love Issue 3 heartlandsHeartlands Hospital Charity Newsletter

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Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi becomes patron of Ward 19 d s an vent ! n our e pital ou can joi e hos ut how y s at th ind o t patient F suppor © 2018 Heartlands Hospital Charity is a working name of University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, a company limited by guarantee in England (No.10004003) and a charity registered in England and Wales (No.1165716). Registered Office: 5th Floor Nuffield House, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH Hello and welcome to the third Triathlon to jumping from a plane on edition of Love Heartlands, the official one of the special Charity skydiving days newsletter of Heartlands Hospital or pulling on your trainers for the Great Charity. This edition is packed with Midlands Fun Run, there’s no limit to the news from the Charity and updates on challenges you can take part in for your where your money has been spent, local hospital. alongside incredible stories from The Charity always loves to hear from fundraisers who have done amazing you. If you’re on social media make sure things to support staff and patients at you’re following our accounts, just search the hospital. @HHospCharity on Facebook and Twitter This year marks the 70th Anniversary of to find out more. If you want to get in the NHS and there are plenty of ways touch with us, please call the Charity main that you can get involved to mark this office on 0121 371 4852, email momentous year. Read on to find out [email protected] or go to heft.org.uk. how the 70th anniversary of the NHS is Heartlands Hospital Charity relies on being marked at Heartlands Hospital. the support of people like you, without Heartlands Hospital Charity is delighted whose hard work it would not be to have the support of Black Sabbath possible for the Charity to go ‘over and legend Tony Iommi as he becomes above’ for patients at the hospital. I look patron of Ward 19, the dedicated cancer forward to continuing to hear more ward at Heartlands Hospital. Read more inspirational stories from people who about his support in this newsletter and have done incredible things to raise find out a few interesting facts about his money for the Charity. life and career! The coming months bring with them a whole range of events that you can get involved in to raise money to support Mike Hammond patients, staff and families at Heartlands. Chief Executive, From taking part in the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Charity

What we do at Heartlands We spend five minutes with Charity Champs do amazing heavy metal legend Tony Iommi things to raise money Hospital Turn to page five to find out more Pages eight and nine are full of about Tony Iommi and how he is incredible stories of just some of Charity supporting Ward 19 at Heartlands the fundraisers who have brought Hospital, as well as learning a few in money to help support patients facts about the Black Sabbath at Heartlands. Read on to learn Together with your help founder! more and get inspired for your we raise money to provide own fundraising events! world-class facilities for patients and their families Heartlands Hospital Charity at Heartlands Hospital that launches Children’s Appeal Staff Superstars go go over and above what the ‘over and above’ NHS can provide. We spend Turn to page six to learn about the Heartlands Hospital is lucky to be your generous donations on Charity’s new appeal which will home to lots of staff members refurbishing patient and family brighten up the children’s areas at the hospital, making Heartlands a who are prepared to go ‘over and areas, providing ‘added extras’ more welcoming place for children above’ for the patients that they that help make patients more and their families. treat. Learn more on page ten comfortable and entertained about some wonderful members at the hospital, and providing of staff at Heartlands who have toys and games for children, taken on challenges for the Charity. making trips to Heartlands easier for them and their parents.

2 HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 HHospCharity @HHospCharity Dates for your diary

Sunrise Snowdon 14 April, Snowdonia National Park Birmingh am City Centre • 6 M Take on a new, exciting challenge this spring and climb Mount ay Snowdon, at night! The coach will be departing from Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Charity is delighted City Centre at 10pm, arriving at Snowdon at approximately to once again offer places for the 2am, ready to scale the mountain to watch the sunrise from the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K. summit. This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity and one not Beginning in the city centre, the route to be missed! It is essential that you have an appropriate level goes to Digbeth, across to Cannon Hill Park of physical fitness on the day of the event and that you have all and the iconic Edgbaston Stadium before necessary kit, including the compulsory head torch. A place is returning to the city for the big finish. £55 and the minimum sponsorship is £150, which can be raised for any ward or department within the hospital. SSiggn up for yoour pllaace at If you miss the April Snowdon, or would rather climb during the day heeftt..orrg.uuk/evv ennts anndd coonnttaa raachhell.leaa ct then join the hospital charity on 15 September. A place is £45 with a [email protected] minimum sponsorship of £100. ttoo recceiivvee hhss.uuk yoour freee funddr raaisiingg pacckk! For more information contact [email protected]

