaping care at Mildmay. Supported by charitable funds, this learning is already helping us improve safety, recovery and quality of life for patients with complex needs.

National HIV Testing Week starts today! Testing is free, quick, and easy—and you can even do it from home with a free kit delivered in plain packaging. Knowing your status is the only way to stay in control of your health and access life-saving treatment. Whether it’s been a year since your last check or you’ve never tested before, now is the perfect time.

Mildmay’s Senior Specialist Dietitian, Kattya Mayre-Chilton, has been formally recognised by NHS England for her contribution to a national e-learning programme on Nutrition and HIV. Her specialist input, drawn from clinical practice at Mildmay Hospital, is helping support high-quality, evidence-based HIV care across the NHS.

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 and the theme Bridging Generations, Mildmay reflected on the importance of carrying Holocaust stories forward as living witnesses become fewer. Through personal testimony linked to the Kindertransport, the talk explored memory, persecution and the responsibility we all share to remember the past and challenge injustice today.

We’re halfway there! £15,590 raised of our £30,000 Winter Appeal. Your support funds specialist care for people facing complex illness, addiction, and homelessness, keeps chaplaincy at the bedside, and sustains rehabilitation. Running until 1 April 2026. Extra funds will strengthen our Uganda Education Exchange. Care can’t wait.

We wish you all a happy Christmas as we reflect on 40 years since Mildmay’s rebirth as an independent charity, and we look ahead with purpose. From developing new patient pathways at Mildmay Hospital to preparing our new Uganda Health Programme, we remain committed to dignity, specialist care and partnership, made possible by the support of our community.

Physiotherapy students at Mildmay Hospital rated their placements 8.7/10, reflecting the high quality of supervision, hands-on clinical learning, and multidisciplinary teamwork. These placements give students practical skills, confidence, and experience in a specialist hospital setting, preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Hospital flu cases in England jumped 55% week-on-week, filling wards with acutely unwell - often older - patients who can’t be safely discharged, including those experiencing homelessness. The resulting bed blocking delays A&E flow and elective surgeries. Mildmay can provide safe step‑down, stabilisation, and rehabilitation to enable timely discharge and ease pressure across the NHS.