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to experience a great summer of sport with the London 2012 Olympics. With the games now over, the discussion has turned to legacy, and the various ways we can build on the successes we have seen. Legacy is something the Heart of England Charity feels very strongly about, as we build strong links within the local community. One way the Charity is doing this is through our sponsorship of Solihull Moors Football Club. The club has introduced a community scheme for young people, encouraging them to get into sport at an early age, for health, wellbeing and confidence building. By forging these links we are supporting schemes to benefit local people and at the same time raise awareness of the Charity and its ongoing fundraising for our local Hospitals. We hope you enjoy this edition of Charity Chat where you can read more about the sponsorship, a feature on the Ward 19 Charity Fund, and lots of other updates, news and events.

Welcome to the September edition of Charity Chat. Over the past few weeks, weve been privileged

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Hospitals Benefit from Big Hearted Round Table Donation

Our Hospitals recently received a special donation of life saving equipment, which will dramatically improve the care of poorly children in the region.
Members of local Round Tables donated an impressive 9,000 to purchase three paediatric breathing ventilators which will be used on the Childrens Units and in the Childrens Emergency Departments. Paula Lane, lead nurse at Heartlands Hospital Childrens Unit, said: We are so incredibly grateful for this donation which will be used to help children breathe when they are in the high dependency unit. These machines are very important, especially in the cold winter months when we see more children being admitted suffering from respiratory problems. Greg Meadwell, Chairman of Area 35 Heart of England Round Tables, said: We are all thrilled and delighted at the success of this project and it is a real honour and a privilege to have been able to donate towards this cause which will see major benefits for children in our local hospitals. To be able to support the staff and patients directly makes it all very worthwhile. If you are interested in finding out how you can get involved in fundraising for your local Hospital, contact the Fundraising Department, and to find out more about your local Round Table, visit www.roundtable.co.uk.

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Sponsorship Deal is Perfect Match

Arts Boost at Solihull Hospital

Solihull Moors FC have teamed up with Solihull Hospital in an exciting new sponsorship deal. The Football Club have announced Heart of England Trust Charity as their official sponsor for the current season. The deal was officially launched on Saturday by Mayor of Solihull Councillor Ken Hawkins, in a ceremony before the Moors first home game of the season versus Oxford City. Nigel Collins, Solihull Moors Chairman, said: Its an exciting development for our club, and we are honoured to partner with the Charity in this way. We feel strongly about health and wellbeing, and this link with our Solihull Hospital

reinforces the message. Lord Philip Hunt, Chairman, Heart of England Trust, said: Its great to be able to forge closer links with the community and support the development of a local football club, encouraging younger people keep active and healthy. It also helps us raise the profile of the Trust Charity, which does so much good work for the staff and patients at Solihull Hospital, supporting our staff and helping our patients stay become that much more comfortable. To find out more about Solihull Moors FC, visit www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk

Patients at Solihull Hospital were given a boost with a generous donation from Jaguar Landrover. The company donated 1,000 towards the Hospitals Art Cart, a scheme run by volunteers to provide activities and stimulation to patients across all the wards. Jan Pratt from the arts department, said: We wish to thank Jaguar Landrover for this donation. The Art Cart is such an important part of the work we do at the Hospital. The cart is taken around the wards and patients can pick out activities to do. The Cart needs ongoing upkeep and funding to keep it going which is why this donation is so important. The Art Cart goes out twice a week over every ward at Solihull Hospital. It gives out activity packs including puzzles, card making, short stories, and knitting. The arts team have given out over 7,000 packs since the scheme started in 2006.
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The Ward 19 Charitable Fund

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Ward 19 at Heartlands Hospital treats some of the most poorly patients in the region. The specialist cancer unit treats haematological cancer, which includes serious diseases such as leukaemia. A highly skilled multidisciplinary team is on hand to provide top quality care, offering individualised treatment and support to all patients with haematological cancer. Also based at the ward is the Ward 19 Charitable Fund which was established 12 months ago by patient Dean Field. During chemotherapy treatment on the unit, Dean spent 11 weeks in isolation in a vacuum sealed room. As he recovered, Dean decided he wanted to make a difference and set up the fund to help provide for the staff, and support patients as they are treated, making their stay more comfortable. Since then, the Charitable Fund has been hard at work and raised almost 13,000 of a target of 20,000. The money raised goes towards everything from vital equipment such as blood analysers and heat pads to televisions for waiting areas and

refurbishments. The Fund and its many volunteers, made up of staff, patients and friends, has held skydives, sponsored walks, cycle rides and fun runs. Just recently a team from the ward took part in the Adidas 24 hour Thunder Run in Staffordshire and staff nurse Mary McGovern cycled 350 miles from Coventry to Ireland. Back in June a group of four Ward 19 supporters cycled across some of the toughest terrain in the West Country to raise an impressive 1,220 for the ward. As well as the fundraising, the Ward 19 Fund helps raise awareness of the Anthony Nolan Trust, encouraging members of the public to sign up to the bone marrow register. Patients on ward 19 are often in need of a bone marrow transplant, so signing up can save lives. To donate to the Ward 19 Fund, visit www.justgiving.com/ ward19charityfund. You can also follow the charity on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/ ward19charityfund. For more information about the bone marrow register visit www.anthonynolan. org.

