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The Forever Friends Appeal
Impact Report
Years
of Transforming Patient Care
RUH Charitable Fund
Contents
Welcome from Head of Fundraising and Chair 2
Ensuring your donations make a difference 3
Our highlights – celebrating 20 years of fundraising 4-5
Our impact since 1999 6-7
Supporting new buildings 8
The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care 9
The RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies Centre 10
The Dyson Cancer Centre 11
Funding additional medical equipment 12-13
Supporting patient services 14-15
Funding vital research 16
Our supporters 17-18
12 months fundraising for the RUH 19-21
Our future 22
What we raised together 23
Thank you 24
Introducing The Forever Friends Appeal
The Forever Friends Appeal is one
of 294 NHS charities across England We aim to be recognised as a ‘Charity
of Choice’ amongst the RUH catchment
which raises charitable funds for population.
an NHS trust – for us, it’s the Our mission is ‘To assist in transforming RUH
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS care for patients and their families, helping
Foundation Trust. to provide premium standards over and
Since 1999, we’ve raised more than £25 million
above the already excellent service
helping to transform patient care at the RUH. provided using NHS resources alone.’
The RUH provides a range of acute services to a very
mixed socio-economic catchment population of
We are passionate about transforming
around 500,000 people in Bath and the surrounding patient care at the RUH and with the
rural towns and villages in North East Somerset and public’s support we will continue to help
Wiltshire. These services include medicine and surgery, change lives.
services for women and children, accident and
emergency services, and diagnostic and clinical “We all may need treatment or care from
support services. our local hospital at some point in our lives
With the support of generous donors, our charity funds
and it’s at times like these that we value
additional medical equipment for the hospital’s wards the medical care available to us.”
and departments, new buildings and facilities, patient
services as well as finishing touches and extras that Mrs Annie Maw, Her Majesty’s
complement the existing high quality care provided Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset.
to patients.
We are registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
02 I Impact Report 2019 Royal United Hospital Charitable fund. Registered charity no.1058323.
Welcome
Ensuring your donations make
a difference
RUH Chief Executive James Scott sees the difference your donations make
every single day. He explains what your support really means to patients and
staff at the RUH.
The hospital’s perspective – why we need a charity? What are you excited about for the future of
The Forever Friends Appeal?
“As demand on our services increases and NHS budgets
tighten, Trusts are in need of NHS charities to help “As demands on our services increase and our
contribute towards the redevelopment of wards and population gets older, we are expecting to face new
departments as well as the provision of equipment and challenges that require new and innovative solutions.
the improvement of the hospital’s environment. However, with The Forever Friends Appeal’s 20 year
history of supporting care for our patients and their
“There’s a huge difference between raising £2million
families, I look forward to seeing further partnership
towards the cost of the new RNHRD and Brownsword
opportunities with them funding new and advanced
Therapies Centre and funding new bereavement bags
technology, life-saving equipment, whilst also helping
for our wards so they can provide a sensitive way of
us attract some of the best-trained clinicians in the
returning belongings to family members after the loss
NHS to come and work for the Trust.”
of their loved one. Yet, in terms of impact, both are
important to us. We are grateful to The Forever Friends
Appeal as they are an integral part of our hospital and
For twenty years our charity has been As Chair, I have seen the RUH thanks to them and their supporters they are helping us
fundraising for the Royal United Hospitals transform thanks to people like you transform the way care is delivered at the RUH.”
Bath, funding additional medical who show support by donating, What difference do donations make to the hospital?
equipment, new buildings which provide making grants and volunteering to “We see the incredible impact that donations are having
in enhancing patient care and experience. Additional
holistic and welcoming environments, help improve the care and treatment medical equipment that has been purchased through
research and innovations, patient of our patients. the charity has meant that we can treat patients here,
reducing their treatment time and the need to travel to
services and staff training. We are proud of our role as the RUH’s charity and as another hospital. We can treat and care for premature
we mark our 20th anniversary this year, we are looking and sick babies in our Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care
Over the years, we have been witness to the incredible and provide volunteers for patients living with dementia.
ahead to the future, planning new campaigns to
fundraising efforts made by people like you, as well Families can now stay with their relatives thanks to the
support other areas in the hospital as part of the Trust’s
as the impact of fundraising and how you’ve helped purchase of sleeper chairs that are now being used on
Fit for Future programme. This redevelopment plan will
patients and their families. We are always amazed by many of our wards. We couldn’t do any of it without the
help further improve the services provided to make the
your stories, the lengths that people go to raise money support of The Forever Friends Appeal and their donors.”
