
Curious to see the incredible ways your kind donations are bringing about positive changes for both patients and staff across Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust? Discover the real impact you are creating here!

Camomile Courtyard
Your donations have gone towards creating a new dementia friendly courtyard garden, the Camomile Courtyard at East Surrey Hospital was opened by Dame Judi Dench, and is a wonderful new space for patients, visitors and staff to use. Funded: March 2019

Five state-of-the-art incubators for the neonatal unit
Your donations mean:
- A baby can be weighed without moving the baby or their wires.
- The mother or fathers voice/heartbeat can be played, which helps to soothe the baby.
- An inbuilt feature supports infection prevention; with an automatic humidifier cleaning mode, temperature can be regulated and controlled seamlessly
Funded: April 2021

ICU rehabilitation chair
"Having the right supportive chair can be a game changer for our patients as it helps with comfort, but psychologically it enables them to develop some resilience and confidence which in turn can help with their mood and in some cases delirium. It will allow patients to have the option of going outside to visit the gardens, contributing to wellbeing and positive patient experience." - Chris Beevers, ICU Matron Funded: October 2021

The Big SASH Thank You
Over 6,000 NHS staff, family members and friends came to Flower Farm. To quote the farm “we laughed, we cried, we loved every second”. Thanks to your donations, London Gatwick Airport, and the incredible generosity and hard work of Farmer Patrick Deely and the whole Flower Farm team, the event was a three day thank you to staff for their hard work. Photos from the event are available on our facebook page here. Funded: September 2021 and September 2022

The pods
New ‘igloos’ outside East Surrey Hospital with seating, tables, phone charging points, heating and lighting to provide new rest areas for staff. Funded: July 2021.

Tablets for wards
You’ve helped us to enable patients to communicate with relatives, and have a sense of escapism through entertainment during a time of visiting restrictions being necessary, whilst allowing them to easily access online health and care services whilst in hospital. Funded: March 2021.
"The video calls have provided so much comfort to a lot of people. The tablets have given a lot of people a very simple pleasure." - Anouska Adamson-Parks, Director of Strategy

Wellbeing room
A new staff welfare room at East Surrey Hospital (in the Education Centre) is open to all staff with massage chairs, plants, noise cancelling headphones and other facilities to allow a calming restful space for staff to step away from the intensity of their roles. Funded: March 2021.

Supporting staff wellbeing through art
An art exhibition was held for SASH colleaues to display their creative talents through mediums of their choosing. The exhibition ran for 2 days and all staff could drop in and view the work their talented colleagues had produced. Creativity is a brilliant stress-reliever for those working in the high-pressured hospital environment roles and allows us to support and celebrate their talents.

Peer support workshops
We’ve funded work to understand the psychological impact of COVID-19 on hospital staff, including facilitated peer support workshops for intensive care teams, and others including care of the elderly and rehabilitation teams. Funded: January 2021

Artwork at SASH
A reminder of how colleagues have worked together during the peak of the covid pandemic, as well as a way of saying thank you to teams across the hospital. This was painted by the artist Grace van der Merwe who has a connection to Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Funded: December 2020

Sleep & wellbeing packs
Sleep and well-being packs for ICU staff and Tilgate Annex staff offer vital resources and support to improve their sleep quality, mental health, and overall well-being, ultimately enhancing their performance, safety, and job satisfaction in a fast-paced ICU environment. Funded: January 2021

Survey of new rest areas
Your donations help support detailed plans from architects and surveyors to enhance rest areas for patients, visitors and staff to benefit from. Funded: May 2021

Shoulder & foot massagers
New shoulder massagers and foot massage machines have been made available for Intensive Care Unit staff, who are on their feet for 12 hour shifts in challenging conditions caring for patients. Funded: January 2021
"It was so amazing to see the faces of the ITU sisters light up when they received their massagers, It makes such a difference for the wellbeing of an amazing team" - Sandy Blakey, Matron

Rest area improvements to Three Arches restaurant
Your donations funded new sofas, coffee tables and comfortable seating (at the time of taking the photo, social distancing was in place, all sofa cushions are now back in place). Funded: March 2021

New sofas and coffee machines for the Ear Nose Throat team
A place to sit and relax with a hot drink inbetween busy shifts. Funded: March 2021

A new family room in the neonatal unit
The creation of a brand new family room has been funded by your kind donations, where parents of unwell or premature babies can step away from the clinical environment, into a cosy, comforting, grown-up room, whilst remaining close by. Funded: March 2021

