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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 25m

💜 “It’s nice to give something back to the community. That’s what I love doing.” Dodie volunteers in Barnet A&E, offering patients a friendly face, a glass of water and a little reassurance during what can be a stressful time. Interested in volunteering? 🔗 Link in bio to find out more. #NHS

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 05/10/2026

Write or update your will at no cost, helping give you peace of mind that your wishes are clear and the people you care about are provided for. A gift in your will could help fund research, equipment and patient support. Claim your free will: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... #FreeWillsMonth

A plaque in a hospital setting which reads "The Clinical Research Facility was established in 2021 thanks to a generous legacy from Laurence Isaacson CBE".

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 02/10/2026

💜 Volunteering can be a chance to learn, build experience and make a difference to patients. Rute volunteers at Barnet Hospital while studying health and social care, with the ambition of becoming a nurse. Interested in volunteering? Find out more via the link in our bio. #Volunteering #NHS

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lovely to feature alongside Nirmala and Kris in this @royalfreecharity.org campaign. I’m grateful for the charity’s support for our lupus research @ucl.ac.uk @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social and pleased to help highlight what that support makes possible.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 29/09/2026

🏃‍♂️ Jake is taking on #Project496 for us in October. From 1 mile on 1 October to 31 miles on 31 October, he'll run an incredible 496 miles in one month to thank the team who cared for his dad during a kidney transplant journey. Support him: www.justgiving.com/page/r4trf #UltraRunning

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 28/09/2026

Research. Advanced equipment. Extra support when it matters most. A gift in your will could help our hospitals go further than NHS funding alone allows. Free Wills Month starts in October. Find out more: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... #FreeWillsMonth #NHS #NorthLondon

A woman with brown hair, wearing a white Royal Free Charity laboratory coat looks into a microscope in a laboratory.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 25/09/2026

Over the last week, Nirmala, Kris and George appeared on one of Leicester Square's giant digital screens, representing the many ways people support Royal Free Charity through volunteering, patient care and research. Thank you to Ocean Outdoor for making it possible. 💙 #London

Three Royal Free Charity supporters stand in Leicester Square beneath a large digital billboard displaying their portraits and a Royal Free Charity campaign. The billboard features the message "Caring for our patients from London, from the UK and beyond" alongside Royal Free Charity branding. Blurred pedestrians move through the foreground, creating a sense of activity in the busy city setting, while the three individuals stand clearly in front of the screen they appear on.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 23/09/2026

Write your will at no cost this October. Make your wishes clear and provide for those you love. Once they’re looked after, a gift in your will could support patients and families across our hospitals. royalfreecharity.org/get-involved/other-ways-to-give/gifts-in-wills #FreeWillsMonth #GiftsInWills

Royal Free Charity graphic promoting Free Wills Month, featuring a healthcare worker in a hospital corridor and the message: “Free Wills Month returns this October.”

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 21/09/2026

💜 The climb may be over, but there's still time to support her fundraiser. Every donation will help families stay close to loved ones when they need it most. 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/keziah-... #OrganDonation #Kilimanjaro #NHS #NorthLondon

Keziah Crick and fellow climbers pose beside the Uhuru Peak summit sign on Mount Kilimanjaro after completing the climb.

Keziah Crick stands in front of a Kilimanjaro National Park sign holding a Royal Free Charity T-shirt before starting her fundraising climb of Mount Kilimanjaro.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 21/09/2026

🏔️ Keziah Crick has reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro after taking on Africa's highest mountain to support liver transplant patients and their families. 💜 She completed the challenge to raise awareness of organ donation and support families during treatment and recovery.

Keziah Crick stands at Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, holding a Royal Free Charity T-shirt beside the summit sign.

Sunrise above a blanket of clouds near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, with a rocky volcanic ridge in the foreground.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 16/09/2026

At Chase Farm Hospital’s endoscopy unit, volunteers like Anne are helping to make what can be an anxious experience feel a little less daunting, by offering a friendly face and reassurance. ⭐ Find out more about volunteering via the link below. royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... #NHS

A woman with grey hair, wearing a purple Royal Free Charity t-shirt, stands smiling with NHS staff either side of her. The NHS staff smile and point towards her in a hospital room.

