About Us
Find out a little bit more about how LHCH Charity works and meet our Team Members
Who is LHCH?
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is a twice 'outstanding' rated trust and one of the largest specialist heart and chest hospitals in the UK, providing specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine. Why not take a look here to find out more.
What do we do?
Established in 1995 to support the work of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and we have raised millions of pounds to make a difference to the lives of people living with heart and lung disease.
The latest and the best
From medical equipment to training we ensure that our medical teams are always at the forefront of the most up to date practices.
Extending the excellence
From family rooms, coffee bars and garden spaces - we make the hospital a warm and welcoming environment at a time when people are at their most vulnerable.
Tomorrow's medicine today
We support our dedicated researchers in their work to discover the treatments and cures of the future.
With your help we have...
Brought 3D Imaging to our Cardio-Oncology Service
Liverpool Heart and Chest is one of only six Cardio-Oncology services in the UK. They work with people who develop cancer and have a heart condition, or develop a heart condition due to the toxicity of some of the cancer treatments. The state of the 3D Ultrasound will help the Team have the most accurate readings when they are planning future care for their patients.
Audio Visual Technology for Cardiac Catheterisation
LHCH is recognised both nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence for cardiac catheterisation. By purchasing state of the art Audio Visual equipment not only are we able to beam live procedures from the labs to medical students in training at the hospital - but also across the world to other centres.
Brought faster care for our CF Patients.
Young people living with Cystic Fibrosis are very vulnerable to infections. In order to treat these infections they need intravenous anti-biotics. Continuous treatment like this leads veins to collapse, making it hard to administer the care they need. We have purchased two Ultrasound machines which will quickly locate viable veins for treatment as well as identifying other potential problems such as collapsed lungs
How we are governed
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the corporate trustee of the charity. Members of the Trust board and the charitable funds committee act as agents on behalf of the corporate trustee.
The Charitable Funds Committee is responsible for the overall management of the charity, and is required, amongst other responsibilities, to:
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Manage the investment of funds in accordance with the Trustees Act 2000.
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Ensure that funding decisions are appropriate, consistent with our aims, and provide added value and benefit to patients, their families and our staff.
Mary Liley,
Head of Fundraising
Mary has been our Head of Fundraising for nearly 10 years. As well as working hard leading the charity Mary is the resident culture vulture with a love of music, drama and history.
Robyn Sefton,
Fundraising Manager
Robyn leads our Corporate and Community Events fundraising as well as making sure that the office runs smoothly - a very big job!
Olivia Mahoney,
Social and Digital Media Officer
Olivia looks after all of the social media for both LHCH Charity and the hospital, as well as being responsible for our LHCH Charity website.