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pulseAutumn/Winter 2018

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How you’re supporting

end of life care at Hayward

House

Hold a festive tea party!

Dedicate a light to someone special

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Get in touchCall us on 0115 962 7905

Email charity@nuh.nhs.uk

Address Nottingham Hospitals Charity, 2 Embley Road, North Road, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1RE

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ContentsSpecial appeals – together we can save livesIntroducing the Hopewood Appeal – mental health care special 3

How you’re supporting end of life care at Hayward House 4

Children’s Hospital Big Appeal latest: the Big iMRI Appeal 5

What you have made possibleHow your donations have helped 6-7

How you can help 8-9Get involved! 8-9

Grant a Christmas wish for a child in hospital 10

Make a Will and make a difference 11

Shine a light for someone special this festive season 11

Fundraising Hall of Fame 12-15Grant a Christmas wish 16

Pulse reader survey 17

Donation form 18

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WelcomeWelcome to the Autumn / Winter 2018 edition of our Pulse newsletter, where you can catch up on all the latest news from Nottingham Hospitals Charity and see how your support continues to make a difference to patients at Nottingham’s hospitals.

In this issue you can read about the difference our supporters are making to end of life care at Hayward House (page 4), as well as seeing the latest news about our Children’s Hospital Big Appeal (page 5).

As the festive period approaches, we know it is a time of year when people often think of lost loved ones. On page 11 you can find out how to dedicate a special light of remembrance for your loved ones, which will shine bright throughout the festive season.

As our readers and supporters, we welcome your views on Pulse and on what you’d like to see included in the future – so in this issue we’ve included a reader survey, which you’ll find on the tear-off section of the newsletter. It should only take a few minutes to complete, and anyone who sends their answers and contact details back to us will be put into a prize draw to win a day pass for six people at Center Parcs.

Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy reading this issue of Pulse.

Barbara Cathcart Chief Executive

Special appeals – together we can change lives

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Introducing the Hopewood Appeal

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is this year – for the first time – joining forces with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to transform services and facilities for children, young people and new mothers with mental health difficulties.

The Hopewood Appeal is supporting the development of a new child and family friendly centre in Nottingham, where mental health services for children, young people and families from across the East Midlands will be housed in one place.

The Hopewood site, which opened in summer 2018, hosts: a perinatal inpatient unit for new and expectant mothers experiencing mental health difficulties, where they can stay together with their babies; a Community CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) Centre for children and young people; and an adolescent inpatient unit, which will include a new, dedicated area for young people suffering from eating disorders.

Jo was an inpatient at the Adolescent Unit and credits CAMHS for saving her life, after five years of self-harm and an overdose.

If you’d like to support the Hopewood Appeal and help local children, young people and new mothers like Rachael during a difficult time, please use the donation form inside Pulse or visit www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk to donate online.

MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPECIAL

Jo said: “The recovery-

focused approach of my psychiatrist

was instrumental in regaining my hope.

She made me believe in myself… That

woman saved my life, she’s the reason I am

here today.”

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How you’re supporting end of life care at Hayward HouseThanks to the support of our fundraisers and donors, we’ve been able to give £600,000 over the last year to help patients with terminal illnesses being cared for at Hayward House.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to support patients at the centre by providing complementary therapy, to help patients relax and ease their symptoms, and art sessions to help patients express and enjoy themselves. We also fund four nursing posts plus counselling staff to help patients and their families through what can be a very difficult time.

Staff at Hayward House also choose to go the extra mile for their patients by holding regular fundraising events. Nursing and

therapy teams join forces to hold themed fundraising days, and get the whole local community and their patients involved.

Carol Parlor, Day Therapy Sister at Hayward House, said: “We love getting staff, patients and the local community together to have fun and raise money. The difference that charitable funding makes is phenomenal – without it, we wouldn’t be able to fund things like the art sessions or complementary therapies that make such a difference to our patients’ wellbeing.”

