Giving back to the hospital

Each year the League of Friends of the John Radcliffe Hospital returns its profits to the hospital in the form of grants for essential equipment and services that otherwise would not be purchased. Luckily the cafés are increasingly popular with staff, patients and visitors alike, so as our turnover increases so does the amount of money that we are able to give back to help the hospital.

In 2017/18 we awarded 39 grants totalling £202,000, which means that you bought a lot of cups of coffee and tea and ate lots of cakes and rolls! Thank you!

By buying your tea and coffee from our cafés, this is what you have helped the hospital buy:

Specialist counselling services for parents suffering trauma or loss during pregnancy
A multi-function hygiene chair to assist trauma patients
Ultrasound scanners
A NIPPY Clearway cough assistor device for the physiotherapy department
Improved training for doctors and midwives using a new life-like simulator for complicated and breech births
Additional pressure relieving mattresses for the cardiac wards
Support for staff training
Help with recruitment and retention of nursing staff
And lots, lots more!

Find out more about some of the amazing things that you have helped us to buy for the hospital

How to apply for a grant

We encourage staff in all departments to apply for a grant for anything that would help them to look after patients better, to assist with patient comfort or to enable them to have additional or specialist training. The process is easy and a decision is often made within weeks.

Download a grant application form here

View the grant application process here

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We also welcome donations or legacies to help us with our work. You can donate here

“By being a volunteer and joining in, feeling useful, meeting friendly people, being part of a team and part of our great NHS, all feels good to me.”

2019-02-05T13:22:19+00:00

“By being a volunteer and joining in, feeling useful, meeting friendly people, being part of a team and part of our great NHS, all feels good to me.”

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/66/

“I love the friendly volunteers, the lovely fresh food and the fact that you can get proper tea made in a teapot!”

2019-02-25T11:52:34+00:00

"I love the friendly volunteers, the lovely fresh food and the fact that you can get proper tea made in a teapot!"

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/i-love-the-friendly-volunteers-the-lovely-fresh-food-and-the-fact-that-you-can-get-proper-tea-made-in-a-teapot/

“The League of Friends volunteers are so friendly and the tea is the best in the hospital!”

2019-02-25T11:52:57+00:00

"The League of Friends volunteers are so friendly and the tea is the best in the hospital!"

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/the-league-of-friends-volunteers-are-so-friendly-and-the-tea-is-the-best-in-the-hospital/

“I’m very grateful to the League of Friends for their volunteering work, for providing such a friendly service and supporting our marvellous hospital for the benefit of all of us.”

2019-02-25T11:53:18+00:00

"I’m very grateful to the League of Friends for their volunteering work, for providing such a friendly service and supporting our marvellous hospital for the benefit of all of us."

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/im-very-grateful-to-the-league-of-friends-for-their-volunteering-work-for-providing-such-a-friendly-service-and-supporting-our-marvellous-hospital-for-the-benefit-of-all-of-us/

“The people who work at the League of Friends turn a simple café into an extraordinary one.”

2019-02-25T11:53:39+00:00

"The people who work at the League of Friends turn a simple café into an extraordinary one."

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/the-people-who-work-at-the-league-of-friends-turn-a-simple-cafe-into-an-extraordinary-one/

“They give of their time for free so that the profits are higher (reduced staff costs) and all patients can benefit.”

2019-02-25T11:54:10+00:00

"They give of their time for free so that the profits are higher (reduced staff costs) and all patients can benefit. Who needs M&S and Prêt when we have the League of Friends? They make working at the hospital more pleasurable."

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/they-give-of-their-time-for-free-so-that-the-profits-are-higher-reduced-staff-costs-and-all-patients-can-benefit-who-needs-ms-and-pret-when-we-have-the-league-of-friends-they-make-working-at-th/

“The food is well presented and good quality and very reasonably priced. You can sense how much the volunteer staff value giving good, friendly service.”

2019-02-25T11:54:30+00:00

"The food is well presented and good quality and very reasonably priced. You can sense how much the volunteer staff value giving good, friendly service."

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/the-food-is-well-presented-and-good-quality-and-very-reasonably-priced-you-can-sense-how-much-the-volunteer-staff-value-giving-good-friendly-service/

“Who needs M&S and Prêt when we have the League of Friends? They make working at the hospital more pleasurable.”

2019-03-08T16:39:05+00:00

"Who needs M&S and Prêt when we have the League of Friends? They make working at the hospital more pleasurable."

https://www.leagueoffriends.co.uk/testimonials/who-needs-ms-and-pret-when-we-have-the-league-of-friends-they-make-working-at-the-hospital-more-pleasurable/

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“By being a volunteer and joining in, feeling useful, meeting friendly people, being part of a team and part of our great NHS, all feels good to me.”

“I love the friendly volunteers, the lovely fresh food and the fact that you can get proper tea made in a teapot!”

“The League of Friends volunteers are so friendly and the tea is the best in the hospital!”

“I’m very grateful to the League of Friends for their volunteering work, for providing such a friendly service and supporting our marvellous hospital for the benefit of all of us.”

“The people who work at the League of Friends turn a simple café into an extraordinary one.”

“They give of their time for free so that the profits are higher (reduced staff costs) and all patients can benefit.”

“The food is well presented and good quality and very reasonably priced. You can sense how much the volunteer staff value giving good, friendly service.”

“Who needs M&S and Prêt when we have the League of Friends? They make working at the hospital more pleasurable.”

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TEA PARTY AT THE SPIRES

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