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The newsletter for supporters of Southend Hospital Charity
Registered Charity No.1057266
Re-Joyce! Our charity champ
comes up trumps again!
She may be 83 in November, but age has not slowed
down indefatigable fundraiser Joyce Long MBE. In fact,
she’s busier than ever helping the hospital!
The great-grandmother recently handed over a £10,400
special high-tech diagnostic microscope to our Ear, Nose
and Throat department.
The device enables clinicians to see the area being
examined or operated on in intricate detail. It is just the
latest in a string of equipment Joyce has donated to
wards and departments across the hospital over more
than 25 years of supporting us.
“This machine has video which means it has plenty of
capacity as a teaching aid as well as being very useful in
making a diagnosis,” said ENT surgeon, Mr Gavin
Watters. “We are very grateful to Joyce.”
Then it was straight off to our A&E department where
Joyce presented staff with a camera, printer and
associated equipment. The kit will be used to transmit
certain images of burns via a special
email link to St Andrew's burns unit at
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, a
specialist unit for burns and plastic
surgery.
• l-r Hospital chairman Alan Tobias; Joyce Long MBE; ENT surgeon
Mr Gavin Watters; hospital chief executive Jacqueline Totterdell,
with the new microscope
raised £3,119 for the Bosom Pals
Appeal On The Road, bringing the
total she has raised since Bosom Pals
started to more than £33,000.
Over the years, Joyce has raised more
than £1.5 million for the hospital. “I
just like to help where I can,” she says.
Then Joyce also found the time - and the
energy – to hold her regular autumn
garden sale at her Park Avenue,
Thundersley home. The week-long event
• Charge nurse Peter Allen, Joyce Long,
staff nurse Sarah-Louise Blewett
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
The Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road needs to raise £500,000 to buy
digital equipment for the mobile screening vans across south Essex.
The Appeal was launched last October to ensure women in south Essex
get the same access to digital mammography as women screened at
the hospital’s breast unit. See p2 for Appeal update.
• Joyce pictured with some of the items up for
grabs at her regular garden sales
Bosom Pals On The Road
Appeal - pages 2 - 4
It follows the hospital’s successful £750,000 Bosom Pals Appeal, which
has funded two digital mammography machines for the earlier
detection of smaller breast cancers, as well as associated IT equipment
for the hospital’s breast unit.
Fundraising for wards and departments
pages 5 - 10
Ways you can help
page 11
Fundraising events
page 12
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
Dear Supporters
It’s exciting to think
that by this time next
year, women in south
Essex being screened for breast
cancer will have the check done by
high-tech digital mammography
machines.
Half-way there!
New discoveries, new equipment
and expert know-how are all
weapons in the battle against this
disease.
Our bi-annual Diamonds are
Forever charity ball was a
riproaring success, raising
thousands for the Appeal. Thank
you so much to the 200-plus guests
who attended the Orsett Hall bash,
all of whom dug deep into their
pockets for the raffle and auction.
We are also so grateful for local
businesses donating items and to
the volunteers who worked long
and hard to make it the magical
occasion it was.
Please do get in touch also if you
can help out in any way at our
charity shop - we do need a few
extra pairs of hands. And if you're
having a clear-out; think of us!
We’re hoping that the sun will
shine - literally - on the exciting
new fundraising events which
we’ve got planned next year. See
the next edition for more details.
We are well over half-way towards
the £500,000 appeal target, thanks
to all the hard work from our
supporters, both in the community
and in business.
However, because the breast unit
already has digital mammography,
the learning curve will not be too
steep, says breast unit manager Julie
Offord.
The heartening progress means that
by early next year we expect to
order the new mobile trailers,
followed by the kit that goes inside.
“We should have everything in place
by autumn next year and be up and
running by November at the latest,”
she adds.
This is a big step towards ensuring
that all women in south Essex have
access to digital mammograms.
Digital is faster, which means we will
be able to see more patients each
year across a broader age range from 47 to 73 rather than the
current 50 to 70 age bracket.
By spring, one of the new trailers
and equipment will be sited in the
car-park towards the rear of the
hospital for a few weeks for staff
training.