NHS rainbow badge
Donations are helping to create an inclusive environment for patients, staff and visitors of all sexualities and backgrounds through funding the NHS Rainbow Badge programme. Funded: March 2021

Trust wellbeing day 2023
This event is held for the staff to give them encouragement and ideas on how they can enhance their wellbeing, as well as health information. The wellbeing day included over 30 exhibits from health information, finance support information, to exhibits on activites such as boxing clubs, gym membership and the Trusts own health and fitness programme, among lots more. Charitable funding supported the following:
- Menopause seminars running throughout the day from Hen Pecked.
- Hire of 2 large BP machines that monitor not only BP, weight, BMI, metabolic age etc.
- Hire of 2 Scalextric bikes for staff to compete against each other on the day.

Trust wellbeing day 2023
Quote from Simply Health who attended for the first time:
"Thank you for putting on a great show yesterday, the attendance and engagement was excellent, it’s always great to see so much provision for your staff in one place." - Julian Greenwood, client director
Funded: March 2023

Sleeper chairs for the children's Emergency Department
You have increased parent comfort when in isolation with children in the emergency department. Funded: June 2021

Wishing Well music
The impact of music has shown to have a beneficial effect on patients affected by dementia and their wellbeing. This clearly demonstrated the positive affect it had on our patients and their family carers. Especially when they saw how the music reconnected with the person. Funded: February 2021, March 2021“one of my favourite moments on inspection in the past couple of years” - CQC inspector

Inspiring students to take on NHS careers
“We are delighted to have welcomed local students to showcase the varied exciting and rewarding careers within the NHS. We’re proud to be one of the region’s biggest employers and we really hope that we have inspired the next generation of healthcare heroes to pursue a career in the NHS.” - Frankie Head, strategic education manager. Funded: November 2022
Specialist glasses for a patient
Your donations have supported a patient with a rare form of epilepsy who has such severe photosensitivity that their seizures become intolerable even in natural daylight. The specialist glasses mean that this patient will be able to go outside during the sunlight, and have a better quality of life. Funded: September 2022

Camomile Courtyard
Your donations have gone towards creating a new dementia friendly courtyard garden, the Camomile Courtyard at East Surrey Hospital was opened by Dame Judi Dench, and is a wonderful new space for patients, visitors and staff to use. Funded: March 2019

Tablets for wards
You’ve helped us provide tablet computers/devices for every ward at SASH. To enable patients to communicate with relatives, and have a sense of escapism through entertainment during a time of visiting restrictions being necessary, whilst allowing them to easily access online health and care services whilst in hospital. Funded: March 2021.
"The video calls have provided so much comfort to a lot of people. The tablets have given a lot of people a very simple pleasure." - Anouska Adamson-Parks, Director of Strategy

Wellbeing room
A new staff welfare room at East Surrey Hospital (in the Education Centre) is open to all staff with massage chairs, plants, noise cancelling headphones and other facilities to allow a calming restful space for staff to step away from the intensity of their roles. Funded: March 2021.

Supporting staff wellbeing through art
An art exhibition was held for SASH colleaues to display their creative talents through mediums of their choosing. The exhibition ran for 2 days and all staff could drop in and view the work their talented colleagues had produced. Creativity is a brilliant stress-reliever for those working in the high-pressured hospital environment roles and allows us to support and celebrate their talents.

Peer support workshops
We’ve funded work to understand the psychological impact of COVID-19 on hospital staff, including facilitated peer support workshops for intensive care teams, and others including care of the elderly and rehabilitation teams. Funded: January 2021

Artwork at SASH
A reminder of how colleagues have worked together during the peak of the covid pandemic, as well as a way of saying thank you to teams across the hospital. This was painted by the artist Grace van der Merwe who has a connection to Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Funded: December 2020

ICU rehabilitation chair
"Having the right supportive chair can be a game changer for our patients as it helps with comfort, but psychologically it enables them to develop some resilience and confidence which in turn can help with their mood and in some cases delirium. It will allow patients to have the option of going outside to visit the gardens, contributing to wellbeing and positive patient experience." - Chris Beevers, ICU Matron Funded: October 2021

The pods
New ‘igloos’ outside East Surrey Hospital with seating, tables, phone charging points, heating and lighting to provide new rest areas for staff. Funded: July 2021.

