University Hospitals Birmingham Charity

While you’re watching why not book fireworks tickets for the whole family?

Join us at Moseley Rugby Club for fun, food, and fireworks on the 3 November and support your local hospital charity.

Tickets -
Adult: £8.00
NHS Staff: £6.00
Child: £3.00
And under 3s go FREE

Click the link to book now 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/charity-fireworks-moseley

🗻Our inaugural Northern Lights Trek is now only TWO months away with our fabulous fundraisers taking on the challenge of a lifetime.

🥾 Last month we told you about Natasha, who is raising funds for 4trauma4patients on the Major Trauma Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Jackie and Kieron who are raising funds for Good Hope Hospital Charity supporting the Neonatal Unit.

👭🧍‍♂️Well now meet Joanne & Jacqueline (https://www.justgiving.com/page/jackie-jo-1720029433113) who are raising money for the Haematology & Oncology Day Unit at Solihull Hospital and Steven Maloret (https://www.justgiving.com/page/steve-maloret-1721231783448) who is also raising funds for 4trauma4patients on the Major Trauma Unit at the QE and they will be taking on the challenging trek through Iceland’s stunning landscape of fire and ice in November.

🤩 They are currently training for their challenge and would love your support. Please follow their Just Giving pages and give what you can. Thank you 🫶

🎉 It's nearly the weekend and our lucky lottery winners have got that Friday feeling as they've all won a cash prize!

🤩 Our weekly lottery costs just £1 per week to play and you could be in with the chance of winning the £1,000 jackpot! Plus, by playing you are supporting patients and staff at your local hospital. 💜👏

To start playing, sign up here ➡ hospitalcharity.org/lottery

🤩 Have you already set your sights on a new challenge for 2025?!

🏃 Join your local hospital charity for the Great Birmingham Run on Sunday, 4 May 2025!

🏥 Run the 10k or Half Marathon and raise money for Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands, Good Hope or Solihull Hospital to help us support our patients of all ages and their families to make hospital stays the best they can possibly be.

👉 Sign up now: https://runforbrum.org

Thank you 🫶

🤩🎅 Fancy being in with the chance of winning £3,000 this Christmas?! Our Christmas Lottery Bumper Draw is taking place on 13th December and you could be this year’s lucky winner!

✨ If you sign up to our weekly lottery before 1st November, you will be automatically entered into the Christmas Lottery Bumper Draw. It costs just £1 a week to enter, and you could be in with the chance of winning the weekly £1,000 jackpot plus other cash prizes! By playing, you’re supporting patients and staff at Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals. 🫶

Sign up to the weekly lottery here ➡ hospitalcharity.org/lottery

We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who turned out for our Charity Abseil over the weekend!

Over 50 fundraisers took on the challenge and abseiled down Good Hope Hospital to fundraise and show their support for a huge range of our projects, as well as the wards and departments that we help at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals.

As a charity we help support patients, their families, and staff across University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, this means helping fund state-of-the-art equipment, cutting-edge research, and actives to help patients’ recovery and mental health.

To find out how you can support us, click the link 👉hospitalcharity.org/ways-to-help

🎉🤩 Congratulations to this week's lucky lottery winners! Do you fancy being in with the chance of winning the £1,000 jackpot? Our weekly lottery costs just £1 per week to play and you could be a winner too!

🫶 All of the money we raise goes towards funding cutting edge equipment and facilities, ground-breaking research and added extras to help patients and staff at your local hospital.

Sign up here ➡ hospitalcharity.org/lottery

🫶 We'd like to say a big thank you to the staff from Healthcare for Older People (HCOP) and Discharge Lounge who got muddy for charity and took part in a Tough Mudder over the weekend.

💜 The group are raising money for the HCOP wards, Discharge Lounge and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care. The team are extremely passionate about improving the care and outcome for all of their patients, so they wanted to do something to raise money for their wards and departments.

