SASH Charity News

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

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

We’ve had a sneak preview behind the scenes as the new unit takes shape. Here’s a quick update from Andrew at SASH Charity on how things are developing. Olives Appeal  In September 2019, inspired by Olive, who is now 4, but who was born more than 3 months early, we launched Olive’s Appeal, to invite our local community to help … Read More

While we are all staying at home, lots of us are thinking about our daily exercise.  Now, thanks to the team at Run Series, you can do your home workout, or daily solo exercise, and support our local NHS staff by taking on the SASH Challenge.  We are hugely excited that the RunSeries Team (who organise Run Reigate and Run … Read More

In response to huge support from the local community, we have officially launched an appeal to help support the NHS staff who are going above and beyond in providing outstanding care for patients and local people, during the unprecedented challenges posed by coronavirus. Staff at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, and across Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) are (along … Read More

Thanks to huge support from our local community, NHS colleagues, Gatwick Airport staff, friends and families, we are genuinely delighted to announce that SASH Charity has been chosen as the new charity partner for the airport.  Following an application process and shortlisting, airport staff voted for one of four shortlisted charities, and we are delighted to report that staff chose … Read More

Local children with epilepsy were treated to a Christmas party thanks to local Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) nurse Kirsten McHale and her dedicated team. Over 100 children, parents and helpers attended the party at the Charis Centre, Crawley, and were even visited by Santa Clause who handed out presents. Before Santa’s arrival, the children were kept entertained … Read More

Local people from Caterham to Crawley are getting into the festive spirit to raise money for East Surrey Hospital’s new neonatal intensive care unit. Individuals, groups and organisations across the community have embraced Olive’s Appeal – the campaign launched by SASH Charity earlier this year, with a series of festive fundraising activities springing up across the region. Olive’s appeal is … Read More

East Surrey Hospital has been named the best dementia-friendly hospital in England at the national Dementia Care Awards 2019. A range of improvements for people living with dementia have been made across the hospital in recent years. An ambitious dementia strategy has been developed which focuses on four key areas; patient engagement, the patient experience, training and the environment. This … Read More