Special appeals – together we can change lives

If you’d like to support patients at Hayward House, you can donate using the form inside Pulse, call us on 0115 962 7905 or donate online at www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk

If you’d like to support the Big iMRI Appeal, you can donate using the form inside Pulse, call us on 0115 962 7905 or visit www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk

Special appeals – together we can change lives

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Children’s Hospital Big Appeal latest:

the Big iMRI Appeal

Thanks to your support, we are halfway to our fundraising target for a new intra-operative MRI machine at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. The Big iMRI Appeal was launched in March 2018, and thanks to our fundraisers and donors after six months we have raised £600,000 of the £1.2m target for the new iMRI suite.

The new machine will be used during children’s brain surgery, to help surgeons get a clearer picture of the size and location of their patients’ tumours, meaning they are more likely to be able to remove all of the tumour first time.

Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Donald MacArthur, explained: “Using an iMRI during operations is a significant benefit as it can help us completely remove tumours whenever there is the possibility of doing this, as well as limit the impact of surgery on our young patients.”

One-year-old Oliver Swift, from Arnold, Nottingham, was diagnosed with a brain tumour at just five months old. Oliver underwent surgery, performed by Donald MacArthur and his team, and is now undergoing chemotherapy to further shrink his tumour.

Oliver’s mum Charlene said: “Oliver is a very jolly little boy and the doctors are amazed at the recovery he has made. I am very supportive of the Big iMRI Appeal and know that it could help children like Oliver in the future.”

How your donations have helpedWith your help we are able to give around £4 million each year to fund lifesaving equipment, ground-breaking research and environmental enhancements to help patients at Nottingham’s hospitals. Here are some of the projects you have helped us fund across all areas of your local hospitals.

What you have made possible

£19,300to create a quiet room for

Haematology patients, providing a calm and

peaceful place for patients to go after what can be a life-

changing diagnosis

£2,500to develop a pin-prick blood

testing kit for use at home for children who have had kidney transplants, saving children attending hospital multiple

times for tests

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CHILDREN’S NEPHROLOGY

HAEMATOLOGY

£2,000towards a CPR Teachathon

event at Wollaton Hall, where Emergency Department staff

taught the life-saving technique to over 1,000 members of the

public of all ages

CPR TRAINING

What you have made possible

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£50,000for Nottingham Hospitals

Charity’s new ‘William Colacicchi Clinical Research Fellowship’

which will be officially launched in autumn 2018 in honour of the Charity’s inaugural Chairman,

and is funding its first Research Fellow for three years

RESEARCH

£6,000to deliver a ‘Dying Matters’

conference to over 150 staff, enabling them to develop skills

and tools to help patients approaching end of life as part of the unique SWAN

programme

END OF LIFE

£500,000from the Charity’s Innovation

Fund, to support three projects to transform services at

Nottingham’s hospitals. This includes the redevelopment of the Oncology Outpatients

department to transform the care of cancer patients

INNOVATION

£770for walking aids to help children stand and walk

during physiotherapy sessions

CHILDREN’S THERAPY

How you can help

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Get involved!We’ve got a whole host of events you can get involved in to raise money for Nottingham’s hospitals. Whether you’re a bit of a daredevil, a keen runner, or just want to have some fun, we’ve got something to suit you. Call us on 0115 962 7905 or email charity@nuh.nhs.uk to find out more. You can also sign up online at www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/events

From 18th November 2018Location: Laurel Crescent, Nuthall, Nottingham

Once again the wonderful Swift family’s home will be turned into a winter wonderland, complete with Santa’s grotto, to raise funds for Hayward House. Come along to the switch-on at 6pm on Sunday 18th November, or visit anytime over the festive period.

Nuthall Christmas Lights

Saturday 13th April 2019Locations: Langar Airfield, Nottinghamshire

If your New Year’s Resolution is to do something daring, then take the plunge and skydive from 10,000ft in aid of Nottingham’s hospitals. Not for the faint hearted! Participants must raise a minimum of £395

Skydive

Anytime in December 2018Location: Your workplace, school, home or local community centre

Hold a festive Big 7Tea Party to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Get your friends, family, colleagues and local community together for tea and cake to celebrate #NHS70 and raise funds for your chosen area of Nottingham’s hospitals – contact us for a special Tea Party pack.

