It’s been quite a year. Alongside our work to support hospital staff and patients through COVID-19 – our work to help transform the neonatal unit at East Surrey Hospital has (with your help) continued at pace. Here’s a quick update on how your donations and support for Olive’s Appeal are already helping babies and families in the new neonatal intensive care / special … Read More
How you are helping during COVID-19
Since March 2020, you have helped to raise funds for our urgent staff welfare appeal in the most amazing ways; from Gatwick Airport Fire Service running on the runway in full attire, Sandcross Primary School wearing rainbow clothing, Benchmark Capital and their exercise challenge from Horsham to Brisbane, local cake sales and even shaving your hair! There are so many … Read More
You are helping bring live music to people with dementia in hospital
Donations from the local community support patients living with dementia. Local people in Surrey and Sussex have helped to support patients living with dementia watch live music via tablet devices while they’re in hospital. Thanks to generous donations to SASH Charity, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has piloted an adapted programme from Wishing Well Music for Health which brings live, … Read More
Helping patients and staff across SASH NHS Trust
Thanks to you, our fantastic community here in Surrey and Sussex, we’ve been able to support some brilliant ideas from NHS staff this week. As soon as they’re up and running we’ll share more photos, but we couldn’t wait to tell you! Today we can officially announce that your donations have made possible: Your donations and fundraising make these things possible, … Read More
New exhibition at East Surrey Hospital raises awareness of Parkinson’s Disease
Get Active Challenge raises over £13,000 for NHS staff during COVID-19 with solo/home exercise
You are helping hospital staff recover and rest during long shifts
You are creating a new room for families of premature or unwell babies
Thanks to your hard work, donations and fundraising for Olive’s Appeal, we are delighted to announce that building work will commence shortly on a new family room for mums and dads in the neonatal unit at East Surrey Hospital. This builds on the rainforest theming you have already been able to provide throughout the whole unit, and is a big … Read More
Gatwick Airport firefighters run a unique marathon for hospital staff with nurse Rebecca
A group of firefighters from Gatwick Airport Fire and Rescue Service have raised more than £2,300 for local hospital staff, by completing a relay marathon run on the airport’s main runway. Thirteen members of White Watch took turns to run 13 lengths of the 3.3-kilometre runway on Sunday morning, along with Rebecca Howells, a nurse from Redhill’s East Surrey Hospital, … Read More
Share your #Getactivechallenge / #SashChallenge photos
Have you taken part in the Get Active Challenge? If so – thank you, and In the last two weeks of the challenge, we need your help. The challenge, organised by Run Series, the fantastic team behind Run Reigate, Run Gatwick and more, has brought together (not in person!) over 1,000 people to raise funds for the local hospitals during … Read More