University Hospitals Birmingham Charity has launched an urgent appeal to the public to help to support the NHS Superheroes who are working tirelessly across the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital to support our patients during these challenging times.
Mike Hammond, Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, said: “A huge thank you goes to everyone who has reached out to support our amazing nurses, doctors and everyone across our hospitals.
“There are so many things we need to get to our frontline staff and because the nation is in lockdown, we desperately need your cash to help us provide our NHS Superheroes with what they need.
“Our staff are staying at work for you, and are asking you to stay at home for them, but your donations will help us support them and the NHS in this critical hour of need.
Please donate what you can, and we will use your donations for the following things we have already been asked for:
- £2 will fund some biscuits, sweets or crisps for a ward at one of our hospitals to help keep the staff going at such a difficult time.
- £3 will fund deodorant, hand cream, shampoo or conditioner for a member of staff at our hospitals so they can have a warm shower before they go home from work
- £5 will fund some tea and coffee to make sure the staff who are working extremely hard at the moment can get a drink to help them whilst they work.
- £60 will fund a commercial quality kettle that will allow staff to make drinks at their ward station instead of having to leave patients to get a drink.
- £200 will fund a tablet that staff can use with patients to receive video calls from their families who are not allowed to visit the hospital.
- £300 will fund a commercial quality microwave so staff can have hot meals on their units instead of going elsewhere in the hospital.
- £500 will fund a commercial quality piece of reclining furniture for a staff room so exhausted staff can grab a 30 minute rest between shifts.
Find out more and donate by visiting https://www.hospitalcharity.org/nhsheroes.