Festive Big 7Tea Party

How you can help

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Saturday 28th / Sunday 29th September 2019Location: Victoria Embankment, Nottingham

Take part in Nottingham’s biggest running event in support of Nottingham’s hospitals. Take on the half marathon or mini marathon and enjoy the sights and sounds of our beautiful city.

Ikano Robin Hood Half / Mini Marathon

Friday 17th May or Friday 5th July 2019Locations: Nottingham city centre

See the sites of Nottingham as the sun rises while taking on this scenic 5k route past the city’s most beautiful landmarks.

You can hold your own fundraising event any time of year, for your chosen area of Nottingham’s hospitals. Whether you choose to hold a quiz night, cake sale or charity ball, we’re on hand to support you and offer advice along the way. To let us know about your event or to receive a fundraising pack full of ideas, please call us on 0115 962 7905, email charity@nuh.nhs.uk or visit www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk

Sunrise City 5k

HOLD YOUR OWN EVENT!

Sunday 23rd June 2019Location: Around Nottinghamshire

Save on an Early Bird sign-up and choose from five routes, varying in distance between the 25-mile ‘Robin Hood’ route, and ‘The Sheriff’ at a whopping 125 miles! Enjoy the sights as you cycle around Nottinghamshire to raise money for your chosen area of the hospitals.

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is proud to be the official charity at this year’s event.

Cycle Live (Great Notts Bike Ride)

How you can help

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Grant a Christmas wish for a child in hospitalThis Christmas, Nottingham Hospitals Charity is launching a brand new way for you to donate online to Nottingham Children’s Hospital. No child wants to spend Christmas in hospital, but we want to make sure that the festive season at Nottingham Children’s Hospital is as exciting and fun-filled as possible.

By donating to Grant a Christmas Wish this December, you will help the Children’s Hospital team purchase gifts from their wish list. All of the gifts have been selected by experienced Play Specialists at the Children’s Hospital. They have carefully chosen items they know will bring joy and excitement to their patients this Christmas.

You can choose between toys, days out, arts and craft equipment and technology. You can also choose to transform the facilities on a ward by purchasing a bundle of items. No matter which gift you choose, your donation will directly benefit children, young people and babies being treated at the Children’s Hospital, which is based at the Queen’s Medical Centre.

By donating to Grant a Christmas Wish, together we can give poorly children at Nottingham Children’s Hospital a reason to smile this Christmas.

To find out more or grant a wish for a child in hospital this Christmas, please visit www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/grant-a-wish from the beginning of December

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Make a Will and make a differenceDid you know that you can leave a gift in your Will to your chosen area of Nottingham’s hospitals? No matter how large or small, the gifts we receive through Wills every year make a huge difference to patients at our hospitals.

In November our ‘Make a Will’ Month is returning for a second year, and we’re giving you the opportunity to have your Will written or updated for free! Regardless of whether you choose to leave a gift to Nottingham Hospitals Charity, you can make a free appointment with a participating solicitor to have your Will written or updated.

This service usually costs around £100 to £200 for a single Will or £150 to £300 for a joint Will, but our partner solicitors have agreed to waive this fee – all we ask is for a donation to Nottingham Hospitals Charity in its place. Making a Will doesn’t have to be a daunting or complicated task – it is your opportunity to make sure the people you love are looked after when you’re gone, and to give back to the causes you care about.

Our participating solicitors have a limited number of appointments available, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. To receive a ‘Make a Will’ information pack or to book an appointment please call Ellis Keay at the Charity on 0115 962 7905 or email ellis.keay@nuh.nhs.uk

Shine a light for someone special this festive season The festive period is a time when we often think about our loved ones and celebrate their lives, send hope to those going through a difficult time, and remember those who are sadly no longer with us.

