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Santa returns to deliver presents at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Santa has returned from a two-year Covid intermission to resume the tradition of delivering presents to patients at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

North-east charity is searching for volunteer pianists to entertain radiotherapy patients

North-east charity Friends of Anchor are asking for more volunteer pianists to entertain radiotherapy patients

Walking on air : Friends of Anchor donate trainers to nursing team

Friends of Anchor has donated several pairs of comfy shoes to nurses on the acute cancer ward at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

Friends of Anchor reach out to reduce lockdown isolation

© Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up North-east charity Friends of Anchor has tried to take services online as much as possible during the coronavirus pandemic to help cancer patients in their struggle. Support groups, meetings and coffee mornings, previously so vital in sharing and discussing fears and concerns, have been made impossible during the last year due to Covid-19. As a result, the Aberdeen-based charity, which also covers Orkney and Shetland, has reported an increase in isolation among patients as they undergo treatment. Vicki Youngson, Friends of Anchor’s head of wellbeing, said: “Normally patients would go into hospital and, especially during chemotherapy treatment, be in a room together in a big circle.

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