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BBC News
19-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Firm raises funds to help William Harvey Hospital grant wishes
A construction firm in Kent has raised almost £50,000 to help a hospital grant wishes to patients in its critical care have supported East Kent Hospitals Charity with funding for its 3 Wishes project at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford since then, staff have been able to grant 222 wishes, ranging from transport to bring people together for the last hours of a loved one's life to creating mementoes like hand prints and manager Natalie Daly said: "It is a real privilege to be able to grant the wishes of our patients and their families at such a heart-breaking time. "Families tell us it makes a real difference and it is an honour to be able to provide truly personalised care that reflects what was important to their loved one throughout their life." 'Most difficult moments' Bauvill has raised funds through events for staff and partners, including a charity football director Matt Gurr said: "The project resonates deeply with us, not just because of the care it provides during life's most difficult moments, but because we've seen first-hand the compassion and dedication of the clinical teams behind it."Knowing our fundraising has helped make hundreds of final wishes possible is incredibly humbling, and something we're immensely proud of."A woman whose husband died was able to say goodbye to him in the unit's garden, with his favourite music said: "It was devastating, but a nice way to say goodbye. I feel the project offers so much comfort in a very sad time."Jane Kirk-Smith, critical care matron, added: "Each of those 222 wishes represents an incredibly special moment for a family losing a loved one."Words simply are not enough to thank the Bauvill team for their ongoing support in making those moments possible."
BBC News
08-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Kent nurse to run Manchester Marathon for hospital charity
A nurse is to run her second marathon to raise funds for a hospital Rudd, a consultant nurse in charge of end-of-life care at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, is set to run the Manchester Marathon on 27 Rudd, who previously ran a marathon in 2011, said that training while working full-time, and with a five year old and a 10 year old, had been "tough".However, she said it helped to know she was "running for a reason" as she raised funds for comforts on wards which fell outside of the NHS budget. The East Kent Hospitals Charity helps to fund environmental improvements in wards including art and wall murals as well as recliner beds for family and friends, televisions and charity also funds the 3 Wishes Project, which supports patients at the end of their Rudd added: "Our palliative and end-of-life care wards look after people at the end of their lives and those important to them, when they are not able to be at home or outside of hospital."As the consultant nurse with our hospital palliative care team, I have seen first-hand the difference the team on the wards can make."At what is the most difficult time for people and those important to them, being able to give care that sees the person, not the patient, recognising who they are in life and death is a privilege."A spokesperson for the hospitals charity said Ms Rudd's fundraising work was "so important" for people in palliative care."We are so grateful to Lucie for fundraising for East Kent Hospitals Charity," they said."The work Lucie does is so important and to be able to help the palliative team support patients and their families at one of the most difficult times, we are honoured to do."
