All of us at Mildmay Mission Hospital and charity would like to thank our fantastic, amazing, wonderful and persistent supporters who have been on this journey with us over the past two years.

"We were recently informed by the London NHS Commissioners (the five ICS’s and the Healthy London Partnership) that our contract to provide medical step-down care for homeless patients across the capital has been extended until March 2023.

The journey has been challenging of course, but with a huge amount of help from our partners such as Pathway charity, the Royal London Hospital, the East London Foundation Trust and many others, we have together made it a success. A big thank you from all of our staff to those commissioners who have placed their confidence in Mildmay. A special thanks to our wonderful MP, Rushanara Ali*, for her unceasing work to help protect Mildmay from closure and to ensure our future, and to the Health Ministers who listened.
 
As we go into yet another wave of the pandemic and continue to treat patients both with and without COVID-19, there is a familiarity to the situation. Everyone now knows that we have been down this road before and we can succeed once again. So thank you for your support and confidence in all that we do."
 
Geoff Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, Mildmay Mission Hospital

*Rushanara Ali MP, says "I'm delighted that Mildmay Hospital, after a lengthy campaign, has finally had its funding and contract extended so it can provide vital medical step-down care for homeless patients across London. Mildmay is a huge asset to our community and city. It has a wonderful track record of supporting patients in the U.K. and internationally. I hope Mildmay can have an even more secure future beyond 2023."

So thank you all once again. Of course, the story isn't over, but for now, let us wish you all a peaceful, happy and safe Christmas and a brighter New Year when we will be back in touch with our plans for developing and expanding our services for both HIV and Homeless Pathways and how that may impact on this petition, and what else we will need to be doing to ensure our longer-term survival. Let's face it, nothing is certain in the current climate, so our fight will have to continue!

The Mildmay Team