Royal United Hospitals Bath better, both now and for
for the RUH and the faith and support from various
years going forward. What would you like to say to our supporters?
funding bodies who invest in us and our work. They are
just so inspiring and heart-warming. “On behalf of the hospital, I’d like to say a huge thank
With the NHS having finite resources, we are so grateful you to everyone – whether you’ve seen one of our
to our supporters and their efforts to provide additional collection buckets and made a donation, contributed to
funds that produce a real impact on services - we a major campaign or special appeal or given up your
couldn’t have done it without you. More than £25m John Cullum free time to organise a fundraising event – your support
has been raised since 1999 to transform patient care Chair of The Forever Friends Appeal is valued and very much appreciated.
at the RUH. “We are incredibly proud of the work by The Forever
Friends Appeal and what has been achieved during the
past 20 years. I know that through their special appeals
and future major campaigns, they will continue to make
Tim Hobbs a real difference to these truly deserving areas within the
Head of Fundraising hospital, to our patients and the staff that care for them.
Thank you for your support.”
“Thank you for your incredible support over the past 20 years.”
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Celebrating 20 years of fundraising
There’s no doubt that healthcare has changed in the past
twenty years, with new treatments, approaches and equipment
emerging year on year. However, what you might not realise is
Over £25 million raised In 2011, the Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care opened thanks to
our supporters helping us raise £3.1m towards the cost of the first
carbon neutral purpose-built neonatal intensive care unit. It was
quite how much the RUH itself has changed in that time. Old
photos of our site provide a fascinating look back to a time when
the RUH would be virtually unrecognisable to how it is today.
for the RUH designed as a beacon of sustainable construction for the next
generation of healthcare buildings. Since opening, the Centre
has cared for over 5,000 premature and unwell new-born babies.
In 1999, the Trust embarked on a major redevelopment scheme A year later, we launched the RUH Cancer Care Campaign
to update the hospital’s facilities. This saw the launch of our
charity, The Forever Friends Appeal, which raised over £5 million “We want to thank everyone who towards the building of a pioneering new cancer centre. By 2018,
we announced that we had reached our minimum fundraising
towards the cost of equipping a new central ‘heart’ for the RUH, target of £8.5m but that we would continue to fundraise to
and included a new main entrance that opened at the start of
the millennium.
has supported us over the past ensure it is truly special in its design, facilities and equipment.
In the past 12 months alone, The Forever Friends Appeal raised
Since then, we have continued to help support the development
of the hospital, moving on to larger and more specific projects. 20 years – we could not have £3.3m* for a number of major developments at the RUH. We are
also close to completing our £2m fundraising target for the new
In 2007, we funded a second new CT scanner in Radiography RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies Centre which is opening this
which saw a dramatic drop in waiting times for patients requiring
scans, from 28 weeks to 2 weeks.
done it without you.” year and we continue to expand our arts programme for patients
on the hospital’s older person’s wards.
*Total income in 2018/19 to the charity was £3.55m
1999 2001 2011 2017 2019
1999 2002 2005 2007 2008 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
We set out to £250,000 for CT Scanner CT Scanner Launch of NICU The Dyson Our RUH £25,000 goes CT Simulator for Launch of Launch of four
raise £5 million refurbishment Campaign is installed in ‘space to grow’ Centre for Cancer Care to Cardiology Radiotherapy ‘Therapies new Special
for the new of A&E launched Radiography campaign Neonatal Care Campaign Catheter labs £650,000 Matter’ for Appeals
central heart of opens launches The RNHRD
the RUH and Therapies
Centre The Forever
Friends
£900,000 Catheter Laboratory is £9.6 million Appeal
turns 20
installed in the Cardiology department reached for
the Dyson
2001 Centre Centre.
Preparations
begin for build
in 2020
2008 2012 2016
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Our impact since 1999
We have thousands of dedicated supporters. Thanks to
them, we’ve made some impressive impacts.
Over 5,000 premature
and unwell new-born
babies have had the Over 800 people have 3,000 people have
extra support and crucial completed the Bath Half joined us on the Walk of
developmental care they marathon raising money Life, our annual walking
needed in the new Dyson for us marathon
Centre for Neonatal Care
A high quality and unique
Daredevils have facility in the new RNHRD
Over £135,000 raised
fundraised at and Brownsword
by our community groups
new heights for us Therapies Centre
for the Dyson Cancer
– freefalling 13,000ft at – bringing together therapies,
Centre
125mph in just 60 seconds rheumatology and pain
management services
We’ve made sure that
Over £100,000 raised
families can stay Waiting times for CT scans
by the bi-annual Hope Ball
overnight with their reduced from 28
thanks to the Hope Ball
loved ones at a time when weeks to 2 weeks
committee
it really matters
9,000
Approx. new Dyson
patients every year are Cancer Centre
Over £14 million to benefit being treated (Construction work is due
raised for new innovative in the modern Oral and to start in 2020) taking a
buildings for future Maxillofacial Surgery and holistic approach which will
generations Orthodontics Department include a unique Macmillan
Wellbeing Centre
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Supporting new buildings
The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care • Overall sound levels are lower in the new NICU,
compared to the old NICU, helping to mimic
Designed to provide a beneficial healing environment, conditions in the womb and promoting development.
reducing stress levels experienced by the babies and
• Overall anxiety scores for mothers and fathers are
their parents.
lower in the new NICU compared to the old NICU.