Early detection is key and screening
more women will help in the fight
against breast cancer.
Can you help our charity shop?
Finally, please make sure you take
part in the Grand Prize Draw, the
tickets for which you should have
received in your postal copy of the
newsletter. You’ve got to be in it to
win it and it raises a lot of money
for the hospital.
Our new charity shop in Westcliff has proved a great hit since it opened in
June - so much so that we are urgently looking for new volunteers to help
out at the shop and for new donations of stock!
Best wishes … and have a great
Christmas!
The shop has exceeded expectations by raising more than £10,000 in a
matter of months, largely due to the wonderful efforts of our existing
volunteers, who give their time so generously.
No experience is required to be a volunteer, as training is provided.
Morning or afternoon shifts are available. Tasks include serving behind the
till and sorting stock. An ability to work as part of a team and enjoying
dealing with people are essential.
We have now moved ‘round the corner’ to bigger premises. The new shop
is at the top end of Hamlet Court Road next to Boots the chemist.
Lucy Thomas-Clayton
associate director,
department of fundraising
We are also looking for more items, with bric-a-brac, clothing and
houseware particularly needed. These can be dropped off at the
department of fundraising at the Lodge. Call 01702 385337. In some
cases we may be able to offer a pickup service.
For more details on joining us as a volunteer, please contact
[email protected] or call 01702 435555 ext 6135.
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Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
Hope for the future
These four sisters have been victims of either breast or
ovarian cancer – the result of a genetic lottery which claimed
the lives of all seven of their father’s sisters and affected
one aunt on their mother’s side.
Yet better, targeted treatments
mean women like the Ling sisters
are no longer living with the
automatic death sentence of most
of their aunts.
Three of the four sisters pictured
here - Deborah Ling-Chant , 53, her
twin Beverly Attewell and younger
sister Sally Hills, 51, have all survived
either breast or ovarian cancer for
more than a decade.
Debbie, Beverly and Sally decided to
speak out during Breast Cancer
Awareness Month in October to
emphasise the importance of early
detection.
Because they are in a high-risk
group, all three women are regulars
at Southend Hospital’s breast unit
and cannot praise the staff and
service highly enough.
Indeed, ten years ago the unit
picked up Sally’s breast cancer after
she was called in for screening
following Debbie’s diagnosis.
“I had no lump, no
signs of breast cancer
at all,” says Sally, a
retail sales manager
from Grays. “I am 100
per cent positive the
breast unit saved my
life and I would urge
• l-r Sally, Beverly, Debbie and Dawn
any woman who gets a
questions and were brilliant,” she
letter inviting them for screening
says.
not to hesitate.
“Don’t bury your head in the sand –
just do it!”
The sisters have been monitored
since Beverly was diagnosed with
ovarian cancer in 1998. Three years
later, Debbie, from Canvey, was
found to have breast cancer and
underwent a radical double
mastectomy and reconstruction,
followed by a gruelling round of
chemotherapy.
“I got the best treatment at
Southend; I was seen quickly, the
staff took the time to answer
The sisters remain hopeful that a
genetic breakthrough in breast
cancer treatment will help prevent
future female generations of their
family going through the same
anguish. Sadly, elder sister Dawn, 58,
far right, is not well after suffering
from breast cancer five years ago.
“Screening is the most brilliant
thing and these digital machines the
Bosom Pals Appeal is fundraising for
are fantastic; they will help so
much,” says Debbie, who is hoping
to sell miniature landscapes to raise
money for the Appeal.
You shall go to the ball
guest of honour at
the event, held at
Orsett Hall and
attended by more
than 200 figures in
the south Essex
medical, business
and charity scene.
A charity ball to raise money for the
Appeal looks set to bring in at least
£8,000.
Paying homage to 50 years of Bond
films, our Diamonds are Forever Ball
was a glittering occasion.
Southend mayor Sally Carr was
“It was a brilliant
event – a good time
was had by all,” says
Colin George,
chairman of the
Southend Hospital Charitable
Foundation, which oversees the
Appeal.
