 Corporate social investment – UK
Our United Kingdom (UK) business sponsors a range of
healthcare education and outreach programmes, charities and
fundraising events throughout the year. We also run a volunteer
programme for our staff to participate in these events.
Our responsibility extends beyond providing a safe and
secure environment for our employees and patients, to
ensuring we have a positive impact on the economy and
infrastructure in the communities in which we operate. We
maintain strong ties with local communities, and work closely
with them in charity events that are locally focused. Again,
staff are encouraged to be actively involved in these events.
Corporate sponsorships
At a corporate level, BMI Healthcare (BMI) supported the
following organisations and campaigns during the year:
The Royal College of Surgeons is England’s leading
surgical and educational organisation, which has received
worldwide recognition. More than 6 000 delegates attend
training courses at the college each year. The college is
involved in surgical, hospital and patient audits to ensure
that standards are maintained, and also supports research
by awarding research fellowships.
BMI is in the second year of providing sponsorship to
the college for a three-year period to support training
and development programmes for the next generation
of consultant surgeons. BMI’s sponsorship focuses on
funding the College’s Educational Tutor in Orthopaedics,
who is responsible for implementing a programme of skills
development from basic surgical training to continuing
professional development, and five bursaries for clinical
training in orthopaedics.
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is an
academic organisation for general practitioners in the UK.
It aims to encourage and maintain the highest standards
of general medical practice and represents general
practitioners on education, training and standards issues.
RCGP membership currently stands at just over 34 000.
BMI works with the RCGP to support a series of
educational events for newly qualified general practitioners,
with consultants from our hospitals lecturing at these
evening events.
Wellbeing of Women (WoW) raises money to invest in
medical research to support the development of specialist
doctors and nurses working in the field of reproductive
and gynaecological health. WoW was BMI’s official charity
partner this year.
BMI is funding a one-year research programme to better
understand the underlying causes of overactive bladder
(also known as detrusor overactivity).
The MOSAIC Talent Awards are held to celebrate the
achievements and positive contributions made by young
Muslim individuals and groups. In 2008 BMI sponsored
the Volunteer of the Year at the 2008 awards, which was
presented to 15-year old hospice volunteer Gulistan Aksahin.
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Hospital initiatives
The main initiatives supported at a hospital level focused on:
National health calendar
BMI hospitals support events on the national healthcare calendar that raise awareness about specific illnesses or health conditions, and often provide early diagnosis screening opportunities. These include hypertension, hip replacement therapy, stress, allergies, prostate cancer, coronary artery calcium, cervical and breast cancers, and moles and other skin blemishes.
Patient support groups
BMI hospitals organise and host support groups for patients who have undergone cancer treatments, and cosmetic and obesity surgery.
Cancer research
The cancer initiatives supported by employees and hospitals during the year include:
- Breast Cancer Awareness charities;
- Breast Cancer Campaign;
- Breast Cancer Care;
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer;
- Cancer Research UK;
- Children with Cancer Fund;
- Macmillan Cancer Support;
- Maggie’s Cancer Centres;
- Jo’s Trust Fighting Cervical Cancer; and
- Upfront, the Chiltern Breast Cancer Support Group run by breast cancer survivors at the Chiltern Hospital.
Heart health
All BMI hospital employees participate in fundraising events organised by the British Heart Foundation every year.
Other sponsorships and fundraising events
Our hospitals also provide ongoing and ad hoc support to schools, children’s hospices and associations for the disabled.
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