and for the kit list or to book either of these events, go to heft.org.uk/events GreatGGr t Midlands M Great8–10 North June, Swim Funuunn Run Lake Windermere Sutton ColdfIeldCoCooll | 3 June Thisis rurununun is the perfect way to start the running season, taking place in Join Heartlands Hospital Charity for its first y t Suttonon CColdfield and attractingo st visitors from all over the West Midlands. swimming event! Great North Swim is the This fun run is 8.5 miles andctinctinng gcourses v through Europe’s largest urban UK’s biggest open-water swimming event nnd park, Sutton Park. Run, jogd or cco walk this ‘challenging but fun’ route! in the beautiful Lake District location of Lake For more information please co WWindermere. The event takes place over three ntact [email protected] days and you can choose which day and time to do your swim. The swim is one mile and takes on average 45 minutes. Charity places e are free with a minimum of Wiggle Forest Ranger Sportive £250 in sponsorship. Sunday 21 October For more information contact Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire [email protected] Join the hospital charity for an epic cycle or go to heft.org.uk/events to book. around the beautiful Midlands countryside. Take on a variety of distances ranging from 44 to 86 miles. The course will take you Some of these events through the most scenic parts of East may haveth passedese but Staffordshire and Leicestershire counties, you can keep up to date with what’s happening also encapsulating the most enticing cycling roads around The National Forest. by visiting heft.org.uk/events Enter at ukcyclingevents.co.uk and email [email protected] to receive your free fundraising pack!

HHospCharityh @HHospCharityh HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 3 70th anniversary

2018 marks 70 years of the NHS and whilst the technology has changed, the people who work within it have remained dedicated to providing the best care to their patients. The Charity is supporting this momentous milestone by encouraging everybody to do 70 for 70! Can you raise £70 for the 70 years of the NHS and help the Charity to continue to provide added extras ‘over and above’ to support patients at Heartlands? The Charity spoke to some members of staff from Heartlands Hospital to hear why they’re celebrating this year… Name: Collette Iles January 2018 which is enhancing and creating Job role: Matron, Critical Care as a Newly new drugs to treat them. Thanks Qualified to the NHS and the Charity, Time at the Trust: I have worked Nurse but patients have better access to on Critical Care at Heartlands since began my these new drugs. It’s rewarding to 1994. I trained as a nurse 30 years training at see the patients doing well and ago at Dudley Road, which is now Heartlands it’s a pleasure to treat them, and City Hospital. in 2015. in many cases cure them. Our What does your job in the NHS What does aim, like the NHS’s is to see more mean to you? After 24 years on your job healthy people. Critical Care, I can safely say that in the I love my job. In the Intensive NHS mean to you? My job in the Care Unit (ITU) we see the most ill NHS means the world to me, no patients in the hospital who need one wants to come into Accident the most care. We support them and Emergency, and to give them Get involved! with medicine comfort, or to make them smile, or and machinery, even make them laugh is something using the most How will you do ‘70 for 70’ this I value a great deal. To be in the up-to-date year? Whip up a storm and hold NHS is to be a part of something methods to give a delicious bake sale at work, bigger than one person, it’s a them the best school or in your community community, an organisation that has treatment. We group! How about a sponsored the patients and staff at the heart. also support silence, a car wash, or a the families in sponsored dog walk? the process, Name: Manos Nikolousis The Charity always loves to hear especially as Job role: Consultant Haematologist about your unique fundraising many of our on Ward 19 ideas! Get in touch with Fundraising Manager, Sian Averill patients are Time at the Trust: Eight years. critically ill. We get to touch the at [email protected] lives of patients and their families. What does the NHS mean to you? to receive a fundraising Being on ITU is a stressful time for The NHS is an exemplary system registration form. the family and we get to enter their where lots of significant work is Visit us on social media done daily. The haematology team situation and support them, and HHospCharity it’s a privilege to do so. As well as all has the same focus, we want to helping patients it’s also my job to cure patients with life-threatening @HHospCharity keep our staff happy, to motivate blood conditions. There are lots and empower them, and to ensure of challenges, patients are living they have the right tools to do the longer which job. I am grateful for the help of the means we’re Charity gives me to support our seeing more dedicated staff members. diseases but there is a good Name: Rachel Laking amount of Job role: Staff Nurse, Accident and research Emergency going on Time at the Trust: I joined in in the NHS