Thank you to the following:
Flowers By Sophie Wilson, Master of
Ceremonies, Roger Galton-Davis;
Michael Dalton; The Blushettes;
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
Ballards Gore Golf Club; CPC Drive;
Choice Discount Stores; Chopphair;
Digital Cinema Media; Destination
Spa; Diggerland; Essex County
Cricket Club; Kids Kingdom;
Kidspace Adventures; Lakeside
Shopping Centre; Leigh Broadway
Superbowl; Lorraine Maddison, Old
MacDonald's Farm; Orsett Hall; Paul
Karslake Fine Art; Sandra Cowley;
Sarah Beth Jewellers; Sticky Fingers
Cake Company; The Ark; The
Genting Club; Waverley & Balmoral
Historic Passenger Ships
• Pictured l-r breast unit lead clinican
Neil Rothnie; Southend Council mayor
Sally Carr; hospital chief exec
Jacqueline Totterdell; Colin George,
chairman of Southend Hospital
Charitable Foundation.
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Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
Kirste leaves lasting legacy
She was just 42 when she passed away in February
this year, yet the memory of brave police sergeant
Kirste Bowman (nee Snellgrove) lives on through
the running race named after her.
The first Kirste 5 Memorial race was organised by
Benfleet Running Club, friends and family and has
raised £2,500 for the Appeal. Another date has
been scheduled for next July 21.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, Kirste
underwent six bouts of chemotherapy and
radiotherapy.
Despite her illness, she raised £50,000 for breast
cancer charities by running an incredible 23
marathons while fighting the disease. She married
long-term partner John in 2010 and became
stepmum to his three daughters.
The club, which she had joined in 2001, became
something of a lifeline; throughout her treatment she
never stopped going there, and would train most days.
• Club members presenting the cheque to breast unit staff
Julie Offord and Kim Baird (front row)
“Her smiling face will be forever missed,” says a club
member. “Her saying was: ‘when it's all over, it's not
who you were. It's whether you made a difference’.”
More than 250 people took part in the five-mile run in
July, which started in Rayleigh.
Santa’s early visit
These youngsters at Ladybird Nursery,
our onsite crèche for the children of staff
and others, got an early sighting of
Father Christmas.
Santa will also be making a second
visit to our now-traditional festive
craft and gift fair on Sunday
November 25 at the Mill, Rayleigh.
See back page for more details and
catch him there!
Appeal thanks . . . appeal thanks . . . appeal thanks . . . appeal thanks
• Southend medical equipment firm
Olympus KeyMed, for a £5,000
donation. The company’s social club
for organising a dress-down day
• Regular supporters Scott and
Sophie Layzell for another £1,740
raised at their various fundraising
events over the past few months,
including the family fun day,
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sponsored waxing and quiz night.
Their mum Janet was treated at the
breast unit
raised by the Catholic boys’
secondary comes to more than
£3,000
• Liam Telling, (a friend of Scott’s),
who completed his ‘jump for Janet’
sky dive to raise more than £400
• Leigh-on-Sea Striders, which
raised around £2,000 through its
10K run held in October, attended
by a full-to-capacity 400 runners.
Many thanks to the running club for
its continued support.
• St Thomas More School in
Westcliff for another £800 raised
during a non-uniform day. Total
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
Fundraising for wards and departments
Coming up roses
By next spring, green-fingered stroke patients will be able to
enjoy being out in the fresh air and testing out their motor and
sensory skills, thanks to the donation of flower and vegetable
seeds by Alton’s Garden Centre.
The A127 business responded to pleas by our stroke team for
gardening supplies and came up trumps.
The seeds will be planted by patients in the unit’s stroke garden,
a specially-created space which is used to help patients recover
skills which may have been forgotten following a stroke.
And of course gardening is also an enjoyable form of exercise, a
way of providing mental stimulation or just somewhere to get
away from the ward.
“If you are stuck in a hospital bay 24 hours a day, getting out
and enjoying a bit of natural daylight is exhilarating,” says
senior occupational therapist Sam Pitman, pictured. “The
gardening also helps patients’ arm strength and their balance.”
