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n independent hospital in the centre of London, Sister Agnes offers grants
and subsidies to Service families, past and present. The Hospital’s charitable aim is to ensure that as many people as possible have access to, and benefit from, the services it has to offer.
What services?
King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes is a private hospital near Harley Street in Central London and is extremely proud to be able to offer subsidies to uninsured serving and ex-Servicemen and women, their spouses, ex-spouses, widows and widowers.
The subsidy is given regardless of rank or length of service. This means that if you have no insurance and you come to the Hospital for any type of treatment, you will receive a discount of 20% off your hospital bill just by showing evidence of Service history.
In addition, the hospital is able to offer a means-tested grant scheme of up to100%
and we would encourage anyone who thinks they may be eligible to contact us.
Facilities Available
The hospital has 56 private en-suite rooms, High Dependency and Critical Care Units. A newly improved Imaging Department with a recently installed CT Scanner and low-dose digital mammography unit. The Physiotherapy Department has a specialised hydrotherapy pool. There is a dedicated Endoscopy Suite and three modern, comprehensively equipped Operating Theatres capable of a managing a full range of surgical needs.
Personal Endorsement The Hospital has run a hydrotherapy treatment programme in partnership with the MoD and one of the first patients treated was Wing Commander Chris Moore who had suffered with spinal problems on and off since the1990s.
In early May 2008, Chris was referred to King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes, following spinal decompression surgery at Frimley Park Hospital. In partnership with the physiotherapy department at Wellington Barracks, Sister Agnes’s physiotherapy team have provided Chris with an intensive rehabilitation programme. Chris says: “My injury has been ongoing for so many years – I’m delighted that finally it will be coming to an end and, with the help of Sister Agnes, I will be able to make a full recovery at long last! I am delighted, like any other professional I want to be fit to do the job I am trained to do.”
Why does the Hospital support the Forces? The Hospital was set up in 1899 by two sisters, Fanny and Agnes Keyser with the
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idea of providing treatment for injured Servicemen returning from the Boer war. They were encouraged by the then Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, to keep the Hospital doors open when the war ended. And it is this benevolence towards the military community continues today.
Who has benefited from the Hospital? In the last financial year, St Agnes gave £139,530 worth of subsidies to the military community. In addition, it gave 18 healthcare grants amounting to just under £100,000. A serving Group Captain, who did not wish to be named, said:
“The standard of care, comfort of in-patient accommodation, professionalism and attentiveness of staff could not be faulted. The treatment I received gave me instant pain relief…the acute level of pain has not returned with consequent improvement in my quality of life.”
Another patient, the wife of a RAF Sergeant who came in for a knee replacement said: “I cannot speak highly enough of the kindness and consideration I received from everyone.”
The Hospital is extremely proud of its work ensuring that Service men and women can receive swift access to an exceptional standard of care – at little or no cost to themselves.
If you think you may be eligible for either a subsidy or grant, we would encourage you to contact the Hospital on 0207 486 4411 or visit our website for more information:
www.kingedwardvii.co.uk
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Gemma Turner, Fundraising and Communications Manager at the King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes explains the service available to families.
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