The Medway Hospital Charity has set up an online gift wishlist to bring festive cheer to patients this festive season. Donating via the Amazon wishlist gives you the opportunity to support patients from the comfort of your own home and it’s a great alternative to physical gifting or monetary support. Each item has been carefully …
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Catch up with our Charity News in the bumper edition of our Autumn newsletter – Charity-Newsletter-Autumn-2022-final-2.pdf (medwayhospitalcharity.org.uk) Read all about the wonderful projects we have supported, thanks to your donations, and meet some of our fabulous fundraisers. ❤ Without you, we couldn’t do the work we do and we are so thankful for your continued …
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Congratulations to our fantastic three – Amber, Jo and Nicola for successfully completing their wing walk challenge at Headcorn aerodrome on Saturday 24 September. They were well looked after by Richard at The Wing Walk Company and his pilots Jez and Tim. Amber and Nicola work for the Trust so if you would like to …
A state-of-the-art simulator for trainee surgeons to practise the skills needed to carry out orthopaedic arthroscopic joint surgery has been opened at Medway Maritime Hospital thanks to a £1 million legacy. Ralph Barrett, a retired BBC engineer, had a serious motorbike accident during the Second World War and underwent 14 operations to save his leg. …
Our Macmillan Counselling and Social Work team were delighted to receive a £500 donation from a grateful patient to enhance their counselling room. The money was spent on a new sideboard, lamps, sofa covers, cushions, a fan, kettle and essential oils. The team feel very much appreciated and would like to thank the donor for …
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to the Summer Fun Day on Friday 12 August. It was lovely to see so many faces come out and support the fantastic charities that were there, including Hospital Radio Medway, The Oliver Fisher Special Care Baby Trust and the Medway League of Friends. The weather was …
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, The Medway League of Friends and The Medway Hospital Charity were delighted to purchase a tomosynthesis machine for our Breast Screening Unit. The room was officially opened by Jo Palmer, Trust Chair, Dr Rupika Mehta, Director of the Breast Screening Unit, and Dr Mohan Velamati, who donated the balance of the …
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On Monday 11 July our children’s ward received a fantastic delivery of televisions thanks to the incredible generosity of Jane Puttock, Andy Summers, and their friends and owners of Dillywood Garden Centre. They held a fundraising event over Christmas and raised enough money to buy five brand new TV’s and wall mounts for the ward.Jane …
The kind-hearted family of a man who suffered a heart attack outside Medway Maritime Hospital has raised money to fund an external defibrillator in his memory. Bachu Kantilal Patel, 71, visited the site on 17 August 2020 for a COVID-19 test, ahead of endoscopy and colonoscopy investigations. While having the test, he struggled to breathe, …
The Medway Hospital Charity was delighted to help fund a piece of equipment to support preterm babies and their parents. The Lifestart machine supports optimal umbilical cord management by the bedside, meaning midwives no longer need to take a baby to a separate area of the delivery room when they are born weeks early. By …
