Charity Chat January 2013

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New Year Hope

for NewbornsHow you can make a difference

January 2013

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Registered Charity Number 1052330

Hello, and Happy New Year!Welcome to the January

2013 edition o CharityChat. What a wonderul

year 2012 was, and with somany highlights.

In the summer we hadour sponsored walk, ingorgeous sunshine romHeartlands to SolihullHospital, and the Friendso Solihull Hospital reachedtheir target o £87,000or a state o the artlaparoscopic camera. InNovember, Speight o the

Art began their antasticwork involving ouryounger patients in a widerange o artistic activities.A massive thank you toeveryone involved, not justin these events, but alsothe many individuals and

teams undraising, bothwithin and outside the

Hospital on behal o staand patients.

The uture looks bright,so watch this space orwhat I’m sure will beanother exciting year ocharity events. One thingwe are looking orwardto in particular, is a re-ocus on the Newborns in

Need appeal, an excellentprogramme which raisesmuch needed unds ornewborns in our Hospitals.You can fnd more detailsin this month’s edition.

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Letter from Lord Hunt

New Year’s resolutions might involvegiving up cake, biscuits and exercisingmore. But have you thought about givingmore to charity? Here’s a New Year’sresolution you’ll be guaranteed to be ableto keep!

Join with hundreds o your colleagues,and sign up to the Trust’s Pennies romHeaven scheme to help raise money orpatients who need it most.

The scheme means your salary isrounded down to the nearest poundeach month, and those pennies (anythingbetween 1p and 99p per month) godirectly to the Trust Charity and patientcare at the Trust.

Visit P or “Pennies” on the intranet tosign up. Visit the Charity’s Facebook pagewww.acebook.com/heartoenglandcharityto see how donations make a dierenceat our Hospitals.

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There were smiles and laughteron the Children’s ward atHeartlands Hospital as kindhearted young people dressedup and came bearing gits.

The young people, agedbetween 16 and 23 rom Solihull,

arranged the visit as part o theirPrince’s Trust course, dressedup as Father Christmas, elvesand handed out gits includingselection boxes and cuddly toys.

Julie Luckman, Play Specialiston the Children’s Ward, said: “Itwas lovely to welcome thesevisitors to the ward, they reallybrought a smile to the aces o

our patients. Lots o children arehere or long periods and this isa lovely way to help brighten uptheir day and help them orgetany discomort they may be in.Thank you to all the students, andeveryone at the Prince’s Trust ororganising this.”

Vanessa Morris, Prince’s TrustTeam Leader, said: “The young

people were so enthusiastic

about this project and really gotinto the spirit o the occasion.It was an eye opening or themand they got a lot out o theexperience, whilst at the sametime touching the lives opoorly children.”

The Prince’s Trust givespractical and nancialsupport, developing keyworkplace skills such ascondence and motivationto many young people in theregion and nationwide. Theorganisation has helped morethan 600,000 young peoplesince 1976 and support 100

more each working day. Tond out more, visit www.princes-trust.org.uk

I you are interested incontacting your localHospital to donate, ororganise a undraisingevent, call 0121 424 3838or email undraising@

heartoengland.nhs.uk

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Patients and local schoolchildren have been rolling

up their sleeves and gettinginvolved with an exciting newart project.

The ARTlands project startedlast November and involves33 weeks o artistic activityor Heartlands Children’s Wardand 7 local schools. More thana dozen dedicated artists areinvolved on everything rom

music, textiles, grati, puppetryand dance. The project willculminate in a nal exhibitionin which the work o the schoolchildren will be showcasedalongside that o the patients.

The project is being run byregistered charity Speight othe Art, in partnership with theschools and Hospital. Speighto the Art was ounded in 2008

by ormer motorsport televisioncommentator and producer,

Oliver Speight, in memory o hisson Mark Speight, the star oBBC children’s art programmessuch as SMART. Since inception,the charity has helped over10,000 children with artsprojects. Oliver said: “This is themost exciting and invigoratingchallenge or Speight o the Artto date. This is our contribution

and support to the communitythrough the NHS, our partnersin this project, with whom itis a privilege to work. To takechildren rom their schoolenvironment into hospitalsurroundings allows the childto remember there is alwayssomeone worse o than you. Itis a question o giving as well asreceiving and that is what this

nation needs to be doing.”Artlands will eventually

benet some 1,000 children,both in Hospital and localschools. The participants meeton the wards and share inworkshop experiences, enablingchildren rom all backgrounds todevelop communication skills,engage with other children andsta, increase condence andaid successul recovery.