The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care opened its doors
• Rates of depression among both mothers and fathers
to its first babies on the 23 July 2011 and has proven
are lower overall in the new NICU, compared to the
to be a revelation in healthcare design. The results are
old NICU.
a tangible improvement in the experiences of staff,
patients and families and it serves as a model for • Babies slept longer in the new NICU compared
future developments at the RUH. It has been awarded to the old NICU (sleep is a key factor in neonatal
seven architectural design awards and achieved the development).
prestigious Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative award.
These statistics show the power of charitable funding
It was all made possible by our Space to Grow when applied to progressive healthcare initiatives,
campaign which raised £3.1 million towards the £6.1 boosting wellbeing and recovery for even our smallest
million building and included £600,000 support from The patients.
James Dyson Foundation.
The Centre’s pioneering holistic and therapeutic
• Between 23 July 2011 to 1 April 2019 over 5,000
approach allows the staff to practice new methods of
premature and sick babies were treated in the
care for premature and sick babies. By cutting noise and
Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care.
controlling light, bringing more daylight and ensuring
New buildings with welcoming
less light at night, babies now sleep much longer which • Facilities include 21 cots, four double en-suite
is crucial to early development. Parents experience bedrooms for parents, private rooms for expressing
less anxiety and depression and they now spend more milk, a coffee room for patents, quiet room, a play
and calming environments
time in the centre, increasing vital skin-to-skin time and area for siblings and a garden.
becoming key carers for their babies.
• The Centre has been designed to create a
The hospital’s research team did a comparative analysis stress reducing environment that benefits both
of the old and new NICU environments, showing effects families and babies and ensures hugely improved
We fund pioneering new buildings to improve facilities and create modern, on parents, babies and staff. Initial research found the developmental care and outcomes for the babies.
relaxed environments to welcome patients and their families. following trends:
“This was the most amazing journey.
Having our charity help fund the project,
the building resulted in a dramatically
different and improved environment in
which we can care for the premature
and sick babies and their families that
it looks after. On behalf of the babies,
parents and staff, thank you for all your
support.”
Bernie Marden,
RUH Medical Director
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“We are truly grateful Supporting new buildings
to The Forever Friends
Appeal for helping us
create an environment
which has brought
Transforming cancer care for
our clinical experts
together and help patients and their families –
the Dyson Cancer Centre
patients get back on
the road to recovery
as quickly as possible.”
Gina Sargeant, The Dyson Cancer Centre will be a pioneering building, taking a holistic
Head of Therapies
approach to create a highly beneficial healing environment for patients
living with and beyond cancer.
The RNHRD and Brownsword
Therapies Centre
Our new centre is built specifically for the needs of patients and staff to
provide treatment, care and education to help patients recover from
episodes of illness, injury, or manage their long-term condition.
Thanks to the Brownsword Charitable Foundation’s We believe that art can play a key role in delivering a
gift of £1million towards this new centre, a match therapeutic and healing environment and our ‘Art at
funding challenge was launched to help us achieve the Heart’ team have delivered a bespoke art, heritage
the £2million fundraising target for this project. and interior design programme within the new centre.
Entrances and waiting areas include elements of
It has been many years in the making and brings IBI For illustration purposes only
RNHRD’s heritage as well as Bath’s connection with the
together services from the Royal National Hospital for
thermal healing waters. Inside there are cabinets of
Rheumatic Diseases (RNHRD) and the RUH together The Dyson Cancer Centre is the final part of the RUH’s treatment and opportunities for surviving this disease
curiosities full of Bath’s medical heritage objects and
on one site. Patients will continue to receive the same Fit for the Future programme to transform its site by is what this centre is all about. Raising £9.6m is an
feature walls displaying the important collection of
service, delivered by the same teams in a unique removing old structures and replacing them with new, incredible amount, and I would like to thank everyone
14 historical oil paintings by 18th century portrait artists
patient-centred environment that is essential for innovatively-designed buildings. who has made a contribution so far, your support is
including William Hoare.
supporting the healing process. greatly valued.