4 HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 HHospCharity @HHospCharity TonyT Iommi GuitarG legend and patron of Ward 19 at Heartlands Hospital We spent five minutes catching up with Tony Iommi, legendary lead guitarist of the Birmingham-based Black Sabbath, considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and now patron of Ward 19 at Heartlands Hospital.

What was life like in Black Sabbath days off and when you do you’re announcing an award for Ringo before you became hugely popular? in the hotel all the time so it’s not as Starr and had our scripted lines We played a lot of gigs in pub rooms exciting as you might think! to say. Ozzy went first and got his and small clubs in Birmingham and What was it like to tour for the final completely wrong so then what I Lichfield. The scene wasn’t great said made no sense. That was pretty so we went to Switzerland where time? embarrassing and I also failed to there was a bigger appetite for our The final tour was special, we played recognise Ringo Starr when we music. We played for six weeks in a 81 shows worldwide and over the club in Zurich, playing seven hours course of the tour, 1.6 million people were in a lift together! came to watch us. It’s amazing that per day for no pay, staying in a room You’re the new patron of Ward 19 at with bunk beds and rats. It wasn’t a after so long we have such a big Heartlands Hospital, what does the glamorous time! following. Our fan base has changed as well, plenty of younger people ward mean to you? That sounds tough! How long was came along who would have been My friend was treated for cancer it before you found success? introduced to our music by their on Ward 19 and I went along with Well we were playing those sort of parents or grandparents which was him on a few occasions to support gigs, with no-one watching, in 1969. great to see. him. I was blown away by the Our first album came out in 1970 and commitment of the staff on the by the time that 1973 came around Black Sabbath is a proud ward, they’re a fantastic team and I we were playing to 300,000 people Birmingham band, how have you at the California Jam. It all happened seen the city change over the years? wanted to do something to support so quickly and the first album was We all grew up in Aston, Ozzy went them. Last year I auctioned the guitar the launch point for our success. to the same school that I did. The strings that I used for the final Black area has certainly changed a lot over Sabbath show, and decided to What was it like to tour the world as the years. Ozzy’s house is the only donate to Ward 19 to help support a rock star? one left standing I think. As for the their excellent work. It’s fantastic that It was incredible to play for huge city centre, that’s changed beyond there is going to be a new facility at international audiences. We visited recognition! most countries in the world which Solihull Hospital to treat patients with is a privilege. You don’t get to see Have you had any embarrassing cancer, and I’d encourage everyone much of the country though, it’s a lot moments with Black Sabbath? to support the Charity’s campaign of airport lounges and hotels on the There was the famous time at the to help cancer patients across edge of town. You don’t get many Grammy’s in 2014 when we were Birmingham and the West Midlands.