The project is unded by theArts Council and would nothave been possible withouttheir generous support. Morerecently the charity has receiveda donation towards this projectrom The William A CadburyCharitable Trust

For more inormation visitwww.speightotheart.co.uk

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Registered Charity Number 1052330

Good Hope is helping banishboredom and bring smilesto poorly children with the

very latest in high techentertainment.

Charity the StarlightChildren’s Foundation havedonated a Fun Centre tothe Hospital’s EmergencyDepartment Children’s Area.The robot-shaped mobileentertainment unit, worth£3,000, includes a Nintendo

Wii console, our NintendoDSis, DVD / Blu-ray player,internet access, fat screenTV and will be used to helpdistract children and helpthem eel better while theyare being treated on the unit.

Annette Lillywhite, UnitPlay Specialist, said: “We arereally grateul to Starlightor donating this piece o

machinery. It has amazingbenets on the children wesee, helps put their minds at

rest and helps them recoverquicker. It also helps childreneel less anxious and worriedabout illness and treatmentand they oten require lesspain medication. Happychildren do get better quicker.The Fun Centre has not beenwith us long, but it’s alreadyproving incredibly popular

with our patients!”

I you are interested inundraising or your localHospital, call the Fundraisingteam on 0121 424 3838,or email undraising@heartoengland.nhs.uk. Youcan ollow Heart o EnglandFundraising on www.acebook.com/heartoenglandcharity

Brave Nicolaclimbs amountain for

HeartlandsHospital

A brave local lady hasclimbed one o the toughestmountains in the UK to raisemoney and say thank you toHeartlands Hospital. NicolaDavies, rom Tamworth,climbed Mount Snowdon andraised an amazing £1,050 orthe Intensive Therapy Unit(ITU) at Heartlands Hospital inmemory o her aunt. Nicola,said: “My aunt spent some

time in Heartlands ITU untilshe passed away in Februarylast year. I was very closeto my aunt and whilst shewas in hospital I came tosee her every day and calledeach morning. I can’t thankeveryone enough or this,but it’s my way o givingsomething back.”

Good Hope helping poorlychildren beat the blues

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Newborns in Need is a undwithin the Heart o EnglandCharity which supports some othe most vulnerable and poorlybabies at our Hospitals.

Each year Good Hope andHeartlands Hospital care orover 1,000 babies, some owhom are born more than ourmonths early and weigh aslittle as one pound. An averageo one in ten babies born inthe Trust needs the support oour neonatal units, and as weprovide the highest level ocare or the most prematureand most sick babies, theunit also takes babies romacross the whole region. Theneonatal units provide 24

hour care using dedicatedbreathing machines, incubators,and sophisticated monitoringequipment

As the techniques in medicalcare advance, more and moreo our babies survive andenjoy a better chance in lie.The Charity’s aim is to matchthese advances with nancial

support beyond the limits oNHS unding to ensure the verylatest equipment is availableor the patients who need itmost.

The ollowing storyillustrates how vital thework o the Neonatal Unit atHeartlands Hospital is to thepeople o Birmingham andsurrounding areas.

All through my pregnancy Iwas very ill. At 20 weeks I wasdiagnosed with pre-eclampsia,which causes high bloodpressure and fuid retention. Iwas given lots o medicationto help with the symptoms, butwas still very poorly.

At 27 weeks, my conditiondeteriorated and the pre-eclampsia became severe. I

it’s not treated, the condition

can lead to lie-threateningcomplications or both motherand baby. My body swelled uplike a balloon and it elt likethere was someone standingon my chest. My conditiongot so bad I was put in anemergency ambulance toUniversity Hospital Coventry,

where I gave birth to abeautiul baby boy, Mylo. Heweighed just 2lb 3oz.

