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.
A Kensington Christmas Story:
The Friends Celebrate and Share the Joy of Reading in partnership with The Queen’s Reading Room
The Friends of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital are incredibly touched and grateful to have been chosen by the Queen's Reading Room charity and Opportunity Kensington to benefit from their new Christmas project. Launched at a special event on November 21st and running for five weeks, ‘A Kensington Christmas Story: Read, Celebrate and Share the Joy of Reading’ will serve as a book donation drop-off point on Kensington High Street, benefitting the Friends’ library and book trolley service for the hospital’s patients and staff.
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Click below to read the full story and learn how you can support the project.​​​​
End-of-Life Care
Our tranquil Butterfly Rooms offer solace and comfort, providing invaluable support for individuals in their final days.
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Dedicated Butterfly Volunteers offer companionship and conversation to terminally ill patients, ensuring no one faces the end alone.
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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.
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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 first edition and signed books - all proceeds go to support our work in the hospital.
