Community encouraged to support local hospital charity in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) via charity appeal
The community are encouraged to support a dedicated charity appeal for their local hospital in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19).
Teams at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) have been delighted by the hugely generous outpouring of offers to help the hospital and to support its amazing people who are working so hard to deliver outstanding care and to keep people safe.
During these unprecedented times in the fight against COVID-19, the help and support of patients, visitors, family and friends is crucial. The hospital has received many gifts to share with its people, which have been really well received. The teams at the hospital have also been asked by many if they can make a donation.
In response to these requests, the hospital’s charity has created a new JustGiving page, as a simple and fast way to donate.
John Keddie, non-executive director at PAHT, chairs The Princess Alexandra Hospitals’ Charity.
He said: “We are extremely grateful for the kind donations we have received to support our amazing people so far.
“All donations to the PAHT charity are used to directly enhance the experience and wellbeing of our patients and staff, and all funds raised go directly to the hospital.
“We would like to thank everyone for thinking about our teams and the patients we care for at this difficult time.”
Ogechi Emeadi, director of people, organisational development and communications, said: “It means a great deal to our people across the hospital to see how their work in the fight against COVID-19 has been recognised by the community.
“Every day, we have received so many kind messages for our staff, together with gifts and donations from those looking to help their local hospital.
“We are pleased to now have introduced the dedicated JustGiving page to facilitate this. You also can share your words of thanks with our people by contacting the patient experience team – it is so appreciated.”
You can access the COVID-19 charity appeal page by visiting: www.justgiving.com/campaign/PAHTCOVID-19.
You can also share your words of thanks with hospital staff by calling the patient experience team on 01279 827084 or emailing paht.compliments@nhs.net.