4 April 2017

More than £700 has been donated to an appeal which is benefiting patients with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospitals.

Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance; Karen Breese, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Dementia; and Shane Ryder, CP Plus Hospital Site Manager in the Reminiscence Room at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

CP Plus, which manages car parking at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, has donated £750 to the Living Well With Dementia Hospital Appeal.

The three-year appeal, launched last year by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) which runs RSH and PRH, aims to raise money to provide a number of benefits for patients to improve ward and outpatient departments so that they are dementia friendly.

Shane Ryder, CP Plus Hospital Site Manager, said: “We’re delighted to have supported such a worthwhile appeal. Dementia is something that can affect everybody and it’s really important that we do all we can to support patients. We hope our gesture goes some way to benefit patients in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.”

Karen Breese, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Dementia at SaTH, said: “SaTH is committed to improving care for patients with dementia.

“This generous donation by CP Plus will help us to make improvements such as providing new clocks or reminiscence items to help our patients who are living with dementia.

“Thank you to CP Plus for this fantastic donation.”

Improvements through the appeal will include:

  • Improvements to the ward and outpatient environments to make them dementia friendly
  • New clocks
  • Colour-coded hand rails and toilet seats
  • Improved signage
  • New crockery and cutlery
  • Equipment which is appropriate for reminiscence, including digital reminiscence items

To support the appeal online visit https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/sath/livingwellwithdementiahospitalappeal or donate by writing to The Cashiers Office, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8XQ.

Cheques should be made payable to “The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity” and include a letter explaining that you want the money to go to the “Living Well With Dementia Hospital Appeal”.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s Charitable Trust is Registered Charity 1107883 and is registered with the Charities Commission.

Meanwhile, the Trust has also launched two cafés to support patients living with dementia.

The Golden Moments café opened at RSH on Tuesday 4 April, following the successful launch of the Precious Times café at the Princess Royal Hospital in January.

The cafés are the latest initiative by SaTH to improve care for patients living with dementia.