👏 The team have managed to raise over £2,000 so far and are so close to hitting their target. If you would like to support the team, you can donate through their JustGiving page here ➡ justgiving.com/page/Stacey-peach-1719497967659

Remember Remember the 3rd of November!

The amazing Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club are helping us put on a spectacular fireworks display this Bonfire night for you all to enjoy and help support your local hospital.

As well as the fantastic fireworks there will be a tombola, hot food and a licensed bar onsite. There will also be a Charity stall to find out more about what we do and how you can support patients and their families.

Click the link to book your tickets now 👉hospitalcharity.org/events/charity-fireworks-moseley

💜 This we’re highlighting the incredible difference leaving a gift in your will can make to your local hospital.

💙 Gifts in wills of any size are the spark that ignite life-saving research, creates spaces that make hospital feel less clinical, and funds cutting-edge equipment that gets people back on their feet. We are hugely grateful to the many supporters who remember us when leaving gifts in their wills. Even a small gift left in your will can make a big difference to patients of all ages, from the moment they are born to their last moments.

💚 Our generous supporters have helped us to fund various projects and appeals across our four hospitals, including the Giles’ Trust Brain Tumour Fund at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the Neonatal Unit at Heartlands Hospital, the Midwifery Led Maternity Unit at Good Hope Hospital and the Children’s Outpatients Department at Solihull Hospital.

For more information about gifts in wills and our will writing offers, visit ➡ hospitalcharity.org/ways-to-help/gifts-in-wills

Go team! 🙌

Good luck to our fabulous hikers today as the team climb Snowdon! 🏔

These incredible fundraisers are setting off climbing the highest mountain in England and Wales to fundraise for the charity's work across Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals.

To find out how you can fundraise to support your local hospital charity, click 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events

🎉 Happy Fri-yay! Congratulations to this week's lottery winners, going into the weekend with a cash prize! 🤩

💜 Our weekly lottery costs just £1 per week to play and all of the money we raise goes towards supporting patients, their families and staff at QE, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals.

Fancy being in with the chance of winning the £1,000 jackpot? Sign up here ➡ hospitalcharity.org/lottery

💛 During we’re highlighting some of the ways we support our youngest patients going through radiotherapy treatment.

🧩 The hospital charity provides every child with a Little Linac – a miniature building block set that children can use to build a replica of a radiotherapy machine, CT scanner and MRI scanner that children with a cancer diagnosis would see throughout their treatment. This encourages children to learn about their treatment through play, building an awareness of the different types of machines, making it less scary.

👨‍👦 When Arlo was going through his radiotherapy treatment, he was given a Little Linac. His dad, Stephen said, “You can often feel helpless as a parent in these emotional situations, so to have something to distract Arlo with was amazing. He recognised the Tomotherapy unit (the radiotherapy machine, that looks similar to the image above) from the Little Linac set when having his treatment, making it less scary for him and less emotional for us. He also took it home to show his family and friends. We’re so proud of our brave little man.”

🫶 You can also purchase a Little Linac set from our charity hubs and for every set or any other toy purchased, the charity will fund one for a child going through treatment.

To find out more about how your hospital charity supports children with cancer, visit ➡ hospitalcharity.org/appeals/supporting-children-with-cancer

👏🏔 Best of luck to our incredible fundraiser, Jake from Adventure Antidote who is currently in Switzerland about to take on the Matterhorn summit! Jake reached Hörnli Hut at 3,260 m/ 10,695 ft earlier today and will be attempting the ascent to the summit tomorrow - weather dependent!

💜 This is the second of three epic fundraising challenges Adventure Antidote are taking on to raise money for Fisher House, our military home from home and our Diving with the Injured fund. Jake and his teammate, Mike completed their first challenge, the Ice Bug Frozen Lake Marathon in Norway in March. Next year, they will be taking on their third and final challenge – rowing the Indian Ocean! ❄🚣

🫶 We’d like to say a big thank you to this amazing duo – we are extremely grateful for their hard work and dedication to raising money for the charity. Thanks to our fabulous fundraisers we can continue to go over and above for our patients, their families and staff.

