NHS staff and patients in Bradford have benefited from more than £182,000 - with a further £145,000 expected to come, thanks to the inspirational Captain Sir Tom Moore. Captain Sir Tom, who was born in Keighley, raised more than £33 million during the first national lockdown, inspiring thousands more to raise money to support the NHS through the biggest crisis it had ever faced. Bradford Hospitals’ Charity – the official NHS charity partner of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – was one of 241 NHS charities in the UK to receive grants from the money he raised. The NHS Charities Together grants have funded a number of items for staff wellbeing rooms, known as ‘wobble rooms , such as furniture, microwaves, fridges and self-care products like barrier creams and toiletries to ensure staff have the space to take a time out and look after themselves.
“THIS has been unrelenting.” Those are the stark words of the chief executive of Bradford’s main hospital on the intense challenges wrought by Covid-19. Nearly one year on from the first Covid admission at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), doctors and nurses still don their PPE armour as they continue to wage a war against the virus. The Telegraph & Argus was given access to the hospital to speak to Covid-19 patients about their experience, and their accounts are a sobering reminder of the impact it has had on so many. Julia Morris, 61, from Odsal, was being treated in Ward 8, what is classed as a downstream Covid ward, when the T&A visited. She was admitted to hospital in early December after initially thinking she had normal winter chest problems, as she has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The Keighley-born 100-year-old has died after testing positive for Covid-19 and being admitted to hospital on Sunday. Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time. “He was a great inspiration to many people with his fighting spirit and optimism during this pandemic. So so sorry to see this terrible news about a hero of the pandemic. Proud that he was a Keighley lad and inspired a nation. Condolences to his family. https://t.co/ElxBrat0vY Susan Hinchcliffe (@SHinchcliffe) February 2, 2021
MORE than £2,000 has been raised towards a Bradford hospitals charity Christmas appeal by two community groups. The Indian Women’s Community UK (IWCUK) and the Bradford Hindu Council started a fundraising project for children and teenagers who will be stuck in hospital during Christmas. The two groups were originally aiming for around £800 towards Bradford Hospitals Charity s Sparkle for Axl appeal. The fund is providing additional specialist toys and games for children and young people - as well as the work Bradford Hospitals’ Charity does in supporting children in hospital and both running the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospitals, the children’s ward at both these institutes and the NHS as a whole.
MORE than £2,000 has been raised towards a Bradford hospitals charity Christmas appeal by two community groups. The Indian Women’s Community UK (IWCUK) and the Bradford Hindu Council started a fundraising project for children and teenagers who will be stuck in hospital during Christmas. The two groups were originally aiming for around £800 towards Bradford Hospitals Charity s Sparkle for Axl appeal. The fund is providing additional specialist toys and games for children and young people - as well as the work Bradford Hospitals’ Charity does in supporting children in hospital and both running the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospitals, the children’s ward at both these institutes and the NHS as a whole.