This is how you can support Horsham District’s NHS heroes

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS trust’s (SASH) charity has launched its appeal to raise money for hospitals including East Surrey.

The charity said it hopes to support workers going ‘above and beyond’ during the unprecedent challenges posed by coronavirus.

A spokeswoman added: “Teams are reconfiguring services, providing additional intensive care space, and retraining and redeploying people into different roles to ensure that our local NHS can provide the best possible care for people who need it most. The fundraising appeal is a chance for local people to directly support SASH hospitals and the staff who work here.”

Andrew Bickerdike, fundraising manager for SASH Charity said: “It’s incredible to see the support for NHS staff at present, and we are hugely grateful for the support of a huge number of organisations and individuals in our community.”

He said the charity is working to support staff across its hospitals where it’s most needed.

Andrew added: “We’ve also now launched a new quick access fund for staff who require small amounts of charitable funding. We also hope to (with the support of the community) build a small budget to fund social events for staff once the worst of this passes, by way of a thank you from our community.”

To donate visit www.justgiving.com/campaign/SASHCovid19

A fundraiser has also been set up to help the teams at hospitals in Worthing, Chichester and Shoreham.

Love Your Hospital, the dedicated charity of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Worthing Hospital, Southlands, in Shoreham, and St Richard’s, in Chichester, has also set up a fundraiser to support staff. Donate online at justgiving.com/campaign/WSHTHospitalHeroes, via post at Love Your Hospital COVID-19 Appeal, St Richard’s Hospital, Stillman House, Spitalfield Lane, Chichester PO19 6SE, or over the phone on 0800 028 4890.

The ‘Help BSUH Hospitals’ campaign has been launched by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) Charity to support NHS heroes at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and Brighton. People can make a donation to support The Princess Royal Hospital, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Princess Alexandra Children’s Hospital and Sussex Eye Hospital.

To donate text HELPBSUH to 70450 to give £5 or visit: www.helpBSUHhospitals.org.uk.