Friends Voices

Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949

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Diana Scarrot, Friends of UCLH

Diana came to the Friends, following a period as Lead Governor at the hospital. Her vision is of local leadership for a hospital meeting local needs.Rather than be frozen into inactivity by Covid, it inspired the Friends to think about their contribu...

Story: Diana Scarrot - Central London

Lorna Citron, Friends of UCLH

Starting work at UCH in 1945, and being continuously involved with the hospital since then, Lorna clearly has a deep-rooted love of the hospital and the community it serves.  Her administrative skills were seized upon to support the developing ro...

Story: Lorna Citron - Central London

Jennifer Loehnis, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson League of Friends

As a great grand-daughter of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, it could have felt inevitable that Jenny Loehnis would find herself as Chairman of the League of Friends.  As it was, she did inherit the role from her Aunt and was pleased to continue the fa...

Story: Jennifer Loehnis - Central London

Fiona Aird, League of Friends of Middlesex Hospital

Lady Aird first began volunteering at the Middlesex Hospital when she came to London nearly 70 years ago. She initially joined as it was a hospital where a number of her family were involved. She began volunteering in the flower shop in the reception...

Story: Fiona Aird - London, Yeovil