Bev gets
‘em rolling
Stroke unit staff took
to their roller skates to
raise £635 for Benfleet
ward, which cares for
patients with the condition.
The charity night, at RollerCity in Rochford, was
organised by ward clerk Bev Ferridge, who also held a
raffle and ran a tuck shop.
Pictured l-r Anne-Marie Lester, Rob Toplis, Julie Harman, Sinead
Stack, Bev Ferridge, Paula Harman and Angelique Rosario
Thank you
ladies
Big-hearted members of the North
Thameside Ladies Auxiliary
donated £1,000 to Neptune
ward’s play department to buy
portable DVD players and DVDs.
What’s more, the group, which is run by local publicans
and their supporters, gave £500 to our A&E department
to help refurbish the bereavement counselling room
there.
Members of staff from each department were presented
with the donations and were treated to an afternoon
buffet at Exhibition Inn in Great Wakering, courtesy of
the Ladies Auxiliary.
A&E matron Kerry Joseph and healthcare assistant
Michael Daley along with Neptune Ward play
coordinator Yvonne Curtis are pictured at the Inn.
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
• Stroke patient Jennifer Hammerman (centre) with
Sam Pitman and Nic Webb from the stroke
rehabilitation team.
Could you become
an ambassador?
Could you become an ambassador for
our charity, spreading the word about
the good work the hospital does?
Or could you help out at some of our
many events or perhaps spare a few
hours to help out with administrative
tasks?
With limited resources in an evertighter economic climate, Southend
Hospital Charity relies on voluntary
support to continue to enhance the
work of our hospital.
We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate
members of the community to represent the charity in a
number of different ways.
One ambassador already recruited is 20-year-old
Heather Laws from Southend.
The Hull University undergraduate has ulcerative colitis,
an often debilitating condition of the digestive system,
which has necessitated many hospital trips and an
operation.
“I wanted to become an ambassador because I don’t
think people realise how lucky we are to have the NHS,
how great this hospital is and how charity pays for the
extras which can make such a difference,” says the
former Southend High School for Girls sixth-former.
Please call Kayley Harvey, community fundraising
manager, on 01702 385337, if you are interested in
joining.
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Fundraising for wards and departments
Brachytherapy Suite
Can you help?
It’s a new high-tech and intense way
of zapping cancer which means
shorter treatment times for patients.
High dose brachytherapy (HDR) uses
a miniature, highly active, radiation
source to precisely target the
affected area of people suffering
with skin, gynaecological, breast,
oesophagal, and medium-risk
prostate cancer.
they would have required a stay in
hospital.
Southend University Hospital is one
of only about 10 centres in the UK –
and the only one in Essex - to offer
this high-tech treatment.
Now we are asking for
your support in letting
us treat more patients
with these conditions
by helping to equip a
new HDR suite to be
built at the hospital.
I went back to work
almost immediately and
three weeks later went
kite surfing.
The current facilities
are too small and have
no facilities for
patients to be
anaesthetised,
meaning they have to
be wheeled from
elsewhere in the
hospital.
A generous £200,000 legacy will
help to build the suite. It will come
complete with its own theatre and
treatment lounge, and is expected
to open in spring next year … as
long as we can equip it.
Prostate cancer sufferer Andy
Fawkes, 52, our first brachytherapy
patient (pictured front centre), who
was treated earlier this year.
What we would like
We are hoping to build on the
success of previous fundraising
appeals to raise the cash.
Items we need to buy include a new
£50,000 HDR machine, above right,
which guides and injects ‘needles’ of
high dose radiation; an operating
table worth £25,000, a special bed,
and an anaesthetic machine at
£15,000 along with other essential
pieces.
One of the main advantages of
brachytherapy is that treatments are
shorter, and patients can be treated
as outpatients whereas previously
We would also like to provide
artwork and refurbishments to
create a pleasant environment in
which patients can be treated.
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“
It was less uncomfortable
than you would imagine. I
would recommend it to
anyone.
Thank you . . . thank you .
