Your impact

Take a look below at the difference YOU have helped to make to our hospital staff and the patients they care for.

2021/22

  • Replacement of 3 echocardiogram machines (£130,000). To mitigate the current risk of machines failing and to provide a more robust service. The new machines produce increased images, speed and accuracy.

    Neonatal ventilator for the Winchester Neonatal Unit (£32,000). Ventilation of a new-born has changed over time and so an up to date ventilator was purchased to carry out effective volume-controlled ventilation and to record data on each baby.

    Giraffe Omnibed Carestation for the Basingstoke Neonatal Unit (£25,000). The Giraffe OmniBed combines the features of both an incubator and a radiant warmer for new-born babies. The family of a term baby who was cared for in the neonatal unit raised £15,000 in his memory and donated this towards the purchase of the Giraffe Omnibed.

    3 Neoblue blankets phototherapy for the Winchester Neonatal Unit have been committed (£12,000). Jaundice is one of the most common conditions that can affect new-borns. Treatment is in the form of phototherapy light therapy. All phototherapy treatment is given in hospital. There is currently no service in this trust available to offer this treatment at home. New Life charity have donated the sum of £12,000 to purchase these blankets which will allow the Trust to begin to offer an outreach service of home phototherapy.

  • A further £12,000 was spent this year on the project of converting of Burrell House into Winchester Hospice.

    £6,000 was spent on the refurbishment and upgrade of the family waiting area and deceased patient viewing facility in the RHCH Mortuary.

  • £35,000 is committed to support the development and implementation of a Patient Partner Programme. Patient Partners bring unique perspectives and insights to the work of HHFT, through their lived experience as a patient/carer/relative or as a member of a community with particular health and care needs. The funding will be used to recruit to a patient partner role to co-produce and co-lead the implementation of the HHFT patient partner programme and participate in prioritised engagement and involvement activities.

    £22,000 is committed to replace 32 missing and unserviceable wheelchairs across all 3 sites to meet patient and visitor requirements.

    £20,000 has been committed to fund 2 part time Community Animators. Community Animators support local communities to define their challenges, develop solutions and then implement community activities that promote health and wellbeing. This is part of the Healthier Communities New Models of Care project.

  • A total of £39,000 was used to enable staff to attend educational programmes to expand their skills and knowledge to do their jobs better.

    £5,000 was spent on 2 new booths in the Hampshire healthcare library that offer comfortable seating for our staff for both private study or small group work. This will enhance the ability of our staff to complete their studies/research/projects in a dedicated space.

    A total of £235,000 was spent or committed on staff welfare this year. This was spent on equipment and installation of an Orthopaedic Consultant Hub on D floor, supporting staff to thrive in teams, trauma risk management for staff, a Chaplain to provide staff support, Critical Care B staff rest facilities, a biodiversity action plan, free meals for staff, outside igloos/marquees for staff to take their breaks, celebrate and thank you gifts to staff for 10 years’ service, staff focus week, reverse mentoring programme, Christmas treats, fruit boxes, body worn cameras for security and parking attendants, weekly yoga sessions for staff wellbeing and hot drinks for frontline staff.

2020/21

  • Replacement of the gamma camera (nuclear medicine service) (£195,000) with a modern SPECT-CT scanner. This significantly improves patient care, avoids some patients travelling to Southampton for care and increases the resilience of the Southampton-HHFT network. The total cost of the -scanner was 6470,000, Hampshire Medical Fund charity contributed the additional £5,000.

    100 x Surface Go2s to support new Emergency Department system has been committed. Moving ED on to hand-held tablets will support focused bedside management, improve infection control and provide stronger patient data governance using new paperless system. (£140,000)

    Digital pathology slide scanner and slide management software solution (£68,000) has been committed, This will retain specialist diagnostic knowledge and increase, hematopathology service resilience and will enable outsourcing of bone marrow trephine reporting. The total cost of the scanner was £136,000, Hampshire Medical Fund contributed the additional £68,000.

  • Several patient areas were refurbished as a result of funding through the charity. This included spending funds on the project of converting of Burrell House into Winchester Hospice (£1,346,000).

