Mildmay Hospital

Mildmay Hospital London's specialist hospital for HIV and complex needs, providing care to people facing profound social challenges.

We also deliver life-saving health programmes and clinical training in east Africa. From our origins in the East End during the cholera outbreaks of the 1860s, Mildmay has always stood for care, dignity, and hope for those who need it most. From our first purpose-built hospital in Shoreditch in 1892 to today, we’ve always been a part of London’s changing health landscape. For nearly 40 years, we’ve led the way in specialist HIV care - pioneering treatment and rehabilitation when few others would. And today, we continue to support people living with HIV and complex health conditions, while also offering life-changing care to those who are homeless and recovering from illness or injury. Since 1998, Mildmay has also had a huge impact overseas, delivering healthcare services to those in greatest need. We continue to support our local NGOS in Kenya and Uganda. In 2020, we began a ground-breaking service in the UK, providing step-down stabilisation and rehabilitation for people who are homeless or rough-sleeping and recuperating from illness or injury.In 2022, we launched our REBUILD Pathway - an innovative residential programme for people recovering post-detox and stabilising their lives. And in 2024, our legacy of HIV care and support for LGBTQ+ communities was recognised: one of London’s six Overground railway lines was named The Mildmay line - a symbolic tribute not only to our work, but also to the courage and commitment of all NHS staff past and present.

2025 marks 40 years since Mildmay was reborn as an independent charity following closure as an NHS 'cottage hospital' in the early 1980s. We’re still here, still healing, and still fighting for a future where no one is left behind. Follow us to stay connected, hear the stories that matter, and see the difference your support makes. Donate today to help us continue this vital work.

Every year, West Green Baptist Church in Tottenham shares the produce from its Harvest Thanksgiving service with Mildmay...
01/10/2026

Every year, West Green Baptist Church in Tottenham shares the produce from its Harvest Thanksgiving service with Mildmay Hospital, and this year was no different.

After their service on Sunday 27 September, Blanche, Lionel , Diana and Silvan brought a heaving trolley-load of gifts to the hospital. It will go to our catering team to prepare meals for our patients.

Thank you to everyone at West Green Baptist Church for your generosity and for keeping this tradition going.

Team Mildmay are running the World AIDS Day Red Run! ❤️On Saturday 21 November, a group of our hospital staff will run 1...
01/10/2026

Team Mildmay are running the World AIDS Day Red Run! ❤️

On Saturday 21 November, a group of our hospital staff will run 10k in Victoria Park. They're joining HIV charities from across London to raise awareness, challenge stigma and stand with everyone affected by HIV.

They're raising money for Mildmay's work in HIV care, education and prevention.

Please sponsor them and help them beat their target: https://mildmay.enthuse.com/pf/team-mildmay-9881e

On 21st November, our hospital team will be lacing up in Victoria Park for World AIDS Day Red Run - joining forces with amazing HIV charities to raise awareness, break stigma and stand in solidarity w

Last week our Specialist Dietitian and Mildmay Hospital chef Pillay joined caterers, clinicians and dietitians from acro...
29/09/2026

Last week our Specialist Dietitian and Mildmay Hospital chef Pillay joined caterers, clinicians and dietitians from across the country at Healthcare Catering Live 2026 in Birmingham.

The theme was one we believe in: food and drink in hospital is everyone's responsibility, from the kitchen to the ward.

"We were proud to see that at Mildmay we are meeting many standards: tackling food waste, improving sustainability, reducing carbon emissions and plastic, and involving patients through our monthly Catering Steering Group. We also built a wider network with other NHS sites and industry in an ever-changing area of the NHS."
— Kattya Mayre-Chilton, Specialist Dietitian

Good food is part of good care, and it's great to see our team sharing and bringing back new ideas for our patients.

When James was young, he lost his mother to an HIV-related illness. His father, struggling alone, couldn't keep him in s...
15/09/2026

When James was young, he lost his mother to an HIV-related illness. His father, struggling alone, couldn't keep him in school.

Thanks to supporters like you, Mildmay's Universal Fund stepped in, covering his school fees so his education didn't have to stop there.

Today, James is a peer educator with Uganda's PIASCY programme, teaching his fellow students about HIV awareness and prevention. He hopes, one day, to train as a doctor.

We're asking for your help to reach £60,000 for the Universal Fund - funding education, vocational training, healthcare and family support for young people like James. We're currently at [£16,000 / 27%]. Read his full story and find out how you can help: mildmay.org/summer-appeal-2026

A letter turned up in our chapel vestry recently, left by a visitor we never got to meet.The letter reads:"To Sister Ber...
08/09/2026

A letter turned up in our chapel vestry recently, left by a visitor we never got to meet.

The letter reads:

"To Sister Bernie, It was a great joy for me to come here to Mildmay after 44 years. In 1982 I was working here as a nurse. After my time here I was prepared for going to the mission field to Pakistan for 10 years. Now I wanted to show to my family the place I worked as a young girl. God bless you, Monika"

It was written to our chaplain, Sister Bernie, by a woman named Monika, a nurse who worked at Mildmay in 1982, before going on to serve for ten years as a missionary in Pakistan. This year, 44 years on, she came back to show her family where her journey began.

We don't know her surname, and she'd already gone by the time we found her note. But it's a lovely reminder that the people who pass through Mildmay carry it with them for a very long time.

If Monika's story moved you, you can support that same lasting care through our Summer Appeal, raising funds for our work with people living with HIV in Uganda: mildmay.org/summer-appeal-2026

Meet Kattya, Mildmay's Specialist Dietitian – and one of a growing team of Mildmay runners taking on the Red Run this ye...
07/09/2026

Meet Kattya, Mildmay's Specialist Dietitian – and one of a growing team of Mildmay runners taking on the Red Run this year.

Kattya is fundraising for our work supporting people living with HIV. Every pound raised helps us keep providing life in all its fullness.

Support Kattya on her fundraising page: justgiving.com/page/kattya-mayre-chilton-1

Join in and help Mildmay. Sign up here: www.redrun.org.uk/

Mildmay Hospital's latest infection prevention and control inspection went extremely well, with several areas of the hos...
26/08/2026

Mildmay Hospital's latest infection prevention and control inspection went extremely well, with several areas of the hospital singled out for excellent standards, from our OT Assessment Centre to our catering and laundry.

It's a reflection of how seriously everyone here, from clinical staff to estates and facilities, takes patient care and safety every day. Thank you to our whole team.

An envelope arrived in the Mildmay post yesterday and made our day.Inside was a handwritten thank you card from a former...
21/08/2026

An envelope arrived in the Mildmay post yesterday and made our day.

Inside was a handwritten thank you card from a former patient, addressed “To all nurses and carers at Mildmay”, thanking our staff for being “so kind, caring, warm & attentive” and for helping them feel “welcome & well again”.

We’ve put the card in reception, where everyone can see it, staff, patients and visitors alike. It’s a lovely reminder of the difference that kindness and skilled care make, long after someone goes home.

To our current and former patients, and to every member of the Mildmay staff who all make a difference every day: thank you.

Meet Jane, Mildmay Trustee and 5K runner.In 2022, Mildmay helped Jane get back on her feet. This November she's taking o...
18/08/2026

Meet Jane, Mildmay Trustee and 5K runner.

In 2022, Mildmay helped Jane get back on her feet.

This November she's taking on the Red Run with her sister Sara as Team Surrey Sisters, giving back to the hospital that helped her.

Support their fundraising: mildmay.enthuse.com/pf/surrey-sisters
Or sign up and join in: www.redrun.org.uk/

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