Thank to just some of our supporters w
each helped to raise around £1,000 for
since 2010.
• Mr B Davey - Canvey Island
• Karina Edgeway and Judith Beal - Gr
Wakering
• Mr Ben Piears - London
• The Prewer Family - Southend
• Mr B Wilson - Eastwood
• Mrs C Barry - Rayleigh
• William Smyth - Canvey Island
• Samuel Dyer - Billericay
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
e Appeal
Janet’s legacy
Your cash for cancer means so much
Bright and cheerful new facilities now greet patients coming for
treatment on Elizabeth Loury cancer ward.
Thanks to your generosity the ward has undergone a major facelift to
provide cleaner and more airy rooms for patients to stay and be treated.
The extra space has been created by designating an additional ward
(Bedwell) just along the corridor as a specialist cancer ward. As a result,
we now provide a total of 42 dedicated cancer care beds instead of the
previous 30.
Elizabeth Loury ward manager, Liz Bradley, said: “We now have a total
of 12 single patient rooms, seven with ensuites, and another three with
just two beds. One of the single rooms has been designed for patients in
the last days of their lives, with extra space so relatives can stay with
them in comfort. It makes such a difference to them.”
The old bland colour scheme has been ditched in favour of a brighter
palette. In time, and with charitable support, we are hoping to
introduce artwork to complement the scheme and to improve the
patient lounge.
“It is a much better working environment for staff and patients and
relatives have remarked on how bright and cheerful the ward looks,”
adds Liz.
• Pictured above: Ward manager Liz Bradley (second right) and staff at the
nurses’ station provide a warm welcome to Elizabeth Loury ward
. . thank you . . . to all our E. Loury donors
who have
the ward
eat
• Joyce Long MBE - Thundersley
• Mrs J Davis - Rayleigh
• Mrs C Dawkins - Rayleigh
• The Royal Bank of Scotland Southend Branch
• Thorpe Hall Golf Club Thorpe Bay
• Help a Broken Heart - Basildon
• Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc - London
• Mr S Steadman
• Mrs June Whaite - Southend
And thank you to all the other businesses,
community groups and individuals who also
contributed but haven’t been named here.
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
From personal experience, retired
shipbroker Alan Bloomfield, far left,
knows how important tranquil and
cheering surroundings can be when
someone you love is battling cancer.
Wife Janet, a much-loved school
secretary, died aged just 62 five years ago,
leading to the devoted widower and his
family raising a massive £100,000 in her
memory.
Around half of the money has been used
to fund a suite in the hospital’s state-ofthe-art chemotherapy unit, including
treatment chairs, all the televisions and
associated equipment, the lounge
furnishings and some of the artwork.
Now Alan has pledged to fund artwork
for the newly refurbished Elizabeth Loury
cancer ward and the new brachytherapy
treatment centre (see opposite).
“I know this is what Janet would have
wanted,” says Alan, of Kingsteignton,
Shoebury, who professes himself ‘much
impressed’ by the refurbishments to
Elizabeth Loury ward.
“Janet was a very popular lady. She never
ever complained. When we started raising
money, we thought we’d get £20,000. It
was astonishing that we managed
£100,000.”
Alan and grown-up children Michele and
Graham set up the Janet Bloomfield
Tribute Fund in 2008, with substantial
donations received from family and
friends.
“It was devastating to my kids and
equally devastating to me and is
devastating to others who have loved
ones fighting this dreadful disease,” says
Alan. “I know Janet would be pleased
that the money is being put to good use.”
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Fundraising for wards and departments
BGT’s got nothing on
the Southend version!
They may be more Lily Savage than
Simon Cowell, but their efforts
helped raise more than £2,900 for
hospital dementia patients at a funfilled ‘Southend Hospital’s Got
Talent’ evening held at the
Palace Theatre, Westcliff.
New equipment
for cancer patients
“It was such a good night.
There were more than 400
in the audience and a
wonderful atmosphere,”
says hospital A&E health
care assistant Michael Daley, (right)
aka Lily Alcock.
