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HELLO
I'm Gemma, the UK's leading specialist in Grateful Patient fundraising.

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Every day, patients leave your hospital wanting to give something back. Most never get the chance.

 

We understand your challenges and help you unlock the full potential of your fundraising; increasing income, building clinical trust, and embedding philanthropy into your hospital culture. 

About Me

14x

Gifts to patients' own clinicians are 14x larger than unrestricted

98%

of clinicians, once properly engaged, are ready to engage in fundraising

91%

of patients leave hospital happy with their care - what could you raise if just 5% of these patients gave?

the method

what is the method?

The Grateful Patient Method is a structured approach to building programmes that clinicians trust, patients respond to, and charities can sustain. It covers strategy, culture change, clinician engagement, and team capability - in the right order.

work with me

Doctor Reviewing Documents

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the discovery

How ready are you to launch a Grateful Patient Programme? And what's your financial potential? A readiness assessment providing an honest written report on where you stand, what's in the way, and what to do next. The right starting point for any charity considering a Grateful Patient programme.

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THE GRATEFUL PATIENT PROGRAMME

Six months of structured support to launch a Grateful Patient programme that fits your hospital, your clinical culture, and your team. Strategy, clinician engagement, and monthly advisory sessions - built around where you are, not a template. For charities ready to transform both their income and their relationship with the frontline.

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receiving well

A full-day workshop for clinical and charity leadership teams. Framed around patient impact, not fundraising asks. Changes how clinicians and frontline teams think about philanthropy. Staff come away asking "how do we do this well?"

Let's Talk
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"Gemma is a breath of fresh air – she is contagiously passionate, practical and supportive. She never sees problems, only opportunities" 

Fundraising Director

WORKING WITH THE BEST CLIENTs

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