HHospCharity @HHospCharity HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 5 Heartlands Hospital Children’s Appeal

Heartlands Hospital Charity is launching a new £500,000 appeal to transform the children’s areas at the hospital, so visiting children feel as comfortable as possible, minimising stress for their parents and the staff who treat them. Each year, Heartlands Hospital sees 56,000 children and calming space the Charity is aiming to improve the quality of the children’s for children areas to complement the excellent quality of care on offer. waiting for With your help, Heartlands Hospital Charity will renovate surgery, relieving the children’s areas to make them much more child friendly. stress for them Heartlands Hospital and their parents. Charity is fundraising The space to renovate the will lead to relatives’ rooms, greater physical the garden and wellbeing for the Children’s Artist’s impressions of how the new children’s children, but Outpatients areas at Heartlands Hospital will look will also offer department, a chance for helping to create specialists to speak with their young patients in a non-clinical a child-friendly environment, where they are more likely to open-up and talk The new-look corridors will change the feel of atmosphere right about their concerns or worries. the children’s areas across the hospital. The 13,500 On average, 17,000 patients who visit children each year will be admitted to the children’s wards, the outpatients a stressful time for them and their parents. The Charity department at is going to refurbish the two relatives’ rooms to a high Heartlands each standard, allowing parents to stay in comfort near to the year will benefit ward where their child is being treated. from a refurbished Being in hospital can be a frightening time for children department, and they need their parents and families close by. This including new renovation will allow more parents to stay at the hospital treatment rooms, for free, reducing their stress and anxiety, to the benefit of bright corridors, a their child. waiting area with The new play area will help to keep children a TV, comfortable relaxed and happy before their treatment The rooms will chairs and a offer families a large play area. This will benefit all children visiting the space to clear department, especially those with learning or behavioural their heads, to difficulties for whom trips to hospital can be particularly shower and distressing. rest or even just have a Sian Averill, Fundraising Manager at Heartlands Hospital cup of tea. said: “It is really exciting to be launching this appeal that The rooms are will completely transform the children’s areas at Heartlands currently very Hospital. The care that children receive at the hospital is Refurbished accommodation will provide a calm fantastic and the Charity is determined to help improve basic, with space for parents to stay in office lighting the quality of surroundings, going ‘over and above’ for the and a clinical young people treated at the hospital, and their families.” feel. After renovation, they will be a comfortable oasis of calm amid the busy children’s ward. None of this will be possible without your support; there The Charity is refurbishing the children’s garden area, are lots of ways that you can raise money to support the transforming it into a safe and fun area for children to Children’s appeal at Heartlands Hospital. Join one of the spend time outside in the fresh air, away from the ward. fantastic events coming up this year or set up your own The garden will be fully accessible, allowing children fundraising event at work or in the community. To make a in bed to be outside and benefitting from a change of donation to the Children’s appeal, please visit environment. heft.org.uk/childrenandyoungpeople or for more The garden will encompass an inside space for sheltered information contact [email protected] activities. This child-friendly environment will provide a 6 HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 HHospCharity @HHospCharity Where your money has been spent

Thanks to your generous areas which are donations Heartlands Hospital being damaged. Charity has been able to go ‘over The dolls are and above’ for departments designed to throughout the hospital educate young benefitting patients and staff. and new parents at the earliest possible stage Lara Taylor, Specialist Midwife for on how to safely teenage pregnancy, works across hold their baby, Good Hope and Heartlands to and prevent educate young parents on how damage by best to care for their new baby. shaking. One particular area of education is shaken baby syndrome, which “These dolls has a higher prevalence in young have really parents. helped me to show parents Lara said: “Even the smallest readjust to just how easy it is to cause shake of a baby can be fatal, but their surroundings. Chris Morrell, long-term or fatal damage to it was hard to emphasise that to Play Specialist, said: “We are their child.” Justine Davy, Head the parents without a clear visual seeing more and more children of Fundraising at Heartlands representation.” with special needs and so this Hospital Charity said: “These dolls equipment will help us to do our Lara applied to the Charity for are extremely important in the job safely by distracting them in two shaken baby simulators. The education of parents, and the difficult situations.” simulators have a transparent Charity is proud to support Lara in Sian Averill, Fundraising Manager head with a plastic brain, which, her mission to reduce shaken baby when shaken, lights upp in the at Heartlands Hospital Charity said: syndrome.” “Thank you to everybody who has supported the Charity to purchase Heartlands Hospital’s Children’s this trolley, the sensory toys are ward and High Dependency already helping many of the Unit (HDU) sees thousands of ill children visiting the department. children, and those waiting for They not only calm the children operations every year. but also reduce the stress put on TThe Charity has funded a parents by seeing their children ssensory trolley which includes upset, and allow the staff to focus sstate of the art sensory on gettingetting ththe children better eequipment in an easily portable again.”n.” ttrolleyr which can be transported bbetween cubicles and wards. ThThe equipment aims to distract yyoungo patients who are nervous wwaiting for treatment, or scared duduring procedures. The toys wiwill also help children who are cocoming round from anaesthetic whwwho may be confused or didisorientateds and need help to