• 25,000 patients per year use our therapies services to Since 2012 our RUH Cancer Care Campaign for the
The RNHRD & Brownsword Therapies Centre is the new Dyson Cancer Centre has raised over £9.6m. However, “The new cancer centre will offer a highly beneficial
help them recover.
home for rheumatology, therapies, chronic pain, we are not stopping there – many of our donors want healing environment, enabling our staff to provide
fatigue management diagnostic services as well as an • 28 different services will operate from The RNHRD and
Brownsword Therapies Centre. to continue fundraising to ensure it is truly special in its clinically excellent care in an environment that is
internationally recognised research department. This design, facilities and equipment. nurturing and therapeutic. With your help continuing to
relocation delivers a number of benefits which includes: • £2m raised towards the total cost of the new build. fundraise for the RUH Cancer Care Campaign we can
The Dyson Cancer Centre has been designed around the
• Bringing together the expertise of clinical teams to create an exceptional world class cancer centre.”
patient and their experience and will bring together four
benefit patients by further improving outcomes and strands – clinical excellence, therapeutic environments, Construction of the Dyson Cancer Centre is due to
patient experience. a survivorship model of care and proactive research. commence in 2020, once the site of the old RUH
• Creating a single research hub driving significant It will be located close to support services, opposite the therapies buildings has been cleared for construction.
growth in research opportunities, thereby increasing new RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies Centre building,
innovation and clinical knowledge and skills. close to the Breast Unit and adjacent
to improved patient and visitor car parking facilities.
• Ensuring sustainable services for the future both • Charitable funding will contribute circ. a third of
operationally and financially. A unique feature within the new Dyson Cancer Centre the cost.
will be a major and integrated Macmillan Wellbeing
Within this dedicated outpatient centre there is a large • Appeal launched with £1m donation from the
Hub, offering advice and support to patients and their
hydrotherapy pool, a specialist gym and rehabilitation Medlock Charitable Trust.
families at every step of their cancer journey.
equipment, a biologics treatment space to support • £4m donated by The James Dyson Foundation.
treatment, recovery, wellbeing and the management James Scott, RUH Chief Executive said: “Giving patients
of long-term conditions. who are living with cancer the best, most effective
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Funding additional medical equipment
Helping clinicians provide quicker
Providing the latest technology and equipment for NICU Over £10,000 was raised and the funds were
used to purchase a Video Laryngoscope.
Premature babies being cared for in the Dyson Centre
for Neonatal Care are benefiting from a pioneering Dr Steve Jones, (pictured below left) Consultant
diagnosis, improved treatments, new piece of equipment thanks to fundraising for the
Appeal by family and friends of a Westbury couple.
Neonatologist, at the RUH said: “The Video
Laryngoscope is a game-changing piece of
equipment for us. It gives us a better view via a
and life-saving care.
Tania and Andy Covington-Cross (pictured below) sadly
lost their daughter Mabel who was born at just 22 weeks projected image on a screen so that we can see
in December 2016. They wanted to give something a baby’s airway clearly when we need to put a
back to the RUH for the care they had received and tube in to help with their breathing. We are extremely
We fund the latest, most-advanced, progressive devices, equipment raised funds for the centre in Mabel’s memory. grateful to Tania, Andy and their family.”
and technology for the RUH.
CT Simulator for complex radiotherapy planning The generous donation meant we were able to
purchase the much-needed surgical imaging instrument
Since March 2016, patients living with cancer have called a BV Pulsera.
no longer needed to travel to the Oncology Centre in
Bristol thanks to our charity funding a new Computed Its main purpose is to take and then display real-
Tomography Simulator (CT Sim) that has been installed time imaging for a range of clinical procedures such
at the RUH. We raised £650,000 towards the new CT Sim as diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic
which determines the exact location, shape and size of cancer as well as gall stone disease. It also allows
tumours that need to be treated. Sue MacGregor, RUH the operator to place stents across blockages in the
Radiotherapy Service Manager said: “My whole team oesophagus, and the first part of the small intestines
are delighted with the new CT Sim machine which will and the colon.
help so many of our patients with cancer. It will move Ben Colleypriest, Consultant in Gastroenterology and
with us when we relocate to the new Dyson Cancer Hepatology, RUH said: “This vital piece of equipment is
Centre. Thank you to everyone for your support.” changing people’s lives on a weekly basis. The upgrade
from our previous equipment is revolutionary. It has
Surgical imaging instrument is revolutionary in
improved the quality of care we deliver to hundreds of
saving lives
patients and opens up new avenues of treatment. We
Thanks to a generous local charitable trust, we have are extremely grateful to The Forever Friends Appeal in
been able to invest in a new high-tech imaging securing the anonymous donation and to the person
machine for our Gastroenterology department. who made it.”
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Funding patient services Funding patient services
Charitable funds are also spent on developing new services to further Having a bank of volunteers visiting the hospital to Helen Meehan, Lead Palliative and End of Life Care
sit and talk to patients who may be feeling lonely Nurse and Project Lead, RUH said: “We are so grateful
improve patient experience at the RUH. We have launched a new dementia or perhaps restless is invaluable. By inviting patients to The Forever Friends Appeal for helping us obtain
friendly service and a companion service for patients nearing end of life. to join in with art and craft activities on the wards, this funding and to The Sperring Trust for choosing to
the volunteers can start a friendly conversation and support this much needed companionship service
This is why the Friendly Faces Project is so important. By provide the comfort and support which some patients for our patients.
