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The Friends helped bring a new service to St Cross

 

A new £1 million purpose built Haematology and Oncology unit has opened its doors at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby.

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New multi-faith prayer room opens at St Cross

 

A new multi-faith prayer room has been opened at St Cross, offering patients and staff a space for moments of quiet contemplation and reflection.

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Another massive donation from the Coventry BS

 

The Friends of St Cross have received another fantastic donation from Coventry Building Society, thanks to the support and generosity of its members.

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Volunteer David treats patients to an all-singing, all-dancing performance

 

Friends of St Cross volunteer David Harrop is no stranger to the stage, having performed in the West End, Las Vegas, Australia and New Zealand as a singer, dancer and actor.

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Extra support for patients with neurological conditions in the community

 

We have provided 2 additional functional electrical stimulation devices for the Rugby Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team.

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Volunteers sought to befriend patients over the Festive Season

 

The Friends of St. Cross and UHCW NHS Trust are launching a joint appeal for volunteers to visit and befriend patients in the Hospital of St. Cross over the festive season.

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The Friends have been honoured by the High Sheriff of Warwickshire

 

Joe Greenwell CBE DL, The High Sheriff of Warwickshire, attended the Friends Board meeting, on Zoom on the 8th of March 2021, and presented the Charity with a High Sheriff's Award.

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Masons support the Friends

 

The local Masons lodges recognised that the lockdown has impacted many charities ability to raise funds and so the Friends were most grateful when Tracey Lennard, the Friends chair of Social Fundraising was contacted by her Salsa dance partner, Les Gill, who enquired how the charity was being impacted by the pandemic.

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Shorter waiting times for people suffering sleep disorders!

 

A new specialist service in Rugby is helping to diagnose and treat the 20% or more of the adult population who suffer from sleep disorders.

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Coventry BS and its savers donate £22,828

 

The Friends of St Cross have received another fantastic donation from Coventry Building Society, thanks to the support and generosity of its members.

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Rugby PPE Response asks for donations of material and support

 

The Rugby PPE Response is asking for donations of material or funds to buy more material for scrubs for nurses and cloth face masks for the community!

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We helped bring another new service to St Cross

 

Outpatient Hysteroscopy examinations are now being provided in Rugby thanks to an equipment donation from the Friends of St Cross.

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Rugby PPE Response wins an OSCA

 

The Rugby PPE Response Team won the Volunteer Team Outstanding Service and Care Award from the UHCW Trust.

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The Friends and Benn Partnership support PPE Response

 

The Rugby PPE Response has expanded dramatically over the last month and was outgrowing the space so generously provided by the Westside Medical Centre in Corporation Street and has moved to the Benn Partnership Centre.

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3rd Gala Concert is a great success

 

The Rugby Philharmonic Choir and the Jaguar Land Rover Band gave a fabulous performance at the 3rd Gala Charity Concert organised by the Friends and the Rotary Club of Rugby Dunsmore.

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Local photographer book sales supports the Friends Sapphire Appeal

 

A POIGNANT project chronicling lockdown life in a Warwickshire town is continuing to raise vital funds for the Friends Sapphire Anniversary Appeal.

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Rugby Responds to the PPE Crisis

 

A group of over 30 volunteers in Rugby have come together to produce and deliver 1029 face visors to nurses, paramedics and care staff in Rugby by the 22nd of April!

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One of our long serving volunteers given a fitting send off

 

A long serving volunteer has been given a fitting send off after helping to make a difference for more than a decade.

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Doctor says the community PPE response helped keep virus cases low

 

Rugby's rate of of confirmed Covid-19 infections and Covid-19 deaths has been below the national average - a fact one senior doctor has said is partially down to the hard work of volunteers in the area.

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Friends help cheer patients over the Festive Season

 

The Friends of St Cross and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust Festive Befriending Initiative has been hailed as a success by patients, staff and volunteers from across the community.

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