Michael, who arranged the fundraising extravaganza with A&E staff
nurse colleague Caroline Diggin,
added: “Those who didn’t come
along regret not being there and we
have been asked to do another one
next year. So we’ll be out talentspotting from now.”
The money will be used to buy
special sit-down scales for dementia
patients being treated at A&E, plus
talking books.
In fact the event was so successful
that organisers are thinking of
holding a Strictly Come Dancing
contest next year, with proceeds
going to patients with learning
disabilities.
Interested in a spangly night
out? Then contact Michael on
07811 101 598.
COPEing
with cancer
Women affected by some form of
gynaecological cancer enjoyed a
well-deserved evening out to see
the musical ‘Starlight Express’ at the
Cliffs Pavilion recently.
Radiotherapy patients will benefit
from new equipment to lessen
their ordeal, thanks to the Rotary
Club of Southend.
The £4,000 raised in just a year
will buy a wingstep
immobilisation device, which
holds a patient in the correct
position during treatment, and an
Airpal mattress, which keeps the
patient comfortable during and
after treatment.
The money was raised throughout
2011/2012 by various fundraising
events, including Waitrose
collections and quiz nights.
• Pictured above radiotherapy
manager, Nicolai Greet, Rotary Club
members Eric Quamby and Chris
Dandridge together with Kayley
Harvey, fundraising manager.
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The event came courtesy of COPES
(Cervical, Ovarian, Perineal,
Endometrial Support), support,
information and fundraising group
at Southend Hospital for women
and their families who have
experienced these types of cancer.
• Left to right- Sonia Bowden, Beryl
Robertson, Christine Roostan, Sue Soper,
Jacqueline Mayot, Claire Edwards,
Rosemary Hillier. The lady in the front
(holding the t shirt) is Connie Evans.
Many thanks, too, to the
Brownswood Masonic Lodge No.
4272, which meets at the Rochford
Masonic Hall. Despite having fewer
than 30 members, the group handed
over £1,000 to COPES.
The current Master of the
Brownswood Lodge, Mr Keith Porter,
together with his wife Jean, who
recently underwent chemotherapy,
presented the cheque to gynaecology
oncology clinical nurse specialist
Emma Azeem.
For more information about COPES, please contact: Emma on
01702 435555 ext. 4122
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
Muddied but unbowed! Thank you to:
• Breathe Easy Southend, for the
donation of four bedside fans for
Rochford ward patients. The money
was raised through a sponsored
beard shave. The group supports
and fundraises for patients with
lung conditions.
• The Community Matters scheme
at Waitrose in Eastern Avenue,
Southend, for kindly donating toys
and books to our A&E children’s
waiting room. The hospital and
associated support groups have
been fortunate enough to receive
several donations from local
Waitrose stores.
• Warrior queen: Angela, far left, with the Sirens after the event
Running through 4ft flames, wriggling through muddy tunnels and
scaling 7ft walls are just some of the delights Angela Kruyer and her
friends went through in the name of charity.
Add being dunked and then having to run, walk or crawl your way
through a series of electrified wires and you have a pretty good idea of
most people’s hell on earth.
• All those who took part in the
Moonlight Colourthon in July. More
than 40 people walked the halfmarathon to raise around £3,000 for
various wards and departments
around the hospital.
But then Angela has been through her own hell, having lost a baby son
back in 1998.
The 31-year-old and some fellow members of Southend-based rollerskating posse the Seaside Sirens Roller Girls took part in the Total Warrior
10K challenge in the Lake District, a test of agility, stamina, agility and
mental determination.
The group raised around £1,200 for our Special Care Baby Unit, which
looked after Angela’s son Keith after he was born at just 27 weeks
gestation. Sadly, the tot died when he was just six months old.
“The staff at the hospital gave me such good care, from the pregnancy
through until the end,” says Angela, from Canvey. “We were told when
he was born that he wouldn’t survive 24 hours so every day he lived was
a bonus.”
Little Keith weighed just 2lbs 2oz. His lungs were underdeveloped and his
survival was a struggle from the start.
“There were times when we had to go to other hospitals, such as
Addenbrookes, Kings and Tommy's, but Southend was always home to
us,” says Angela.
