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Support Palliative and End of Life Care at Harrogate District Hospital
Our teams within Harrogate District Hospitals and the Community care and support patients approaching end of life, and those important to them across the Hospital and at home in the Harrogate and Rural locality. They are supported, when needed, by our Specialist Palliative Care Team. We strive to provide the best quality end of life care wherever the patient is being cared for.
Click here to see what your donations could fund to enhance and improve the personalised experience of end of life care across Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT).
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David’s 10K Dash to raise funds for Active Against Cancer
David is running in his first competitive 10K race at the Leeds Abbey Dash on Sunday 13 October 2024 and is aiming to cross the finish line in less than an hour. He is running to raise funds for the Active Against Cancer (AAC) service who have given him such tremendous support and encouragement since he was first diagnosed with Bowel Cancer.
David had never run before his illness but inspired by the AAC team, committed himself to being able to run 5K following the Couch to 5K programme. He remembers thinking in the early weeks how hard it was to run for 3 minutes! Now David continues to attend the weekly AAC Active Run Session and is a keen participant in the Harrogate Parkrun, especially valuing the opportunity to meet with and encourage fellow members of the scheme in the monthly 5K Your Way Parkrun.
Please support him in his efforts to raise funds and provide a huge thankyou to the AAC and 5K Your Way teams.
Unity Grove Allotment – Open Day for the Endoscopy Unit
Unity Grove is a community of allotment gardeners, in the middle of Harrogate town centre. As residents of Harrogate, we rely on and are grateful for the care provided by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT).
Our chosen charity for this event is Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (HHCC), Endoscopy Unit at Harrogate District Hospital. The Endoscopy Unit fund provides an enhanced service going above and beyond the provision of the NHS.
We hope that you feel able to support HHCC, and that you will give generously, knowing that every pound given will help towards an enhanced support for patients, their families and colleagues at teamHDFT.
Unity Grove Allotment – Open Day for Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre
Unity Grove is a community of allotment gardeners, in the middle of Harrogate town centre. As residents of Harrogate, we rely on and are grateful for the care provided by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT). Many of our gardeners’ lives have been affected by cancer. This is either due to receiving their own diagnosis of cancer, or due to a loved one going through the same experience. Because of this, we have some understanding of the physical and emotional demands made on the person as they go through their journey of diagnosis and treatment. We understand the importance of receiving early diagnosis and the best possible care and treatment close to home. This is why for this year’s fundraising event, as a community we have decided to raise money for our local Hospital.
Our chosen charity is Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (HHCC), Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre at Harrogate District Hospital.
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre provides high quality cancer treatments and health and wellbeing services. It supports people affected by a cancer diagnosis in the Harrogate and rural district community, as well as some patients from the north Leeds area. For more information on the treatments and holistic services provided by the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre, please follow the link: here
We hope that you feel able to support HHCC, and that you will give generously, knowing that every pound given will help towards achieving better outcomes.
Will’s Yorkshire Marathon 2024
I have always been involved in competitive sports but since retiring from Rugby and becoming a Dad, I have gained the obligatory “Dad Bod”. Having never really run more than 400m in one go before, I took up running as a way of keeping fit and losing weight. I quickly found that running was great for my mental health, so last year I decided to run my first marathon for a Men’s Mental Health Charity. Everything was going well and I was on target to run under 4hours. At mile 25 a fellow runner collapsed in front of me so I stopped to help him up and help him to to a first aid station… I ended up completing the marathon in 4hrs and 39 seconds.
While happy with my achievements on that day, I have unfinished business and have set myself the challenge to complete the Marathon in under 4 hours. This year I have chosen to run the Yorkshire Marathon for Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity, who do so much to support the great staff and patients of HDFT and our wider community.
In Memory of Martin Jasper – Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre
Following the tragic passing of Martin Jasper on Wednesday 10 July, husband to Angela, father to Tom and Rachel, and grandpa to Joshua and Oscar, here you can donate and make a difference to the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre at Harrogate District Hospital in his memory.
They treated Martin for Myeloma, which he was diagnosed with in February of this year, with the best possible care in every respect and we would welcome donations and messages from those who loved him rather than flowers or gifts.
Feel free to donate anonymously because everyone’s circumstances are different and it’s truly the thought that counts.
Dad is just off riding on his bike now so please think of him that way. He would like us to remember the good times and enjoy every day we have for him.
Thank you,
Angela, Tom and Rachel Jasper
Keith and Colin Running The Yorkshire Marathon for HHCC
The HHCC Team are delighted that Keith and Colin will be supporting HHCC once again, this time by taking on the Yorkshire Marathon on Sunday 20 October 2024!
Any and all donations will be highly appreciated in supporting their ongoing fundraising.
