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Hospital flu cases in England jumped 55% week-on-week, filling wards with acutely unwell - often older - patients who can’t be safely discharged, including those experiencing homelessness. The resulting bed blocking delays A&E flow and elective surgeries. Mildmay can provide safe step‑down, stabilisation, and rehabilitation to enable timely discharge and ease pressure across the NHS.

Mildmay’s dietetics team and student interns shone at the 2025 BDA Research Symposium, presenting six abstracts on food waste, allergy safety, and nutrition in vulnerable groups. Their work shows how evidence and practical improvements translate into better patient care. Read the full story...

Mildmay attended the BHIVA Autumn Conference 2025, joining clinicians and community leaders to explore the latest developments in HIV care, global funding challenges and new clinical insights. Our team also shared updates on Mildmay’s specialist services and our growing international partnership in Uganda. Read more about the key themes and our role at this year’s event.

Our Winter Appeal launches today. We’re aiming to raise £30,000 to protect the vital care Mildmay provides for people facing HIV, neurocognitive illness and homelessness. Your support will fund chaplaincy, rehabilitation and essential patient services this winter. Please give what you can to help us care for those with nowhere else to turn.

This World AIDS Day, Mildmay stands for Solidarity and Care. We honour lives lost and fight persistent stigma while delivering specialist care for complex needs such as Neurocognitive Disorders and homelessness. Support our Winter Appeal goal of £30,000 to safeguard essential services like Chaplaincy and core patient support. Every gift strengthens our foundation and drives our Uganda partnership.

On Thanksgiving Day, Mildmay recognised the dedication of our wonderful volunteers with a celebratory lunch, short presentation of token gifts, and music led by our friend Dominic with Dr Ben. Our volunteers’ support is integral to our work. As Christmas approaches and World AIDS Day nears, we honour lives, recognise progress and renew our commitment to compassionate, inclusive HIV care. Thank you to all our volunteers.

This year’s World AIDS Day Red Run brought thousands of people together in a cold, wet, but incredibly inspiring show of solidarity. The event raised over £216,000 for 31 HIV charities, with Team Mildmay contributing our highest total yet. A day full of love and community, honouring the heroes who shaped the HIV movement and reminding us how much we can achieve together.

Asterios Lotsios, Lead Physiotherapist at Mildmay Hospital, will present his research on digital health–enabled neuro-rehabilitation for VZV-associated myelitis at the University of Manchester symposium. His work helps patients recover function and maintain quality of life in rare neurological conditions, highlighting Mildmay’s pioneering approach to rehabilitation and international knowledge exchange.

This week (25–31 August) is Speech Pathology Week 2025, led by Speech Pathology Australia. At Mildmay, our Speech and Language Therapist, Greer Kearney, marked the occasion with a presentation on cognitive communication impairment and an interactive dysphagia and oral care station with work experience student Arun. Together with our dietetics team, they highlighted the vital role of our Speech and Language Therapy in patient care.

Mildmay’s legacy is celebrated on the newly named London Overground Mildmay line. A plaque at Kew Gardens highlights our journey from 19th-century cholera care to becoming Europe’s first HIV hospital, supported by Princess Diana’s visits. Today, we remain a trusted centre for HIV rehabilitation and holistic care. Spotting this plaque was a proud reminder of our history, resilience, and ongoing mission.