    Refurbishing Ward D1. (£29,000)

  • Funds committed to a 1 year secondment from University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust for a Stroke Nurse Specialist. The purpose of this role is to improve the hyper-acute stroke patient journey from the Emergency Department through to the hyper-acute stroke service. (£51,000)

    Funds committed for an 18-month post of a Paediatric Diabetes Educator. The purpose of this role is to work alongside the paediatric diabetes nursing and medical teams in providing education about diabetes to children, young people and their families, with a particular role in supporting the increasing number of young people who are using digital technology to assist in the management of their diabetes. (£47,000)

    Funds committed to purchase 8 Richmond Recliner Chairs. Reclining chairs are used to encourage patients to move from their beds and sit more comfortably. (£10,000)

  • Enable staff to attend educational programmes to expand their skills and knowledge to do their jobs better. (£26,000)

    Investment in staff welfare this year. This was spent on staff free meals, a thank you metal water bottle for every staff member, staff wellness centres, outdoor furniture, providing a marquee for staff to use for breaks which allowed social distancing, Christmas cards, pens and pin badges for every staff member and weekly yoga sessions for staff wellbeing. The funding for these expenditures was mostly provided by direct grants from NHS Charities Together. (£197,000)

  • Funds committed to a pilot project to understand the ecosystem of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei at single cell resolution. Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital is one of the largest peritoneal malignancy centres in the world undertaking over 300 cytoreductive surgeries with Hyperthermic intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) per year. (£39,000)

  • The Trust was overwhelmed during the first lockdown with the generosity of gifts from the general public, either donated to the Trust as a whole or to specific departments. Whilst there was no formal relaxation of the policy it was very difficult to keep up with the flow of donations due to the sheer volume of the gifts. NHSE guidance on donations during the pandemic was issued and the Company Secretariat provided written guidance to the central team co-ordinating donations on what they needed to do. A separate register of 'Covid donations' was set up and maintained, which was then reviewed periodically by both the Company Secretary and Chief Executive. These gifts included food, toiletries, beauty products, flowers, masks, gloves, Easter eggs, coffee, tea, newspapers and soft drinks.

2019/20

  • Renewal of the system licence for the use of Amplitude Pro Enterprise system technology to allow Orthopaedic clinicians & healthcare professionals to collect clinical outcomes and use them to measure a reduction in patient symptoms and an improvement in quality of life. (835,000)

    Digital reminiscence therapy software enhances engagement with dementia patients through the use of the software. This approach to stimulation and engagement has helped to improve health, wellbeing, the quality of care received and provide a positive patient experience. (£22,000)

    Four patient trolleys for Same Day Emergency Care to enable the ability to see more patients. (£13,000)

    Patient monitor for Charlie's Day Unit to enable the staff to have access to high quality updated technology enabling them to monitor acutely sick children and assist in expediting their treatment. (£6,000)

  • Converting of Burrell House into Winchester Hospice. (£363,000)

    Refurbishing Northbrook Phlebotomy Room. (£15,000)

    Refurbishment of the multi-faith prayer rooms. (£14,000)

  • Funds were committed for the adaptation of a room on ward F1 to create both a communal area to develop a therapeutic environment fit for the future and a private area for relatives and carers. (£36,000)

    Funds were committed for the installation of air conditioning in the Cardiac Physiology department. This provides a comfortable and safe clinical space for staff and patients and eliminates the loss of clinics slots due to unsafe temperatures. (£26,000)

    Funds were committed to install additional showers on Clarke Ward and Shawford Ward. (£23,000)

    Funds were spent on a 1-year pilot of a part-time Myeloma physiotherapist to provide specialist physiotherapy input to Haematology outpatients and inpatients. (£19,000)

    Funds were committed for the development of a Green Gym for chronic musculoskeletal patients utilising the East Courtyard at BNHH. (£1,500)

    Funds were committed to purchase 22 parent bed mattresses for parents who wish to stay with their children who are in-patients on G2. (£7,000)

  • Enable staff to attend educational programmes to expand their skills and knowledge to do their jobs better. (£93,000)

    Improving office environments and a staff room (£10,000)

    Staff wellbeing workshops and other morale building items. (£9,000)

2018/19

  • Stryker's PINPOINT system for laparoscopy to improve visual quality in real time during surgery which will assist surgeons with critical decisions and will improve patient outcomes. (£129,000)

    CUSA equipment to assist surgeons with speed and selectivity during surgery. (£61,000)

