

Versatile chairs brought for stroke unit
In the 2015 Friends Fund application process the Friends came to the aid of the Stroke Unit, keen to increase the number of special...


Friends at Ventnor Volunteer Fair
Gerry and Lesley manned the Friends stall at the Ventnor Volunteer fair on Saturday. They had a lovely day and enjoyed speaking to all...


Sevenacres now has its very own vein-finder
A n Accuvein Scanner has been provided by the Friends for Afton Ward at the hospital’s Sevenacres site. Purchase of the scanner and...


Expenditure totalling £374 was agreed by the Friends to further help Community Rehab assist people w
Of this total £186 was on two hardware interfaces allowing switches or digital joysticks to be connected to a computer. Connection to the...


Friends go -Go-Pro - for Podiatry Department
Spotting people’s walking problems has been made easier at the Podiatry Clinic as a result of the Friends purchasing two Go-Pro cameras...


BETTER MONITORING FOR MRI SCAN PATIENTS
Sophisticated equipment giving confidence to patients and staff in the MRI department was praised by its Superintendent Radiographer,...


New Website Launched
We're so excited to have launched our new website. We hope that you find it easy to use and informative. We are really pleased how it...


Friends help speech and language therapy unit.
With items bought by the Friends is Becca Burr and Steve Solley, chairman of the charity’s shop and café, whose profits contribute to the...


FRIENDS BUY RECLINERS FOR REHAB PATIENTS
NHS patients who have been dis-charged from hospital to then undergo ‘half-way house’ rehabilitation can use electric recline and rise...


Wall-Mounted Machines Give Vital Data
All the isolation side rooms in the Medical Assessment Unit now have wall-mounted vital signs machines, thanks to the Friends. Although...