You can support Jake through his JustGiving page here ⤵
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/TheAdventureAntidote

STEPtember has officially started!

Join us and take 250,00 steps this month to help fundraise for the poorly young patients treated at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals.

The money you raise will help Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital Charities make hospital less scary for children, making their time in hospital easier for them and their families.

Click the link to sign up today 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/steptember

We are delighted to welcome multi-award-winning chef, Matt Davies to Fisher House today to cook a special lunch for patients, families and staff at staying at our military home away from home.

Matt was joined by Michelin Star Chef’s Luke Tipping (Simpsons Birmingham) and Jonathan Howe (Lumiere Cheltenham)

Seven years ago, Matt was tragically injured at work and treated by Burns and Plastics Surgeon, Colonel Mark Foster at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Through his treatment he discovered Fisher House and the important work it does. Matt wanted to give something back and thank the incredible team who cared for him and has been fundraising for Fisher House ever since!

After nearly 70 operations, Matt made the brave decision to have his left arm amputated earlier this year. He is continuing to use his love and knowledge of cooking to raise money for Fisher House to support military patients and families at their time of need.

If you would like to help us continue supporting military patients in their time of need please visit 👉 hospitalcharity.org/appeals/fisher-house

💜 September is and we’d like you to meet Natasha who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this year and received amazing care from the team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

💙 Natasha’s cancer journey began with a small lymph node, which had been raised for several months. She was sent for an ultrasound scan which showed calcifications on her thyroid and several on her lymph nodes. Natasha was told she needed a total thyroidectomy and left neck dissection. Having had no previous illness and being someone who ate healthily and exercised regularly, it was a difficult diagnosis to get her head around. The operation went well, and her surgeon was confident they had removed all of the cancer. Unfortunately, there were some complications following the surgery, but the team were incredible and took great care of Natasha.

💚 Natasha recently saw her oncologist, who told her the amazing news that no thyroid or cancer cells are detectable, and other than regular check-ups her treatment is complete. Natasha is recovering well and wears her scar with pride. She has started running again, something she enjoyed before her surgery, and has taken on the couch to 5k challenge to raise money for the hospital charity and say thank you for the exceptional care she received throughout her treatment journey.

🫶 Natasha said: “The nurses and doctors took such fantastic care of me. Some of the complications involved the research team and I was really touched that they visited me on the ward to reassure me they were on the case. The care I continue to receive at the QE goes above and beyond, so please help me raise money to ensure others can receive the same care.”

🏃‍♀️ You can support Natasha with her running challenge and help her reach her fundraising target by visiting her JustGiving page here ⤵
justgiving.com/page/natasha-bowen-1722031666471

🫶 We'd like to say a big thank you to the village of Norton in Doncaster, South Yorkshire who chose to support Fisher House UK as their charity for their annual Scarecrow Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend.

🥰 Thank you to everyone who took the time to make the scarecrow entries, complete the trail and score the scarecrows. All of the winning entrants very kindly donated their prize money back to charity. The event raised an amazing £792.40 for Fisher House UK!

Well done to the winning scarecrows:
🐈 1st place - The Cat in the Hat by Jen
🙌 2nd place - YMCA by Emma
🐢 3rd place - Teenage Mutant – Ninja by Amie & Andy

To find out more about Fisher House UK and the work it does, visit ➡ hospitalcharity.org/appeals/fisher-house

😎 The sun is shining and it's nearly the weekend! Our lottery winners have got that Friday feeling - what a great way to end the month! 🎉

🤩 Fancy being in with the chance of winning our weekly £1,000 jackpot? Sign up to our lottery for just £1 a week and you could be one of our lucky winners.

💚 The money we raise from our lottery goes towards funding added extras to support patients, their families and staff across Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital.

Sign up here ➡ hospitalcharity.org/lottery

Join us for the big STEPtember launch tomorrow (30 August)! 🚶‍♀️

Come and see us at Good Hope Hospital or Heartlands Hospital to find out more about how you can take part, kick start your STEPtember challenge, or find out more about what we do.