Sleep & wellbeing packs
Sleep and well-being packs for ICU staff and Tilgate Annex staff offer vital resources and support to improve their sleep quality, mental health, and overall well-being, ultimately enhancing their performance, safety, and job satisfaction in a fast-paced ICU environment. Funded: January 2021

Survey of new rest areas
Your donations help support detailed plans from architects and surveyors to enhance rest areas for patients, visitors and staff to benefit from. Funded: May 2021

Shoulder & foot massagers
New shoulder massagers and foot massage machines have been made available for Intensive Care Unit staff, who are on their feet for 12 hour shifts in challenging conditions caring for patients. Funded: January 2021
"It was so amazing to see the faces of the ITU sisters light up when they received their massagers, It makes such a difference for the wellbeing of an amazing team" - Sandy Blakey, Matron

The Big SASH Thank You
Over 6,000 NHS staff, family members and friends came to Flower Farm. To quote the farm “we laughed, we cried, we loved every second”. Thanks to your donations, London Gatwick Airport, and the incredible generosity and hard work of Farmer Patrick Deely and the whole Flower Farm team, the event was a three day thank you to staff for their hard work. Funded: September 2021 and September 2022

Rest area improvements to Three Arches restaurant
Your donations funded new sofas, coffee tables and comfortable seating (at the time of taking the photo, social distancing was in place, all sofa cushions are now back in place). Funded: March 2021

New sofas and coffee machines for the Ear Nose Throat team
A place to sit and relax with a hot drink inbetween busy shifts. Funded: March 2021

A new family room in the neonatal unit
The creation of a brand new family room has been funded by your kind donations, where parents of unwell or premature babies can step away from the clinical environment, into a cosy, comforting, grown-up room, whilst remaining close by. Funded: March 2021

NHS rainbow badge
Donations are helping to create an inclusive environment for patients, staff and visitors of all sexualities and backgrounds through funding the NHS Rainbow Badge programme. Funded: March 2021

Trust wellbeing day 2023
This event is held for the staff to give them encouragement and ideas on how they can enhance their wellbeing, as well as health information. The wellbeing day included over 30 exhibits from health information, finance support information, to exhibits on activites such as boxing clubs, gym membership and the Trusts own health and fitness programme, among lots more. Charitable funding supported the following:
- Menopause seminars running throughout the day from Hen Pecked.
- Hire of 2 large BP machines that monitor not only BP, weight, BMI, metabolic age etc.
- Hire of 2 Scalextric bikes for staff to compete against each other on the day.

Trust wellbeing day 2023
Quote from Simply Health who attended for the first time:
"Thank you for putting on a great show yesterday, the attendance and engagement was excellent, it’s always great to see so much provision for your staff in one place." - Julian Greenwood, client director
Funded: March 2023

Sleeper chairs for the children's Emergency Department
You have increased parent comfort when in isolation with children in the emergency department. Funded: June 2021

Wishing Well music
The impact of music has shown to have a beneficial effect on patients affected by dementia and their wellbeing. This clearly demonstrated the positive affect it had on our patients and their family carers. Especially when they saw how the music reconnected with the person. Funded: February 2021, March 2021“one of my favourite moments on inspection in the past couple of years” - CQC inspector

Inspiring students to take on NHS careers
“We are delighted to have welcomed local students to showcase the varied exciting and rewarding careers within the NHS. We’re proud to be one of the region’s biggest employers and we really hope that we have inspired the next generation of healthcare heroes to pursue a career in the NHS.” - Frankie Head, strategic education manager. Funded: November 2022
Radios for the Clinical Decision Unit in A&E
"Music can benefit patients by providing familiarity and calmness. Listening to the radio can help people relax and escape to another place. Patients with Dementia and Delirium often benefit from listening to music." Stacey Gear, older persons assessment and liaison nurse Funded: January 2022

Camomile Courtyard
Your donations have gone towards creating a new dementia friendly courtyard garden, the Camomile Courtyard at East Surrey Hospital was opened by Dame Judi Dench, and is a wonderful new space for patients, visitors and staff to use. Funded: March 2019

Tablets for wards
You’ve helped us provide tablet computers/devices for every ward at SASH. To enable patients to communicate with relatives, and have a sense of escapism through entertainment during a time of visiting restrictions being necessary, whilst allowing them to easily access online health and care services whilst in hospital. Funded: March 2021.
"The video calls have provided so much comfort to a lot of people. The tablets have given a lot of people a very simple pleasure." - Anouska Adamson-Parks, Director of Strategy

Wellbeing room
A new staff welfare room at East Surrey Hospital (in the Education Centre) is open to all staff with massage chairs, plants, noise cancelling headphones and other facilities to allow a calming restful space for staff to step away from the intensity of their roles. Funded: March 2021.

