Our charitable status
Since The London Clinic was granted charitable status in
1935, the hospital has been committed to reinvesting its financial
surplus to help improve healthcare for patients.
Reinvesting funds for patient benefit
As a not-for-profit organisation, The London Clinic is able to
continuously invest in the latest medical technology, facilities
and clinical and nursing support.
As the Clinic does not have any shareholders, in the last five
years alone it has been able to invest £64 million in improved
medical equipment and hospital facilities. This means that, unlike
many independent hospitals, the Clinic is able to treat patients
with very complex conditions such as brain tumours and liver
disorders.
Recent milestones achieved through the Clinic’s programme of
reinvestment include:
- the development of some of the most advanced endoscopy facilities in the
independent
sector, treating over 5,500 patients every year
- a new major operating theatre, the Clinic’s twelfth and
largest theatre, opened in November
2005. This has been purpose-built to accommodate robotic
surgery. The advanced,
ultra-clean ventilation system means that it will also be
suitable for major orthopaedic
surgeryas well as all other specialties
- the da Vinci-S® Surgical
System. This second generation in robotic-assisted
technology
enables our surgeons to treat prostate cancer by removing
the prostate laparoscopically.
For the majority of patients, this could mean less
pain and blood loss following surgery and
a faster recovery compared to conventional open
surgery
- a newly refurbished, state-of-the-art, eight-bed (level 3)
critical care unit
Advancing medical research
The London
Clinic is actively involved in ethically approved medical research
to improve standards of healthcare.
Our Ethics Committee has granted approval of a significant
number of current clinical trials involving Clinic patients or
their records in areas such as leukaemia and prostate cancer.
All trials must meet the rigorous criteria set by the Ethics
Committee, which includes ensuring appropriate patient information
and consent is in place, in accordance with relevant General
Medical Council (GMC) guidelines.
Critical care research
Training and education for the NHS
The London Clinic is proud to provide NHS nursing and clinical
staff access to its hospital facilities and medical and technical
expertise through clinical placements.
Last year alone, the Clinic provided placements for:
- 30 nursing students
- 20 students in radiology
- 6 students in physiotherapy.
The London Clinic provides all training without charge and all
students trained at the hospital will become NHS employees.
Subsidy for patients in the British Armed
Forces
The London Clinic is working together with
King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister
Agnes to extend its 20% subsidy towards inpatient and outpatient
treatment for Service personnel.
The subsidy is available to all patients
who are currently serving or have previously served in the British
Armed Forces, regardless of rank and length of service, as well as
their spouses, ex-spouses, widows and widowers – extending its
availability to a population of more than 13 million people.
Further information...
New Victoria Medical Foundation (NVMF)
The London Clinic and The New Victoria
Medical Foundation (NVMF) have teamed up to jointly fund the
medical care of NHS patients in need of treatment for conditions,
which though not life-threatening, are regarded as significantly
impairing their quality of life.
The partnership between the recently-created
charity and one of the UK’s leading independent hospitals has been
launched to provide patient-support for the primary treatment of a
non-chronic nature. Further
information...
Helping people to live with cancer
The London Clinic works in partnership with a number of
charities to offer funding for posts, practical support and the use
of its specialist facilities. Cancer
care is an area of particular interest.
If you are affected by cancer, Our confidential drop-in service
at The Richard Hambro Macmillan Cancer Information Centre is here
to help.
You can come to us for up-to-date information, practical advice
and emotional support to help you cope with cancer. We’ve been
providing this information service for over ten years now and
we celebrated our anniversary by moving in to the brand new,
purpose-built cancer centre in January 2010. We run it together
with Macmillan Cancer Support, the leading cancer support and
information charity in the UK. The centre is dedicated to the
memory of our late trustee, Richard Hambro who was also the
Treasurer, Chairman and Deputy President of Macmillan Cancer
Support.
Talking to someone who understands what you’re going through can
help to reduce some of your worries and concerns.
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Our Macmillan Cancer Information Nurse Specialist is a fully
registered nurse with over ten years experience and further
qualifications in clinical cancer care. As well as being there to
listen, she can explain and clarify medical terms, suggest ways to
help you cope with symptoms and side effects and help you find the
information you need.
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If you, a family member, friend or carer would like to come and
see us, you can drop-in any time during opening hours – you don’t
need an appointment.
You can talk to us about all aspects of cancer in private, in a
quiet, comfortable room. And if you’re not able to visit us, we’re
happy to talk to you over the phone.
We’re open Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) from 9am to
4pm.
• Call us on: 020 7616 7628
• Email us at: macmillan@thelondonclinic.co.uk
• Or visit us at: The Richard Hambro Macmillan Cancer Information
Centre, The London Clinic Cancer Centre, 22 Devonshire Place,
London W1G 6JA
Bone marrow donation
The London Clinic is
also proud to be the only independent hospital to provide bone
marrow stem cell collection and a harvesting centre for the Anthony
Nolan Trust (ANT).
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The Clinic’s highly skilled medical staff are able to use the
state-of-the-art facilities at the hospital to support the charity
in providing
life-saving donors for patients in need of bone marrow
transplants.
Last year alone, The London Clinic collected approximately 200
donations for the ANT.
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If you are between the ages of 18 and 60 and would like to join
the donor register, please log on to www.anthonynolan.org.uk for
more information.
Dr Mike Potter, Consultant Haematologist / Director, Stem Cell
Transplantation
"The life-saving work of the Trust depends on
finding a 'match' for patients - finding a donor whose tissue-type
is compatible with the patient. Theoretically, anyone could be the
match for one of the 7,000 patients
currently waiting for a transplant. In fact, you might be the only
person in the world with a compatible tissue-type for a patient
with a life-threatening illness.
The ANT has been working closely with The London
Clinic for over 20 years and is delighted to benefit from the
state-of-the-art facilities, medical expertise and world-class
nursing care."