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Good Hope Patients Breathe Easier

raised an impressive 649 to provide a pulseoxemeter which monitors pulse and oxygen levels in patients suffering from lung disease. Catherine Fairey, Breathe Easy Chairwoman, from Sutton Coldfield, said This is a great piece of machinery which staff at Good Hope will be able to use both in clinics and home visits, to measure the wellbeing of patients and potentially save lives. Sue Moore, Managing Director of Good Hope Hospital, said: Were very grateful for this donation from Breathe Easy. The respiratory team at the Hospital do a fantastic job and this will make their jobs easier, and help them even more effectively provide a top class service for local people. To find out more about the Breathe Easy group and how it can help you, or someone you may know, contact Catherine Fairey on 01922 452777.

Patients at Good Hope are to benefit from a state of the art piece of machinery to treat of the regions most widespread medical conditions. Local Sutton Coldfield group Breathe Easy, have

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decision making rooms, and use the electronic goods to quickly and accurately make decisions about treatments. The donation will help us more effectively treat over 300 patients per week, on anything from heart disease to kidney problems. Sue, said: Its a pleasure and an honour to be able to fundraise and make such a big difference to lives of staff and patients. I have been fundraising for our local hospitals for many years and love to be able to see a project from start to finish, to be able to see what needs doing and being able to help. Many members of my family have been treated at the Hospital, so its my way to pay them back for some of the kindness they have shown.

Patients at Heartlands Hospital are set to benefit thanks to a local fundraiser who has raised a massive 12,000 for vital equipment. Sue Chippendale, from Solihull raised the impressive amount to buy TVs, laptops and audio systems, to help staff treat patients across Heartlands Hospital and Solihull Hospital more effectively.
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Dr Roger Shinton, consultant in elderly medicine at Heartlands Hospital, said: The fundraising that Sue has done has been incredible, and everyone is so grateful to her. Its truly amazing what she has provided, and it will make a real difference to the work we do. We have used the money to refurbish our

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Grateful Gary Skydives for Newborns

Proud father, Gary Brookes from Sheldon jumped out of an aeroplane at 14,000 feet to raise money for the Baby Unit where his newborn baby daughter made a miraculous recovery. Gary, 38, has already raised an impressive 1,700 with donations from friends and colleagues to provide a lifesaving baby cooling bed for Heartlands Hospital Neonatal Unit. Garys daughter Heidi was born on the 17 January but due to complications, was not able to breathe on her own and was in need of a cooling bed to prevent brain damage. Gary said, Heidi needed an emergency cooling bed to bring down her temperature and got one just in time, with half an hour to spare. We decided to fundraise for the neonatal unit, to provide another baby cooling bed. We want other babies in a similar situation to be given the best possible chance in life. The staff are absolutely wonderful, dedicated and hard working and its a pleasure to be able to help them. Heidi is now a healthy, happy, bouncing 6 month old, and we are so grateful to the staff at Heartlands who saved her life. Baby cooling beds lower a babys core temperature to a safe level, relieving pressure on the brain and preventing permanent damage. Gary plans many more similar fundraising events in the future, but you can still donate towards this appeal, just visit www.justgiving.com/ skydivefornewborns.

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Good Hopes Very First Community Fete

Good Hope Hospital held its very first Communty Fete at the weekend, raising plenty of funds for the continuing charitable work which takes place at the hospital. Held in the grounds of the Hospital, the Fete featured a range of food, arts and crafts stalls, free health checks and plenty of activities for children as well as a dog show and competition. To find out more about future events and how you can help, please call the fundraising team on 0121 424 3838.

Become a Hospital Friend

The Friends of Solihull Hospital (FOSH) are on the look-out for new staff members to help support the Hospital and get involved in some great year-round events. It costs just 1 a year to be a member and support the Hospital. If you have any suggestions for fundraising events or would like to join, please email Liz Steventon on liz@steventon.net

ASDA Donation
A massive thank you to staff and customers at ASDA Sheldon for a recent donation to Heartlands Hospital Emergency Department. The Department received the boost after customers at the store chose the department for the stores Chosen By YouGiven By Us project and have presented a cheque for 133.46.
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We would like to say a big thank you to those organisations and charities who have supported us and given so generously towards the various appeals at the Trust. See below for some of the more recent donations. We receive money from organisations all year

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round, and are grateful to all donations whether large or small. Sir Jules Charitable Trust, Split Infinitive Trust, the Blakemore Foundation, the Grimmitt Trust, TW Greeves Trust, and the Susanna Peake Charitable Trust.

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The London 2012 Olympics saw a good Trust representation, with a number of staff participating in the torch relay in the run up to the games. Richa Gautam, fundraising officer, Ian Cunliffe, consultant ophthalmologist, Theresa Duffy, modality interventional lead, and Stuart Hudson, senior graphics and web designer were selected to carry the torch through Coventry.

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The relay also gained some extra publicity when some local children attempted to take the flame from the runners before being quickly ushered away, the story was reported on around the world. Big congratulations also to Solihull Hospital senior physiotherapist Melanie Easter, a former Paralympic swimming champion and world record holder, who carried the Olympic Torch through Solihull in July.

Two members of staff, Nicola Beaumont and Richa Gautam were also down in Stratford recently as part of the Olympics army of volunteers.

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Put the fun back into fundraising!

Are you taking part in a sponsored run or event? If so, we would be delighted if you could raise money for the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Charity. Why not get in touch with our team who can provide support with ideas for events, raising money and even publicising your activity. For more information, contact the team on 0121 424 3838 or email fundraising@heartofengland.nhs.uk.

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