A woman with grey hair, wearing a purple Royal Free Charity t-shirt, stands smiling in a hospital room.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 15/09/2026

🦠 Could gut bacteria reveal who is at risk of Parkinson’s disease? Research supported has identified distinct microbiome changes linked to Parkinson’s, before symptoms appear. Read the full story in our latest Further, Faster, For All magazine: 📖 issuu.com/royalfreecha... #Parkinsons #Research

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Further, Faster, For All - Autumn 2026 - Issue 11

This document, the Autumn 2026 issue of 'Further, Faster, For All', highlights recent achievements and initiatives by the Royal Free Charity, focusing on improving care for patients, innovative fundra

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 14/09/2026

🏔️ Keziah Crick is nearing the end of her Mount Kilimanjaro challenge, raising funds and awareness for liver transplant patients and their families. 💜 Support Keziah: justgiving.com/page/keziah-crick-2 #Fundraising #OrganDonation

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 11/09/2026

🍋 When life gives you lemons... Eleven-year-old Gabriel and friends set up lemonade stands and raised an amazing £316.20 for their local north London hospital. 💙 📖 Read more in Further, Faster, For All: issuu.com/royalfreecha... #Fundraising #London #CommunitySpirit #YoungFundraiser

A group of nine children stand outdoors holding a large Royal Free Charity presentation cheque for £316.20. The cheque recognises funds raised through a lemonade stand fundraising initiative. The children are gathered in a courtyard surrounded by trees and greenery, demonstrating the community fundraising effort that helped support patients, families and staff across north London.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 10/09/2026

A&E can be overwhelming for children and young people living with Autism. 💙 Thanks to support from our supporters, North Mid's paediatric emergency department has introduced changes to make care calmer, earning a National Autistic Society Inclusion Award. 📖 Read more: issuu.com/royalfreecha...

Four staff members stand in a colourful paediatric hospital corridor holding sensory resources and communication tools introduced to support autistic children and young people in the emergency department. Items include ear defenders, fidget toys, communication aids and an ‘All About Me’ hospital passport. The team achieved the National Autistic Society Inclusion Award for improving the experience of autistic patients and their families.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 09/09/2026

Run through London's iconic streets in the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027 with us! Pass Big Ben, St Paul's & more while supporting patients, staff and research. Run for a challenge, a loved one or a cause you care about. Register: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... 💙 #LLHM #RunForGood

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London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027

Join the Royal Free Charity team at London Landmarks Half Marathon 2027. Run past iconic London sights and help support NHS patients, staff, and research.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 07/09/2026

Huge congratulations to everyone who ran #TheBigHalf for Royal Free Charity this weekend! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Together, our amazing runners have raised more than £11,300 for patients, staff and research across Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust hospitals. Thank you! 💖 #London #Fundraising

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 04/09/2026

Good luck to all our runners taking on the Big Half Marathon this Sunday! We can’t wait to see your smiley faces whiz past as you do something special for NHS patients, staff and researchers. 💜 See you race day. 🏃 #BigHalf #LondonBigHalf #TheBigHalf #RunLondon

A woman in a pink Royal Free Charity running vest runs among a crowd of runners, with scaffolding visible in the background.

A man and woman run side by side. The man, wearing a pink Royal Free Charity running vest, waves with one hand, while the woman smiles in a pink running top. Shops line the street behind them.

A man with black hair, wearing sunglasses and a pink Royal Free Charity running vest, smiles as he holds his phone out to take a selfie while running.