    IT storage and server requirements for Optus Camera. (£28,000)

    SLE 6000 Ventilator for Neonatal Unit to enable volume controlled ventilation to reduce the risk of barotrauma to the lungs and to enable the recording of data on each patient. (£28,000)

    System licence for the use of Amplitude Pro Enterprise system: technology to allow clinicians & healthcare professionals to collect clinical outcomes and use them to measure a reduction in patient symptoms and an improvement in quality of life. (£25,000)

  • Non-medical equipment to enhance the comfort of patients and carers during their stay in the hospitals, including furniture, gym equipment and fans. (£63,000)

    Committed funds to be spent on a nutritional assistant on a trial basis for 12 months to provide nutritional help and advice for the patients across both trauma wards at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. (£20,000)

  • Repairing Burrell House Roof which is being converted into Winchester Hospice. (£206,000)

    £21,000 on centralised cooling to the Acute Assessment Unit building; £20,000 on the refurbishment of ward D1 and £19,000 on refurbishment of rooms within the Audiology Department; £61,000 is committed to be spent on a communal area for patients on Kingfisher Ward at Andover War Memorial Hospital.

  • Enable staff to attend educational programmes to expand their skills and knowledge to do their jobs better. (£168,000)

    Team development and morale building items. (£38,000)

    Funds committed to provide staff with secure cycle parking and an electric bike trial which also supports the Trust's Green Travel Plan objectives. (£28,000)

2017/18

  • Ophthalmic microscope to improve visual quality during cataract surgery and to reduce the amount of time patients spend in theatre. (£56,000)

    Optical Coherence Tomography scanner to enable patients being treated at AWMH to have the scan carried out speeding up diagnostic times and eliminating the need for the patient to travel to RHCH for their scan at a separate appointment. (£30,000)

    Neonatal Ventilator to enable volume controlled ventilation to reduce the risk of barotrauma to the lungs and to enable the recording of data on each patient. (£29,000)

    Surgical Operating lights to enhance breast and gynaecological surgery. (£17,000)

  • Several patient areas were refurbished as a result of funding through the charity. This included spending funds on repairing Burrell House Roof, which is being converted into Winchester Hospice. (£96,000)

    Creating a Nurses station for Ward F1 at BNHH. (£12,000)

  • Funds were spent on non-medical equipment to enhance the comfort of patients and carers during their stay in the hospitals, including furniture, TVs, and fans. (£118,000)

    Providing a memorial sculpture in recognition of organ donors. (£48,000)

    Money was donated to Winchester Hospital Radio to improve the patient radio service. (£25,000)

  • There is much evidence to show that patients recover better if they are well-educated about their planned treatment and know what to expect before they are admitted. Funds were spent on a Diabetes Foundation Day. (£1,500)

    Leaflets were produced for various wards to provide patients with information. (£800)

  • Money was used to enable staff to attend educational programmes to expand their skills and knowledge to do their jobs better. (£127,000)

    Money invested in team development and morale building items. (£18,000)

  • Hampshire Hospitals is one of the leading Liver surgery units in the world. The charity has funded a study of Coagulation in Liver surgery and the results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. (£8,000)

2016-17

  • 1,074 soft close waste bins to reduce the noise experienced by patients on wards especially at night. (£78,000)

    Pressure-relieving mattresses and repose equipment for the use by patients who are at risk of developing pressure ulcers. (£69,000)

    Three ultrasound machines for assessing and managing patients with rheumatological conditions. (£60,000)

    Four cardiac monitors and four trolleys for the assessment bay to improve care for cardiology patients. (£845,000)

    Video conferencing equipment upgrade to facilitate service development. (£20,000)

    Microscope and camera equipment to support with teaching and classification of Pseudomyxoma Peritoneal tumours. (£15,000)

  • Several patient areas were refurbished as a result of funding through the charity. These included our trauma orthopaedic unit, with funds spent on making Bartlett Ward more welcoming for patients and their families, and our Children's Unit. (£20,000)

    Refurbishing the Northbrook ward bathroom. (£10,000)

    Investing in non-medical equipment to enhance the comfort of patients and carers during their stay in the hospitals, including furniture, TVs, and fans. (£154,000)

    Providing a Befriending Volunteer manager, Myeloma physiotherapist and a palliative care assistant. (£67,000)