How we help
MediCinema brings the real benefits of cinematherapy to patients and their families throughout the UK.
We do this by building, installing and running state-of-the-art cinemas in hospitals and other places of care. Our MediCinemas are fully equipped with the latest technology, including Dolby surround sound, RealD 3D technology and large silver screens, and we use the same architects and suppliers as those used by mainstream cinemas so they look and feel like any other cinema. Thanks to the support of the film industry, we show current releases so patients don’t have to miss out on seeing the latest blockbusters just because they are in hospital. Many patients comment that this helps break the ice with friends when they visit, as it gives them something other than their condition to talk about.
Our cinemas are as much built for a healthcare setting as they are to give a fully immersive cinema experience. No-matter if a patient is in a wheelchair, attached to a drip or even unable to leave their bed, we are able to welcome them, and to ensure their safety throughout the film, we hire two NHS nurses for every screening. Thanks to the support of our donors, our screenings are completely free for all patients and their families.
We have six MediCinemas which are located in health facilities throughout the UK. Through these we run 21 screenings a week, and in 2017 we delivered 23,700 cinema experiences to patients and their families.
St Thomas' Hospital has a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.
The Newcastle RVI has been providing healthcare to the communities of Newcastle and the North East for over 250 years. As part of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the healthcare services they provide range from emergency medicine to a pioneering burns unit and an innovative dermatology unit.
Our MediCinema at Southern General opened in July 2015, after moving from its original place within Yorkhill Children’s Hospital, and is one of the latest additions to the MediCinema Family.
The Serennu Children's Centre is an integrated, holistic children’s centre which provides services to children and young people with a disability or developmental difficulty between the ages of 0 and 18. The centre is purpose-built to allow children with complex disabilities to receive treatment, care, information and consultation all under one roof, eliminating the need to travel to numerous care facilities.
Guy’s Hospital, part of the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, is one of London’s best-known teaching hospitals.
Chelsea and Westminster is one of the leading hospitals in the UK and treats more than 360,000 patients a year.
In July we trialled a new way of evaluating our service across our five hospital sites. For a two week period we asked everyone who came to a MediCinema screening to complete a questionnaire and received 133 responses. We repeated the evaluation in December when we received 175 responses.
MediCinema is all about the people we help – the patients living with illness and the families caring for them. We’re grateful to every patient who shares their inspiring story with us.