As soon as he was bornI elt better. It took 4 hoursto stabilise him, but it wasanother 14 hours beore Iwas allowed to see him. Inmy head I tried to preparemysel or seeing him or therst time and was expectingthe worst. It was a shock to

see him so small. Becausemy blood pressure was solow, and Mylo’s conditionwas so serious, we were bothtranserred to HeartlandsNeonatal Unit. I wasdischarged ater a week butMylo stayed in the Unit.

There were times whenI wondered i he’d everbe allowed to leave. I saw

mothers come and go with

their babies, but I never gotthat chance. It was 2 weeksuntil I was allowed to holdhim, and another week or mypartner Andrew. AltogetherMylo was in hospital or 109days, but 15 months later,we’re so happy to say that he’smade a complete recovery.

I got to know members osta and lots o other mums insimilar situations. We becameas close as i we’d known eachother or many years. TheHeartlands Neonatal sta weresome o the nicest people I’veever met and their dedicationwas incredible. Without them,Mylo and mysel would not behere today.

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Without the help

of the Neonatal Unit,

me and Mylo would 

not be here today.

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I you would like to donateto Newborns in Need, goto www.justgiving.com/ newbornsinneedund

For advice, help andurther inormationabout undraising,or other enquiries,contact undraising@heartoengland.nhs.uk orcall 0121 424 3838.

Did you know?

• It costs approximately

£1,000 per day to run a cotor a premature baby inintensive care. Some needonly a ew days care, whilstothers may require a stay oseveral months

• Premature babies bornbeore 37 weeks opregnancy are vulnerableto a range o problems,including breathing

diculties as their lungs arenot yet ully ormed

• Because o their small size,premature babies do notnormally have enough bodyat to regulate their owntemperature and need to becared or in an incubator tokeep them warm

• Very premature babies (those

born beore 32 weeks) may betoo young to eed and haveto be ed via a tube directlyto their stomach. Prematurebabies are also at increasedrisk o developing inections,

 jaundice and eye problems.

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Children atHeartlands

Hospital receiveda special Christmas donation in

memory o “Santa” Dan Jones, aHospital institution who visitedthe children as Santa or 34 years.

Dan’s grandson RichardJones held a gol tournament inmemory o his granddad, whopassed away in 2007, raising ahuge £5,000 or the ward.

Richard, rom Solihull, said:“Grandad did so much or the

children at the Hospital or somany years, and when you seehow it benets the children atour Hospitals, it makes a bigimpression on you. We did thisin remembrance o Dan, and tomark his legacy. To be able tocarry on his work and make sucha dierence is a big privilege.”

Chris Morrell, Play Specialist

on the ward, said: “Santa Dan

was such a big part o ourhistory and did so much or us,we are thankul or all he didand that his memory lives on

in the wonderul donation wehave received.”

Richard and his businesspartner Steve Denthelped organise the golevent at Staverton Park,Northamptonshire, in conjunctionwith Dan’s gol society, theMidlands SPA. The money will beput straight into the ward and

directly towards patient care. Theward plan to buy new monitorsused to track patients’ vital signsand will be used on every childthat comes into the department.

Main pic: Dan with TV host NoelEdmonds unveiling a “34 years oSanta Dan” plaque at HeartlandsHospital in 2007. Inset rom let toright: Richard Jones, Children’s Wardpatient Callum Davis and Steve Dent.

Solihull patientssitting comfortablythanks to Lions

Stroke patients at SolihullHospital will benet rom a£2,150 donation rom SolihullLions towards a state o theart stroke chair.

The donation, rom District105 M Zone C Lions ClubsInternational, is a big boostor sta and patients on ward8 at the Hospital. The chairis ully adjustable, givingpatients greater support,

increased saety and extramobility.

Rachael Jones, Ward 8manager, said: “Everyone

on the ward is very thankulor this donation, the chairmakes a big dierenceor our patients. It’s reallyuseul or patients who lackmobility and condence inmovement. It means patientsare not in the same positionor long periods o timeand ultimately will aid theirrecovery.”

Kind Hearted donation in memoryof Children’s Ward “Santa”

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A local couple have turned

their tragedy into hope,raising a huge £4,000 or theHeartlands Unit where theywere treated.

