Patient groups

Jo's Trust

Jo's Trust is a charity dedicated to women, their families and friends affected by pre-cancer and cancer of the cervix. Its primary activity is the provision of easily accessed good information, confidential medical advice and support about all aspects of this illness through their website.

The Trust’s other objectives are:

To raise the public profile and understanding of the causes of pre-cancer and cervical cancer and how they can possibly be prevented and overcome
To create greater awareness of the importance of having regular cervical screening
To campaign for new and improved preventative, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for cervical cancer

We have supported this organisation since 2006.

During 2007:

We gave an unrestricted Medical Fellowship donation of £1000 to support Jo's Trust for the benefit of patients, following a charity team building event at the 2007 Medical Conference.
We gave a Medical Fellowship donation of £3,000 to support improvements to IT capabilities within the Trust's office.

Our funding represents 4 per cent of their income overall.

Find out more about our support in 2006
In 2006:
We gave a medical fellowship award of £5,000 to support improvements to Jo's Trust's IT and communications structure.
We gave a £1,600 donation to Jo's Trust in recognition of presentations given by the chief executive of Jo's Trust at internal GSK meetings.
We provided a medical fellowship award of £1,300 for Jo's Trust to attend an international medical conference on cervical cancer in Paris.
We gave a medical fellowship award of £2,500 to support a Jo's Trust Parliamentary Breakfast in the House of Commons on the burden and future prevention of cervical cancer.
Our funding represents 9 per cent of their income overall.