Author: Royal Orthopaedic Charity

Charity Christmas Ball 2019

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on December 9, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Charity Christmas Ball 2019

On Friday staff from the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital let their hair down at our annual Charity Christmas ball, with all proceeds going towards our all-important Christmas Appeal. We’re pleased to announce £2,350.35 was raised through ticket sales, raffle tickets & fundraisers leading up to the event.

The generosity we received this year was incredible. We are so grateful to Sally’s Events who helped to make the room look incredible, as well as Tilly’s Treats Balloons. DJ Lee Entertainment got us all dancing & Suave Snaps also did a great job photographing how much fun we all had.

The raffle went down a storm. We were very lucky to have many raffle prizes donated towards the event, we’d like to say a huge thank you to every single one. We couldn’t have done it without them!

Thank you to:

Symphony Hall Birmingham
Venture Studios photography
Coombe Abbey
West Bromwich Albion
Roman Baths, Fashion Museum and Victoria Art Gallery
Worcestershire Racecourse
Sadler’s Brewey
Birmingham Rep
Geraghty’s Butchers

Escape room Birmingham
Stratford upon Avon butterfly farm
Dudley Zoological Gardens
Becketts Farm
Teamworks Karting Ltd
Barefoot Yoga
Oak Tree Generous George
Monkey Forest Trentham
Webbs Garden Centre
The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who attended & joined in the fun.

You are all amazing.

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Giving Tuesday 2019

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on December 4, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Giving Tuesday 2019

Our Giving Tuesday Fundraiser went down a storm today, we were visited from patients, the public and staff across the hospital. We had so much fun, photos were taken, cake was eaten, and funds were raised for our all-important Christmas appeal.

We had a range of activities organised by staff members Victoria, Jenny & Tracey all acclaimed fundraisers within the hospital & their own teams.

You name it, we had it…. a bake sale, how many sweets in the jar, guess the missing ingredient, a raffle and last but certainly not least a ‘win every time’ lucky dip!

We were very lucky and had some fabulous prizes courtesy of our local community. A big thanks to staff at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Sainsburys Selly Oak, Cake Mole – Rachel & Morrisons Bromsgrove for their support. They donated over £100 worth of goodies towards our fundraiser, and we genuinely couldn’t have run the event without their support.

A very passionate oncology patient in the hospital also gifted £50 towards our activities on the day, which was an incredibly lovely gesture. He himself had lots of fundraising experience so we used one of their ideas to raise even more money for the charity.

Throughout the event we were promoting the wonderful work of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, and sharing stories of how your donations help. Donations support patients & families who need it. Our Christmas appeal, is just one of the many funding streams supporting those individuals.

We raised an incredible £280.85, a huge victory!

Don’t forget to get involved in our latest competition and be in for the chance of winning a £30 Love2Shop Voucher.

This Christmas we want you to get involved! We're asking our patients & staff to take a festive themed picture of themself, with a caption explaining why @ROHNHSFT is special to them! By taking part you will be entered into a prize draw to win a £30 love2shop voucher! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/PM1Bs2g4iE
— ROH Charitable Fund (@FundRoh) December 2, 2019

Stomper Success

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on November 25, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Stomper Success

Fundraisers from the Stomper Crew raised an amazing £1105.55
towards our cause and we couldn’t be more grateful!

The Crew, consists of Peter, Kevin, Paul & Rob, all incredible
DJ’s who like to make a difference. They come together and dedicate at least 4
gigs a year to charities that mean something to them, and this time they chose
us!

This time they chose to support us after Kevin’s wife Julie
suggested so. Julie has worked for the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital for many
years and wanted to give something back to support the patients.

The night consisted of the Crew performing with Vinyls throughout the night in a range of music styles. They asked for a entrance fee, as well as held a raffle with prizes donated from the local community.

They raised over £1000 on the night, enough to fund a new
entertainment unit, complete with Smart TV, games and console for one of our
young adult rooms.

We are working with Julie and the crew to put this money
towards one of our improvement projects that we are currently working on.

We are so thankful to Julie & the ‘Stomper Crew’ for choosing to support us as well as all those who contribute to the raffle. This money will make a real difference to patients and families at ROH.

World Radiographer day celebrations!

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on November 11, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on World Radiographer day celebrations!

On Friday Radiographer- Liz Loach, & the ROH Imaging team held their very own fundraiser, promoting World Radiographer day as well as raising money for their department.

With the help of Society of Radiographers (SoR) the team raised awareness of imaging careers as well as the history behind radiography. The day is celebrated on the 8th November each year, and marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.

Liz and the team continuously look for ways of improving patient experience across all imaging services and use their passion to help them raise money each year. They raised an incredible £229.89, through a bake sale, quiz and tombola.

They are currently evaluating patient feedback to see how this money can be spent to improve patient experience within the imaging waiting areas.

