Why we need your support
Like all NHS hospitals, we receive most of our funding from the Department of Health. This enables us to provide excellent core services but there are many non-essential services we can provide and extra pieces of equipment we can buy to improve care when we receive donations.
We receive many kind donations and gifts from grateful patients, relatives and charitable trusts that appreciate the work we do. This makes a huge difference to both our patients and our staff, but we can always do with more financial support.
Our Charitable Trust Funds Committee makes sure that all donations are put to the best possible use. Where donations are designated to particular areas within the hospital, the Committee ensures that they are used for the purposes specified.
What we are fundraising for at the moment
- Paediatric Monitor. Our Paediatric Assessment Unit team has very recently launched an appeal to purchase a £2,000 monitor for children who need high-dependency care. The equipment will allow clinicians to monitor very poorly children who arrive for assessment before being transferred to either our children’s ward or another hospital.
- Community gardens. We are trying to raise enough money to build a series of community gardens around the hospital.
- The Woolverstone Wish is an ongoing project to improve patient comfort in the day unit for cancer patients.
- Ipswich Cancer Research Charity Fund (Ipswich CaRes) is part of a national and international research networks undertaking pioneering clinical cancer research.
Recent fundraising appeals you’ve helped with
- Happy Hearts Appeal. You’ve helped us raise £40,000 for a heart scanner to help clinicians diagnose illnesses quicker in children.
- Specialist birthing pool. Supporters of the he Maternity Unit have raised £10,000 for a specialist birthing pool for mothers in labour.
How you can help?
- Organising a fundraising event.
- Making a donation.
- Visiting www.justgiving.com/ipswichhospital to see what we are currently fundraising for.
- Leaving a legacy.
If you would like more information on any of the opportunities here, please contact Jan Ingle on 01473 704770 or click here to email Jan.
