SASH Charity has launched a major fund raising appeal to help East Surrey Hospital’s new neonatal unit go further for babies and families. Work is underway to build a brand new unit at the hospital in Redhill, and SASH Charity is calling on local people to help raise funds for additional state-of-the-art equipment and better facilities for families. The appeal … Read More
Humbling, joyful and inspiring – when a community comes together a huge amount is possible
We wrote a blog for Run Reigate, (original link here). Andrew Bickerdike leads SASH Charity, the charity for East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, and all the services provided by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. An event like Run Reigate is an amazing coming together of the local community and the world of running (with all its benefits to physical and mental … Read More
Lasers, a family fun day, a 3D liver, improvements for families on the stroke unit….. your donations in action
We love showing how you are helping, and what happens when you put £1 in a collection tin, make a donation, or fundraise for us. Since our update a few weeks ago, you’ve done more amazing things. Including: Lasers! Enabling advanced training on the use of lasers in opthamology. This was made possible thanks to a legacy (a gift in … Read More
Local dad to climb Europe’s highest mountain for hospital charity
Local dad, Ashwini (Ash) Gopu will climb the highest mountain in Europe on Thursday 20 June 2019 to raise funds for SASH Charity, the charity for East Surrey Hospital, Redhill. Ash, a self-funded amateur mountaineer, will attempt to climb 18,510 feet to the summit of the highest mountain and one of the world’s deadliest on the European continent, Mount Elbrus … Read More
Local nursing assistant takes on 60th marathon ahead of 60th birthday
Kate is a nursing assistant here at East Surrey Hospital, and we think she is amazing. For a couple of years now Kate been taking on some incredible personal challenges, while also raising funds for SASH Charity. This weekend, Kate will take on her 60th (yes, sixtieth!) marathon or ultra marathon, walking over 100 kilometres, through the day and overnight, … Read More
Thank you – you did some more amazing stuff this morning.
We love showing you the difference which your donations make. Alongside our public fundraising campaigns, most recently the Camomile Courtyard, which is a wonderful new dementia friendly space you made possible, we also help staff across all areas of the Trust to get funding for their ideas, to help create great experiences for patients, families, and staff. Each month we … Read More
Thanks to our London Marathon runners
On Sunday 28 April, three intrepid runners took to the streets of London to run the 26.2 miles of the London Marathon for SASH Charity. We think this is an amazing, generous, and inspiring thing to do, so just wanted to say a public, thank you to Laurel, Mark and Ed, for the miles they put in, for modelling our … Read More
You did something lovely today. Thank you.
Sometimes small things can make a big difference to how it feels to be in hospital. Alongside major fundraising appeals (most recently for the Camomile Courtyard), your donations help enable a whole range of smaller things which make a difference for patients, staff, and visitors to the hospitals. We meet every month to review ideas submitted by staff (from any … Read More
Join us for a quiz night at Hazelwood School
On Friday 26 April, a fundraising quiz night, in aid of SASH Charity, will be taking place at Hazelwood School, Oxted. It’s open to everyone, so get a team together (4-8 people ideally) and join us! book your tickets by emailing [email protected] or the email address below. More info on our events page https://sashcharity.org/events/
Welcome to Andrew
We are delighted to welcome Andrew Bickerdike, who has joined to lead SASH Charity to help SASH NHS Trust go above and beyond for patients and families in Surrey and Sussex. Andrew joins us from Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, where he led the charity for Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital and the Evelina London Childrens Hospital. Prior to that, … Read More