Festive gift appeal
Our dedicated staff work tirelessly to reunite patients with their families over Christmas, however some patients are simply too poorly, live too far away or have no family to visit …
London Winter Walk
Start the New Year on the right foot! A great event to walk off the Christmas celebrations and to kick start your New Year fitness regime! There are full marathon,half …
West Herts NHS Charity Skydive
Will you take to the skies for the NHS? Join us for a once in a lifetime experience – the tandem skydive! Take to the skies on Saturday 8 June …
Watford Mayor joins Care of the Elderly training programme at Watford General
Elected mayor of Watford Peter Taylor visited Watford General on Friday 3 November to take part in the hospital’s new innovative care of the elderly training programme and experience first …
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Geri Halliwell-Horner celebrates West Herts NHS at Tower of London book launch
Spice Girl and author Geri Halliwell-Horner showed her appreciation for nurses at West Herts Hospitals with an invitation to the launch of her book Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen. …
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Marathon runner goes the extra mile for Special Care Baby Unit
Paul Vincent took on the London Marathon earlier this year to raise funds for the neonatal unit at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Paul’s motivation was deeply personal, as …
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Generous corporates sponsor staff awards
Every day, our dedicated teams and individuals at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust go to extraordinary lengths to provide exceptional care for our patients across Hemel Hempstead, St Albans …
Local builders take fundraising to new heights for West Herts’ Hospitals
A brave trio from local builders Briggs & Forrester took the skies on Wednesday 23 August to raise money for West Herts Hospitals. Dotty, Stevie, and Charleigh (pictured left to …
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Meet Raise’s new CEO Alison Rosen!
A warm welcome to Alison Rosen, our newly appointed charity CEO. Alison is an experienced strategic and values driven charity CEO with over twenty years’ senior leadership experience within the …
Kind corporate helps virtual hospital care
More poorly patients can now receive care at home thanks to a local corporate donor. The kind supporter, based in Watford’s Imperial Way, has funded two special blood pressure monitors …
All Stars Week at West Herts NHS
Community comes out in force to help NHS celebrate its 75th anniversary! Generous support from local businesses and Raise, helped staff at West Herts NHS to celebrate the 75th anniversary …
West Herts celebrates 75 years of the NHS!
Thank you to our wonderful NHS! Wednesday 5 July marked 75 years of the NHS. Treating over a million people a day in England, the NHS was the first universal …
Nipple tattoos after breast cancer surgery
Supporting patients is at the core of our work, providing funding for specialist services and additional comforts that complement existing NHS-funded services. Rebuilding self-confidence can be a major challenge for …
West Herts Abseil raises over £23,000
The West Herts Abseil has raised over £23,000 for our hospitals in Hemel Hempstead, St Albans City and Watford General, with the total amount raised expected to increase. On Saturday …
West Herts Hospitals Lottery
Join our weekly lottery today It’s a win-win! Win £25,000 and win smiles! Playing our lottery is a fun and exciting way to help patients and staff at Hemel Hempstead, …
The NHS Big Tea
This July, raise money for your local NHS hospital by hosting an NHS Big Tea party. Join the nation this July and host your own NHS Big Tea party to …
Super stitchin’ for West Herts patients
A friendly quilt guild based in Wheathampstead, has been busy sewing up a storm to create beautiful little cushions for the breast clinic at St Albans City Hospital. Over 200 of these little …
Raise’s eggs-ceptional Easter appeal! 🐣
Easter was egg-stra special at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals, thanks to the generosity of local businesses including Anytime Fitness, Briggs & Forrester Group, Camelot Careers, Phidex and a group of …
West Herts NHS Charity Abseil
Will you go over the edge for the NHS? Take on a thrilling abseil while raising money for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust on Saturday 10 June 2023 – …
Watford FC pitches in to help Raise reach our goal!
Watford FC has lent its support to Raise, to help get our interventional radiology appeal over the line. Club captain Tom Cleverley has recorded a video for Raise’s hi-tech scanner …
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Snack station donation from Bellway North London is booster for parents
The parents’ snack station in the neonatal unit at Watford General is looking nice and full after a fantastic £500 donation from housebuilder Bellway North London to Raise. The snack …
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Our impact feature: Baby bereavement suite
The death of a baby is heart-breaking, for the parents, their wider family and for the staff who support them. Having somewhere quiet and comfortable to talk through and start …
Jessica’s story – for World Prematurity Day 2022
Baby Jessica was born prematurely at 27 weeks, weighing just 865 grams (1lb 15oz). She was transferred to Watford Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) when she was six days …
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Raise a Smile this Christmas appeal
Traditionally, the festive season is when we get together with family and friends, share good times, make special memories and exchange gifts to show our love. Unfortunately, many people fall …
Watford’s Boom Battle Bar tops up Super Scanner appeal by £1,300
News release: Wednesday 28 Sept 2022 Over £1,300 was raised at a special charity event at Watford’s Boom Battle Bar last night (Tues 27 Sept). The funds will go towards …
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Generous gift transforms stroke side room
A huge thank you to Dr Nizar Merali, who’s kind donation in memory of his mother Fatmabai Roshanali Merali enabled the renovation of the side room on the stroke ward …
Raise has a new home!
Raise has officially opened the doors to its new office at Watford General, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Wednesday 18 May. The office in Sycamore House was previously the …
Fullerians Pedal to Paris for Watford General’s Starfish Ward
A new sensory room for the Starfish children’s ward at Watford General is one step closer to reality thanks to the Fullerians Ride for Lola. Members of the Fullerians RFC …
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Our Interventional Radiology Appeal is live!
We are excited to launch our new Imagine This… appeal for a high-tech scanner for a new Interventional Radiology Suite being created at Watford General. The ‘super scanner’ will allow …
Share a Blue Heart To Show Your Continued Support of our NHS 💙
For the NHS the pandemic is far from over. The impacts of COVID-19 are still being felt and staff are exhausted and stressed, with many experiencing mental health problems as …
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League of Friends signs off with major donation after six decades of support
The Watford Hospital’s League of Friends, which was set up in 1963, is bringing the shutters down on its on-site coffee shop next month and wrapping up business for good. …
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