A woman with black hair, wearing sunglasses and a pink Royal Free Charity running vest, runs during a road race.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 03/09/2026

Georgia raised more than £2,700 for our HPB Fund. "The moment I stepped off the plane I went straight to Mum for probably the best hug ever." Full story: royalfreecharity.org/stories/upsi... #OrganDonation #NHS

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Upside down at 2,000 feet: Georgia's thank you flight

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 03/09/2026

"I was told I would weigh three times my body weight from the G-force, and as we reached the top, completely upside down, there was this split second of stillness and calm." Thumbs up to the pilot meant a 140mph dive towards the ground, then a loop.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 03/09/2026

Georgia's mum spent eight weeks at the Royal Free Hospital before a liver transplant saved her life. To say thank you, Georgia strapped herself to the wing of an 83-year-old biplane and went upside down at 2,000 feet. 🛩️

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 01/09/2026

Inspired? Find your fundraising event: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 01/09/2026

After 30 years caring for people living with HIV, Tom Fernandez has completed the 25km London Summer Walk, raising more than £12,000 to help us support the Ian Charleson Day Centre.💙 A huge thank you to Tom and everyone who supported him! #RoyalFreeCharity #HIVCare

Tom Fernandez standing with his arms crossed in front of the River Thames in London, wearing a purple Royal Free Charity T-shirt, sunglasses and a medal. Canary Wharf is visible in the background under a blue sky with clouds.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27/08/2026

Judy Dewinter, our chair, is one of Local TV’s London Heroes. Diagnosed with myeloma at 33, Judy has spent decades championing patients and working to improve healthcare. Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAfw... #NHS #PatientAdvocacy

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From Cancer Patient to NHS Champion: Judy Dewinter's Story

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 26/08/2026

Could a new kidney cancer treatment be on the horizon? 🔬 Our funding is supporting early-stage research by the Peppa Lab at UCL, exploring a potential new treatment for clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Watch the full documentary below. 👇 youtu.be/fCrMD36NRmw?... #KidneyCancer

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 25/08/2026

#Pondcam is back online 🦢 Our live wildlife camera on Hampstead Heath is back online, bringing calm views of the pond back to patients at the Royal Free Hospital. This morning: swans gliding across the water. Watch live: royalfreecharity.org/how-we-help/... #HampsteadHeath #Wildlife #London

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 21/08/2026

“If it wasn’t for the Royal Free, I don’t think I would be alive.” 💜 Over a decade on from her Mother Kay’s amyloidosis diagnosis, Denise her daughter ran a half marathon raising an incredible £7,224.13 to support the National Amyloidosis Centre based at the Royal Free Hospital. #NHS

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 20/08/2026

A little more colour and imagination for children visiting hospital. 🎨 Thanks to Locksmith Animation, concept artwork featuring piglets, space scenes and more now brightens the paediatric department at the Royal Free Hospital. #PaediatricCare #NHS #London #Animation #Art

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 17/08/2026

New paper alert 🔬 We helped fund George Robinson's (UCL) study in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. It finds LAMP3 as a biomarker for interferon activity in childhood #lupus, guiding personalised treatment. 📄 Paper: ard.eular.org/article/S000... 🧪 Lupus explained: youtu.be/bXHFWIwRWE0

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Type I interferon endotypes drive divergent clinical trajectories in childhood-onset SLE uncovered through a novel systems immunology approach

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a severe autoimmune disease with significant morbidity and enhanced type I interferon (IFN-I) signalling, potentially contributing to its aggress...

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 13/08/2026

Complementary therapy massage supports cancer patients at North Mid Hospital. Teres, our complementary massage therapist, and Alison Thompson discuss how it can be provided at the bedside and offer continuity through treatment. #CancerCare #ComplementaryTherapy

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 12/08/2026

💜 “For me, what matters is a patient’s smile.” Nimrata volunteers in admin support at North Middlesex University Hospital, gaining experience for her future NHS career while helping patients and visitors feel more welcome. Interested in volunteering? 🔗 royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 11/08/2026

North London can help shape the future of cancer care. The Royal Free London Cancer Centre will bring diagnosis, treatment, research and support closer together. Learn more about Join the Future: royalfreecharity.org/join-the-future #JoinTheFuture #CancerCare #NHS

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 04/08/2026

Meet Parag, one of our volunteers’ helping patients find their way around hospital and making stressful appointments a little easier. Interested in volunteering? Find out more via the link below. 🔗https://royalfreecharity.org/get-involved/volunteer #NHS #Volunteering

