Who we are
Whittington Health Charity and Whittington Health NHS Trust work side by side to bring huge benefits to both patients and staff, and to make a difference to hundreds of thousands of people each year.
The Charity
Whittington Health Charity serves the diverse communities in Islington, Haringey and throughout north London. Our goal is to make a difference to the experience of every patient, their families and all our colleagues. The Trust provides excellent treatment and care, and we complement this with better equipment, facilities and research – working together, we are proud of the impact we have.
We support the Trust in its wide-ranging work, from Whittington Hospital, to community health centres, District Nursing teams, community dental care and midwifery. We are making a difference to the lives of over 500,000 people.
We’re a small charity but we’re perfectly positioned to get things done, and get them done quickly. Whether big or small, we approach each and every project with creativity, enthusiasm, professionalism and determination. We survive on donations. And those donations make incredible things happen.
The Charity is making a difference to the lives of over 500,000 people
The Trust
Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community it serves.
The Trust provides hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, it is known as an ‘integrated care organisation’. The Trust employs 4,400 staff.
A large range of services are provided from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. It also runs services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey.
As an integrated care organisation, it brings high-quality services closer to home and speeds up communication between community and hospital services, improving patients’ experiences. Key to its approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers.
The Trust has a highly regarded educational role. It teaches undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists, and provides a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.
Find out more about the impact that we make to both patients and staff
We survive on donations.
And those donations make incredible things happen.
Barbara, Scrub Nurse – Theatre/Photograph Slater King
Cleveland, DTC endoscopy/Photograph Slater King
Thomas, Registrar Orthopedics/Photograph Slater King
Our team
Meet the team behind Whittington Health Charity here
Yangchen, Junior Sister/Photograph Slater King
Alan, Consultant/Photograph Slater King