Patient Group Donations 2019
Bayer is committed to developing new and innovative therapies for severe and chronic diseases. Patient advocacy groups and other voluntary health organisations help increase disease awareness and effective interventions.
The most recent patient and voluntary health organisations to which Bayer has provided financial support are listed below.
Patient Group Donations (January-December 2019)
Correct at 28 April 2020
Name |
Purpose |
Date of Donation |
Amount (£) |
Lymphoma Action |
Development of a Clinical Trials booklet which aims to explain what clinical trials are, what they involve for the people who take part, how to find information about clinical trials, and explains the importance of clinical trials |
February |
3,000 |
GIST Support UK |
GIST patient outreach programme |
March |
15,000 |
Anticoagulation UK |
Support local NHS engagement on effective anticoagulation management |
March |
14,000 |
Thrombosis UK |
Sponsor educational conferences and patient meetings during National Thrombosis Awareness Month |
March |
6,000 |
Anticoagulation UK |
Secretariat services to the All-Party Parliamentary Thrombosis Group |
March |
13,000 |
National Voices |
Membership of National Voices’ industry collaborative |
April |
10,275 |
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) |
Implementation of the recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Visual Impairment |
June |
17,000 |
Heart Failure Alliance |
Secretariat support for the Alliance for Heart Failure |
June |
6,600 |
Thrombosis UK |
Travel and accommodation costs for meeting organiser to attend expert consensus meeting on anticoagulation management of APS patients at International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Conference in Melbourne |
July |
4,090 |
Anticoagulation UK - on behalf of coalition inc. Thrombosis UK, AF Association, Arrhythmia Alliance, Anticoagulation in Practice and The National Centre for anticoagulation /training (NCAT) |
Sponsorship of the Anticoagulation Achievement Awards 2019 |
July |
10,000 |
British Liver Trust |
Support liver patients and carers’ helpline service |
September |
4,995 |
Legs Matter |
Corporate partner to Legs Matter coalition |
September |
5,000 |
HEART UK |
Membership of the HEART UK CVD Collaborative Group |
October |
24,000 |
Tackle Prostate Cancer |
Support for patient educational and support materials and activities for men with prostate cancer |
October |
5,000 |
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) |
See Differently Awards 2019: An event organised by the RNIB to highlight the outstanding achievements of blind and partially sighted people, as well as those supporting them from the community and eye health sector |
October |
16,000 |
Prostate Cancer UK |
Support for PCUK Prostate Cancer Improvement Programmes for healthcare professionals involved in providing prostate cancer care |
November |
20,500 |
Orchid |
Support to undertake a survey of prostate cancer patients on their experiences of care and treatment |
November |
5,000 |
MAC-OTH-GB-0023 / Date of preparation: April 2020