Publish date: 10 July 2023
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been marking the NHS’s 75th birthday this month, with fundraising activities in aid of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity's VIN Appeal – for Victoria Infirmary, Northwich (VIN).
Last week marked 75 years of the National Health Service, since its establishment in 1948 as the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity joined NHS charities across the country by celebrating NHS 75 with the NHS Big Tea – encouraging supporters to host their own Big Tea parties to mark the occasion and raise funds for the charity.
Over 40 Big Tea parties were hosted by staff across Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and people and businesses in the local community over the last week. We were also joined by The Tea Ladies, Jodie and Chloe from Cheshire Dance, who performed for patients at Leighton Hospital!
Nearly £4000 has already been raised through Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s Big Tea celebrations, including the charity’s Big Tea Raffle, and the funds will go to the charity’s VIN Appeal.
Through the VIN Appeal, Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity have set out to raise £100,000, which will be used to fund a state-of-the-art children’s waiting room at VIN. The waiting area will feature a high-tech interactive floor projector and sensory play wall fixed activity units, and provide a safe, calming environment to help children and those accompanying them to the hospital relax – during what can be a stressful time.
Last year the charity funded similar projectors and sensory equipment for the new Emergency Care Children’s Department at Leighton Hospital, and this has already had an extremely positive impact on children who have since visited.
Emma Robertson, Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity Manager, said: “We’re delighted that so many of our colleagues and members of our local communities joined us in celebrating NHS Big Tea Day last week. We’ve had such lovely comments from people who said they had a great time holding tea parties, raffles, and other activities to raise funds for our appeal. The amount raised will get us that much closer to being able to start work to improve the environment at Victoria Infirmary for our young patients”
Find out more about Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity’s VIN Appeal – and how you can support it, here.