HHospCharity @HHospCharity HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NENEWSLETTERWSLETTER | ISSUEISSUE 3 7 Jaguar Land Rover team raise funds to support premature babies

Grandsonrands completes omple half marathon A team from Jaguar Land Rover in cause. We had a whip-round on Solihull raised an incredible £1,820 three shifts and raised £1,820!” to support his on World Prematurity Day to support Fundraising Manager Sian Averill the Neonatal Unit at Heartlands said: “Huge thanks go to Darren and Grandma Hospital. the team from Jaguar Land Rover The team were led by Darren for their generous donations. The Hemming, whose daughter Florence Charity has funded breast feeding was born on the unit. Darren said: “I pumps and comfortable recliner wanted to do something special to chairs to help mums feed their raise money for the amazing unit that babies more comfortably, and cared for Florence. fundraisers such as the team at JLR “It was fantastic to see the support make this possible.” that my colleagues gave to the Master of the Lodge of Grace raises James White completed the funds for Heartlands Neonatal Unit Stratford Half Marathon, raising a staggering £1,700 for Ward 19 at Paul Palmer, Heartlands Hospital. Master of James was inspired to raise money the Lodge of for Ward 19, the dedicated cancer Grace, raised ward, following the treatment that an incredible his Grandma received, saying: “My £7,000 for the Grandma has always spoken highly Neonatal Unit of the staff there, saying that they did at Heartlands a lot to make her comfortable during Hospital. Paul’s a very difficult time. granddaughter Hollie was born “Unfortunately, my Grandma was with a rare recently diagnosed with cancer for condition and the second time, so I wanted to help was treated on the unit. The condition meant that Hollie’s those who are continuing to care diaphragm didn’t develop properly leaving a small hole, which causedcaused for her by raising as much money as her stomach and bowels to move into the space and limited the growth of possible.” her lungs. Heartlands Hospital Charity’s Sian Paul said: “It was amazing to see the care and constant monitoring that the Averill said: “James has done a doctors and nurses gave Hollie. She’s now six and I’m so happy to see her fantastic job in raising so much running around just like any other little girl.” money to support staff and patients on Ward 19, helping the Charity Paul, together with the other members of the Lodge, raised the funds by to provide ‘added extras’, over holding a garden party at his home, and a Ladies Night at Nailcote Hall. and above that which the NHS Sian Averill, Fundraising Manager said: “Thanks to Paul and the Lodge of can provide. I would like to wish Grace for raising such a fantastic amount for the Neonatal Unit, helping the James’ Grandma all the best for her Charity to go over and above to ensure every child has the best care.” continuing treatment.” 8 HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 HHospCharity @HHospCharity Fundraiser puts in Couple host glamorous event to raise hard miles money Louise Longman went outside of Rebecca and Rod Lee have raised her comfort zone to raise £435 £5,290 to be split between the to support patients at Heartlands Colostomy Department at Heartlands Hospital by taking on the Gower and the Cancer Centre at QEHB Triathlon. following a black tie dinner complete Louise’s husband Phil, who she with a raffle and an auction. described as her best friend, her The couple were inspired following constant, and her guiding light, Rod’s treatment for rectal cancer recently turned 40 and is a keen at Heartlands and QEHB. Rod said: triathlete. Louise, however, was “The staff at Heartlands Hospital less-keen but decided to take on the are dedicated, caring and highly personable. They save lives and I wanted to find a way to express my gratitude for their help and support throughout my treatment.” Rebecca said: “Huge thanks go to everyone who helped to make it such a special evening. Together we raised an amazing amount which I know will help patients and staff at the hospitals.” Fundraising Manager Sian Averill said: “I’m delighted that Rebecca and Rod had such a good evening and raised such a fantastic total that will support patients at Heartlands and QEHB.”

