The Friends of The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a voluntary organisation and registered charity which supports the work of the hospital for the benefit of patients, their families and staff.
News
Please see information here about our major fund-raising event
a Clay Pigeon Shoot on October 16 2012.
Contact The Friends Office for an invitation.
Patient Support Project
Please read an update on these services which continue to expand.
Services
The Friends works closely with the hospital to supplement and enhance the services provided to patients by the hospital and its own volunteer department.
Trolley services
Each weekday The Friends provides trolley services to the patients on the wards offering daily essentials, newspapers, and confectionery. A book trolley and a craft trolley go round the wards regularly. Importantly, the smiling and friendly volunteers who push these trolleys are always happy to stop and chat to patients.
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The Friends Shop
The shop is on the Ground Floor, near the bottom of the escalator. It supplies newspapers, magazines, confectionery, soft drinks, toiletries, balloons, gifts, cards etc. It is open every weekday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Library
The Friends Library on the Lower Ground Floor has a large stock of fiction and non-fiction books available for staff and patients. The mobile library visits the wards three times a week.
Patients Support Project
This exciting new project has developed and grown since its beginning in March 2011. Trained volunteers are available to assist patients and to be 'befrienders'. The new scheme was the subject of the hospital Annual Members Meeting held on 15 September, 2011.
You can read an update about the Project here
If you would like to request a visit from a volunteer to help a relative or friend in the hospital please click here or on the logo on the left.
The Friends Hairdresser
The salon is on the second floor of the hospital (Lift Bank D) for patients and staff and also offers hairdressing on the wards for less mobile patients. THe new salon is now open. Click here for times and prices.
Hospital web site
