RHN Receives £500,000 Grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation for Hunter Ward Refurbishment

The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) in Putney, South London has been awarded a grant of half a million pounds by the Garfield Weston Foundation toward the cost of refurbishing Hunter Ward.

This transformative project with a total cost of 3.6 million pounds aims to enhance the quality of life for our long-term patients and provide a comfortable, homely, and healing environment for residents with advanced integrated technology. In addition to reducing the ward’s capacity from 23 shared bedrooms to 16 single, private rooms, each equipped with advanced integrated technology, the improvements to Hunter Ward mark a significant step forward for RHN in providing high-quality care.

Since it was established in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation has donated over £1.5 billion to charities across the UK, of which over half has been given away in the past ten years. In the most recent financial year the Foundation gave away over £100 million to nearly 1,800 charities across the UK.

The Garfield Weston Foundation has played a pivotal role as a longstanding supporter of our hospital, contributing to several projects including other ward refurbishments, and a complete transformation of our Art Room. Without the support of charitable grant-making organisations such as the Garfield Weston Foundation, very little of the RHN’s crucial services that improve the day-to-day lives of people living with severe brain injuries would be possible.

Jane Beaven, Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communication at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, expressed her delight and gratitude: “We are incredibly grateful to the Garfield WestonFoundation for being an avid and longstanding supporter of our hospital. Their extraordinary contribution will help us develop both a homely and healing environment for our residents, which, in turn, will enable them to achieve a greater level of independence. On behalf of all our staff and residents, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the Trustees of the Garfield Weston Foundation for this latest donation.”