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EnhancingCareforOlderPatientsSmall Acts of Friendship is a programme of activities to help olderpatients to retain dignity, social activity, mobility and well-being sotheyfeellessinstitutionalisedinhospitalandbetterabletore-jointhecommunitywhentheyleave.
Spring - Summer 2017
Ournewwebsite:www.brightonhospitalfriends.org.uk-telluswhatyouthink
AllWelcome
ANNUALGENERALMEETINGTuesday30thMay6pm
SussexHouse,AbbeyRoad,BrightonBN21ESSpeakerDrMunaAlJawadfromtheElderlyCareTeamatBSUHwillintroduceSmallActsofFriendship
ComeandmeettheTrusteesandhearabouttheworkofthecharityoverthelastyearRefreshmentsServed
PleaseRSVP:[email protected]
Managed by the Elderly Care team at Royal Sussex County Hospital, Small Acts ofFriendship is supportedbyFriendsofBrighton&HoveHospitals. Thisnew initiative isafundraisingfocusforusin2017.Readmoreinsidethisnewsletter.
Friends of Brighton & Hove Hospitals
Putting Patients First
FriendsintheCommunity
StaffandpatientsappreciatetheequipmenttheFriendsfundIjustwantedtopassonLevel9a’sgratitudefortherecentHospitalFriends’fundingofareclinerchair.Withindaysofarrivalthechairwasputtogooduseforaladywhoneededtostayforseveralnightswithhersickandconfusedmother.Shefounditextremelycomfortableandwasverygratefultohavetheuseofit.Itwillbeinregularuseforrelativesneedingtostayovernightwiththeirlovedones.Thankyousomuch.Emma:StaffNurse
SeasonalFundraising
APoetryReadingatStWulfrunsinOvingdeanorganisedbySarahTobiasraised£50fortheFriends.
CarolsByCandlelight–theannualChristmasCelebrationheldatStGeorge’sChurchbroughttogetherNHSChoirs‘SingtoEnjoy’(theBSUHChoir),‘ComeandSing’(theCancerSupportChoir)andTheChoirofStGeorge'sChurchwiththeChaplaincyServiceattheRoyalSussexCountyHospital.TheFriendsprovidedrefreshmentsandorganisationfortheeveninganddonationsreached£609.00.
FournewChristmasCarddesignswerecommissionedfromlocalartistsandsoldacrosstheCity.
ThesepatientresearchtabletsareinstalledintheSexualhealthandContraception(SHAC)clinicsat
MorleyStreetandtheLawsonUnit.WearecurrentlyusingthetabletstocollectFriendsandFamilydata
andhavereceivedsomereallyusefulfeedback.
Thankyouagainforyourhelpwithallthis.Wehavebeenabletosubmitabstractstoconferencesusingdatacollectedfromthisresearchandalsohavesomeotherexcitingsurveyslinedup.Thepatientsseemtolovethem.Dr.SuneetaSoni:ConsultantinSexualHealthandHIV
FreshNewWebsite
LocalWebDesignersBoxHarrycelebratedthecompletionofthenewFriendsitebywriting:
FriendsofBrighton&HoveHospitalshaveawebsiteasfriendlyandopenastheyare.It’sagreatexampleofhowfaratemplatecango.TheFriendsusetheUmbracoCMStoeasilyupdatethemanyfeaturesontheirBootstrapwebsiteincludinglargeimagegalleriesandvideoplayers,engagingcontentanimationsandtogglebarswhichrevealcontenttotheuserwhentheyarereadyforit.Takealook:
www.brightonhospitalfriends.org.uk
CommunitySupport SharonClark,TeamLeadatLewes&HavensCommunityStrokeRehabTeam,basedatNewhavenPolyclinic,thankedtheFriendsforarangeofsmaller,inexpensiveitemstoaidpatientsrecoveringfromstrokewithinthecommunity.Theseitemsreallydomakeadifferencewhensupportingpatientstoregaincontrolandindependence.TheseincludetheHandsteadyMug,ClearNoseyCup,SockAids,RoombaIndoorRollator,aPolarFT1HeartRateMonitor,AphasiaActicityWorkbooksandarangeofsimplewrittenguidesanddiagnostictoolstoassiststaffingentleandeffectivetreatmentandsupportforpatientswithverydifferingneeds.