“We stayed on the ward, sometimes in the parents’ wing, day after day,
night after night. The nurses knew all of our family by name. They made
a hard time much easier for us all.”
Angela now has a new partner, Stephen, 36, and daughter Molly, now
five, born full-term after a hitch-free pregnancy.
Angela joined the roller-skating group, a posse of around 50 women,
who take part in rough-tough roller derbies around the country - and
whose fitness helped raise the cash for the unit.
Fundraising news autumn/winter 2012
Pictured: urology clinical nurse specialist
Sarah Barnicoat and hospital supporter
Shirley Clay walking in aid of urology
support group CADGERS.
Wanted
Donations of new or
good
condition
secondhand CD
players
(ideally with
radio) needed for music therapy
on Castle Point ward, which
specialises in the care of trauma
patients. Donations of CDs would
also be much appreciated. If you
can help, please call the
Department of Fundraising on
01702 385 337.
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Fundraising for wards and departments
On the first day of Christmas
will you help us buy…?
One large supply of adaptive cutlery - which is
Six aromatherapy sprays -
suitable for patients with dementia, the visually
impaired and those with restricted hand/wrist
movement. Bright red handles are made from
contoured, flexible rubber which ensures they are
easy to grip and easy to see for those with visual
impairments. The teaspoon, spoon and fork all have
bendable stainless steel shafts. Enough for 19 wards -
research shows that the scent of
lavender can have a positive effect
in calming agitated patients. Certain
food smells can also trigger interest in
eating and stimulate appetites in poorly patients who
don’t feel like tucking in. The sprays cost £15.54
£664.81
Seven children’s toys for the A&E children’s area
Two hundred and fifty
Hospital Radio headsets - to
allow all patients the
opportunity to listen to the
hospital radio, free of charge,
during their stay. The team at
Southend Hospital Radio work
behind the scenes and want to
make each patient's stay as pleasant
as possible. Hospital Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day,
seven days a week and is entirely funded by
charitable contributions. 250 headsets - £937.50
Three items of patient educational resources these are aids or models to help patient understand
more about their diagnosis and are also used for staff
and student teaching. They include an anatomical
heart model, peripheral joint model and spinal
model. Around £250 each
Four weighing hoists – for patients who
are bedbound/unsteady on their feet.
Weighing the patient is essential to
calculate Body Mass Index and work out a
nutrition plan, plus monitor subsequent weight
loss/gain. The hoists are required on various
wards, including oncology and medical wards for
the elderly. Around £950 each
Five items to improve the changing facilities in
the colposcopy women’s clinic for women
undergoing cervical examinations – these include coat
hooks with baskets for personal belongings, wall
mountable seats to help those less able to stand and
full-length dressing mirrors. Ranging from £50 -
£300 depending on the item
each
- Children can sometimes find the hospital an
extremely daunting environment, especially the A&E
department. We very often receive kind donations of
second-hand toys. However, due to infection control
reasons, we can only accept new, wipe-cleanable toys.
Approximately £10 - £100
Eight portable DVD players – to provide a
welcome distraction for patients in wards throughout
the hospital who do not have access to a television or
would prefer to watch their own DVDs.
Approximately £70 each
Nine falls prevention bed alarms – a device which
provides an alert to staff that an at-risk patient has
tried to get out of bed and will need help. They have
been proven to avoid falls and are required for many
wards, particularly those with elderly and vulnerable
patients. £500 each
Ten conveyor toasters – the type you see in
cafes - the only model of toaster which meet
our fire regulations. Because they are
expensive, many wards don’t have them, and
their patients are only offered bread with
marmalade/jam for breakfast. Let’s get toast on
the menu! £450 each
Eleven ‘smellies for the sick’ toiletry packs – an
initiative which was started in March 2004 now
supplies 18 wards with emergency toiletries for
patients who are admitted to hospital without their
own belongings. £10 per toiletry bag
Twelve months’ supply of tea and coffee – to
allow worried mums and dads whose youngsters are
being treated on Neptune Unit to have a cuppa in the
parents’ room on the ward. Cost is £150
See opposite for contact details
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Supporting Southend Hospital
Registered Charity Number 1057266
make a donation . . .
