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Robin Meltzer retweeted
A portrait of Flora Murray, trailblazing doctor and suffragette and the first woman to be depicted on a Scottish banknote, has returned to the Royal Free Charity following a loan to her hometown museum in Scotland.
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🗞️ Read more: royalfreecharity.org/news/po…
ALT Portraits of Flora Murray and her partner, Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson, on display at the Royal Free Hospital.
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Watch to find out why Izzy, our therapy dog, is putting her paws up for her hospital! 📹
By putting your Hands Up! for your hospital and fundraising, you will be helping to support the care patients across north London receive.
royalfreecharity.org/hands-u…
#HandsUp #NHS
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We deliver one of the NHS’ largest volunteering services with over 400 volunteers. They fulfil a range of roles such as offering companionship to patients with dementia, providing virtual reality therapy to chemotherapy patients, supporting new mums with infant feeding. 🧵
ALT Sevaral people standing on a stair case, some on Royal Free Charity volunteer shirts, all waving and smiling at the camera.
Robin Meltzer retweeted
Put your Hands Up! for your hospital. Today marks the start of our fundraising appeal.
This year, your generous fundraising will support the work of our services, including our complementary massage therapy, volunteers and our support hub. 🧵
ALT A group of people, most of them wearing Royal Free Charity t-shirts, with their hands up and smiling at the camera.
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Our amazing young volunteers have been learning how to safely guide patients and visitors with visual impairments. We delivered a bespoke training session for them incorporating special glasses that simulate various eye conditions.🧵
ALT Three young people wearing Royal Free Charity t-shirts sitting on chairs, holding and wearing glasses.
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There's a compelling sculpture in the atrium of the Pears Building that honors the pioneering work of scientists studying the human immune system in the UK. Titled Synthesis (heavy chain), the piece showcases all the possible genetic code variations for creating human proteins.🧵
ALT A picture of the art installation Synthesis (heavy chain) hanging from the Pears Building atrium.
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A project funded by us is set to make it easier for people with learning disabilities in Camden and Islington to access cancer screening. The £350k grant will help tackle the barriers that often prevent or deter people with learning disabilities from getting these vital checks.🧵
ALT A woman in a lab coat and mask, with gloves, handling chemicals in small test tubes next to some research equipment.
Robin Meltzer retweeted
Srebrenica showed us it can happen again… and Europe was unable to stop it.
29 years on, we still haven’t learnt that lesson…
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There is an exciting new addition to the Pets as Therapy cohort at Royal Free Hospital.
Ushton is a seven-year-old Russian tortoise who enjoys romaine lettuce and bubble baths. He was adopted by his owner, Michelle, from @rspcamiddlesex. 🧵
Our volunteers change lives for the better every single day with their acts of kindness and their dedication to their hospital community. This short film shows how.
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Robin Meltzer retweeted
Was great to drop in to see our @RoyalFreeChty team showcasing the services our charity provides @RoyalFreeLondon staff and patients #brentcross_sc
We're at @brentcross_sc today, centre court, come and say hello to the team, they'll be in purple shirts, underneath an impressive digital billboard!
Thanks @JudyDewinter for the photo and to @ClearChannelUK for their support. 🩷
ALT Group of people stood smiling together in RFC branded purple shirts, underneath a large digital banner in the middle of a shopping centre.
The screen is enormous. Its hard to get a sense of the scale from a picture. It's the height of a house. It's the biggest screen known to mankind and it's in Brent Cross and our charity gets to be on it for free thanks to @ClearChannelUK
We're at @brentcross_sc today, centre court, come and say hello to the team, they'll be in purple shirts, underneath an impressive digital billboard!
Thanks @JudyDewinter for the photo and to @ClearChannelUK for their support. 🩷
ALT Group of people stood smiling together in RFC branded purple shirts, underneath a large digital banner in the middle of a shopping centre.
Robin Meltzer retweeted
Ever wondered where donations to Royal Free Charity go? Watch to find out🎥
We've been fundraising for our services, including massage and live music. Thank you for your generous donations!
Visit royalfreecharity.org/barry to find out how to donate.
#springappeal #barrysstory