Autumn Newsletter 2020

Welcome to our Autumn 2020 newsletter. Despite these challenging times, we are pleased to report that through your continued support the staff at the hospital are all in high spirits and are able to provide excellent patient centred care to those who need it. However , the Hospital MUST increase fund raising further - all help is enormously appreciated. Minor Injuries Service is Back

We’re delighted to announce that Minor injuries can occur at any hospital informed that a patient the Minor Injuries Service is now time, whether cuts, burns, knocks is coming in. This should speed back up and running, after being or insect stings etc and those up their treatment on arrival at temporarily closed. The service is requiring A&E treatment can hospital, also saving time and available to residents in Tarporley, once again be expertly dealt with money for the NHS. Malpas, , Bunbury and at Tarporley Hospital. There is no Thanks to your continued . need for a 12-15 mile journey and support, Tarporley War Memorial probably a very lengthy painful Minor Injuries Sister Gina Carr Hospital continues to play an wait in an NHS hospital - making wants to say a massive thank you important role in the community, the service unquestionably for the support of her colleagues whether it be for a minor injury, a jewel in the crown for local who have put in a lot of hard respite, palliative care, hospital services. work to relaunch the service. The dressings, day care or a range of facility, which relies on charitable It is important to remember they additional NHS services located donations, means that there is an can treat just minor injuries, within the hospital, including incredible facility available to local anything major needs to be physiotherapy, consultant clinics people and is now the only such dealt with by NHS A&E. The few and minor surgery performed by remaining independent charitable which need to be referred to the local GPs. hospital in the UK! NHS are triaged and the nearest

Minor Injuries • Open Monday to Friday only 08.30 - 18.00 opening times • The service is for adults and over 16s only and participating • No appointment needed • Masks must be worn before entering the building requirements are • Hand Sanitiser in the foyer area applied before entering the building

14 Park Road, Tarporley, , CW6 0AP [email protected] 01829 732436 Making giving free and easy Fundraising A simple but powerful idea allows you to generate free donations for News the hospital every time you shop online via TheGivingMachine website. Sign up at www.thegivingmachine.co.uk and start donating now or enjoy Thanks you to all who browsing the huge range of shops that are participating. Please do tell have helped us reach an your friends and family how they can help us at no extra cost too! amazing £100,000 in our Covid appeal! Please keep supporting this critically Play a little or a Lotto! important campaign. The Giving Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in the UK. All causes supported by the lottery will benefit the UK and its residents. Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week, with each ticket having a Have a Heart  1 in 50 chance to win a prize of up to £25,000! The draw takes place every Saturday and a 6 digit winning combination will be picked. We Our Silver and Gold Heart notify the winner via email. Match all 6 and you win the JACKPOT! Campaign continues with To buy your tickets, follow the link below: donors receiving a ‘Gold Heart’ award if they donate www.givinglottery.org.uk/support/tarporley-war-memorial-hospital £50 a month to the hospital, Play the lottery and support good causes in the UK - it’s that simple! while a Silver Heart is awarded to those who commit to donating £5+ a month. Christmas Comes Early!

Silver or Gold Heart We’re excited to announce that our 2020 Christmas donations are the backbone cards are now available to purchase. We also have a of our fundraising as they few extra Christmas themed items for sale this year! provide us with a sustainable Everything is available from The Vintage Charity source of income, which not Shop on Tarporley High Street. only allows us to plan for the future but ensure we are If you are unable to visit the shop, you can order via the contact details able to provide state of the on the front of this newsletter and we can post the items out to you for art services and facilities. a small additional charge.

Who’s up for the Cup? Are you a current or potential fundraiser? If so, there is an opportunity to be awarded the Beaumont Fundraising Cup which is presented to the highest fundraiser of the year! This year the Cup will be awarded in three categories: • Junior Cup - Under 18s • Adult Cup - Over 18 • Group Cup We appreciate that fundraising can be challenging in the current climate, so please be as creative as you can. Our website has ideas to help you with virtual fundraising www.tarporleyhospital.co.uk/ways-to-donate/ virtual-fundraising-ideas/ The winners’ names will be etched on the trophy and you will be able to keep the trophy for the coming year. The winners will also receive a Meal for 4 (Adult and Junior Category) Meal for 8 (Groups) at The Swan in Tarporley. Let us know you want to take part or for more information, email fundraising@ tarporleyhospital.co.uk. There is no deadline to enter, however, funds will be included from the 1st October 2020. Firefighting Fundraisers