Friendly faces help transform need. We continue to fund this project and are looking
helping reassure and calm patients, our volunteers can “Caring for people nearing the end of life is one of
dementia care reduce a patient’s anxiety and stress. forward to understanding the outcomes and successes
the most important things we do in hospital as well as
at the end of the three years.
Launched by Sir Tony Robinson in 2017, the Friendly being able give respite support to patients’ families
“We’re really passionate about becoming a truly
Faces Project provides patients with outstanding The Compassionate Companions so that loved ones can recuperate during what is an
dementia friendly hospital to make patients with
dementia care using a bank of specially trained emotionally and physically exhausting time.”
volunteers on the hospital’s three older person units.
dementia feel relaxed and valued whilst being treated Project
on wards throughout the hospital.” Thanks to the generosity of The Sperring Trust – the
It’s a three year pilot project that’s been funded by our legacy of Midsomer Norton builder Ralph Sperring,
From March 2017 to December 2018, the first two
charity and works in partnership with the Alzheimer’s who left his estate to benefit the local community –
years of the project, we saw:
Society and the Research Institute for Care of the our charity was awarded close to £80,000 to fund
Elderly (RICE). ✔ 2887 volunteer visits were made with an innovative three year pilot project to provide
Chris Dyer, RUH Consultant Geriatrician and project lead patients covering 15 wards. a compassionate companion for patients in their
said: “Just having a friendly face around and someone final days and hours. Launched during Dying Matters
there to keep you company is proven to be really ✔ 2465 hours of volunteer contact Week 2019, the Compassionate Companions
beneficial to patients living with dementia. with patients. Service is delivered in partnership with Dorothy House
Hospice Care with support from the hospital’s
Palliative Care Team.
The aim is to provide companionship support to patients
nearing their end of life, ensuring they don’t spend
their final days or hours alone and in an unfamiliar
environment. The funding provides a companion support
worker who supports and coordinates a group of specially
trained volunteers (pictured below) to provide the
compassionate support to patients.
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Funding vital research Supporter stories
Some people choose to support the RUH by leaving Inspiring people are at the core of our work. Read these
a gift in their Will because their loved one has been poignant and inspiring stories from some of our most
treated at the hospital or they were patients themselves. amazing supporters.
This not only provides the opportunity to say thank you According to Cancer Research UK, over 16,000 cases a positive way. Following Ness’s diagnosis, she became
but helps fund vital life-saving research to develop new are diagnosed every year, Oesophageal Cancer has a extremely passionate about fundraising for charities that
and better treatments. particularly low survival rate of just 12%. helped support people in similar situations to her. Over
the years she raised more than £100,000 for local and
A legacy bequeathed from a generous former RUH Barrett’s Oesophagus, an incurable condition generally
national charities by taking part in amazing challenges
patient has provided another five years of funding for caused by acid reflux, can be a precursor to
such as wing walks on aeroplanes, organising balls and in
research into Oesophageal Cancer – one of the most Oesophageal Cancer. Dr Colleypriest is undertaking
2003 she ran the Bath Half Marathon.
common cancers in the UK, accounting for 2% of all gene research to understand why normal oesophageal
new cancer cases. cells change to Barrett’s, and whether that change can “When the RUH Cancer Care campaign launched,
be reversed. Ness decided to get involved and fundraise for the new
Clinical Lead for Gastroenterology at the RUH, Dr Ben
Dyson Cancer Centre. We came up with the idea of
Colleypriest, has been working in collaboration with He said: “This generous gift bequeathed to our important walking across the hospital’s catchment area, a total of
the University of Bath for the past 15 years researching work will have a huge impact in continuing this vital 80 miles and with help from the Appeal it took place in
Oesophageal Cancer. research for another five years by funding a PHD student 2006 and 2007. By then my sister had the fundraising
The oesophagus (more commonly known as the gullet or at the University of Bath. We are extremely humbled by this bug – she enjoyed making and achieving something
food pipe) carries food from the throat to the stomach. man’s kindness for choosing to support us in this way.” positive out of something negative. She sadly passed
away in November 2007 but her memory lives on in the
Appeal’s Walk of Life, an annual fundraising walk along
the Kennet and Avon Canal. It’s amazing to still be part
of it and I enjoy seeing people walking to raise money
Committee member Karen Harvey has sadly
for our local hospital.
lost her godson, relatives and friends, and is
committed to supporting our work to help other “The RUH has also been instrumental in helping me
families who are going through similarly traumatic with my condition. Having osteoporosis, it weakens
experiences. your bones, making them fragile and more likely to
break. Thanks to the consultant’s advice, and therapy
She said: “I give back in order to help keep the
treatment at the RNHRD, I have been able to help
forward momentum going and I am very excited
make sure Ness’s dream and my final promise to her will
about the future construction of the new Dyson
become reality by continuing my marathon fundraising
Cancer Centre which will help improve the wellbeing
challenges. I’m also part of the Warminster and District
of patients.