Supporting staff wellbeing through art
An art exhibition was held for SASH colleaues to display their creative talents through mediums of their choosing. The exhibition ran for 2 days and all staff could drop in and view the work their talented colleagues had produced. Creativity is a brilliant stress-reliever for those working in the high-pressured hospital environment roles and allows us to support and celebrate their talents.

Peer support workshops
We’ve funded work to understand the psychological impact of COVID-19 on hospital staff, including facilitated peer support workshops for intensive care teams, and others including care of the elderly and rehabilitation teams. Funded: January 2021

Artwork at SASH
A reminder of how colleagues have worked together during the peak of the covid pandemic, as well as a way of saying thank you to teams across the hospital. This was painted by the artist Grace van der Merwe who has a connection to Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Funded: December 2020

ICU rehabilitation chair
"Having the right supportive chair can be a game changer for our patients as it helps with comfort, but psychologically it enables them to develop some resilience and confidence which in turn can help with their mood and in some cases delirium. It will allow patients to have the option of going outside to visit the gardens, contributing to wellbeing and positive patient experience." - Chris Beevers, ICU Matron Funded: October 2021

The pods
New ‘igloos’ outside East Surrey Hospital with seating, tables, phone charging points, heating and lighting to provide new rest areas for staff. Funded: July 2021.

Sleep & wellbeing packs
Sleep and well-being packs for ICU staff and Tilgate Annex staff offer vital resources and support to improve their sleep quality, mental health, and overall well-being, ultimately enhancing their performance, safety, and job satisfaction in a fast-paced ICU environment. Funded: January 2021

Survey of new rest areas
Your donations help support detailed plans from architects and surveyors to enhance rest areas for patients, visitors and staff to benefit from. Funded: May 2021

Shoulder & foot massagers
New shoulder massagers and foot massage machines have been made available for Intensive Care Unit staff, who are on their feet for 12 hour shifts in challenging conditions caring for patients. Funded: January 2021
"It was so amazing to see the faces of the ITU sisters light up when they received their massagers, It makes such a difference for the wellbeing of an amazing team" - Sandy Blakey, Matron

The Big SASH Thank You
Over 6,000 NHS staff, family members and friends came to Flower Farm. To quote the farm “we laughed, we cried, we loved every second”. Thanks to your donations, London Gatwick Airport, and the incredible generosity and hard work of Farmer Patrick Deely and the whole Flower Farm team, the event was a three day thank you to staff for their hard work. Photos from the event are available on our facebook page here. Funded: September 2021 and September 2022

Rest area improvements to Three Arches restaurant
Your donations funded new sofas, coffee tables and comfortable seating (at the time of taking the photo, social distancing was in place, all sofa cushions are now back in place). Funded: March 2021

New sofas and coffee machines for the Ear Nose Throat team
A place to sit and relax with a hot drink inbetween busy shifts. Funded: March 2021

A new family room in the neonatal unit
The creation of a brand new family room has been funded by your kind donations, where parents of unwell or premature babies can step away from the clinical environment, into a cosy, comforting, grown-up room, whilst remaining close by. Funded: March 2021

NHS rainbow badge
Donations are helping to create an inclusive environment for patients, staff and visitors of all sexualities and backgrounds through funding the NHS Rainbow Badge programme. Funded: March 2021

Trust wellbeing day 2023
This event is held for the staff to give them encouragement and ideas on how they can enhance their wellbeing, as well as health information. The wellbeing day included over 30 exhibits, funding supported the following:
- Menopause seminars running throughout the day from Hen Pecked.
- Hire of 2 large BP machines that monitor not only BP, weight, BMI, metabolic age etc.
- Hire of 2 Scalextric bikes for staff to compete against each other on the day.