📍 Heartlands Hospital entrance (11 - 2)
📍 Good Hope Hospital Outside X-Ray Department (11-2)

Get your steps in from the 1-30 September and take 250,000 steps to help our poorly young patients.

Click the link 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/steptember

🫶 We'd like to say a big thank you to Merit who have kindly donated £1000 to Solihull Hospital Charity.

🏥 Merit have been working at Solihull Hospital, constructing the new Elective Admissions Theatre and wanted to give back to support the hospital charity.

🥰 Thanks to supporters like Merit, we are able to continue going over and above for our patients, their families and staff.

Be a superhero for the day! 🦸‍♂️

Join us for our Charity Abseil to be a superhero and fundraise for your local hospital charity. The money you raise will go toward helping patients, their families, and staff at the ward or department closest to your heart.

📆 14 September
📍 Good Hope Hospital

You can take part as a team for some moral support, if you buy 5 places you get 1 more free.

Click the link to book today 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/charity-abseil

Take care of your health this September with our STEPtember Challenge. 🚶

Challenge yourself to walk 250,000 steps in 30 days for STEPtember to take care of yourself, meet up with friends while you walk or take some much earned me time. Get your friends family or colleagues to sponsor you and help us fundraise to support the poorly young patients and their families at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. 🫶

Click the link to sign up today 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/steptember

💜 We’d like to give a shout out to the village of Norton in Doncaster, South Yorkshire who are hosting their annual Scarecrow Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend and raising money for Fisher House. THANK YOU for your support! 🫶

👻 The festival includes a scarecrow trail around the village and all of the money raised is donated to a different charity each year.

💗 Fisher House has been chosen as the charity for this year’s festival, nominated by last year’s winning scarecrow entrants. They decided they wanted to support Fisher House and the wonderful work it does for the armed forces serving personnel, veterans and their families. There are a few veterans living in the village who have benefitted personally from Fisher House, so it is a cause close to their hearts.

📸 Here are some of the wonderful scarecrows from last year’s festival – we're looking forward to seeing this year’s entrants!

🥳🎉 Happy Friday! What a great start to the Bank Holiday Weekend for our lottery winners, especially lucky number 500043 who has won this week's £1,000 jackpot!

🤩 Our lottery costs just £1 per week to play and all the money we raise goes towards supporting patients, their families and staff across Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals. 💚

Sign up here ➡ hospitalcharity.org/lottery

Thank you Sabina! 🥰

Sabina recently celebrated her 16th birthday and decided to mark the occasion by returning to Heartlands Hospital Neonatal Unit, where she was looked after as a baby. She and her family brought snacks for the staff and a donation of £500 for Heartlands Hospital Charity. The money will now be used to support the unit, and help patients, their families, and staff. 🫶

It's a big day for Sabina today, she is receiving her GCSE results! Please help us say a huge congratulations to her. 👏

To find out more about how we help premature and poorly babies born at our hospitals, click the link 👉hospitalcharity.org/appeals/newborns-in-need

🚨 It's your last chance to climb Snowdon this year for our Charity!

Our last Daytime Snowdon trip for 2024 has nearly sold out. ⛰️

Don't miss an incredible opportunity to tick something off your bucket list, join us on 7 September for a trip to remember. Book your place now and fundraise for the ward or department that matters the most to you. 🫶

Click the link to book your place 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/daytime-snowdon

Make the most of a weekend and do something amazing for charity at the same time!

Join the fabulous fundraisers already signed up for our Charity Abseil on the 14 September and raise money to help us support patients, their families and staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, and Solihull Hospital. 🫶

❤ Money raised by people giving up their weekends to fundraise has helped to fund life-saving research and treatment, as well as projects and equipment, like Home away from Home or waiting room renovations that improve patient wellbeing.

Sign up to do something amazing, click the link 👉 hospitalcharity.org/events/charity-abseil