by Stephanie Neale | Mar 1, 2024 | FOYH Funded Projects, News
A little goes a long way: Our Chairman’s budget funds small items of equipment quickly which make a huge impact on the wellbeing of individual patients. Voice Amplifier: We funded a voice amplifier which cost £64 to help a patient communicate. This saved her...
by Stephanie Neale | Mar 1, 2024 | FOYH Fundraising, News
Robbie’s cycle challenge Robbie Cryer, Trustee of The Friends of York Hospitals cycled around all the York & Scarborough NHS premises on 25 February to raise funds to enhance patient care at York Hospital. Setting out early morning, Robbie made it back in...
by Stephanie Neale | Mar 1, 2024 | FOYH Funded Projects, News
Access to Eye Care Services: We funded £40K for Visual Field Equipment for the Eye Service at York Community Stadium. This includes a visual field analyser, focimeters and tonometers. The new equipment will help to catch up on the backlog of patients resulting from...
by Stephanie Neale | Feb 15, 2024 | FOYH Funded Projects, News
And lots more projects: With your help we have funded many projects, large and small. Here are examples of some of them. Care packs for patients: It’s bad enough finding yourself in hospital without having something to freshen up with. We funded £800 for care...
by Stephanie Neale | Feb 13, 2024 | FOYH Funded Projects, News
Scalp Cooling System With your help we’ve given £17K to pay for a Scalp Cooling System for York Hospital. Approximately 50 patients each month opt for scalp cooling treatment. As more people are diagnosed with cancer, demand for this treatment will increase. ...
by Stephanie Neale | Feb 13, 2024 | FOYH Funded Projects, News
Shock Wave Therapy: Your contributions have funded a Podiatry Shockwave Therapy Unit costing £13K. This will treat patients who have plantar fasciitis, a painful debilitating heel condition, or Achilles tendon pathology. The physiotherapy service at York Hospital...
