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During Pride Month, we share a powerful personal reflection from Patrick, a former Mildmay chaplain whose life and ministry were shaped by the AIDS crisis. His story recalls a time of stigma, loss and courage, and offers a moving reminder of the compassion, dignity and sense of belonging that defined Mildmay's response to HIV. Read Patrick's testimony and explore the wider history of Mildmay's HIV care and LGBTQ+ community.

An archive photo of the original Mildmay Mission Hospital opened in 1892. Mildmay Hospital has been featured in Triple Helix, the quarterly magazine of the Christian Medical Fellowship, in an article celebrating our 160-year history of faith-driven, compassionate care. The article traces Mildmay's journey from its founding by Catherine and Revd William Pennefather and the Mildmay Deaconesses responding to the 1866 cholera outbreak, through becoming Europe's first AIDS hospice

Mildmay Hospital has secured £33,800 in charitable funding following its Winter Appeal, ensuring the continuation of vital non-NHS services including chaplaincy, rehabilitation support, and clinical training initiatives. These funds will directly enhance patient care, recovery, and wellbeing in the year ahead.

An Easter message from Sister Bernie and the Mildmay Chaplaincy Team. Holy Week at Mildmay has been marked by daily chapel services, a Good Friday walk through Shoreditch, and a chapel dressed in gold and spring flowers. Wishing all our patients, staff and friends a very happy and blessed Easter Sunday.