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10th September 2020

Mum takes on ‘Robin Run’ in thanks for son’s care

A local mum is taking part in Nottingham Hospitals Charity's ‘Robin Run’, to raise money for the hospital which cared for her son. Nicola Barksby is taking on the running challenge throughout September to raise money for Nottingham Children...
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2nd September 2020

Special plaque unveiled at City Hospital

A plaque was today (2 September) unveiled at the City Hospital in memory of a patient who was treated there twelve years ago, and in honour of the charitable foundation set up in his name.Basil Skyers, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, was...
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26th August 2020

Nottingham Hospitals Charity launches ‘Robin Run’ in aid of local NHS

With many of Nottingham’s traditional sporting events not taking place this year, Nottingham Hospitals Charity has launched a virtual ‘Robin Run’ in aid of the city’s NHS hospitals.The Charity is urging people across Nottingham to join...
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17th August 2020

Celebrating international nursing award success

We are delighted to announce that Nottingham Children’s Hospital, based at Queen's Medical Centre,  has become the first in Europe to achieve the Pathway to Excellence ® accreditation which is an internationally recognised hospital award....
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6th August 2020

Celebrate Summer: Kirsty’s 100km running challenge

A woman is running 100km throughout August as part of our 'Celebrate Summer' campaign.Kirsty Franklin, who is a novice runner, is taking on the 100km challenge to support the SWAN end-of-life care programme at Nottingham’s hospitals, wh...
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13th July 2020

Celebrate Summer and support your local hospitals

This week we’re launching our ‘Celebrate Summer’ campaign, where you can support your local hospitals by taking part in a fun event, such as a socially distanced street party, virtual coffee morning, garden camp out or mini marathon.Not...
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2nd July 2020

Thank you Nottingham for supporting your local NHS

We'd like to say a huge and heartfelt 'thank you' to the community of Nottingham for coming together to support its local NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.In March 2020 we launched our emergency ‘Help your Hospital Heroes’ appeal, to...
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30th June 2020

Rest areas for NHS workers funded thanks to charity appeal

Improved rest areas for staff working at Nottingham's hospitals are to be funded thanks to generous donations to our special NHS Heroes appeal.We launched our ‘Help your Hospital Heroes’ appeal in March 2020, to support NHS staff in Not...
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2nd June 2020

Hospital Heroes appeal raises £275,000 for Nottingham’s hospitals

Thanks to our donors, our special appeal to help NHS staff in Nottingham has raised £275,000 in just two months!We launched our ‘Help your Hospital Heroes’ appeal on 20 March 2020, to support hospital staff in Nottingham during the coro...
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27th May 2020

NHS charities and our local hospitals in Nottingham

The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on the importance of NHS charities like never before. NHS charities and their reaction to the pandemic has offered a unique window onto our work, showing the key role we have played in supporti...
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19th May 2020

Your donations help NHS staff take a break

Thanks to generous donations from the local community, we have been able to fund four sleep pods for NHS staff at Nottingham's hospitals.These comfortable sleep spaces, which contain fully reclining chairs in a contained capsule, allow...
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13th May 2020

Schoolchildren’s charity album for NHS heroes

A group of Nottinghamshire schoolchildren have released a charity album to raise money for their local NHS heroes.Members of the ‘Music Makers’ club, which is run during school holidays by local music teacher and musician Mark Rolfe at...
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