Trust wellbeing day 2023
Quote from Simply Health who attended for the first time:
"Thank you for putting on a great show yesterday, the attendance and engagement was excellent, it’s always great to see so much provision for your staff in one place." - Julian Greenwood, client director
Funded: March 2023

Sleeper chairs for the children's Emergency Department
You have increased parent comfort when in isolation with children in the emergency department. Funded: June 2021

Wishing Well music
The impact of music has shown to have a beneficial effect on patients affected by dementia and their wellbeing. This clearly demonstrated the positive affect it had on our patients and their family carers. Especially when they saw how the music reconnected with the person. Funded: February 2021, March 2021“one of my favourite moments on inspection in the past couple of years” - CQC inspector

Inspiring students to take on NHS careers
“We are delighted to have welcomed local students to showcase the varied exciting and rewarding careers within the NHS. We’re proud to be one of the region’s biggest employers and we really hope that we have inspired the next generation of healthcare heroes to pursue a career in the NHS.” - Frankie Head, strategic education manager. Funded: November 2022
Specialist glasses for a patient
Your donations have supported a patient with a rare form of epilepsy who has such severe photosensitivity that their seizures become intolerable even in natural daylight. The specialist glasses mean that this patient will be able to go outside during the sunlight, and have a better quality of life. Funded: September 2022

Enhancing our reward and recognition services
Wards and departments can celebrate SASH colleagues that live the Trust values in all they do. Our star of the month acknowledges our brilliant people who do so much for the people we care for and thank staff for the behaviours that enhance patient experience. Donna Webster, engagement lead. Funded: July 2022.

Benches for Crawley Hospital
Your donations have funded two benches for patients and NHS staff at Crawley Hospital to have a place outside to sit and take a break away from the hospital setting. Funded: May 2023"Thank you so much on behalf of the Crawley staff!!" - Carlos Miras-Sampedro, surgical matron

Books for bereaved children
Your donations are helping children understand and start to process what is happening at an incredibly difficult time of losing a parent through the assistance of specialist books. Funded: May 2021

Digital radios for Smallfield ward
The radios will benefit patients by providing them with a source of entertainment and stimulate the mind. The radios will provide patients with moments of escapism and keep up-to-date with what is going on outside of the hospital. It can help with the feeling of loneliness, especially as visitors are limited.“thank you so very much, It means a lot to us all in smallfield” – Lindsey Culley, sister

Improvements to radiology waiting rooms at East Surrey and Crawley Hospitals
You have helped to make the waiting room child friendly and welcoming for patients. This will be a real help for parents bringing children in for appointments, and a real help for the children too, because it will make their hospital visit distinctly more fun! Funded: September 2020

A new piano
Music is an integral part to the services held within the hospital chapel, it's a plcae where individuals can come and reflect, seek comfort or pay their respects to their loved ones - Funded: October 2020
Meadvale ward staff room facilities
We have kindly received donations from 2 families who requested the amount to be spent on staff wellbeing for Meadvale ward. This was due to an appreciation of the care and compassion their family members received in their last days. Their donation meant that entertainment could be provided through the use of a radio and speaker for NHS staff, as well as, comfortable seating and a fully functioning kitchen to have lunch. Funded: March 2021

Christmas vouchers for staff and NHS Hero pin badges for all SASH staff
"Sometimes it's the little things <3 thank you @sashnhs @SASHCharity" Funded: December 2020
Christmas on the wards
"Thank you kindly for the money donated to the contact centre for Christmas, very thoughtful and much appreciated, thank you." Funded: December 2021

Lanyards for staff, new safety campaign
We are already proud to be rated Outstanding overall by the CQC. Your donations have supported the new safety campaign, which will help Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust improve the safety of services for patients. Funded: October 2020
Reverse mentoring
We’ve funded a new ‘reverse mentoring’ programme, whereby junior members of staff from BAME backgrounds are trained to mentor senior leaders. Bringing important perspectives directly to our most senior leaders. Funded: March 2021

Breast pumps
To improve the service the neonatal unit can offer its families, breast pumps are available to loan out to mothers once they are discharged home. Funded: November 2022

End of treatment bell
a bell has been funded by a patient which has placed outside of the chemotherapy suite for patients to ring upon completing their treatment. Alongside the bell, another kind patient has presented a plaque to go next to the bell, which has been engraved on a very unique old piece of slate. Funded: February 2023"The words and the engraving are so beautifully done and we are so grateful for this gift to hand by our new bell. So many patients will now enjoy reading the beautiful words as they ring the bell now." - Claire-Marie Williams, Macmillan Senior Chemotherapy Sister

Hardship fund

Biscuits for NHS Staff to mark the jubilee
In order to mark the Queen Elizabeth II platinum jubilee, tins of biscuits were distributed to staff; not only to mark this momentous occasion, but to thank them for their continued commitment and hard work though these challenging times. Funded: June 2022.