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 03/08/2026

General entry for The Big Half is sold out - but you can still run 13.1 miles for us. Run between Tower Bridge and the Cutty Sark. Charity places close this Wednesday. Sign up now: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... #BigHalf #RunLondon #RunningCommunity #HalfMarathon #UKRunChat

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The Big Half 2026

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 30/07/2026

A study funded by the Royal Free Charity and the NIHR has paved the way for patients to influence future liver cirrhosis research, the largest exercise of its kind. 🗞️ Read more: royalfreecharity.org/news/royal-f... #liver #cirrhosis #research #medicalresearch #nhs #northlondon #nhscharity

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Royal Free Charity funds patient led cirrhosis agenda

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 29/07/2026

💜 “This is my local hospital. North Mid is partly me - I feel very connected to it.” After experiencing care in A&E himself, Rumit now volunteers supporting patients through the department. Interested in volunteering? Hit the link below. 🔗 royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... #NHS #NorthLondon

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27/07/2026

The Rec Club is open to the public, with gym, swim and class options. Flexible membership and pay-as-you-go access with discounted rates available for NHS staff. Join the today or give it a try with a day pass: www.royalfreerecclub.co.uk #hampstead #northlondon #london #fitnesslondon #gymlondon

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 24/07/2026

3️⃣ PPIE Grants – up to £500 for up to 6 months, supporting focus groups, engagement events, or surveys/interviews with people with lived experience. Early career researchers especially encouraged to apply. 👉 royalfreecharity.org/grant-fundin... #ResearchFunding #GrantFunding #PPIE

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Grants for PPIE

Find out about our grants for Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). This scheme supports researchers to involve patients and the public.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 24/07/2026

2️⃣ Application Development Support Grants - up to £10k for 1 day/week salary support over 6 months to develop a grant application, incl. training, networking and mentorship (not for research project costs). 👉 royalfreecharity.org/grant-fundin...

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Apply for an application development support grant

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 24/07/2026

1️⃣ Research Grants – up to £60k available (individual apps up to £10k). Ideal for proof-of-concept studies, pilot data, cross-disciplinary collaborations, or early-stage biomedical research aligned with RFL's clinical priorities. 👉 royalfreecharity.org/grant-fundin... #ResearchGrant

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Apply for a research grant

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 24/07/2026

🔬 Three grant rounds are now open to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) and UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences staff. Applications close September 2026. A quick thread on each 👇 #NHSResearch #GrantFunding #NHS #MedicalResearch #Research

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 23/07/2026

It's been over a month since our supporters braved new heights for our hospitals. 💜 📹 Take a look back at the stories behind our fundraisers. Register your interest for our 2027 abseil below. 🔗 royalfreecharity.org/get-involved... #NHS #NorthLondon

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 17/07/2026

🏆 Award-winning volunteer Maralyn has spent almost two years supporting women after breast cancer in the stratified follow-up breast clinic at Chase Farm Hospital. “It’s very satisfying and you’re helping people.”

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 16/07/2026

Research woven into care. Treatments reaching patients sooner. A cancer centre in north London - with impact felt across the NHS and beyond. Join the Future 👇 royalfreecharity.org/join-the-future #London #NHS #JoinTheFuture #Cancer

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 14/07/2026

We’ve passed the AMRC 2025 Expert Review Audit, which recognises our commitment to funding research with the greatest potential to improve lives.💙 #MedicalResearch #AMRC

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 13/07/2026

After losing his wife to leukaemia, Leslie wanted to do something in her memory. Now he volunteers, welcoming visitors to hospital. He said: “The staff who cared for her were marvellous so that made me feel as though I wanted to do something in her memory.” Interested in volunteering? Link below.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 10/07/2026

🎥 Watch the highlights from Brave New Heights. Last month, supporters abseiled the Pears Building, raising over £65,000 to support patients, staff and research across our hospitals. Thank you to everyone who made it such an incredible day. 💙 #BraveNewHeights #RoyalFreeCharity #Fundraising

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