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Support from our communities

The White Swan in Blyth cheered up our colleagues in Bassetlaw Emergency Department with homemade mother’s day meals for those who could not spend the day with their children.

Network Rail were on hand to bolster our stocks of PPE during the first wave of the pandemic. They donated all manner of gowns, masks and gloves.

Albemarle Homes selected DBTH as their official charity partner and pledged £100 for every sale of their new homes in local developments. Totalling over £40,000, the generous donation will go towards improving experiences for patients and staff. The Rockin-R and the London North East Railway donated two medical gaming carts to our children’s ward. The carts are durable, easily moved and very easily cleaned – making them a Covid friendly source of entertainment for our youngest patients.

Centreparcs donated us 30 luxury hampers to be given out to our Bassetlaw Heroes. Team DBTH nominated their Bassetlaw colleagues, who they thought deserved recognition for going above and beyond, to receive the hampers. Lots of skilled sewers in our local communities turned their hands to making scrub wash bags for staff to safely launder their uniforms after a shift.

As well as the wash bags, when we appealed for handmade cloth face coverings and comfort headbands for our staff, hundreds of local sewers answered the call.

Deborah Ward’s daughters raised over £1,700 for the Trust’s charity selling their crafty woodwork rainbows – the rainbows are still brightening up many of our departments today. Our communities rallied around us from afar, sending supportive messages, getting involved in Clap for Carers and encouraging their neighbours to follow guidance, stay safe and protect the NHS. We have been overwhelmed by the staggering amount of support shown to us over the last 12 months and each message and gesture, big or small, brought with it a boost to help our colleagues get through some tough days. Thank you.