About us: Set up in January 2010, ChILD UK is a patient-led group whose main aim is to unite families and raise chILD awareness. ChILD UK is led by a team of talented and caring professionals. Each has varied experience in health, social care, and finance. We are responsible for the direction and performance of the charity, ensuring that each decision is in accordance with our mission. Our mission includes:
- providing support for practical and emotional matters
- facilitate contact between families affected by chILD
- produce and provide educational materials
- promote and fund research to aid diagnosis and treatment of chILD
Many ChILD clinicians and researchers have supported us over the years. We would like to especially give thanks to all who support chILD research and the chILD UK charity:
- Professor Andrew Bush, Professor of Paediatric Respirology, Imperial College London and Consultant Paediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.
- Professor Steve Cunningham, Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at the Children’s hospital in Edinburgh.
- Professor Mathias Greise, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, University Hospital, German Center for Lung Research, Munich, Germany.
- Dr. Nadia Nathan, Sorbonne Université.
Fundraising events or one-off donations support and fund our mission. We are regulated by the Charity Commission and are committed to openness and transparency. To view our accounts, please click here.
We are always looking for active and engaged individuals to join us. Use the Contact Us form or email info@childlungfoundation.org to connect with us.
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