Michala and Rob Sheedy, romSheldon, raised the money inmemory o their baby boy, Byren,who was sadly still-born in July2011 and have provided much-needed equipment or specialist

bereavement Unit, the EdenSuite, where he was delivered.

Rob Sheedy, said: “Thesta on the Eden Suite wereabsolutely brilliant, in dicultand emotional circumstances.We wanted to do this to showour gratitude and also make sureother amilies in our situationare given the best possible care.

Through Byren’s memory, other

amilies will be able to benet

rom the donation and the careHeartlands has to oer.”

The couple have provideda cold-cot, a special itemo equipment which givesbereaved parents valuableextra time to spend with theirbaby, enabling them to createprecious memories o their baby.The money will also go towards

more urnishings or the Unit’srooms including new beds, sidecabinets and comy soa chairs.

Clare Beesley, SpecialistBereavement Midwie at theHospital, said: “We are sothankul to Michaela and Rob ortheir generosity. The cold-cot issuch an important item or ourunit, and the reurbishment helps

so much because it’s those little

touches which make a parents’

stay more comortable.The Sheedys organised

undraising events with rafesand discos and receiveddonations rom riends, amily,sta at Jaguar Land Rover andSainsbury’s. The Family alsoreceived a donation rom the LeeCauleld Friends’ Association.

I you are interested inundraising or your localHospital, call the Fundraisingteam on 0121 424 3838,or email undraising@heartoengland.nhs.uk. Youcan ollow Heart o EnglandFundraising on www.acebook.com/heartoenglandcharity

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A massive £87,000 has beenraised by the Friends o SolihullHospital (FOSH) to purchase apiece o machinery known as

a laparoscopic camera, whichwill be used in hundreds ooperations every year.

Rosemary Parker, MainTheatres Senior Sister, said,“We are so thankul or thisdonation.This machine willmean many benets to ourpatients, including smalleroperations - resulting in less

pain, ewer complications suchas inection, smaller scars,an earlier discharge romHospital, and less time o workollowing the operation.”

Liz Steventon, FOSH Secretary,said: “This is a signicantboost or Solihull Hospital, andis brilliant news or patientsundergoing operations, and

sta using the machine. We are

so grateul to everyone who hassupported us over the past year,including sta, volunteers andmembers o the public as we

raised this money.”Members o the Friends

presented the cheque toHospital sta, in a ceremony atthe Hospital attended by ChieExecutive, Dr Mark Newboldand Executive Director oSolihull Hospital, Claire Molloy.

The Friends spent the pastyear raising the money, with

events including the HospitalSummer Fete, sh and chipsuppers and with donationsrom supporters.

The machine will be usedwithin the Day SurgeryTheatres at Solihull in arange o surgical casesand specialities, includinggynaecology, orthopaedics,

urology and general surgery.

Friends unveilmemorialThe Friends o Solihull Hospitalhave said a big thank you to atrue riend, with the unveiling

o a memorial bench.The bench was installedin memory o Stella Hall, alongstanding volunteer andormer Secretary o the Friends,who sadly passed away in Maylast year, aged 88.

Liz Steventon, FOSHSecretary, said: “Stella was amajor part o the Friends ormany years, and she was alwayson hand to help when thingswere tricky. She was the glue thatheld us together in dicult times.

She is badly missed, but we alllook back on lie and contributionwith happiness and gratitude. Weprobably wouldn’t be here todayi it wasn’t or her.”

A big thank you to theFellowship o Shirley singerswho raised an impressive£349 or the Friends. Themoney was raised at theSinger’s annual Christmasconcert at Shirley MethodistChurch. The money will gotowards the Friends’ nextappeal at the Hospital.

Friends’ donation is majorboost for patients in Solihull

Patients at Solihull will soon be benefttingthanks to a huge donation which willdramatically improve care or local people.

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Somehighlightsfrom 2012• Brave dad Gary raised

£1,700 or the Charitywith a skydive.

• 100 sta, volunteers andpatients walked romHeartlands to Solihull inthe Charity’s sponsoredwalk.

• Wolves legend Steve Bull

helped raise over 7,000or a specialist babymonitor.

• In November, stapatients and volunteerswere honoured in theTrust’s annual StaRecognition Awards atthe Crescent Theatre inBirmingham.

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