Brighton hospital to buy new equipment after £94k donation

A hospitals trust has received a '˜very generous donation' to help buy new equipment.
From left, volunteer Ann Greeves, Olly Young, Pete Landstrom and volunteer Pauline Hinksman. Photograph: Hannah BrackenburyFrom left, volunteer Ann Greeves, Olly Young, Pete Landstrom and volunteer Pauline Hinksman. Photograph: Hannah Brackenbury
From left, volunteer Ann Greeves, Olly Young, Pete Landstrom and volunteer Pauline Hinksman. Photograph: Hannah Brackenbury

Volunteering charity the Royal Voluntary Service has presented a cheque for £94,000 to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust (BSUH) as part of a celebratory event at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton.

The money is an accumulation of profits raised over three years from the six café services the charity has at the hospital, which is run by BSUH.

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It will be used to help buy two pieces of equipment for the hospital – a transesophageal echocardiography machine (TEE), an ultrasound tool used to detect problems with the heart, and a pulmonary lung function analyser, which measures the performance of a patient’s respiratory system.

Executive chief delivery and strategy officer for the hospitals trust Pete Landstrom received the cheque for the sum at the event on Friday, December 7.

He said: “I would like to thank Royal Voluntary Service for this very generous donation, this equipment will really help our doctors and nurses as they care for our patients.”

He added: “I know the support we receive every day from Royal Voluntary Service volunteers is hugely appreciated by our patients, visitors and staff and want to say thank you from everyone at BSUH.”

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Retail area manager for the charity Olly Young added said they were ‘delighted’ to give ‘such a large amount of money’.

He added: “The money was raised through the hard work and efforts of our dedicated volunteers who help Royal Voluntary Service in its work to support the NHS as well as older people in the community. The volunteers hugely enjoy their work and it is very much appreciated by everyone who uses the services.”

The afternoon event also saw four volunteers from the charity presented with medals for their service – Jean Caplin, for 27 years, Julie Maddock, for 15 years, Sally Sowky, for 10 years and Judith Varlow, for five years.