RUH Community Fundraising Group and I’m even going
“Everyone involved in caring for all our loved ones are to trek the Great Wall of China in October – which is
“If we can understand unsung heroes, they work as a team and achieve going to be my biggest challenge yet!”
wonderful results. Imagine how much the new
the molecular cause of technology will raise the bar and enable future health
Barrett’s Oesophagus we and happiness in the new Dyson Cancer Centre.
“I have become a committee member for the
can better understand Appeal, as well as a supporter so I can spread
how to reverse it and the word about this wonderful charity but also
help people realise that progress must be allowed
prevent oesophageal to continue.”
cancer.” Dr Ben Colleypriest Nic (pictured right with sister Ness) has
been supporting our charity for over 10
years, here she tells her story:
“My family and I support The Forever Friends Appeal
because we want to help make a difference to future
patients living with and beyond cancer. Twenty years
ago I had my daughter Alice. I was then diagnosed with
osteoporosis, and my sister Ness was diagnosed with
breast cancer. These three things changed my life, but in
16 I Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2019 I 17Supporter stories 12 months fundraising for the RUH
The energy, enthusiasm and generosity from our corporate These stories serve as a reminder of all the changes and transformation
made possible by our supporters in the past year alone.
supporters help our charity to continue enhancing patient
care in our hospital.
Heart monitor gift to RUH Cardiac ward
APRIL
Malcolm Pearce has been volunteering for our
charity for 19 years. At 84, he’s our oldest and
2019 Cardiac patients are to benefit from a portable heart
monitor – a generous gift in memory of a Wiltshire man.
longest serving volunteer – and there seems to be Keith Jones, from Box, who sadly passed away aged 70.
no stopping him. Last year Malcolm was presented He suffered from heart disease and had been a patient at the RUH’s
with the 2018 Volunteer of the Year award at the Coronary Care Unit. His son, Kane Fulbrook-Smith, from Trowbridge, said:
RUH New Year’s Honours Awards Ceremony. “One of his wishes was that he’d like to help fund more portable heart
monitors – it was one of his main frustrations as he didn’t like being unable
“I started volunteering for The Forever Friends Appeal
to get out of bed, as he would say. He wanted others in the same situation
in 2000 when I saw they were calling out for help
as him to benefit from the use of a portable heart monitor. So, I took it upon
with a special mission to dig treasure (coins that had
myself to raise funds by doing regular car boot stalls and raised £1,700.”
been thrown in) at the Roman Baths. I’d just retired so
I thought I had a bit of time to give, a lot of the coins
were stuck together so I helped pull them apart.
“Since then, I’ve done all sorts – lots of fundraising events,
selling raffle tickets, shaking collection buckets, manning
Community Group raises £50K for
RUH Cancer Centre MAY
the Christmas Market stand, and marshalling at events. I
also help out in the office once a month too. 2019
The Your Local RUH Cancer Care Community
“My favourite volunteering role is doing the bucket Fundraising Group celebrated raising £50,000
collection at the annual outdoor cinema event, Movie for our RUH Cancer Care Campaign. The group of devoted
by Moonlight. Last year when we showed ‘Greatest residents from Chippenham, Melksham, and Calne will be
Showman’ we collected £10,800 in our buckets invited to name one of the specialist rooms in the new Dyson
between 30 of us. I even did it on my 80th birthday Cancer Centre. And in recognition of their incredible fundraising
when I had about 4,000 people singing Happy Birthday achievement, the group is now a Principal Corporate Partner of
to me! the Appeal.
Paula Church (pictured above left) explains why
“I will keep volunteering as long as I can because
M J Church supports The Forever Friends Appeal.
I really do enjoy it, it’s so rewarding and I’ve met so
“As a company we have supported many charities over many people and make new friends every year. Part of Special Appeals launch in NHS
the years. However, it was decided that it would be more the joy of volunteering for The Forever Friends Appeal JUNE
beneficial to put time and focus in to just one charity. is meeting the people who directly benefit from their 70th year
work, it’s a privilege to meet them and hear their stories
2019
“The Forever Friends Appeal was an easy choice for As the NHS celebrated its 70th birthday, The Forever Friends
us. Many of our family and our employees have – they are always so grateful for both the RUH and Appeal also marked its twentieth year of fundraising by
walked through the doors of the RUH, whether it was for The Forever Friends Appeal for helping provide such a launching a number of ‘Special Appeals’, inviting public support for the
treatment or visiting a friend or relative in the hospital. fantastic care for them and their loved ones.” NHS at this special time. The Special Appeals aim to raise significant funds
to help further improve some more specialist but important services at the
“We first started supporting them when they launched
hospital, which are: Facial Surgery and Orthodontics department, Critical
their ‘space to grow’ campaign and we enjoyed being
Care Unit, Breast Unit and the Friendly Faces Project.
kept involved and up to date with progress of the build.
