Medical Support

 MediCinema would like to extend thanks to the following for their invaluable support:

• Addenbrooke’s Hospital

• Aneurin Bevan Health Board

• Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Friends of St Thomas’ Hospital

• Guy's & St Thomas' Charity

• Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

• Guys Hospital London

• Greater Glasgow NHS Trust

• King’s College London

• The Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust#

• NHS Lothian

• Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham

• Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow

• Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh

• Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle

• South Gwent Children’s Foundation

• St. George’s Hospital, Tooting

• St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust

• St. Thomas’ Hospital London

• Stoke Mandeville Hospital

• Yorkhill Children's Foundation

Quotes from medical professionals in support of MediCinema:

"I greatly enjoyed my visit to St Thomas’ and I certainly wish your project continuing success.  MediCinema seemed to me a very important and innovative approach to an aspect of the care and welfare of patients which is often neglected."
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

"The MediCinema, originally pioneered here at St Thomas', is a fantastic concept.  We know it can make a big impact on the overall quality of a patient's experience of coming to hospital, particularly for those who have to spend a long time with us or who come back regularly for treatment. It provides a welcome break from the routine of hospital life for both patients and their families, and is also well supported by our staff, many of whom are also dedicated MediCinema volunteers, helping patients to attend the screenings even when they need to go to the cinema in their hospital bed or a wheelchair. Special screenings for our younger patients have been an added bonus, and we are also hoping to find a way to bring MediCinema to Guy's."              Ron Kerr, Chief Executive, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

"I believe this innovative scheme has the potential to bring important health benefits to patients, particularly in the recovery phase of their hospital stay."
Dr Alan Maryon Davis, Chair, Royal Institute of Public Health

"Young patients with painful conditions or experiencing unpleasant treatment effects often find these more troublesome when they have little to take their minds off physical sensations. Distraction is a successful coping strategy in these circumstances and I can think of no better distraction for many people than an engrossing film."
Laura Thomlinson, Consultant Psychologist, Paediatrics, St Thomas' Hospital

"Your cinema project adds an extra dimension, offering a positive and therapeutic diversion from the often depressing experience of illness. The opportunity for patients to arrange a cinema visit would provide interaction with other ward patients and nursing staff and a topic of conversation unrelated to health problems."
Dr Vincent McCann, Consultant Physician, Royal Perth Hospital

"MediCinema is such a simple idea that will bring a little bit of magic to the wards. Having a cinema at Yorkhill would make a big difference to the children who spend long periods of time here, often coping with some very difficult and invasive treatments. In my experience, there's nothing quite like a movie to take your mind off your troubles, and since mums, dads, brothers and sisters will all be welcome at the Yorkhill cinema, we hope it will bring a bit of normality back to family life, not to mention get the children better soon!"
Dr Ian Ramage, Consultant Nephrologist,
Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow