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Printing Money to Help Leukaemia Wards

Wednesday 5th May 2009

Local print company Northend have given Sheffield hospitals an unusual donation, a £5,500 note! Staff at the company used their design and print skills to produce the giant note, as an amusing alterative to the normal presentation cheque.

Over the past year staff at the company have organised a number of events including a rubber duck race and a custard pie fight, to raise money for the Sheffield Leukaemia and Blood Disorders Appeal. Their efforts have been supported in every aspect by the Management Team.

Handing over the £5,500 note, Northend’s Production Manager, Roger Oldfield, said: “As a Sheffield company, we are delighted to support such a worthwhile local cause. It has been a great team effort to raise the funds.”

Receiving the money on behalf of the Appeal, Nick Perks, Director of Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust, said: “Northend is the charity’s regular print supplier and they always give us a friendly and professional service. Last year they offered to raise £5,000 for the Appeal and we now know that they deliver on their fundraising promises too.”

The money raised by Northend will be used to purchase an additional CADD-PCA pump for use on Ward P3 at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. This portable device helps patients to manage the level of pain relief that they need.

Dr Josh Wright, Consultant Haematologist at the hospital, said: “Pain control is a major issue for patients, including those who have recently undergone a bone marrow transplant. We know that this technology gives patients both effective pain relief and a degree of personal control.”

Over the past 18 months, the Sheffield Leukaemia and Blood Disorders Appeal has raised more than £420,000 for Ward P3 at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The funds raised have paid for enhancements to the recently refurbished ward, including an additional en-suite isolation room, individual entertainment systems for each bedside, and a dedicated unit for teenage patients.

 

 

 

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