Since then, we have known so many people who have
been through the doors of NICU and the unit really has
made a huge difference to these families. Topping out ceremony
“When the RUH Cancer Care Campaign started, we JULY
It was a historic day at the RUH on Wednesday 4 July
wanted to show our support again as unfortunately we
as the final concrete was laid on the roof, topping
2019
as a family have seen the effects of this terrible disease
and so have some of our staff and their families. out the structure of new RNHRD and Brownsword
Therapies Centre. The ceremony, a builders’ tradition to
“The cancer campaign is such an important cause for mark the highest point of the new building, saw benefactor Christina
us all to support as it will benefit our local community Brownsword and other donors join staff from Kier Construction and RUH
and we are still proudly raising money towards it. staff to celebrate the important milestone. The final concrete was laid
“Last year we were awarded the Executive Partners by Christina, who together with her husband pledged up to £1m to
Award as we have now raised over £100,000 for the match every pound donated to our Therapies Matter campaign.
RUH Cancer Care Campaign, which is just fantastic.”
18 I Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2019 I 1912 months fundraising for the RUH 12 months fundraising for the RUH
12 year old cycles 100 miles in a day The Helen Straker Charity raises £40,000
AUGUST DECEMBER
to support patients for our RUH Cancer Care Campaign
2019 2019
Hector Rees-Davies from Kilmersdon, near Radstock and student at Helen Straker was an active fundraiser for The Forever Friends
Millfield Preparation School completed a gruelling 10-hour long, 100- Appeal and Dorothy House Hospice Care. Sadly, she lost
mile sponsored bike ride to raise funds for the new RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies her brave fight against cancer in 2013 but her husband, Gordon Straker,
Centre. He wanted to fundraise for the new centre as the RUH was instrumental continued Helen’s impressive fundraising efforts and The Helen Straker Charity
in the treatment of Ed Jackson, a former Millfield student and rugby player who was officially registered in 2014. The charity now organises a variety of
broke his neck in 2017. Hector raised £1,062 for the campaign by collecting fundraising events each year including golf days, clay pigeon shoots, dinners,
sponsorship. balls and comedy nights. A cheque was presented to our charity for £40,000
for the Dyson Cancer Centre and was greatly received. The Helen Straker
Charity are now Principal Family Partners of The Forever Friends Appeal.
Over £9million raised for new
SEPTEMBER
Dyson Cancer Centre
2019 JANUARY
RUH staff thank supporters for
Thanks to the continued support and goodwill new scanner
from the public over £9million has been raised 2019
for the new Dyson Cancer Centre. The Appeal launched the Patients are benefitting from a new piece of medical
RUH Cancer Care Campaign five years ago in response to equipment thanks to generous donations and
the hospital’s Fit for the Future redevelopment opportunity to fundraising activities by staff, former patients, their families and the
transform cancer care for its patients and their families. As we public. The Forrester Brown Trauma and Orthopaedic ward needed
entered our 20th year of fundraising for the RUH we continue a bladder scanner machine, which cost £6,700. With the fundraising
to support this amazing project to achieve the very best care, target achieved, the machine is now in use. Georgina Gallagher, ward
treatment and quality of environment for our patients. manager on Forrester Brown ward said: “This machine will be used for
lots of our patients but it’s particularly helpful to use on patients who
are living with dementia as it’s non-invasive, safe to use, giving high
resolution diagnostic images and providing the results immediately. It’s
helping my team to make the best decisions for our patients.”
Redcliffe Homes Ltd donates £10,000
OCTOBER
Redcliffe Homes Ltd, an independent house
building company presented £10,000, donating
2019
it to our Critical Care Unit, the Cardiology and Former patient takes on the Walk of Life
Respiratory wards. Tom O’Connor, Managing FEBRUARY
Director, said: “Having recently been an inpatient on these wards, Judith White shares her story about taking part in our Walk of 2019
I can only say how very impressed I was with the staffs’ dedication. Life event that took place in May 2019. She walked to raise
It is not until you need their help that you realise what a gem we money for the Cardiology department as a thank you for
all have, and it’s available to all. We are all very fortunate to have saving her life. Back in 2016, Judith was taken to the hospital with chest pains
such an excellent NHS hospital close by and I am extremely grateful to the hospital and its staff for looking after and was subsequently diagnosed with a rare form of heart failure. She’s since
me so well.” In recognition of this significant donation Redcliffe Homes Ltd is now one of our Corporate Partners. made a full recovery and was one of the 500 participants from across Bath,
Wiltshire and Somerset walking to raise money for our Appeal.
