Vale Community Hospital League of Friends is a Registered Charity
We spend monies raised on items requested by the hospital which wouldn’t be funded by the NHS. Under “Achievements” there is a list of some, but not all, of the items we have provided. We are all volunteers on the Committee and normally have a committee meeting every two months except in August and December. If required we meet more often.
We receive donations from grateful patients in the hospital or relatives, and also hold events through the year to raise money. We have a shop in a room off the main reception where we sell donated items and hold coffee/cake mornings several times a year. We also have a band of volunteers who also help us in the hospital and at events.
The use of the shop and other fundraising activities have been temporarily suspended because of the Covid pandemic. We are hoping to resume these activities as soon as possible. However, we do have reserves from previous fundraising so we are still able to fund items requested by the hospital.
About Vale Community Hospital
The hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services, a minor injuries unit, x-ray and ultrasound services, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
As part of the Countywide Stroke Service Pathway, there are 14 beds on the inpatient ward which are dedicated to patients who would benefit from specialist stroke rehabilitation following acute medical treatment. The rehabilitation team is made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, a psychologist, dietician, rehabilitation assistants and nurses.
Free parking at the hospital
Stroke unit and local beds
Minor injuries department
Dementia Garden
What we do and our achievements
This is just a snapshot of items provided by the Friends:
Wheelchairs
Special Stroke Chair
Reminiscence Machine (part funded)
Various replacement room TVs
Bed Sensors
Overnight bed/chair for relatives
Abduction Wedge
Microbead Postural Wedge
Tools for swallow rehabilitation
Talking mats and photo album
Small Arm Chairs
Acute Care Positioning System
Potting Shed (for Dementia Garden)
Sports Cones
Two benches
Rehabilitation floor circles
Microwave
About us
We spend monies raised on items requested by the hospital which wouldn’t be funded by the NHS. We receive donations from grateful patients in the hospital or relatives, and also hold events through the year to raise money.
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About Us
We spend monies raised on items requested by the hospital which wouldn’t be funded by the NHS. Find out more about how we operate.
Vale Community Hospital
Vale Community Hospital is located in Dursley, Gloucestershire. Find out more about what services are provided.
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