Cakes for patients on jubilee weekend
The exec team at East Surrey Hospital distributed edible treats to patients to mark the platinum jubilee, helping our patients celebrate this moment in history whilst in hospital. Funded May 2022.

Play resources for the children/adolescents on Outwood ward
Having the choice of play resources enables a child/adolescent to distract themselves from an environment that can be invasive, overwhelming and emotionally unsettling. Through play, patients can gain control and build an understanding of their emotions. As a result of this interaction, patients are more engaging with day-to-day care, taking of medication and communicate on a calmer level. Funded: December 2022

International Nurses and Midwives day celebrations
Your donations have helped us celebrate the nursing and midwifery professions.Celebrations included key speakers, in-house official opening of the Nightingale and Secole training rooms, sweet treats, training and development stands, health and wellbeing information, quizzes and competitions and art work. Funded: May 2022, May 2023.

Carbs and calories books for patients with diabetes
"The supply the SASH Charity have funded will be very useful for our paediatric diabetic patients, it’s clear photographs helping them to work out the amount of carbohydrate in their food so that they can take the right amount of insulin to match their meal." - Sarah Adams, paediatric dietetic assistant practitioner. Funded: February 2023

Celebrating International Women's Day
SASH staff nominated other colleagues that had inspired them throughout the year in order to receive a hamper full of treates and items to encourage relaxation. Funded: April 2021

Gaming console for Outwood ward
"WOW this is amazing and it has lots of fun games to play" quote from a child aged 10.
"Playing these games has helped make my stay on Outwood so much better" quote from J aged 15.
"It's amazing to have this gaming cart on Outwood for all children to play on" quote from parent of a 6 year old.
Funded: June 2021
- Communications equipment for maternity, helping the team to communicate important information to families
- Essentials for domestic abuse victims
- A coaching programme for new leaders – helping equip people to shape outstanding health and care services here in Surrey and Sussex
- Three brand new neonatal incubators for premature or unwell newborn babies. Funded by Peter Harrison Foundation, Morrisons, and your support for our neonatal appeal Olives Appeal.
- A new family room for parents of premature babies – designed by mums and dads with experience of our neonatal unit.
- Artwork and theming throughout the new neonatal unit at East Surrey Hospital.
- We’ve funded a new ‘reverse mentoring’ programme, whereby junior members of staff from BAME backgrounds are trained to mentor senior leaders. Bringing important perspectives directly to our most senior leaders.
- Improvements to the garden at the Macmillan Cancer Centre, and a thank you lunch for the volunteers who help people affected by cancer at the centre
- Helping make SASH feel an inclusive environment for patients, staff and visitors of all sexualities and backgrounds through funding the adoption of the NHS Rainbow Badge programme
- Development of new skills in ophthalmology department
- Funding the refurbishment of the multi-faith chapel at East Surrey Hospital, providing flowers to the hospital chapel for a whole year, and funding a service of remembrance for families who have lost a loved one, and for hospital staff who care for people at the end of life.
- Children’s physiotherapy equipment
- A survey of our outdoor areas to develop our areas of rest for staff, patients and visitors
- Heat pads to enhance the comfort of patients having chemotherapy here at East Surrey Hospital
- New tablet computers to help in our chemotherapy suite.
- Artwork to help create great spaces in the for new dental hospital at East Surrey Hospital , the newly opened Aldrich-Blake unit, and art/theming throughout the brand new neonatal unit at East Surrey Hospital.
- Improved seating for an outpatient waiting area
- A team away day for the Maple perinatal mental health team, who support new and future mums across Surrey and Sussex.
- A summer fun day for children with epilepsy – funded through donations and the brilliant fundraising of nurse Kirsten McHale
- Laser training, improvements on the stroke unit, a 3d replica liver, arts and crafts for children in hospital and more!
- An exhibition of sketches related to Parkinson’s Disease by an NHS Consultant and illustrator to share insights into the disease.
- New patient entertainment equipment on Chaldon Ward at East Surrey Hospital.
- Five televisions for patient rooms where there weren’t any.
- An art exhibition organised by Doctor Sophie Norman and colleagues across SASH NHS Trust
- You helped us mark international nurses day and international day of the midwife
- Supporting the development of the SASH Culture Inclusion Champions network
- Specialist books for parents who have sadly lost a baby, and are considering trying to conceive again
With your help, we want to do even more for patients and families right here in Surrey and Sussex. If you’d like to find out how you or your organisation can help, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 07966 235171, or email: sash.charity@nhs.net