Take on the ‘Space to Smile’ RUH Will writing month raises £25,000
NOVEMBER MARCH
Fundraising Challenge for patient care
2019 2019
Thanks to the Medlock Charitable Trust, our Thanks to the support of 11 solicitor firms in Bath, Somerset
charity received £100,000 – a massive boost and Wiltshire, a total of £25,000 was donated to our Appeal.
for our Facial Surgery and Orthodontics Special Appeal. Peter This incredible amount was achieved by the solicitor firms who waived their
Medlock, from the Medlock Charitable Trust said: Will writing fees during the RUH Will Month scheme in 2018 which gives people
“We wanted to get behind the Facial Surgery and Orthodontics the opportunity to have a Will drawn up professionally at a reduced cost. Ruth
Special Appeal – so we will match-fund donations up to the Coles, Partner at Wards Solicitors said: “We are very proud to give our support
value of £100,000 once an initial £50,000 has been raised for towards this great fundraising initiative for our local hospital and offer our specialist service. Not only does this annual
this department. We want to help ensure the charity exceeds scheme raise awareness of the importance of making a Will and acts as a reminder to the general public to get their
its fundraising target to make a greater difference affairs in order to give them peace of mind. We are also supporting a worthy charity that not only benefits our local
for patients.” community in general, but also our staff and clients who have or may need to use the services of the RUH in the future.”
20 I Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2019 I 21Our Future What we raised together
As we approach 2020, we will be introducing some new major campaigns Total income raised in The Forever Friends Appeal fundraising
and special appeals – all related to the developmental priorities of the team actively seeks support from a broad
hospital. The charity is researching the possible following projects (subject 2018/19 supporter base and invites donations to
to hospital board approval). our charity through a variety of fundraising
channels. In 2018/19 these included:
Major Campaigns Special Appeals
• Robotic surgery • The Breast Unit Special Appeal Donations from individuals
• Children’s Services initiative incorporating the • Dementia Friendly Hospital Fund We deeply value the close relationships we have with
Children’s ward and Paediatric Assessment Unit • Stroke Unit our donors, enabling them to be close to the hospital
• Cardiac community and see the impact.
• Specialist equipment fund
Please visit our website for the latest news about our major campaigns and smaller appeals:
Fundraising events
www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk By supporting an existing event or organising their
own, thousands of people have enjoyed challenging
themselves whilst raising money for our charity. Our
supporters take on full marathons, half marathons,
cycling, walks and many endurance races every year to
raise vital money for our cause.
Charitable trusts and foundations
■ Donations 35% ■ Trading 16%
We work closely with charitable trusts and foundations to
■ Legacies 40% ■ Charitable activities 3% identify suitable projects and show the impact that their
■ Investments 6% ■ Other 0% support has on the patients we care for.
Philanthropy
Total expenditure in Becoming a major donor to the Royal United Hospitals
Bath offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to help
2018/19 provide state of the art buildings and equipment for
our patients.
Corporate donations
Companies that support the Appeal make a huge impact
and play a valuable role in raising the profile of the hospital.
From staff fundraising and volunteering through to gifts in
kind, sponsorship and donations, we are extremely grateful
to all the companies who donate time and money.
Gifts in memory
Giving in memory is a way to remember a loved one
whilst making a valuable contribution to the hospital in
their name. We are grateful to all the families who have
chosen to donate in this way.
Legacies
Gifts in Wills (Legacy gifts) are a vital source of income for
our charity and the Royal United Hospital (RUH), Bath.
■ Patient’s welfare and ■ Staff costs for charitable “We are grateful to the public, businesses, philanthropic
amenities 13% activities 0% families, legacies, trusts and foundations that generously
■ RUH Redevelopment 74% ■ Research 2% support our efforts. Throughout the past 20 years, our
■ Staff welfare and amenities 9% ■ ■ Governance costs 2% focus on transforming patient care at the RUH has
continued. Thank you for helping us celebrate our history
and support our future.”
As per the annual accounts, the fundraising costs for the year were 18.2% or a
return on investment of 5.5:1, meaning £5.50 was raised per every £1 spent. Tim Hobbs, Head of Fundraising
22 I Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2019 I 23Thank you None of these amazing improvements made over the past 20 years would have been possible without the generosity of our local community. A huge thank you to everyone who has donated, taken on a challenge or promised future support through a gift in their Will. To celebrate our 20th anniversary a unique floral display was unveiled in Bath’s Parade Gardens for everyone to enjoy. We are pleased to have given something back to the City that symbolises the support of local people. 24 I Impact Report 2019
Keeping in touch Postal Address
If you would like to know more about how you The Forever Friends Appeal
can help our charity to continue its important Royal United Hopsital
work for the Royal United Hospitals Bath, please Combe Park
visit our website or get in touch: Bath
BA1 3NG
Email: forever.friends@nhs.net
To make a donation to support our work, you can use
Tel: 01225 825691
our website or send a cheque made payable to RUH
www.foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk Charitable Fund to the address above.
Donations will support ‘wherever the need is greatest’
but if you would like to support one of our campaigns
or appeals, just let us know.
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