TSB Sheldon go ‘over and above’ for Charity

challenge as part offPhil’ Phil’s birthday bi hd celebrations. Louise decided to raise money for Heartlands Hospital as her mum, ‘Wonderwoman’ to Louise, had fallen and broken her hip and was treated at Heartlands Hospital. Sian Averill, Fundraising Manager, said: “It’s great to see someone taking on a challenge to raise money for a good cause. Thanks to Louise for raising a fantastic amount of money to support patients at the hospital and I hope to see her taking on another challenge for the Charity in the future!” The brilliant team from TSB Sheldon has raised £4,822 for Ward 19 at Heartlands Hospital by putting on cake sales, dress-down days, letting their competitive side shine through in a bake off as well as holding an annual staff fun day. The team chose to raise money for Ward 19 after the husband of one of their colleagues received treatment on the ward. Sian Averill, Fundraising Manager, said: “Huge thanks go to the team from TSB Sheldon and in particular to the charity co-ordinator Amanda Barton who has worked really hard to raise so much money to support cancer patients at Heartlands Hospital. The money will ensure that we continue to provide the very best care to patients on Ward 19.”

HHospCharity @HHospCharity HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 9 Staff Superstars

Every day we are delighted to Gurpreet said: “The blood, sweat hear from our brilliant fundraisers, and tears we experienced in doing who give up their time to support this event are not even an ounce patients at Heartlands Hospital. compared to what these families Included in our wonderful charity and babies endure during their champs are our ‘staff superstars’ neonatal journey.” The team raised who work at the hospital and go an incredible £1,200 for the Neonatal over and above to help us fund ward at Heartlands. extra equipment, facilities and research on top of what the NHS A fabulous team from Critical is ableable to provide. In this issue we arearre sayingsaysas yin a Care at Heartlands took on the mega-challenge of a virtual cycle from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats Dawn has even spent her day off in Scotland to raise funds for educating people in the hospital extra equipment and facilities about spotting the first signs of to support patients in their dementia by holding a dementia department. awareness stand. Keep up the fantastic work Dawn! to our fantastic staff superstars The next staff superstar is who have gone over and above to help improve the hospital Neonatal Nurse, Gurpreet experience for patients and Sunsoay. Gurpreet has families. Well done! worked with premature and poorly babies for eight years, and has witnessed Our first shout out goes to what she describes as Dawn Hicken, Healthcare ‘a rollercoaster ride’ for Assistant on Accident and The team rotated throughouthh the parents. Emergency and Clinical day, with some people hopping on Decisions Unit at Heartlands Realising the strength required straight after a night shift! In total they Hospital. from parents of ill babies inspired cycled 874 miles in just six hours, her and a group of friends to take raising a staggering £1,400! Dawn has a passion for supporting on the gruelling Wolf Run. The 10K patients with dementia, and ‘military style’ race requires grit although Heartlands has designated and determination to mount the If you’d like to get involved elderly and dementia wards, Dawn obstacles and wade through pools in fundraising for your saw the need for dementia support of mud. ward or department, or in all areas of the hospital. Dawn would like to find out more started by bringing in dolls for about our events, please patients with dementia who were head to our website at getting distressed in the waiting room. She then approached the heartlandshospital.org.uk Charity for support and now has a or call 0121 371 4852 to dementia trolley filled with activities speak to one of our friendly such as board games, playing team members! cards, jigsaws and modelling clay. Do you know a staff superstar? Do you want to nominate them for a shout out in the next Charity newsletter? If so please get in touch and share your story by emailing [email protected] or get in touch on Facebook or Twitter.