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£
to the following:
Breast Care Unit (Bosom Pals Appeal on the Road)
General Purpose Fund
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(please indicate)
When our Appeal target has been reached, any additional donations will be directed at the discretion of the Trustees
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the tax you have already paid on your donation. This means that we can claim back 25p for every £1 that
you donate - at no extra cost to you.
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6 years and all donations in the future to be treated as Gift Aid donations. (Please tick the box).
*It doesn’t matter what rate of tax you pay as long as you pay an amount of income or capital gains tax equal to the tax we reclaim on
your donations in that financial year. Please remember to inform us of any changes in your tax status.
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Please return this donation form to: The Department of Fundraising, The Lodge, Southend University Hospital,
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS0 0RY
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any other organisation. Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive further information from Southend Hospital Charity
Ways you can help get involved
Southend Hospital Charity is the registered
charity for Southend University Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust, responsible for a number of
individual ward and department funds and
the general purpose fund. While NHS funding
pays for most areas of patient care, there are
always extras that can help to make a big
difference to a patient’s stay in hospital. Our
aim is to help put patients first by enhancing
the excellent medical care provided by our
staff.
To make an online donation visit our website:
www.southendhospital-fundraising.org or
www.sh-cf.org. Please don’t forget Gift Aid.
Alternatively, why not consider . . .
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organising your own event
involving your company
making a gift in memory
leaving a legacy
giving a gift in kind
volunteering
For more information about helping the hospital, please contact the Department
of Fundraising on 01702 385337, email [email protected] or visit us at The
Lodge, at the Prittlewell Chase entrance to the hospital.
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What’s on . . . What’s on . . .What’s on . . .
Dates for your diaries
2012/2013
2012
November 25
Christmas Craft and Gift Fair
December 21
The Mill, Rayleigh. Father Christmas, gift stalls, facepainting, tombola, refreshments. From 10.30am to 4pm.
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
December 8
Mile of Coins
Southend High Street
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
February 22
Grand Prize Draw
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
or ward or department of your choice
Quiz Night
The Freight House, Rochford. 7.30pm for 8pm start.
Teams of 8 / tickets £6pp. To book call: 01702 385337
Southend Hospital Charity
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
December 18
Collection at Southend United
v Chesterfield football match
March 31
Great Pier Walk
Organised by the Rotary Club of Leigh-on-Sea. 10am to
4pm. To register your interest in taking part, please ring
01702 385337
Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road
Grand Prize Draw 2012
For the sixth year running we are delighted to
enclose tickets for our Grand Prize Draw which is
being held on Tuesday 18 December.
First prize is £1,000 CASH!!!
Courtesy of Medics Pro
Second prize: digital camera
Third prize: luxury chocolate hamper
Fourth prize: £50 M&S voucher
Fifth prize: £25 M&S voucher
All proceeds to Southend Hospital Charity.
If you would like to receive more
raffle ticket books, please call
Fundraising on 01702 385337.
Kindly sponsored by
Christmas
craft and gift fair
Sunday 25 November
Buy hand-made crafts and gifts for family and
friends at our Christmas craft and gift fair on
Sunday 25 November at the Mill,
Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh. There will be 50
stallholders selling unique jewellery, handbags and
shoes, handmade wooden toys and cards, clocks,
autographed photos, candles and many other gifts.
Refreshments are available and there will also be a
tombola, cake raffle and Santa’s grotto for the
children.
Entry is £1.50 for adults and free for children.
Christmas cards in aid of the Appeal
Spread Christmas joy and bring a smile to friends and family with our new charity Christmas card.
All profits will go towards our Appeal. Packs of 10 cards cost just £4 each . . . so why not post a
little love this Christmas!
To receive your cards please email [email protected] or post a cheque made payable
to Bosom Pals Appeal On The Road.
For details of any of our events please call 01702 385337 or email [email protected]
For special events, please register at our website: www.sh-cf.org
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