Date for Your Diary – The next Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 11th May 2023 at 3pm at the Littlemead Methodist Church, Roundhouse Lane, Exmouth. Following the meeting there will be a talk by the Admiral Nurses on the service they provide to carers of those with dementia. Download further details here
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Author: DarrenCJ
Following the completion of all the refurbishment work future proofing the hospital and providing facilities to extend and improve services provided by the Royal Devon University Healthcare (RDUH), David Bassett Chairman of the League of Friends invited our local MP, Simon Jupp, to visit the hospital to see all the work that has been carried…
For several years, the Trustees have been asking for the removal of the giant fir tree outside Geoffrey Willoughby ward which had become massively overgrown and dangerous. Finally in March it was removed, providing light for the ornamental garden and the floral displays outside Doris Heard ward provided by the League of Friends. Its removal…
Dear Friend, The League of Friends celebrated it’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 with two major projects, the refurbishment of Geoffrey Willoughby Ward and the ornamental garden outside the ward. In last year’s newsletter I told you that the Trustees are fully committed to ensuring the hospital is used to its full potential and that following…
Many years ago, an ornamental garden was created by the hospital outside Geoffrey Willoughby ward as a tribute to the late Miss N Kerslake who was Matron from 1960 to 1983. Unfortunately, the whole area has been neglected for many years. The reopening of the ward provided an opportunity for the Trustees to adopt this…
February – September – Refurbishment of Geoffrey Willoughby Ward and the Day Case Rooms After several years of meetings with the RD & E agreement was finally reached in late 2021 to develop Geoffrey Willoughby ward and the day case corridor. The development work on the ward would provide beds for pre and post operative…
A Trustees meeting was held on 16th July 2020, which constituted a ‘mini’ AGM at which the audited accounts were received and agreed. All the Trustees were willing to continue in their current positions. The planned public AGM could not take place due to the ongoing covid-19 restrictions. It is hoped the 2021 AGM will…
The League of Friends have provided a floral display in the garden area outside Doris Heard Ward and its day room. The display, which will be a permanent feature throughout the year, is set out in five tiered planters, three barrier baskets and five wall baskets. The watering and ongoing maintenance is being funded by…
League of Friends Chairman, David Bassett, presents a cheque for £17,500 to Exmouth & Lympstone Hospiscare Chairman, Dr Helen Enright. David Bassett commented ‘ the League of Friends is very pleased to support Exmouth & Lympstone Hospiscare’s new project Hospiscare@Home, a service that complements the work of Exmouth Hospital. Pictured Above – Left to Right…
Trustees from the Exmouth Hospital League of Friends received a demonstration of a portable ultrasound scanner. This is used by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital vascular surgery unit and at community hospitals for scanning patients’ arteries or veins, saving them a trip to Exeter.Above: The machine is being demonstrated by RD&E Consultant David Birchley on…