10 HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 HHospCharity @HHospCharity Join our events

Whether you’re a thrill-seeker, or an aspiring Edmund Hillary, Heartlands Hospital charity has the event for you, and with the wide range of events on offer, why not join us?

Join the hospital charity for the Great Midlands Fun Run on 3 June. The Great Midlands Fun Run is an eight and a half mile course which snakes through the streets of Sutton Coldfield, entering Europe’s largest urban park, Sutton Park, before returning to the City Centre. Run, walk or jog in this ‘challenging but fun’ event and raise funds for Heartlands Hospital Charity. For more information on how to sign up go to heft.org.uk/events and email [email protected] to get your free fundraising pack! Have you ever wanted to sprint and fun distances! A place climb a mountain? Then why is £70 and there is no minimum If open-water not do ‘summit’ amazing for sponsorship. swimming sounds like Heartlands Hospital Charity Purchase your place at a splash then why and hike up Snowdon, England uktriathlon.co.uk/events and not join the Charity and Wales’ largest mountain? contact [email protected] for the Great North Swim, and to receive your free fundraising On Saturday 15 September join pack! take on a one-mile swim in the the Charity for a day’s walking to picturesque Lake Windermere? raise funds for patients and staff in Taking place over the weekend of the hospital. Places costs £45 and If sport isn’t for you, then the 8-10 June, you can choose on which minimum sponsorship is £100, your Charity also offers you the of the three days and at what time place includes return transport from opportunity to do a tandem you’d like to do your swim. The central Birmingham, experienced skydive! guides and snacks. event is suitable for all abilities and There are several dates available is equivalent to approximately 64 To sign up go to heft.org.uk/events including 16 June, 14 July, 18 August lengths of a standard 25m pool, and and contact and 8 September. Places are £50 on average it takes 45 minutes to [email protected] and minimum sponsorship is complete. Soak up the landscape for more information. £300. If you are from a company with a leisurely breast stroke or pick or organisation that is interested up the pace with a fast front crawl! Do you want a challenge, but in holding a team skydive we Please note that our hospital charity can’t decide whether to swim, are able to cater for large group places are free but we do ask that all cycle or run? bookings too, great for team charity swimmers raise a minimum building, and we can allocate you of £250 in sponsorship. The Birmingham Triathlon consists of an open-water swim, a rural closed- your own private day. Have fun To sign up for your charity place road bike course and finishes with a whilst raising money for a good go to heft.org.uk/events or email run through heathland and ancient cause with our corporate skydives. [email protected] for woodland, all in the beautiful Sutton Contact [email protected] more information. Park! The event is on 24 June and is for more information and sign up open for over 14s in the sprint, super at heft.org.uk/events. HHospCharity @HHospCharity HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 11 All you need to know about contacting the hospital charities

If you would like to get in touch with Heartlands Hospital Charity, Good Hope Hospital Charity or Solihull Hospital Charity, the names and numbers you need are included here in our handy tear-off guide:

Main office: Tel: Charity Chief Executive - Mike Hammond 0121 371 4852 Head of Fundraising - Justine Davy 0121 371 4852 Email: [email protected] Website: www.heft.org.uk

Heartlands Hospital Charity Tel: 0121 371 4852 or 07407 635 081 Email: Fundraising Manager - Sian Averill [email protected] Website: www.heartlandshospital.org.uk

Good Hope Hospital Charity Tel: 0121 371 4852 or 07512 141 432 Email: Fundraising Manager - Laura Power [email protected] Website: www.goodhopehospital.org.uk

Solihull Hospital Charity Tel: 0121 371 4852 or 07920 756 709 Email: Fundraising Manager - Sam Howell [email protected] Website: www.solihullhospital.org.uk

If you work at any of the three hospital sites and receive queries or donations, please give us a call on the main office number and we will come and see you. Thanks!

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