Welcome to the Friends of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
The Friends are dedicated to improving the lives of patients and staff at Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex hospitals. We provide comfort and support where it’s needed most - offering compassionate end-of-life care, delivering Shop and Library Trollies to bed-bound patients, and running a hair salon to help boost patients' dignity and morale.
We also fund essential equipment and services to enhance the overall patient experience. Thanks to the generosity of over 30 volunteers who contribute more than 2,000 hours annually, we are able to award £100,000 in grants each year, making a real difference to the care and support available to patients, their families, and hospital staff.
Christmas Cheer
Ways to support The Friends of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital this festive season
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Visit our weekly gift stalls in the hospital atrium - next sale is Friday 28th November
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Purchase our elegant Christmas cards, available in the atrium from 10am -2 pm on week days, and online
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Try your luck in our luxury raffle, 1st prize is a signed Chelsea shirt
Thank you for your support
Your generosity keeps our trollys moving, our end of life rooms open and our volunteers trained
Christmas Draw
Luxury prizes for all the family
Treat yourself or someone you love this Christmas and support The Friends of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.
Enter for the chance to win standout prizes, from a signed Chelsea FC shirt, and signed England Rugby shirt, to luxury beauty, fragrance, and festive experiences.
Each ticket fuels our work across the hospital, keeping the shop and lunch trolleys moving, end of life care rooms open and volunteers trained
Buy your ticket today for your chance to win on 18 December 2025.
End-of-Life Care
Our tranquil Butterfly Rooms offer solace and comfort, providing invaluable support for individuals in their final days.
Dedicated Butterfly Volunteers offer companionship and conversation to terminally ill patients, ensuring no one faces the end alone.
We believe in the power of human connection and the comfort it brings during difficult times.
Grants
The Friends welcome applications from hospital departments or individual staff members for projects to improve services for patients.
We will usually consider requests for medical equipment, furniture, and any other item or project that may improve patients’ experience while in hospital.
If you have an idea for an item that would improve the patient experience on your ward, please complete the application form.
Explore the Shop
Browse our collection of Christmas goodies as well as first edition and signed books.
All proceeds go to support our work in the hospital.
