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Oct 2021
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £110,000 to fund better dementia care support, improved outdoor spaces and wellbeing projects.
NHS Charities Together, the national charity raising funds for hospitals, awarded the sum to the trust.
The trust used some of the money to buy new DVD players and tables for dementia patients at Harrogate District Hospital for entertainment and to help them stay in touch with family, especially when the hospital has to limit visits.
Hospital patients and visitors will also notice that some outdoor spaces have been transformed with physical and mental wellbeing in mind.
The new look includes fresh seating, garden pods, planting, wind chimes and even an outdoor barista. The spaces can be used as an escape for both staff and patients.
Funds have also been used by the hospital on microwaves, coffee and tea making facilities for staff.
Sammy Lambert, business development, charity and volunteer manager, said:
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