Trauma Appeal



national Trauma appeal

In July 2017, Barts Charity launched TransformTrauma, the UK’s first major campaign to raise public awareness and money for traumatic injury research, which includes ways to help improve trauma survivor’s recovery experience.

Barts Charity supports the work of the Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS), which manages AfterTrauma.  Although we are based in London, the information on this site and research conducted by C4TS benefits victims of trauma across the UK and the globe.

The appeal to date

The 2017 appeal launch was fronted by rapper Professor Green. The appeal raised £325,000 and reached over 3.5 million people thanks to a partnership with the Sunday Mirror and a social media campaign.

Since then, The Sunday Mirror, the Daily Express and other media outlets have continued their national support, running features on several trauma survivors who have shared their stories of injury and recovery in support of the appeal.

The appeal also features three short videos showing common serious injury scenarios: an elderly person falling down stairs, a child falling off their bike and an adult in a road traffic accident. You can click here to see each of them on the Charity’s website, and viewers are encouraged to share the link with their networks.

How can I get involved?

The Charity is asking the public to support the appeal in the following ways:

  • Spread the word by sharing their posts on FacebookTwitter or Instagram and mentioning the appeal to friends and families.
  • If you are a trauma survivor or carer who wants to share their story, please get in touch (contacts below).
  • Stay up-to-date with the appeal by signing up to the Charity’s newsletter which can you do on their homepage
  • Consider fundraising for the appeal
  • Make a donation

    Every pound donated gets closer to the £1 million target. 100% of the donations will go to the trauma appeal. To donate you can... 

  • Get your company involved: get in touch with the Barts corporate team to find out more about corporate fundraising. Email daniel.mckerchar@bartshealth.nhs.uk.

Further Info

  • The trauma appeal webpages are here