We need £385,000 for 

         Breakthrough Burns Research and Care

         advancing the complex treatment of burns

                   We wish to invest £385,000 over the next three years to establish a centre of excellence for Burns       
                   Research at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The Burns Service at Chelsea and Westminster   
                   Hospital provides specialist care for 3,000 patients from across London and the South East.

                   Burns patients are unique in their need for multidisciplinary care and their injuries can cause
                   the  most excruciating pain. Despite significant progress, the international burns research    
                   community is clear that there is insufficient evidence to guide clinical practice in the care of burns 
                   patients. This is a view shared by the Medical Research Council.

                   Our centre will advance research into the treatment of inflammation, pain, immune response
                   and lung injury, preventing significant organ damage. We want burns patients to be offered care to
                   the same standards of evidence-based practice common in other areas of medicine.

                   This research matters to 8,000 new burns patients treated every year in the UK. It matters to society
                   because over £100 million is spent caring for these patients. It matters to Professor Masao Takata
                   and Dr Jonathon Handy who wish to undertake this research.

                To find out more please contact:

                                      Kerry Huntington, Fundraising Manager, 
                                      Chelsea and  Westminster Health Charity
                                      on 0203 315 6619 or at [email protected].