Ryan’s Great North Run for the Great Start in Life Foundation
Ryan is preparing to take on the Great North Run, on Sunday 8 September, to raise funds for the Great Start in Life Foundation, which is part of HHCC. All funds raised will support Children, Young People and their Families across the North East and Yorkshire.
As the footprint of HDFT has expanded across the North East of England and Yorkshire, our Great Start in Life Foundation will raise funds to enhance the Health Visitor and School Nursing service that our Children, Young People and their Families access to ensure that our communities have a Great Start in Life.
By supporting Ryan’s fundraising, you will enable us to make a difference in County Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland and Wakefield.
Charlotte & Victoria’s Yorkshire Three Peaks 2024
Charlotte and Victoria are training to climb the Yorkshire Three Peaks on Sunday 15 September 2024 all in aid of Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity. All valuable donations will go towards the ongoing cause of enabling service users, patients and staff across Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
Thank you to all supporting their fundraising, your donations will help others to benefit from an enhanced service and experience above and beyond the provisions of the NHS.
Yorkshire Three Peaks 2024 – Ant
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) staff member Ant is fundraising for the benefit of Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity by taking on the 12 hour Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Sunday 15 September 2024!
All donations received will support his fundraising goal to enhance the environment, experiences and services provided across #teamHDFT!
Chloe & Kerry’s Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
We are excited (and slightly daunted) to undertake this Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Sunday 15 September 2024 to raise money on behalf of the fabulous Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity which enables service users, patients and staff to benefit from provisions over and above NHS services. We will be representing the medical workforce and wider People and Culture Team at Harrogate District Hospital – we’ll be needing lots of cake on the run up to the event! Our previous walking experience is mixed – but we are determined to achieve the challenge and raise as much money as we can.
Yorkshire Three Peaks 2024 – Vicki
I am training to join my Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) colleagues on Sunday 15 September 2024 to complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks. All the funds I raise will go towards Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (HHCC) to enhance the environment, experiences and services provided across #teamHDFT for the benefits of patients, their families and staff at the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre.
Any donations would be gratefully received in support of my fundraising.
Finance Team – Yorkshire Three Peaks 2024
The Finance Team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) are preparing to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks on Sunday 15 September 2024 for Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity. They are fundraising towards a specialist Manual Recliner chair which will enhance the environment and experience for patients their families and #teamHDFT colleagues providing and receiving care across Frailty Services at Harrogate District Hospital.
They will be honoured to receive all and any donations to support this worthy cause.
Emily and Keith’s Wedding fundraising for Active Against Cancer
Harrogate Emergency Department Team – It’s A Knockout
The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) Emergency Department Team are entering the HHCC It’s a Knockout challenge 2024 to raise funds above and beyond the provisions of the NHS for the benefit of service users, their families and staff across the #teamHDFT footprint.
We thank you for taking the time to show your support towards their incredible fundraising!
Yorkshire Three Peaks – Gemma
I have always loved the outdoors and have recently spent more time exploring local footpaths and areas of outstanding natural beauty resulting in my first climb up Munro in Glencoe. This has lead to the decision of taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks on Sunday 15 September 2024! This will be an excellent way to challenge myself as well as raising money for a cause that is close to my heart, Active Against Cancer (AAC) as part of Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (HHCC). I’m excited to take on the challenge and take advantage of the training time to visit more beautiful areas of the British countryside.
Yorkshire Three Peaks – Oliver
Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (HHCC) are really excited to be working once again with Sky Blue Adventures to bring the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Sunday 15 September 2024!
I am a Volunteer at Harrogate Hospital Radio and really enjoy a challenge! I successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2019, which is 19,340ft AMSL. The Yorkshire Three Peaks seemed like the perfect opportunity to dig out my walking shoes, alongside raising money for HHCC.
All the money raised from this exciting challenge will go towards vital funds, going above and beyond the NHS for the benefit of patients, their families and staff across the footprint of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
Great Start in Life Foundation
The Great Start in Life Foundation is an arm of Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (registered charity number 1050008), designed to support Children and Young People across our 0-19(25) Children’s Public Health Nursing Service footprint, by actively fundraising through events, projects, appeals and donations.
Great North Run for the Great Start in Life Foundation
Colleagues from Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) will be taking part in this year’s Great North Run, on Sunday 8 September, to raise funds for the Great Start in Life Foundation, which is part of HHCC. Jonathan, Emma, Matt, Emma and Yvonne are running to support Children, Young People and their Families across the North East and Yorkshire.
Support The Special Care Baby Unit at Harrogate District Hospital
The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) here at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) is a Level 1 special care baby unit with 7 cots. We look after babies born over 32 weeks gestation who require extra support. The nurses work alongside parents to ensure they are included in their baby’s care and encourage and support areas such as breastfeeding and skin to skin. We are currently raising money to make environmental changes to the unit. The impact of these changes would be significant for those accessing them; having a baby born with unexpected complications is very challenging for families, therefore we want to give them a home away from home where possible.