We wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas Appeal. Your life-changing gift at Christmas will go towards supporting a number of projects in development at the RUH.

Your extraordinary support last year enabled us to fund life-saving equipment like the Intra-aortic balloon pump for our patients experiencing acute heart issues.

Helen Twemlow, principle physiologist for the Cardiac Centre said: “This specialist machine is significantly smaller than the previous unit, making all aspects of emergency care easier at a very stressful time. Having the latest equipment enables the cardiology team to continue providing the very best cardio-circulatory support to their critically ill patients.

“Thank you The Forever Friends Appeal from the bottom of our hearts!”To donate: http://ow.ly/5hUk50HzZJP