The on-call crew from Tarporley Community Fire Station have cycled more than 304 miles to raise money for Tarporley War Memorial Hospital and The Fire Fighters Charity. The crew took on the exhausting challenge without even leaving the village or crossing the English Channel, instead using static exercise bikes outside the Rising Sun pub on Tarporley High Street. The daunting challenge, A Spartacular Effort! which equates to the distance between Tarporley and its twin A massive THANK YOU to Julie Morton and Dawn Price from Morton’s town Bohers in France, allowed Spar Tattenhall who have been working tirelessly in their spare time the crew to fundraise despite to make facemasks to sell in-store with 100% of the profits going to the challenges presented by the hospital. Initially, they had a target of 1000 masks but flew past to COVID-19 restrictions. 2000 raising £4000 for the hospital in the process. They are still selling the masks, so please pop in and take a look if you are in the area. Couch Potato To Superhero

After completing the Couch to 5km challenge during the lockdown, Debbie Edwards wanted to set her sights even higher and took on the daunting Tarporley firefighter Martin task of running a total of 50km in Boardman said: “Tarporley War July. Memorial Hospital and The Fire She did an incredible job and has Fighters Charity are both very raised a huge £709.02 for the worthy charities which provide hospital. essential support. As the local A massive THANK YOU from fire crew, we see firsthand the everyone here at TWMH  important role the hospital plays within the community.” Want to Advertise with Us? “We felt it was particularly important at the moment Contact the team if you’d like to advertise in one of our four seasonal to help raise funds as we newsletters. The newsletters are sent out to everyone on the hospital experience one of the most database, uploaded onto the hospital website and are distributed to challenging periods due to convenience stores in Kelsall, Tarporley, , and Tattenhall. the coronavirus pandemic. We Advertising costs start from only £75. were determined to do our bit Contact [email protected] or call 01829 732 436 to and help make up some of the talk to one of our Admin Team to find our more. shortfall.” board member of the National Andy Governance team leading reviews New Chittenden across acute, primary care and ambulance service organisations. Trustees Suzanne has been an advisor to the national clinical workforce Join The efficiency programme, a member Andy has a broad range of of the NHS Supply Chain Clinical scientific experience and now Board Reference Board and procurement works as a corporate governance programme, and a Specialist consultant, principally to the NHS. Advisor for the CQC. He brings a wealth of experience including work with the NHS as the With a portfolio of Chief Executive, company secretary within acute Chief Operating officer and We are delighted to announce hospitals as well as in private Chief Nurse positions over four new trustees have joined the sector through his work supporting the past 22 years, Suzanne board to bring additional skill and a number of SMEs. maintains a quality brief with national publications. Suzanne experience to the team. Andy comments: “I hope my was awarded the CBE in 2003 experience in both the public and for services to health and is private sector will help support the Caroline an Emeritus Professor of the hospital’s commercial objectives Stein University of Leeds. and allow it to continue to provide its excellent and much needed service and support to the Colin community.” Josephs Well known to many people Andy has lived and worked abroad throughout Tarporley, Caroline in Kenya (teaching), Papua New has worked in the village as a Guinea (scientific research) and dentist for more than 20 years, Qatar (healthcare governance). He Colin is an experienced HR during that time she attended is also a director of a handful of Director who has worked closely the hospital for domiciliary visits small businesses and charities with CEOs, Boards and senior and has always been impressed as well as a member of the Audit teams in PLCs and Private Equity- by the professionalism, empathy Committee at the Liverpool School owned manufacturing businesses and excellent care provided by the of Tropical Medicine. staff. over a 35-year career. He was closely involved in nationwide Caroline comments: “Many Professor change projects including patients have told me about Suzanne transforming the UK dairy industry their family experiences with the Hinchcliffe and has operated across the UK hospital and it is clear that it has CBE and Europe, as well as looking a special place in the heart of after businesses in South-east our community. I am therefore Asia, China and Australia. honoured to be asked to become Joining the NHS in 1979, Suzanne Colin has focused on creating can- a trustee. I have a wide range of initially trained as a Registered do, accountable cultures within experience in medical related Nurse and Registered Midwife organisations, helping employees community groups and am very building a portfolio of nursing and to develop and achieve their best. much look forward to working with operational experience before He hopes that this experience the staff and trustees to ensure taking further qualifications at can help in maintaining and that our hospital thrives and master’s level in business, finance improving the excellent work and remains central to the community.” and law. care provided by this much-loved Besides dentistry, Caroline has Suzanne has extensive experience community facility. twice been elected as a Governor in acute NHS services and Now semi-retired, he spends time of the Countess of and has been a member of a number enjoying music (currently working Chair of the Organ Donation of national advisory committees, closely with a local community Committee. She is also Chair of involved in regulatory inspection, choir initiative), skiing, golf, travel Kelsall PPG and a trustee of their a Fellow of the Institute for and chocolate. fund-raising charity. Health Improvement and was a

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