This festive season you can celebrate, hope and remember by dedicating a light on one of our Trees of Light at the City Hospital or Queen’s Medical Centre. Your light will shine throughout December for your loved one, family member or friend, and you can view our online tributes page throughout November and December at www.nottinghamhospitalcharity.org.uk

To dedicate a light, please use the form in the enclosed ‘Lights to Celebrate, Hope, Remember’ leaflet. If you do not have a copy of the leaflet, please call us on 0115 962 7905 or email charity@nuh.nhs.uk

MAKE A WILL MONTH

A big thank you to DC Training, whose latest Gala Dinner for the Children’s Renal Unit has raised £19,000. What another fantastic evening and amazing fundraising total, thank you so much!

Fundraising hall of fame

Congratulations to staff at British Gypsum, who cycled over 100 miles and raised more than £19,300 for the Major Trauma Centre, where their colleague was treated following an accident at work.

Well done to Kuba Martin, who took part in the London Mini Wheelchair Marathon and raised over £1,200 for the Big iMRI Appeal. Thank you Kuba!

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Thank you to Nottingham Rotary Club, who kindly raised £10,000 for the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children’s Hospital.

Fundraising hall of fame

Special thanks to the Black and Green Ball organisers, who raised a phenomenal £22,500 for the Nottingham Breast Institute in memory of their friend, Samantha Black, who sadly lost her battle with breast cancer. The money will go towards funding a new, state-of-the-art digital mammography machine.

Huge thanks to Graham Bott from Azelis, whose Golf Day raised over £11,200 for the Children’s Renal Unit. Thank you!

Thank you to Glenis Smith, who donated £1,000 in memory of her husband, Alan. The money was donated to the Wolfson Cystic Fibrosis Centre as the couple’s son was treated for Cystic Fibrosis before he passed away. Thank you so much to the Smith family for your support.

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Well done to Dan Wakelin, who raised £350 through a bucket collection one year after he was treated for a stroke at Nottingham Children’s Hospital, at the age of just 12. It’s great to see you looking fighting fit again Dan!

Fundraising hall of fame

Well done to staff at Willow Tree Inn, who raised £1,200 for the Haematology and Cancer Wards, in memory of Lorraine Morley. The money was raised through a fundraising Charity Night and a sponsored head shave. Thank you so much.

A big thank you to the Mini Professors, a local science group for young children, who raised £350 for the Big iMRI Appeal. Thank you!

Thank you to Tom from Carters Flooring, whose annual Golf Day raised £4,000 for the Children’s Cancer Ward. Thank you so much for your continuing support.

Special thanks to Joan Charlett, who has been fundraising for our Oncoplastic Reconstructive Breast Surgery (ORBS) Fund for several years and has raised over £38,000 in total – absolutely phenomenal, thank you Joan!

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Special thanks to Cameron Muir, who raised £1,600 through a sponsored hair shave for the Neonatal Unit, to thank them for saving the life of his baby sister, Frances. Well done Cameron!

Fundraising hall of fame

Thank you to Riviera Travel, who are supporting Hayward House palliative care centre by donating 10% of every booking where the customer mentions the centre or Nottingham Hospitals Charity at any point during the booking process. So please don’t forget to mention us when you book your next holiday! You can book online today at www.rivieratravel.co.uk

A very special thank you to the sponsors of last year’s Children’s Hospital Christmas party. Thank you to Sainsbury’s, Nottingham City Transport, Specsavers and Edmond Shipway for helping make the party possible. And a big thank you to Sainsbury’s and Nottingham City Transport who are supporting this year’s Christmas party as well!

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Special thanks to Sallyann Petts, who has been raising money for our Breast Cancer Research Fund for several years. Sally recently raised another £2,000 – thank you so much for your ongoing support.

Find out more or Grant a Christmas Wish please visit www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/grant-a-wish from the beginning of December

Grant a Christmas Wish for a child in hospital this festive seasonThis festive season, you could Grant a Christmas Wish for a child in hospital.No child wants to spend Christmas on a ward, but you can help make Christmas brighter and happier for a little one in hospital during the festive period. Donate online from the beginning of December and choose from toys, days out, arts and craft supplies and technology, to help bring a smile to the faces of babies, toddlers, children and young people being treated at Nottingham Children’s Hospital this Christmas.