Thank you to all who visited the stand in outpatients and helped us celebrate the wonderful work of our imaging team.

A big well done to Liz, & imaging team for leading on this celebration with very little support from the fundraising team. They are amazing!

Get involved

If you have experienced imaging services at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and would like submit an improvement idea, simply email roh.charitablefunds@nhs.net and we’ll get back to you.

Birmingham Half Marathon Triumph!

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on October 17, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Birmingham Half Marathon Triumph!

Our wonderful fundraisers braved the rain and ran a total of 13 miles in aid of our cause this Sunday.

All our fundraisers had a very personal connection with the hospital
which drove them to almost double their fundraising targets.

Matthew and Natasha both were fundraising to say thank you
for the care their daughter received over the last couple of years for a spinal
condition called Scoliosis. Erin’s care was life changing for her and her
family, so much so she’s now back to a sport which she loved!

“Erin has actually gone back to running parkrun over the past few weeks; pain free; something she could have only dreamt of before” Mum – Natasha

Adam Roberts, another of our fundraisers had a hip resurface
at the hospital some years ago and because of his great experience of the
hospital, decided to apply to work there. Safe to say he was successful and has
been working for the trust for some years.

“Not only did ROH give me a new lease of life, I am also lucky enough to work for the Trust. So I have personally experienced, and also get to see on a daily basis, the amazing job all of the staff do for our patients”

Its truly humbling to see such support from our community,
towards such an important appeal.

We have raised a total of £856 including gift aid towards the Eureka Appeal.

This will support an extra 56 hours of research nursing on
specific projects which is incredible.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our fundraisers, who went above and beyond to reach their target, raise awareness and promote our charity!

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Young adult rooms

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on September 20, 2019. Posted in Donations. No Comments on Young adult rooms

Supporting young adult patients

Staying in hospital effects people in different ways. Young adult patients are just one of the many groups of individuals we support whilst in hospital. Young adults, patients aged 16 – 24, have the added pressure of transitioning between child and adult NHS services, as well as receiving sometimes life-changing treatment.

The transition is different for every individual, but can cause an immense amount of added anxiety towards being in hospital, for both the patient and their family. ROC actively supports these individuals to help this transition to be as smooth and comfortable as possible.

In August 2019 we launched our first bespoke Young Adult rooms for patients aged 16 – 24 and their families to stay.

The room was designed and supported by patients. They helped us with all elements of the room, from the colour scheme to the entertainment available.

These rooms create a safe supportive space for patients and their families to stay. The rooms are equipped with smart TV’s, books, board games and games stations to help patients enjoy their stay with us. There is also the space and facility for family members to stay along side the patient if they would like.

We know that being distracted can help with anxiety, and we hope that the elements in the room do exactly that.

“It was lovely and big with my own bathroom – the curtain was there to pull across if needed and It was lovely and private – also liked that my mum could stay with me too”

Emmanuel was one of the first a patients who stayed in a young adult room. He felt the room was vibrant and more importantly, didn’t feel like a hospital environment.

Since this 3 other young adult rooms have been launched across the hospital on inpatient wards.

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Investing in wellness

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on September 20, 2019. Posted in Donations. No Comments on Investing in wellness

Investing in wellness

Based on the latest evidence from around the world, the JointCare programme at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is setting new standards for NHS hip and knee replacement surgery in England. JointCare is based on a model of ‘wellness’ focussed on movement and recovery. Since the introduction of this programme we now regularly see patients go home just 24 – 48 hours after their surgery. Here’s how the charity has supported this amazing new pathway:

We funded therapy chairs: these specialist chairs support physio exercises to be completed safely and effectively. The chairs fully recline and are easy to manoeuvre, ensuring any unwell patients can be cared for appropriately. They are provided above and beyond what the NHS would usually provide and directly support patient recovery.

We funded enhanced physiotherapy equipment: this specialist equipment is intended for each patient to use whilst in group therapy sessions. They support independence and help meet the range of needs presented by different patients.

We funded a wellness room mural: the wellness room is designed to feel very different to a clinical environment. We want patients to recover in a bright and positive space and the mural helps to set this tone. We worked with a local artist to develop a mural and it looks fantastic and patients love it!

After evaluating the feedback of 50 patients following these changes being implemented, we achieved a 100% satisfaction rate. This is a great example of how our charity supports The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital to deliver world class care and amazing patient outcomes.

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ROH Summer Market success

Written by Royal Orthopaedic Charity on August 9, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on ROH Summer Market success

We had a really wonderful time at our summer market today promoting the charity & bringing something a little different to our staff, patients and visitors.

We were humbled by the amount of patients and families who came to visit us and join in the fun.

Despite some cancellations due to the high winds, we still managed to raise over £200 towards our general appeal.