But being in the bunker on the 18th hole at Thirsk and Northallerton Golf Club has cost golfers more than just their pride! Every time they landed a ball in the sand, players found themselves having to put their hands in their pockets for the Friarage Hospital’s £2million MRI Scanner Appeal.
A harmonica player delighted patients, staff and visitors at The Friarage Hospital with tunes and a cheque for £1,000 – raised through concerts and CD sales. Talented David Hewison-Sandyford, 65, of Bedale, brought his unusual harmonica collection to the Northallerton Hospital hub and entertained people enjoying a coffee as well as stopping passers by in their tracks with his musical skills.
Building work has begun to house a new MRI Scanner at the Friarage Hospital as charity campaigners’ edge closer to their £2million target. Construction partners Interserve have started work in the former special care baby unit where the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment, which is used to detect a wide range of conditions in almost any part of the body, will be based.
A patient who successfully battled cancer has raised and donated more than £3,000 for The James Cook University Hospital. Trevor Rand, 37, from Nawton near Helmsley, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2015. A period of chemotherapy and an operation ensued and he is now cancer free and looking forward to life. Recently married to […]
Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham opened the Friarage Hospital’s new simulation suite which will help train the doctors and nurses of the future.
Cancer survivor Trevor Rand is taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Saturday 17 September to raise funds for a hospital charity.
Patients and visitors could be forgiven for thinking the Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) resembled more of a toy shop than a treatment area in a hospital.
A further £1,000 has been netted for the MRI Scanner Appeal and South Tees Hospitals Charity’s push to raise the final £500,00 to bring this vital piece of kit to the Friarage Hospital – thanks to Northallerton Town Football Club.
Those whose lives have been saved thanks to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are getting behind a campaign to bring a new scanner to The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. Cath Crouch, from Northallerton, shared her selfie on @STeesCharity Twitter as part of the #MyReasonIs campaign stating: “MRI saved my life when they found out I had thrombosis”.
More than 500 people visited Middlesbrough FC’s Riverside Stadium for a football tournament that raised almost £12,000 for The James Cook University Hospital’s renal unit and Islamic Relief.