New focus on fundraising for Barts Charity launches at Newham
Barts Charity are very excited to launch a new focus on fundraising across the Trust. The first hospital to adopt this new approach will be Newham Hospital at the end of July.
What’s new at Newham?
A lot of our donations come from people who are grateful for their care so we want to make sure patients, families and staff to know there is a dedicated charity. All of the donations raised at Newham will be spent at Newham.
Over the next few weeks you’ll see more of the charity around Newham Hospital to help boost fundraising there:
- More visible charity branding will appear around the hospital, featuring real Newham staff.
- The latest contactless ‘tap to donate’ points will be installed in the restaurant, café and close to the main entrances.
- New leaflets for staff will be handed out to explain how Barts Charity can support your work and how you can help us raise more for Newham hospital.
- New donation postcards for patients (right) will be given to each ward, so you have an easy takeaway to hand to patients who ask about giving.
Join us to celebrate!
The official launch will be on the 2nd August at 12pm, where we’ll have 500 free cupcakes to give away, along with Barts Charity bags for life, pens and lanyards customised for Newham Hospital. We’ll be in the Atrium from 11.30am - 3pm on the 2nd August, so please come and chat to find out more!
How are donations already making a difference at Newham?
- New equipment in the Therapies Gym allows physiotherapists to offer more advanced rehabilitation.
- ‘Performing Medicine’ sessions helped staff become more resilient through group participatory workshops.
- Maple ward has a sunny terrace for patients to enjoy fresh air and views over London.
- Children and young people have a bright new space and state-of-the-art equipment in the new Rainbow Centre.
- On Tayberry and Thistle ward (right), dementia-friendly artwork helps older people to navigate their way.
- The quality improvement team fundraised to introduce comfort packs for relatives staying overnight.
Please follow us on Twitter to get the latest news. We’ll be launching in the other hospitals in the coming months.
A big thank you to our wonderful staff models: Adama Kamara, Arnel Martinez, Catriona Rowland, Eva Rowe, Imdad Ali, Josephine Bakah, Nika Enrera, Paula Ochuko and Petra Francis.