FriendsofBrighton&HoveHospitals
Putting Patients First
ManythankstoeveryonewhoraisedvitalsponsorshipfortheFriendsbyrunningthe2017BrightonHalfMarathon:
Allie,Anita,Gary,Katy,Nicola,Nick,Simon1,Simon2andStef.
Totalraisedis£2,104.00
SpecialthankstoFionaTurtonwhoraisedseveralhundredpoundsrunningthe2017BrightonMarathononahotAprilday.
Hospitalscanfeelsooverwhelming,yetmanyofushavedeepgratitudeforthecareweweregivenwhenweneeded it. As the pressures on the NHS grow, more and more of its resources have to be directed tomaintainingtheessentials.Thereislessmoney,andtime,forthelittleextrathingsthatpeoplewouldlikebutdonotabsolutelyneed–thesortofthingsthatwouldmakethemfeelabitbetterandmakethemfeelmorecaredforpersonally.Thatisparticularlythecaseforolderpeople,andespeciallyiftheyhavetobeinhospitalforsometime.Theycanloseconfidenceandbecomeincreasinglydependent,andsolessmotivatedtodothehardworknecessaryforrehabilitation.
Totryandbreak intothatdownwardspiral for the first time(innearly70years)FriendsofBrighton&HoveHospitals is funding a newmember of staff. Their jobwill be toworkwith the clinical teamson the elderlymedicalwardstoidentifywhoneedswhichofthelittleluxurieswewillbeproviding.
Therearelotsofideas-itmayjustbeamorningnewspaper,havingsomeonetochatto,makingsuretheycanwatchTV,or anicepieceof cakewith their afternoon tea. Itmightbeahair-door amanicure. Itmightbeadditional therapy, perhaps music or something to stimulate memory. The whole project is aimed atrecognisingpeopleasindividuals,andreallyvaluingandsupportingthat.
DrCharlesTurton,FriendsTrusteeandViceChair
WewelcomeanyinvolvementfromdonationstovolunteeringtomakeSmallActsofFriendshipasuccessandensuretheinitiativemakesarealcontributiontocareofolderpeopleinBrighton&Hoveandbeyond.
Thankyouforyourinterestinourflagshipprojectfor2017/18.Wemeanittowork towards our twin objectives of supporting the hospitals with things theycan’tafford,andhelpingourcommunitiesunderstandtheirhospitalsbetter.
AlmostdailywehearyetmoreaboutthedifficultiesbesettingourNHS.Itseemsalmost a perfect storm: more older people … more difficulties getting newtechnologies and treatments … more delays getting people home … longerwaiting times … more financial difficulties … more media stories about thingsgoingwrong.
Getsocialwithus:Findourpageon FollowusonTwitter:
FriendsofBrighton&HoveHospitals|www.brightonhospitalfriends.org.ukPatron:SallyGunnellOBEDL
Friends of Brighton & Hove Hospitals
CycleRidearoundtheBrighton&LewesDownsUNESCOWorldBiosphereRegionRaisingmoneyfor27MayoralCharities
TheFriendsorganisedtheinauguralcharitybikeridearoundtheCityBiosphere.http://www.thelivingcoast.org.uk/Over150cyclistsjoinedMayorCllrPeteWestonagloriousridethroughSussex.TimHoltamFounderandDirectorofBrightonTableTennisClubcycledwiththreeAfghanrefugees:thiswastheirfirstvisittotheSussexcountrysideandtheyreallyenjoyedtheevent.Over£6,850hasbeenraisedinsponsorshipandthereisstilltimetoaddyoursupportfortheMayoralCharitiesatwww.gofundme.com/mayorscharities?ssid=935535520&pos=2
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WealwaysclaimGiftAidoneligibledonationsmakingyourmoneygofurther
Thankyouforyourcontinuedsupport
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Registered Charity No. 209414
Asreportedinthelastnewsletter,HarryGaston,NHSadministrator,teacher,BulletinEditor,authorandtrusteediedinOctober2016.HislegacyincludesseveralhospitalhistoriesexamininghealthcareinBrighton&HovefromtheopeningoftheRSCHin1828totheadventoftheNHSandmorerecentchangestohealthprovisioninhospitals.Allarefullyillustratedandareuniquegifts.×Brighton’sCountyHospital1828–2007×TheAlexStory×ALingeringFear×LostHospitalsofBrighton&Hove×BrightonBorn,SussexBredOrderatwww.brightonhospitalfriends.org.ukorcontacttheoffice