Medicinema

Medicinema

The MediCinema charity brings the power of cinema to around 17,000 patients and their families across the UK.
We do this by building, installing and running state-of-the-art cinemas in hospitals and other places of care. 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.
Our MediCinemas are ‘real’ cinemas as we use the same architects and suppliers as those used by mainstream cinemas. Many patients comment that they forget that they are in hospital, they forget their difficulties and have a ‘dose of normality’ that helps support their mental health and their recovery.
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. Thanks to the support of our donors, our screenings are completely free for all patients and their families.

Registered Charity No. 1058197

Our Vision

A world of protection and opportunity for children living alone and at risk on the streets.

Railway Children is an international children's charity. We fight for vulnerable children who live alone at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation.

In the UK, society often denies their existence, and in other countries the problem is so prevalent that it has become 'normal'.

They run away or are forced to leave homes where they suffer poverty, violence, abuse and neglect. They find themselves living on the streets because there is nowhere else to go and no one left to turn to. The problems they face on the streets are often even worse than those they endured at home. Every day we fight to change their story.

Railway Children race to reach children as soon as they arrive on the streets and intervene before an abuser can. Our pioneering work enables us to get to street children before the streets get to them.

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Simply by completing a donation form, you can choose to support Railway Children, directly from your pay.

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