Patient facilities and equipment supported by Nottingham Hospitals Charity
We support all four Nottingham NHS hospitals by funding state-of-the-art equipment and creating welcoming facilities for patients and families from across Nottinghamshire and beyond. Through generous donations, we have provided a wide range of technology, facilities and services to ensure that patients and families who walk through the door are provided with the best care.
Over the years, we have supported projects including a £2.9 million intra-operative MRI scanner, which is helping surgeons at Nottingham Children’s Hospital treat children and young people with brain tumours by ensuring that as much of their tumour is removed as possible.
We also fund smaller projects to ensure that those staying with us have comforting spaces where they can spend time away from the wards.
Pieces of equipment you’ve helped fund:
Advanced brainwave monitors
Thanks to the support of our donors and fundraisers, we were able to fund six brainwave monitors, which help clinical teams deliver the safest possible levels of anaesthetic to patients of all ages. Since the introduction of these monitors, patients are waking up more quickly, and feeling less confused, after surgery - and data from these monitors has been used in teaching sessions around the world.
Life-saving equipment for major trauma patients
We’ve funded a life-saving piece of emergency equipment which is allowing air ambulance crews to treat patients suffering severe blood loss before they arrive at hospital – giving them the best possible chance of survival and recovery.
Breast pumps to help babies born with a cleft palate
We’ve funded electric breast pumps so babies born with a cleft palate throughout the East Midlands can benefit from their mothers’ breast milk. These pumps ensure that babies can receive the same nutrients as those born without a cleft palate, and mothers can still feed their child with their own milk if they wish to.
Enhancements make patients feel more at home:
New artwork is brightening up our hospitals
Murals and pieces of artwork are brightening up Nottingham’s NHS hospitals and creating a more calming environment for patients, visitors and staff.
As part of the Arts at NUH programme, which is completely funded through Nottingham Hospitals Charity, we’ve introduced two bright and colourful murals at the Wolfson Cystic Fibrosis Centre for patients who spend long periods of time in the hospital.
We’ve also helped add some artwork to Carrel Ward at the City Hospital, which was very kindly supported by a gift left in the Will of a past patient on the ward. The Canopy of Care mural spans across the ward and provides a soothing and uplifting feel.
Working with a member of staff, we were able to bring her artwork to the corridors of the Robin Hood Theatre Suite at the City Hospital, allowing staff the opportunity to talk to patients about the pieces on the way to theatre, helping to take their mind off their upcoming procedure.
Just down the hallway from Adult X-Ray , And in children’s radiology at the Queen’s Medical Centre, young patients are welcomed into a bright and colourful environment which helps distract their thoughts and minimise the amount of time they spend under the x-ray and ultrasound machines. This artwork flows through the unit with different themes in each room.
We wouldn’t be able to do this without the support of our donors, fundraisers and those who choose to leave a gift in the Will to Nottingham’s hospitals. Through your support, we are able to provide these enhancements and special touches to ensure that patient care in Nottingham is the best it can be.
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