Introducing the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK's only national charity dedicated to all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The Trust fund research to treat and cure CF and aim to ensure appropriate clinical care and support for people with Cystic Fibrosis.
The CF Trust have Research, Medical and Gene Therapy Advisory Committees who make recommendations to the board of Trustees for final approval of funding projects that are of important and/or immediate clinical benefit to those with Cystic Fibrosis.
Since the founding of the CF Trust in 1964, they have been working to improve the lives of people with CF, raise the profile of CF and fund research into a cure.
Their objectives are to:
- Fund medical and scientific research to develop a cure and provide effective treatments for Cystic Fibrosis.
- Ensure appropriate clinical care for those with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Provide information, advice, support and, where appropriate, financial assistance to anyone affected by Cystic Fibrosis.
You can find out more about the CF Trust on www.cftrust.org.uk and up-to-date news in the Press Office.