One in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime.
The SASH Cancer Fund supports cancer services at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This includes the East Surrey Macmillan Cancer Support Centre, the chemotherapy suite at East Surrey Hospital, diagnostic imaging/scans at East Surrey Hospital, Crawley Hosptial and Horsham, and more. Recently your donations have made it possible to transform the chemotherapy suite with ten comfortable new chemotherapy chairs, and beautiful wall coverings throughout. We need your help to go further for people affected by cancer here in Surrey and Sussex.
HELP ENHANCE THE FAMILY ROOM ON GODSTONE WARD
For families of people with blood cancers (and others), the family room on Godstone Haematology Ward/Godstone Ward is a vital space for moments of quiet, and for important conversations with hospital staff.
A donation to the SASH cancer fund will help us to enhance this vital space for people - creating a more comfortable space for people at a difficult time.
HELP TO REPLACE THE PATIO FURNITURE IN THE EAST SURREY MACMILLAN CANCER CENTRE
For many people living in East Surrey, and Sussex, treatment will take place at East Surrey Hospital, whether it is surgical, or involves radiotherapy, or chemotherapy.
We need your help to provide new patio furniture for the cancer centre garden - to help people affected by cancer to use the beautiful garden all year round.
Your donations will help people enjoy the garden of the cancer centre all year round, providing a calming space with fresh air, away from the clinical environment, with shelter for rainy days, and shade for sunny days.
A NEW CHEMOTHERAPY CHAIR FOR CRAWLEY HOSPITAL COMET WARD
Comet Chemotherapy Day Unit in Crawley Hospital is caring for more people than ever before. With your help, we hope to provide a new, more comfortable chemotherapy chair for people receiving cancer treatment. The new chair reclines, has wide supportive arms and is highly supportive and adjustable. This makes the experience of receiving chemotherapy (which can require many hours in the hospital chair) much more comfortable.
HELP TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Your donation to the SASH Cancer Fund can help with all of the above, as well as helping us support the hospital with additional equipment to enhance the care available to people affected by cancer. We are currently working closely with the cancer team in East Surrey Hospital and Crawley Hospital on a list of additional equipment which (with your support) would help to enhance the care the hospitals can provide.
HOW HAVE YOUR DONATIONS ALREADY HELPED?
In recent years, your donations to the SASH Cancer Fund have had a big impact. You have helped to refurbush the chemotherapy suite at East Surrey Hospital, with new bright wall coverings and advanced chemotherpy chairs, a gift from a grateful family member of a patient allowed us to purchase a new cold cap machine - to help reduce hair loss for people receiving chemotherapy.
You've helped provide heat pads to enhance patient comfort, and to provide a new electrically adjustable mamography chair. This chair helps people who struggle to stand to receive mamograms which otherwise might not be possible here at East Surrey Hospital - having a huge impact for people.
Most recently your donations have also funded the installation of a new summerhouse in the garden of the East Surrey Macmillan Cancer Centre - creating a beautiful new sheltered and shaded space in the garden for individuals, and groups.
The idea for the summerhouse came from centre users. Centre user Gill said:
“ The Summerhouse would be an all weather peaceful sanctuary, a restorative oasis surrounded by the garden away from the hustle and bustle of the hospital for therapy, relaxation classes or just a private chat. For many people, their skin can be very sensitive to burning from the sun during radiotherapy, so a covered area/Summerhouse surrounded by the beautiful garden here where you can go for a private chat or therapy will be a great asset to recovery”
About the East Surrey Cancer Centre
The East Surrey Macmillan Cancer Support centre was opened in 2017, jointly funded by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), and the generous support of Macmillan Cancer Support. The centre offers additional holistic care and support in a friendly and non-clinical environment for people affected by cancer. Whether a patient, carer, family member or friend, the centre provides a welcoming atmosphere where people can receive practical advice, emotional support or simply a listening ear, at any stage of their cancer experience.
Fundraising for the East Surrey Cancer Centre is now through the SASH Charity Cancer Fund. This fund supports the centre itself, and the related cancer services here at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Alongside the projects listed above - any additional funds raised will help further enhance cancer services here at Surrey & and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, for patients, families, and staff who care for us all.
Donations to the Cancer Fund are designated for use for cancer services, and people affected by Cancer in the SASH area. Donations not used for cancer services would be used to support other charitable activities for patients and staff across SASH NHS Trust.